We look back at the life and career of Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor beloved for his work in Hoosiers, The French Connection, Superman, and The Royal Tenenbaums.

Hackman is a versatile actor who can play comedy (the blind man in Young Frankenstein (1974)) or villainy (the evil Lex Luthor in Superman (1978)). He is the doctor who puts his work above people in Extreme Measures (1996) and the captain on the edge of nuclear destruction in Crimson Tide (1995).

His breakthrough performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde placed Gene Hackman on the movie's actor's top shelf, where he has deservedly remained for many years and to the present day. Here are 22 of his very best films.

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Geronimo: An American Legend: Directed by Walter Hill. With Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes Studi. The story of the Apache chief and his armed resistance to the U.S. Government's subjugation of his people.

Gene Hackman ( Actors* ) by robert-hall402 • Created 4 years ago • Modified 9 months ago. List activity. ... When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her. ... Director Tony Scott Stars Gene Hackman Denzel Washington Matt Craven. 20. The Chamber. 1996 1h 53m R. 6 ...

American Cinema Editors, USA. 1972 Nominee Eddie. Best Edited Feature Film; Gerald B. Greenberg; BAFTA Awards. 1973 Nominee BAFTA Film Award. Best Direction; ... Best Actor; Gene Hackman; Tied with Jean-Louis Trintignant for The Conformist (1970) in 3rd place. New York Film Critics Circle Awards. 1971 Winner NYFCC Award. Best Actor;

Gene Hackman. Actor: The French Connection. Eugene Allen Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, the son of Ann Lydia Elizabeth (Gray) and Eugene Ezra Hackman, who operated a newspaper printing press. He is of Pennsylvania Dutch (German), English, and Scottish ancestry, partly by way of Canada, where his mother was born.

Between his big-screen acting debut in Robert Rossen's vastly underrated "Lilith" and his swan song "Welcome to Mooseport," Gene Hackman had a reputation for being a prolific and, at times, nowhere-near-choosy-enough actor given his considerable talents. But when you look over that 40-year career, you don't see an egregious number of turkeys.

The French Connection: Directed by William Friedkin. With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco. A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and …