Gene Hackman is an American retired actor and novelist. He spend more thnn six decades in acting career.Gene Hackman Family belongs to San Bernardino, California. Hackman won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two BAFTAs and one Silver Bear.
Hackman’s two Academy Awards, wins include one for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in William Friedkin’s acclaimed thriller The French Connection (1971) and the other for Best Supporting Actor for playing “Little” Bill Daggett in Clint Eastwood’s Western film Unforgiven (1992). His other Oscar-nominated roles were Bonnie and Clyde (1967), I Never Said My Father (1970), and Mississippi Burning (1988).
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Gene Hackman Wiki / Bio
| Real Name | Gene Hackman |
| Date Of Birth | 30 January 1930 |
| Profession | American actor and novelist |
| Religion | Christian |
| Nationality | Ameriacan |
| Ethnicity | Not Known |
| Education | Graduation |
| Last Update | 2023 |
Gene Hackman Parents, Siblings
Gene Hackman was born on January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California.Gene Hackman Parents are Eugene Ezra Hackman (Father) and Anna Lyda Elizabeth Hackman (Mother). His father was a newspaper pressman and his mother, Anna, worked as a waitress. Gene Hackman had one younger brother, Richard Hackman, who became a psychology professor and researcher. Gene Hackman’s parents divorced when he was a teenager, and he and his brother were raised primarily by their mother.
Gene Hackman Wife and Children
Gene Hackman has been married twice in his life. His first marriage was to Faye Maltese in 1956, and they were married for 30 years before divorcing in 1986. The couple had three children together name Christopher Allen Hackman (born 1960), Elizabeth Jean Hackman (born 1961), and Leslie Anne Hackman (born 1962).
In 1991, Hackman married his second wife, Betsy Arakawa, and they have been together ever since. The couple has no children together.
Gene Hackman Family Tree
| Father Name | Ezra Hackman |
| Mother Name | Lydia Hackman |
| Brothers Name | Richard Hackman |
| Sisters Name | Not Any |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse Name | Faye Maltese (m. 1956 – div 1986) Betsy Arakawa (m. 1991) |
| Daughters Name | Elizabeth Jean Hackman Leslie Anne Hackman |
| Sons | Christopher Allen Hackman |
Gene Hackman Best Movies List
“Bonnie and Clyde” (1967)
“I Never Sang for My Father” (1970)
“The French Connection” (1971)
“The Poseidon Adventure” (1972)
“The Conversation” (1974)
“Night Moves” (1975)
“Superman: The Movie” (1978)
“Hoosiers” (1986)
“Mississippi Burning” (1988)
“Unforgiven” (1992)
“Crimson Tide” (1995)
“The Birdcage” (1996)
“Enemy of the State” (1998)
“The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001)
Gene Hackman Awards & Achievements
Academy Awards: Hackman has won two Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performances.
Golden Globe Awards: Hackman has won four Golden Globe Awards.
Screen Actors Guild Awards: Hackman has won two Screen Actors Guild.He has also been nominated for several other Screen Actors Guild Awards.
BAFTA Awards: Hackman has been nominated for several BAFTA Awards throughout his career, winning for “The French Connection” and “Mississippi Burning.”
Honorary Awards: In 2003, Hackman received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild.
Gene Hackman Novels
“Escape from Andersonville” (2008)
“Justice for None” (2004)
“Wake of the Perdido Star” (1999)
“Pursuit” (2013)
“Payback at Morning Peak” (2011)
Gene Hackman Career
Hackman began began his acting career. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California,where he befriended another aspiring actor, Dustin Hoffman. He joined the ‘Pasadena Playhouse’ in California, where he met actor Dustin Hoffman.Hackman appeared in various famous movies. He played the role of Hunterin an episode of the TV show ‘I Spy’ titled ‘Happy Birthday…Everybody.’
Hackman co-starred with Anne Archer in Narrow Margin (1990), a remake of the 1952 picture The Narrow Margin. In 1992, he portrayed the sadistic sheriff “Little” Bill Daggett in Clint Eastwood’s Western Unforgiven, which he co-wrote with David Webb Peoples. Hackman had pledged to avoid violent roles, but Eastwood persuaded him to accept the part, which earned him his second Oscar, this time for Best Supporting Actor. The film also received Best Picture.
Hackman co-starred with Owen Wilson in Behind Enemy Lines (2001), and he played an experienced professional thief who is forced to take one last assignment in David Mamet’s crime thriller Heist (2001). In Wes Anderson’s comedy The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), he garnered critical acclaim for playing the eccentric family patriarch against type, for which he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
He also appeared in the 2003 legal thriller Runaway Jury by John Grisham, finally getting to work with his close friend Dustin Hoffman. His final film acting performance to date was with Ray Romano in the 2004 comedy Welcome to Mooseport.
He played Brigadier General George Crook in the 1993 film ‘Geronimo: An American Legend.’ In ‘The Firm,’ he co-starred with Tom Cruise. He later appeared as ‘John Herod’ and ‘Captain Frank Ramsey’ in films like ‘The Quick and the Dead’ and ‘Crimson Tide,’ respectively.
