List of Gene Hackman performances

Cast of Bonnie and Clyde (1967); from L to R: Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Michael J. Pollard.
This article is part of
a series about
Gene Hackman

This is a complete filmography of Gene Hackman (1930–2025). His cinematic debut was as an uncredited policeman in Mad Dog Coll (1961), but he and fellow newcomer Jessica Walter received recognition for their cameo appearances in the film Lilith (1964), which Hackman succeeded with Hawaii (1966). However, his breakout film role was that of Buck Barrow, a member of the notorious bank robbing Barrow Gang, in Arthur Penn's groundbreakingly violent Bonnie and Clyde (1967). All five main cast members earned nominations at the Academy Awards, including Hackman for Best Supporting Actor (sharing the same category as co-star Michael J. Pollard). Hackman followed this up with several 1969 films, including Downhill Racer and Marooned; as well as the drama I Never Sang for My Father (1970), which reunited him with his Bonnie and Clyde on-screen wife, Estelle Parsons. For this film, he earned his second Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.

Hackman next portrayed what was to become one of his signature roles—the iconic Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle—in William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971). For this, he received the Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and several others. He subsequently began starring in a number of primarily lead roles, such as The Hunting Party (1971); The Poseidon Adventure and Prime Cut (both 1972); Scarecrow (1973); The Conversation and Young Frankenstein (both 1974); and Night Moves (1975). Also in 1975, he reprised his role as Popeye Doyle in the sequel French Connection II.

By the end of the decade his output began to slow down, but nevertheless still featured him in a variety of supporting and leading parts. Such films during this stretch include A Bridge Too Far (1977); Superman (1978); Superman II (1980); Reds (1981); Under Fire, Eureka, and Uncommon Valor (all 1983); Twice in a Lifetime (1985); Hoosiers and Power (both 1986); No Way Out (1987); Another Woman (1988); The Package (1989); and Postcards from the Edge (1990). He also returned to the Superman franchise, after being absent from the third film, in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (also 1987). The following year, he earned his fourth overall Academy Award nomination, once again for Leading Actor, for Mississippi Burning (1988).

Heading into the 1990s, Hackman was more ubiquitous and prolific than ever. He also co-starred in Clint Eastwood's neo-western Unforgiven (1992), which earned him his fifth and final Oscar nomination and his second Academy Award win—this time for Supporting Actor, making him one of the few actors to win Oscars in both the leading and supporting categories. Just as with his first Academy Award win, he also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, in addition to sweeping the majority of critics' prizes. This led to an increase in western villain and other tough guy roles, such as in the films The Firm (1993); Wyatt Earp (1994); The Quick and the Dead, Crimson Tide, and Get Shorty (all 1995).

The remainder of his career saw him tackling a variety of genres, including comedy more frequently. These penultimate films include The Birdcage (1996); Absolute Power (1997); Enemy of the State and a voice role in Antz (both 1998); The Replacements (2000); Heartbreakers, Behind Enemy Lines, and The Mexican (all 2001); and Runaway Jury (2003). One of his last, and most acclaimed roles, was as the patriarch in the ensemble allegory dramedy The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which garnered him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. (He also received the honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award the following year.) His final film was the comedy Welcome to Mooseport (2004), after which Hackman retired from the industry (acting) and remained so up until his death in 2025.

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1961 Mad Dog Coll Policeman Uncredited [1]
1964 Lilith Norman [1]
1966 Hawaii John Whipple [1]
1967 Banning Tommy Del Gaddo [1]
Community Shelter Planning Donald Ross Short film [2]
A Covenant with Death Alfred Harmsworth [3]
First to Fight Sergeant Tweed [1]
Bonnie and Clyde Buck Barrow [1]
1968 The Split Lt. Walter Brill [1]
1969 Riot "Red" Fraker [1]
The Gypsy Moths Joe Browdy [1]
Downhill Racer Eugene Claire [1]
Marooned "Buzz" Lloyd [1]
1970 I Never Sang for My Father Gene Garrison [1]
1971 Doctors' Wives Dave Randolph [1]
The Hunting Party Brandt Ruger [1]
The French Connection Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle [1]
1972 Prime Cut Mary Ann [1]
The Poseidon Adventure Rev. Frank Scott [1]
Cisco Pike Sergeant Leo Holland [1]
1973 Scarecrow Max Millan [1]
1974 The Conversation Harry Caul [1]
Young Frankenstein Harold, The Blind Man [1]
Zandy's Bride Zandy Allan [1]
1975 French Connection II Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle [1]
Lucky Lady Kibby Womack [1]
Night Moves Harry Moseby [1]
Bite the Bullet Sam Clayton [1]
1977 The Domino Principle Roy Tucker [1]
A Bridge Too Far Stanisław Sosabowski [1]
March or Die Major William Sherman Foster [3]
1978 Superman Lex Luthor [1]
1980 Superman II [3]
1981 All Night Long George Dupler [1]
Reds Pete Van Wherry [1]
1983 Under Fire Alex Grazier [1]
Two of a Kind God Voice; uncredited [4]
Uncommon Valor Col. Jason Rhodes, USMC (Ret.) [1]
Eureka Jack McCann [3]
1984 Misunderstood Ned Rawley [1]
1985 Twice in a Lifetime Harry MacKenzie [1]
Target Walter Lloyd / Duncan "Duke" Potter [1]
1986 Power Wilfred Buckley [1]
Hoosiers Coach Norman Dale [1]
1987 No Way Out David Brice [1]
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Lex Luthor / Nuclear Man (voice) [1]
1988 Bat*21 Lt. Col Iceal Hambleton, USAF [1]
Split Decisions Danny McGuinn [1]
Another Woman Larry Lewis [1]
Full Moon in Blue Water Floyd [1]
Mississippi Burning Rupert Anderson [1]
1989 The Package Sergeant Johnny Gallagher [1]
1990 Loose Cannons Det. MacArthur 'Mac' Stern [1]
Postcards from the Edge Lowell Kolchek [1]
Narrow Margin Robert Caulfield [1]
1991 Class Action Jedediah Tucker Ward [1]
Company Business Sam Boyd [1]
1992 Unforgiven Sheriff Bill "Little Bill" Daggett [1]
1993 The Firm Avery Tolar [1]
Geronimo: An American Legend Brigadier General George Crook [1]
1994 Wyatt Earp Nicholas Porter Earp [1]
1995 The Quick and the Dead John Herod [1]
Crimson Tide Captain Frank Ramsey [1]
Get Shorty Harry Zimm [1]
1996 The Birdcage Senator Kevin Keeley [1]
Extreme Measures Dr. Lawrence Myrick [1]
The Chamber Sam Cayhall [1]
1997 Absolute Power President Alan Richmond [1]
1998 Twilight Jack Ames [1]
Antz General Mandible Voice [5]
Enemy of the State Edward "Brill" Lyle [1]
2000 Under Suspicion Henry Hearst Also executive producer [1]
The Replacements Coach Jimmy McGinty [1]
2001 The Mexican Arnold Margolese [3]
Heartbreakers William B. Tensy [1]
Heist Joe Moore [1]
Behind Enemy Lines Admiral Leslie Reigart [1]
The Royal Tenenbaums Royal Tenenbaum [1]
2003 Runaway Jury Rankin Fitch [1]
2004 Welcome to Mooseport Monroe "Eagle" Cole Final film role [1]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1959–1962 The United States Steel Hour Various characters 8 episodes [6]
1959–1964 Brenner Officer Richard Clayburn
Patrolman Claibourne 		3 episodes
1961 Tallahassee 7000 Joe Lawson Episode: "The Fugitive" [7]
1961–1963 The Defenders Jerry Warner / Stanley McGuirk 2 episodes [6]
1963 Look Up and Live Frank Collins Episode: "Look Up and Live"
Naked City Mr. Jasper Episode: "Prime of Life" [8]
Route 66 Motorist Episode: "Who Will Cheer My Bonny Bride?"
The DuPont Show of the Week Douglas McCann Episode: "Ride with Terror"
East Side West Side Policeman Episode: "Creeps Live Here" [9]
1966 The Trials of O'Brien Roger Nathan Episode: "The Only Game in Town" [10]
Hawk Houston Worth Episode: "Do Not Mutilate or Spindle"
1967 The F.B.I. Herb Kenyon Episode: "The Courier" [11]
The Invaders Tom Jessup Episode: "The Spores" [6]
Iron Horse Harry Wadsworth Episode: "Leopards Try, But Leopards Can't"
CBS Playhouse Ned Episode: "My Father and My Mother" [12]
I Spy Frank Hunter Episode: "Happy Birthday Everybody"
Insight Holt Episode: "Confrontation"
1968 Shadow on the Land Reverend Thomas Davis Television film [13]
2007 America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions Narrator 4 episodes [14]
2008 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Himself Episode: "What's for Breakfast?" [15]
2016 The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima Narrator Voice; documentary [16]
2017 We, the Marines [15]

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1960–1961 The Premise Various roles The Premise, Bleecker Street [17]
1963 Children from Their Games Charles Widgin Rochambeau Morosco Theatre, Broadway [18]
A Rainy Day in Newark Sidney Rice Belasco Theatre, Broadway [19]
Come to the Palace of Sin Performer Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway
1964–1965 Any Wednesday Cass Henderson Music Box Theatre / George Abbott Theatre
Poor Richard Sydney Caroll Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway [20]
1967 The Natural Look Dr. Barney Harris Longacre Theatre, Broadway [21]
Fragments / The Basement Baxter / Zach Cherry Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway
1992 Death and the Maiden Roberto Miranda Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt "Gene Hackman filmography". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Hoberman, J. (August 28, 2014). "Drugs, Beats and Other 1950s Perils". The New York Times. 'Community Shelter Planning' (1967) dwells on the logistical difficulties that responsible politicians and hard-nose government experts (Gene Hackman among them) have
  3. ^ a b c d e "Gene Hackman – filmography". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  4. ^ Ebert, Roger (December 20, 1983). "Two of a Kind". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 27, 2025. but now God (a glowing light with a voice by Gene Hackman) is back.
  5. ^ "Antz – Cast & Crew". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Roots, Kimberley (February 27, 2025). "Gene Hackman, Oscar-Winning Star of The French Connection, Dead at 95". TV Line. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025. Hackman started his long and prestigious acting career on the stage and in television, appearing in series like The Defenders, The United States Steel Hour, Brenner, The Invaders and Iron Horse.
  7. ^ Tenreyro, Tatiana (February 27, 2025). "Oscar Winner Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy Found Dead at Home: Sheriff". Parade. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Morgan, David; Dakss, Brian (February 27, 2025). "Gene Hackman, 95, and wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, found dead in their New Mexico home, Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office says". CBS News. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  9. ^ "Photos: Gene Hackman film highlights". KIRO 7. February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025. 'East Side/West Side' New York – June 6: From left is Gene Hackman as a policeman and George C. Scott as Neil Brock, East Side/West Side. Episode, Creeps Live Here. Air date, December 23, 1963.
  10. ^ Searls, Joel (January 31, 2025). "Nearly 80 years ago, Gene Hackman lied about his age to enlist". We Are the Mighty.
  11. ^ "F.B.I., The: The Courier (TV)". Paley Archive: Collections. Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  12. ^ Chang, Tom (February 27, 2025). "Gene Hackman, Two-Time Oscar Winner and Hollywood Legend, Passes at 95". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  13. ^ Acharya, Madhavi (May 20, 2012). "Marc Strange, creator of CBC hit The Beachcombers, dies of cancer". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 27, 2025. He did a stint in Los Angeles with a television movie called Shadow on the Land alongside leading men Jackie Cooper, John Forsythe, and Gene Hackman.
  14. ^ "America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions – Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  15. ^ a b Dick, Jeremy (January 30, 2023). "Gene Hackman Celebrated by Fans Online in Honor of 93rd Birthday". Movie Web. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  16. ^ Boedeker, Hal (July 2, 2016). "'Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima': Gene Hackman narrates". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 3, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  17. ^ Hall, Margaret (February 27, 2025). "Oscar Winning Actor Gene Hackman Dies at 95". Playbill. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  18. ^ "Gene Hackman (performer)". Playbill. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  19. ^ "A Rainy Day in Newark (1963, Broadway)". Playbill. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  20. ^ "Star Rote for Gene Hackman". The New York Times. August 31, 1964. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  21. ^ "The Natural Look (1967, Broadway)". Playbill. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.