Gene Hackman Overview:

Actor, Gene Hackman, was born Eugene Allen Hackman on Jan 30, 1930 in San Bernardino, CA. As of December 2024, Gene Hackman was 94 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Gene Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two for Best Actor for The French Connection in 1971 for Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven (as Little Bill Daggett) in 1992.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1967Best Supporting ActorBonnie and Clyde (1967)Buck BarrowNominated
1970Best Supporting ActorI Never Sang for My Father (1970)Gene GarrisonNominated
1971Best ActorThe French Connection (1971)N/AWon
1988Best ActorMississippi Burning (1988)AndersonNominated
1992Best Supporting ActorUnforgiven (1992)Little Bill DaggettWon
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Looks for Meaning in "Night Moves" (Me, too)

By Rick29 on Nov 3, 2016 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

There are certain movies I feel compelled to watch periodically--even though I've seen them and know they will disappoint me again. One such film is Michael Crichton's Looker, which I've reviewed for this blog, and another is Arthur Penn's Night Moves. Both films have impressive pedigrees, with Cric... Read full article


Looks for Meaning in "Night Moves" (Me, too)

By Rick29 on Nov 3, 2016 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

There are certain movies I feel compelled to watch periodically--even though I've seen them and know they will disappoint me again. One such film is Michael Crichton's Looker, which I've reviewed for this blog, and another is Arthur Penn's Night Moves. Both films have impressive pedigrees, with Cric... Read full article


The Best Films of

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 25, 2014 From 4 Star Films

1. The French Connection 2. The Conversation 3. Hoosiers 4. Superman 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Unforgiven 7. The Royal Tenenbaums 8. I Never Sang for my Father 9. Superman II 10. Get Shorty 11. Crimson Tide 12. Night Moves 13. No Way Out 14. Mississippi Burning 15. Young Frankenstein... Read full article


The Best Films of

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 25, 2014 From 4 Star Films

1. The French Connection 2. The Conversation 3. Hoosiers 4. Superman 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Unforgiven 7. The Royal Tenenbaums 8. I Never Sang for my Father 9. Superman II 10. Get Shorty 11. Crimson Tide 12. Night Moves 13. No Way Out 14. Mississippi Burning 15. Young Frankenstein... Read full article


Happy 81st Birthday

By monty on Jan 30, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Happy 81st Birthday to veteran actor . Starred in such classic films like Bonnie & Clyde (1967), I Never Sang For My Father (1970), The French Connection (1971, for which he won Best actor Oscar), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Conversation (1974), Night Moves (1975), A Bridge To... Read full article


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Gene Hackman Quotes:

Joe Browdy: Look, kid, this is a business. They don't pay to watch us walk across the street. Now, when are yuh gonna get that through your head? If you're so concerned with Rettig doing the jump, I mean, you can learn it yourself. Then you wouldn't have to worry about him.
Malcolm Webson: I have a better idea. Why don't you do it?
Joe Browdy: Because I recognize my limitations. It's the secret to my success in life.


Jim Pruett: Okay Buzz you're right. To hell with waiting for a bunch of slide-rule jockeys. We used to fix the airplanes we flew with paperclips. Lets get into our hard suits and fix this bird.
Buzz Lloyd: [smiling] Okay Jimmy.


Rev. Thomas Davis: I render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's.


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Gene Hackman Facts
Runaway Jury (2003) was the first time he and former roommate Dustin Hoffman performed on the screen together.

Was a Dallas Cowboys fan but now regularly attends Jacksonville Jaguars games as guest of his friend head coach Jack Del Rio.

As a young man, Hackman attended a showing of the movie A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and was impressed by the performance of Marlon Brando due to his naturalism and the fact that he didn't look like what a movie star typically looked like in the 1950s. After exiting the theater, he told his father that he wanted to be an actor.

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