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Eugene Allen Hackman [1] [2] [3] (born January 30, 1930) is an American retired actor. In a career that spanned more than six decades, he received two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Silver Bear.
Apr 2, 2014 · Gene Hackman is an Academy Award-winning actor known for his range and versatility in films such as 'The French Connection,' 'Mississippi Burning' and 'Unforgiven.'
IMDb profile of Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor who starred in The French Connection, Unforgiven, and many other films. Learn about his life, career, trivia, and more.
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Oct 5, 2021 · The retired actor, who won an Oscar for his role as a New York detective in the 1971 classic, reflects on his career and legacy in a rare email exchange with The New York Post. He also reveals he has not seen the film since its first screening and has no plans to rewatch it.
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- 'The Royal Tenenbaums' (2001) Directed by Wes Anderson. It's fair to call The Royal Tenenbaums a comedy, so long as you include a disclaimer of sorts that clarifies it's a very sad comedy at times.
- 'Superman' (1978) Directed by Richard Donner. The original Superman is arguably still the best movie to ever feature the iconic superhero. It's a pure and good-natured superhero movie, with the titular character doing a whole lot more saving people than fighting them.
- 'Reds' (1981) Directed by Warren Beatty. Reds is a mammoth film, clocking in at 195 minutes and telling a large-scale historical story with a truly impressive cast.
- 'Hoosiers' (1986) Directed by David Anspaugh. A compelling and underrated 1980s sports drama, Hoosiers sees Gene Hackman playing a determined - and sometimes divisive - coach of a small-town basketball team.
Hackman is a versatile actor who can play comedy (the blind man in Young Frankenstein (1974)) or villainy (the evil Lex Luthor in Superman (1978)). He is the doctor who puts his work above people in Extreme Measures (1996) and the captain on the edge of nuclear destruction in Crimson Tide (1995) .
May 27, 2024 · Gene Hackman, American motion-picture actor known for his rugged appearance and his emotionally honest and natural performances. Among his best-known films are Bonnie and Clyde, The French Connection, The Conversation, Superman, Hoosiers, Mississippi Burning, and Unforgiven.
