Gene Hackman, born Eugene Allen Hackman is a retired American Film Actor, Voice Actor and Novelist. His career spanned over five decades and he was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning Best Actor in The French Connection and Best Supporting Actor in Unforgiven.
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Born: January 30, 1930 in San Bernardino, California
Spouse: Betsy Arakawa (m. 1991), Fay Maltese (m. 1956-1986)
Children: Christopher Allen Hackman, Leslie Anne Hackman, Elizabeth Jean Hackman
Education: The Art Students League of New York, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champagne, University of Southern California, Danville High School
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor in The French Connection and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Unforgiven
Filmography
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
The French Connection (1971)
Cisco Pike (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Scarecrow (1973)
The Conversation (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
French Connection II (1975)
Night Moves (1975)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
March or Die (1977)
Superman (1978)
Superman II (1980)
Reds (1981)
Under Fire (1983)
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
Hoosiers (1986)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
No Way Out (1987)
Another Woman (1988)
Bat*21 (1988)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
The Package (1989)
Loose cannons (1990)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Narrow Margin (1990)
Class Action (1991)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Firm (1993)
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
Wyatt Earp (1994)
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Crimson Tide (1995)
Get Shorty (1995)
The Birdcage (1996)
The Chamber (1996)
Absolute Power (1997)
Antz (1998)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Under Suspicion (2000)
The Replacements (2000)
Heartbreakers (2001)
The Mexican (2001)
Heist (2001)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Runaway Jury (2003)
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)