Biography
Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c. February 18, 2025) was an American actor. Hackman made his credited film debut in the drama Lilith (1964). He later won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller The French Connection (1971) and his second for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western Unforgiven (1992). He was Oscar-nominated for playing Buck Barrow in the crime drama Bonnie and Clyde (1967), a college professor in the drama I Never Sang for My Father (1970), and an FBI agent in the historical drama Mississippi Burning (1988).
Known For
Jimmy's Seen (2)
Filmography
Acting Credits (155)
Breakdown: 1975
(archive footage)
2025
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
Self (Archival Footage)
2025
The Playboy Murders
Self (archive footage)
2023
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
Self (archive footage)
2019
