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Gene Hackman in 1972

Gene Hackman in 1972

Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930, died February 18, 2025) was an American actor and novelist.

In a career spanning five decades, Hackman had been nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, including Best Actor in The French Connection. In addition, Hackman had won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs. 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).