Gene Hackman

Rebecca Pidgeon and Gene Hackman in Warner Brothers' Heist - 2001

Biography

Born 01/30/1930

One of the most versatile and well-respected actors in American cinema, Gene Hackman has enjoyed a productive career that has spanned over five decades and encompassed stage, television and features. Beginning as a reliable character player, the unglamorous Midwesterner assumed the unlikely mantle...
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Awards

  • In 2002, received Chicago Film Critics Award for Best Actor
  • In 2001, received Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
  • In 2001, received American Film Institute Award for Featured Actor of the Year - Male - Movies

Highlights

  • In 2004, Played a former president who runs for Mayor of a small town against a local candidate in "Welcome to Mooseport"
  • In 2003, Played a ruthless jury consultant in the thriller feature "Runaway Jury"
  • In 2001, Appeared opposite Owen Wilson in the war drama "Behind Enemy Lines"

Family & Companions

  • Beatrice Gray: grandmother (British; maternal grandmother; raised Hackman)
  • Eugene Ezra Hackman: father (walked out on family when Hackman was 13; reunited in 1970)
  • Lyda Hackman: mother (alcoholic; died in bed at age 59 on December 30, 1962 in a fire she accidentally set while smoking)

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