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Encyclopedia > Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman

Birth name Eugene Allen Hackman
Born January 30, 1930 (1930-01-30) (age 77)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Spouse(s) Fay Maltese (1956-1986)
Betsy Arakawa (1991-)

Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman[1] (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. He came to fame during the 1970s, after his role in The French Connection, and continued to appear in major roles in Hollywood films, including Harry Caul in The Conversation, Norman Dale in Hoosiers and Brill in Enemy of the State. is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. ... ... The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated 1974 mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, and Cindy Williams; it also features an early performance by Harrison Ford and an uncredited appearance from Robert Duvall. ... Enemy of the State is a 1998 film written by David Marconi, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Tony Scott, and starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet and Regina King. ...

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Biography

Early life

Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, the son of Lydia (née Gray) and Eugene Ezra Hackman. He has a brother, Richard. Hackman's family moved from one place to another until finally settling in Danville, Illinois, where they lived in the house of his maternal grandmother, Beatrice, and where Hackman's father worked as a journalist and operated the printing press for the Commercial-News, a local paper.[2] Hackman's parents divorced in 1943.[2] His mother died in 1962, as a result of a fire she accidentally set while smoking.[3] At sixteen, Hackman left home to join the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served 3 years as a field radio operator. Having finished his service, he moved to New York, working in several minor jobs before moving to study television production and journalism at the University of Illinois under the G.I. Bill. San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Née redirects here. ... United States Illinois Vermilion 17. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... The Commercial-News is a daily newspaper serving Danville, Indiana and surrounding communities. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... This article is about the state. ... A Corner of Main Quad The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, or simply Illinois), is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious campus in the University of Illinois system. ... The Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944 (better known as the G.I. Bill) provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as GIs or G.I.s) as well as one year of unemployment compensation. ...


Career

1960s

Already over 30 years old, Hackman decided to become an actor, and joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California. It was there that he forged a friendship with another aspiring actor, Dustin Hoffman. Already seen as outsiders by their classmates, Hackman and Hoffman were later voted "The Least Likely To Succeed". Determined to prove them wrong, Hackman hopped on a bus bound for New York City. A 2004 article in Vanity Fair described how Hackman, Hoffman and Robert Duvall were all struggling actors and close friends while living in New York City in the 1960s. Hackman was working as a doorman when he ran into an instructor whom he had despised at the Pasadena Playhouse. Reinforcing "The Least Likely To Succeed" vote, the man had said "See Hackman, I told you you wouldn't amount to anything." (Some reports allege that it was one of his former drill instructors from the Marines who saw him there and told him this.) The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic theatre located in Pasadena, California. ... Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning, BAFTA-winning, and five-time Golden Globe-winning American method actor. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award-, two-time Emmy Award-, and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American film actor and director. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Hackman as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection. For his performance he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Hackman as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection. For his performance he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Hackman began performing in several off-Broadway plays. Finally, in 1964, he had the offer to play on Broadway, which opened the door to film work. His first role was in Lilith, with Warren Beatty in the leading role. Another supporting role, Buck Barrow, in 1967's Bonnie and Clyde, earned him an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Image File history File links French22. ... Image File history File links French22. ... The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Lilith is a 1964 film directed by Robert Rossen. ... Henry Warren Beatty (born March 30, 1937), better known as Warren Beatty, is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ... Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, bank robbers who roamed the central United States during the Great Depression. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of film or theatre professionals in recognition of the work of supporting and character actors. ...


1970s

In 1970, he was again nominated for the same award, this time for I Never Sang for My Father, working alongside Melvyn Douglas and Estelle Parsons. The next year he won the Best Actor award for his memorable performance as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection, marking his graduation to leading man status. He followed this with leading roles in the disaster film The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974) which was nominated for several Oscars. That same year, Hackman appeared in one of his most famous comedic roles as the Blindman in Young Frankenstein. He later appeared in the star-studded war film A Bridge Too Far (1977), and showed a talent for both comedy and the "slow burn" as Lex Luthor in Superman: The Movie (1978) and Superman II (1980). I Never Sang for My Father is a 1970 film which tells the story of a college professor who wants to get out from under the thumb of his aging father by marrying a younger woman and moving to California. ... Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981), better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor who won all three of the entertainment industrys highest awards, two Oscars, one Tony and an Emmy. ... Estelle Margaret Parsons (born November 20, 1927 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an Academy Award-winning American theater, film and television actress of Jewish descent. ... The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. ... The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 action adventure/disaster film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated 1974 mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, and Cindy Williams; it also features an early performance by Harrison Ford and an uncredited appearance from Robert Duvall. ... For the musical, see Young Frankenstein (musical). ... A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 film based on the 1974 book of the same name. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain and enemy of Superman in the DC Comics Universe. ... For the franchise, see Superman film series. ... Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 superhero film Superman. ...


1980s

By the end of the 1980s, Hackman was a well respected actor and alternated between leading and supporting roles, earning another Best Actor nomination for Mississippi Burning, and appearing in such films as Reds, Under Fire, Hoosiers, Power, and Bat*21. The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Mississippi Burning is a 1988 film based on the investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. ... Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. ... Under Fire is a political film set in 1979, during last days of the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua. ... This page is about the movie Hoosiers. Hoosiers is also the nickname of Indiana University athletic teams; see Indiana Hoosiers. ... Power is a 1986 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. ... Bat 21 DVD cover Bat*21 is a 1988 movie directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from his own book by William Charles Anderson. ...


1990s

In 1990, he underwent heart surgery, which kept him away from work for a while, although he still found time for a remake of The Narrow Margin. In 1992, he played the violent sheriff Bill Daggett in the western Unforgiven, directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Webb Peoples which earned him a second Oscar, this time for Best Supporting Actor, the film itself won Best Picture. In 1995, he played John Herod in The Quick and the Dead, as well as Captain Frank Ramsey in the film Crimson Tide. He also starred in the 1998 film Enemy of the State, where his character was reminiscent of the one he played in The Conversation. The Narrow Margin is a 1952 film directed by Richard Fleischer and released by RKO Radio Pictures. ... Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... This article is about the 1992 film. ... This article is about the actor/producer/director. ... David Webb Peoples (born c. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... For other uses, see The Quick and the Dead. ... The term crimson tide has several meanings. ... Enemy of the State is a 1998 film written by David Marconi, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Tony Scott, and starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet and Regina King. ...


2000s

He starred in Heist as an aging professional thief of considerable skill who is forced into taking one final heist, all the while he has been "burned," his face having been seen on tape during a previous job. He also played in the ensemble cast films The Royal Tenenbaums and Runaway Jury. Look up heist, hoist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 dramatic comedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ... This article is about the film. ...


Present

While lacking the iconic status of contemporaries such as Robert De Niro, Al Pacino or Jack Nicholson, Hackman has an ability to disappear into the roles he plays, blending a character actor aesthetic with his leading man status. He is also unusually versatile, able to deliver hard-edged performances in The French Connection and Mississippi Burning as well as convincing comedic turns in fare such as The Birdcage and The Royal Tenenbaums. Together with undersea archaeologist Daniel Lenihan, Hackman also wrote two novels: Wake of the Perdido Star (1999) and Justice for None (2004). Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. ... Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an Academy, Golden Globe, Tony, BAFTA, Emmy, and SAG award winning American actor who is best known for playing the roles of Tony Montana in the 1983 film Scarface and Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy . ... John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award-winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. ... The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. ... Mississippi Burning is a 1988 film based on the investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. ... The Birdcage is a 1996 comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria and Christine Baranski. ... The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 dramatic comedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ...


His final film to date was the critically panned Welcome to Mooseport. Welcome to Mooseport DVD cover Welcome to Mooseport is a 2004 movie starring Ray Romano and Gene Hackman. ...


His distinctive voice can be heard in television commercials from time-to-time, notably for United Airlines, GTE, CNN, and more recently for Oppenheimer Funds and Lowe's Home Improvement. United Airlines is a major airline of the United States. ... General Telephone and Electronics (GTE) was the largest of the independent US telephone companies during the days of the Bell System. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ... “Lowes” redirects here. ...


Personal life

Hackman's first wife was Faye Maltese. They had three children, Christopher Allen, Elizabeth Jean, and Leslie Anne, but the couple divorced in 1986 after 30 years of marriage. In 1991, Hackman married Betsy Arakawa. They live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Betsy is co-owner of an upscale retail home-furnishing store in Santa Fe, called Pandora's, Inc. On July 7, 2004, Hackman gave a rare interview to Larry King, in which he announced that he had no future film projects lined up, and believes his acting career is over. Nickname: Location in Santa Fe County, New Mexico Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Fe Founded ca. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an award-winning American writer, journalist and broadcaster. ...


Academy Awards and nominations

The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, bank robbers who roamed the central United States during the Great Depression. ... I Never Sang for My Father is a 1970 film which tells the story of a college professor who wants to get out from under the thumb of his aging father by marrying a younger woman and moving to California. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. ... Mississippi Burning is a 1988 film based on the investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. ... This article is about the 1992 film. ...

Filmography

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Films starring Gene Hackman

Hawaii (1966) • Bonnie & Clyde (1967) • The Gypsy Moths (1969) • Downhill Racer (1969) • Marooned (1969) • I Never Sang for My Father (1970) • The Hunting Party (1971) • The French Connection (1971) • Prime Cut (1972) • The Poseidon Adventure (1972) • Scarecrow (1973) • The Conversation (1974) • French Connection II (1975) • Night Moves (1975) • Bite the Bullet (1975) • The Domino Principle (1977) • A Bridge Too Far (1977) • March or Die (1977) • Superman (1978) • Superman II (1980) • All Night Long (1981) • Reds (1981) • Under Fire (1983) • Uncommon Valor (1983) • Eureka (1984) • Misunderstood (1984) • Twice in a Lifetime (1985) • Target (1985) • Hoosiers (1986) • No Way Out (1987) • Superman IV (1987) • Bat*21 (1988) • Mississipi Burning (1988) • The Package (1989) • Loose Cannons (1990) • Postcards from the Edge (1990) • Narrow Margin (1990) • Class Action (1991) • Company Business (1991) • Unforgiven (1992) • The Firm (1993) • Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) • The Quick and the Dead (1995) • Crimson Tide (1995) • Get Shorty (1995) • The Birdcage (1996) • Extreme Measures (1996) • The Chamber (1996) • Absolute Power (1997) • Twilight (1998) • Enemy of the State (1998) • Antz (1998) • Under Suspicion (2000) • The Replacements (2000) • Heist (2001) • The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) • Behind Enemy Lines (2001) • Runaway Jury (2003) • Welcome to Mooseport (2004) Hawaii is a 1966 American motion picture based on the novel of the same name by James A. Michener. ... Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, bank robbers who roamed the central United States during the Great Depression. ... The Gypsy Moths is my favorite Burt Lancaster movie. ... Downhill Racer was a 1969 film directed by American director Michael Ritchie on his film debut. ... Marooned is a 1969 movie directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna and Gene Hackman. ... I Never Sang for My Father is a 1970 film which tells the story of a college professor who wants to get out from under the thumb of his aging father by marrying a younger woman and moving to California. ... The Hunting Party may refer to any of the following: Film The Hunting Party (1971 film), a film directed by Don Medford, starring Gene Hackman, Oliver Reed, and Candice Bergen. ... The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. ... Prime Cut is a 1972 American film produced by Joe Wizan and directed by Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay written by Robert Dillon. ... The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 action adventure/disaster film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. ... Scarecrow DVD cover Scarecrow is a 1973 movie starring Gene Hackman and Al Pacino. ... The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated 1974 mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, and Cindy Williams; it also features an early performance by Harrison Ford and an uncredited appearance from Robert Duvall. ... French Connection II DVD cover French Connection II is a 1975 movie sequel to The French Connection, starring Gene Hackman directed by John Frankenheimer. ... Night Moves is a 1975 film starring Gene Hackman, directed by Arthur Penn. ... Bite the Bullet is a 1975 western directed by Richard Brooks starring Gene Hackman, James Coburn and Candice Bergen. ... The Domino Principle is a 1977 thriller starred by Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen and Richard Widmark. ... A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 film based on the 1974 book of the same name. ... March or Die is a 1977 film directed by Dick Richards, starring Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve and Ian Holm. ... For the franchise, see Superman film series. ... Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 superhero film Superman. ... All Night Long is a 1981 comedy movie starring Barbra Streisand and Gene Hackman, directed by Jean-Claude Tramont. ... Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. ... Under Fire is a political film set in 1979, during last days of the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua. ... Uncommon Valor (1983) is a war film written by Joe Gayton and directed by Ted Kotcheff. ... Eureka DVD cover Eureka is a film directed by Nicolas Roeg in 1984, starring Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Mickey Rourke, and Joe Pesci. ... Twice in a Lifetime is a 1985 film starring Gene Hackman and directed by Bud Yorkin. ... Target is a 1985 film directed by Arthur Penn. ... This page is about the movie Hoosiers. Hoosiers is also the nickname of Indiana University athletic teams; see Indiana Hoosiers. ... No Way Out is a 1987 government thriller about a U.S. Naval Officer wrongly accused of murder. ... Superman IV: The Quest For Peace is a 1987 film, the last of the Superman theatrical movies starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. ... Bat 21 DVD cover Bat*21 is a 1988 movie directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from his own book by William Charles Anderson. ... Mississippi Burning is a 1988 film based on the investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. ... The Package was a 1989 Orion Pictures film directed by Andrew Davis. ... Loose Cannons is a 1990 comedy film, written by Richard Matheson and Richard Christian Matheson. ... Postcards from the Edge is a 1990 movie which is based on the fictionalized autobiographical book by Carrie Fisher about her relationship with her mother, Debbie Reynolds, and her own drug addiction. ... Class Action is a 1991 film directed by Michael Apted. ... This article is about the 1992 film. ... This article is about the 1993 film. ... For other uses, see The Quick and the Dead. ... Crimson Tide is a 1995 Hollywood submarine film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman and directed by Tony Scott. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Birdcage is a 1996 comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria and Christine Baranski. ... Extreme Measures is a 1996 thriller film about the ethics of how far we are willing to go, and how much we are willing to sacrifice, in order to cure the worlds ills. ... Time is running out. ... Absolute Power is a 1997 political thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. ... Twilight DVD cover Twilight was a thriller movie made in 1998 directed by Robert Benton. ... Enemy of the State is a 1998 film written by David Marconi, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Tony Scott, and starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet and Regina King. ... Antz is a computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks. ... Under Suspicion is an American film released in 2000 and directed by Stephen Hopkins. ... The Replacements is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Howard Deutch. ... Heist poster Heist is a crime thriller written and directed by David Mamet, and released in November 2001. ... The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 dramatic comedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ... Behind Enemy Lines is a 2001 film starring Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson. ... This article is about the film. ... Welcome to Mooseport DVD cover Welcome to Mooseport is a 2004 movie starring Ray Romano and Gene Hackman. ...

References

  1. ^ His middle name is "Allen", according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
  2. ^ a b Leman, Kevin (2007). What Your Childhood Memories Say about You: And What You Can Do about It. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 154. ISBN1414311869. 
  3. ^ http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=c0858f3a-5eb8-43b9-a2ef-58ff21dbf25c

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NAME Hackman, Gene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hackman, Eugene Allen
SHORT DESCRIPTION actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1930 (1930-01-30) (age 77)
PLACE OF BIRTH San Bernardino, California, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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