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Gene Hackman
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| Mostly Credited As: | Gene Hackman |
| Sometimes Credited As: | Eugene Alder
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| Birth Name: | Eugene Allen Hackman |
| Date Of Birth: | January 30, 1930 |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | San Bernardino, California |
| Height: | 6' 2" |
Eugene Allen Hackman was born in Riverside, California in 1930, and later brought up in Danville, Illinois. At a young age Gene was abandoned by his father, and soon looked to by his mother to set a good example for his younger brother. So, at the age of 16 Gene lied about his birthdate to get an early enlistment into the Marine Corps, where he eventually became a radio operator. After his discharge, Gene studied painting - something that he continues to enjoy to this very day, he also traveled and worked at various television stations across the country. He eventually returned to the West Coast and enrolled at the Pasadena Playhouse where he made his stage debut with ZaSu Pitts in The Curious Miss Caraway. Finding true passion for his new possible career, Gene began to work in a variety of summer stock productions while he supported his family with part time jobs.
After awhile Gene decided to try his luck in New York, where he slowly started making a name for himself by taking small parts on stage and in television. He eventually won the Clarence Derwent Award for his performance in Irwin Shaw's Children at Their Games and soon emerged as a star on Broadway opposite Sandy Dennis in the comedy hit Any Wednesday. After a few more years, Gene found his way on to the big screen, where he would become a legend and one of the most popular and respected actors of our time. He has now appeared in over 80 films since his 1964 debut in Lilith co-starring Warren Beatty and Jean Seberg. His resume boasts an impressive list of credits including two Academy Award winning performances, one for Best Actor in The French Connection (1971), the other for Best Supporting Actor in Clint Eastwood's hit western: The Unforgiven (1992), as well as three additional Academy Award nominations for Mississippi Burning (1988), I Never Sang for My Father (1970), and 1967's Bonnie and Clyde pairing him once more with Warren Beatty.
Gene has also established himself as an artist and author. In 1999, Gene released his first work of fiction Wake of the Perdido Star, and again with the release of Justice for None in 2004. He continues to write, paint and enjoy semi-retirement from the "Business" with his wife Betsy Arakawa at their home in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
Movie Credits
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) (V) - Lex Luthor
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) - Monroe Cole
Runaway Jury (2003) - Rankin Fitch
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) - Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Royal Tenenbaum
Heist (2001/I) - Joe Moore
Heartbreakers (2001) - William B. Tensy
The Mexican (2001) - Arnold Margolese
The Replacements (2000) - Jimmy McGinty
Under Suspicion (2000) - Henry Hearst
Enemy of the State (1998) - Edward 'Brill' Lyle
Antz (1998) (voice) - General Mandible
Twilight (1998) - Jack Ames
Absolute Power (1997) - President Allen Richmond
The Chamber (1996) - Sam Cayhall
Extreme Measures (1996) - Dr. Lawrence Myrick
The Birdcage (1996) - Sen. Kevin Keeley
Get Shorty (1995) - Harry Zimm
Crimson Tide (1995) - Capt. Frank Ramsey
The Quick and the Dead (1995) - John Herod
Wyatt Earp (1994) - Nicholas Earp
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) - Brig. Gen. George Crook
The Firm (1993) - Avery Tolar
Unforgiven (1992) - Little Bill Daggett
Company Business (1991) - Sam Boyd
Class Action (1991) - Jedediah Tucker Ward
Narrow Margin (1990) - Robert Caulfield
Postcards from the Edge (1990) - Lowell
Loose Cannons (1990) - MacArthur Stern
The Package (1989) - Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
Mississippi Burning (1988) - Agent Rupert Anderson
... and many more.
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Gene: "I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press."
| Gene: "It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on-screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that."
| Gene: "If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best."
| Gene: "The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways."
| Gene: "Dysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors."
| Gene co-authored two novels with undersea archeologist Daniel Lenihan, Wake of the Perdido Star (1999) and Justice for None (2004).
| Gene was married to Fay Maltese for 30 years before divorcing in 1986. They had three children together.
| He was the first choice to play vicious serial killer Hannibal Lector in the hit film Silence of the Lambs (1991), and was also offered the chance to direct the film.
| At the age of 16, Gene was jailed for stealing candy & soda pop from a convenience store.
| Brother of Richard Hackman.
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