| Gene Hackman | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Eugene Allen Hackman |
| January 30 1930 | |
| San Bernardino, California, U.S. | |
| Occupation | Actor and author |
| Years active | 1961–2004 |
Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist.
Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, one including best actor in The French Connection which is based on a true story. Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned five decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde. His major subsequent films include The French Connection (1971), in which he played Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle; The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Conversation (1974); Superman (1978), in which he played arch-villain Lex Luthor; Hoosiers (1986); Mississippi Burning (1988); Unforgiven (1992); The Firm (1993); Crimson Tide (1995); Get Shorty (1995); The Birdcage (1996); Enemy of the State (1998); and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).
External links[]
- Gene Hackman at the Internet Movie Database