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Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman is coauthor of three novels: Escape From Andersonville, Justice for None, and Wake of the Perdido Star. He is a two time Academy award–winning actor with lauded performances in such films as Unforgiven, Bonnie and Clyde, The French Connection, Mississippi Burning, and Hoosiers. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife and two German shepherds.

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The Independent, April 18, 2013
...those glory years of the New Hollywood, his finest achievement being Night Moves (1975), an intricate thriller starring Gene Hackman as an embittered detective cuckolded by his wife and searching for a missing girl – and ultimately himself – in a...
Pegasus News, April 17, 2013
...Oz may look familiar to fans of the film The Birdcage. He portrayed the tabloid reporter who follows Gene Hackman's senator to Miami and to the gay nightclub hoping to land a new scandal. McGowan is quite enjoyable in the role of Oz, including creating...
Malta Independent Daily, April 17, 2013
...s memoir shows just how much talent and instinct need a boost from serendipity. The director turned to Gene Hackman to play the lead cop in "The French Connection" only after the studio refused to consider Jackie Gleason and when newspaper columnist...
Flavour Magazine, April 16, 2013
...the test of time both for the story and the ironic twists that really make it great. Meanwhile, Gene Hackman’s depiction of the villainous Lex Luthor brought a whole new level of fun to the comic book her movie’s all-round baddie. Let’s hope that...
Huffington Post, April 15, 2013
...his publisher. "The Friedkin Connection," out April 16 from HarperCollins, is jam-packed with colorful anecdotes (who knew Gene Hackman was such a pain in the ass?), but the real joy is sharing brain space with this ballsy, unconventional force of nature...
Contactmusic, April 15, 2013
...t just Pacino that gets a pasting from Friedkin. There’s not much love lost between him and Gene Hackman either: “I had a strained relationship with Gene. The important thing is he gave a damn good performance even though we had a rocky time of...
411mania.com, April 15, 2013
...Tom Mason, standing in for Bela Lugosi in Plan 9 From Outer Space, Richard Lester using stand-ins for Gene Hackman for Superman II after he replaced director Richard Donner, Jeffrey Weisman replacing Crispin Glover in Back to the Future II, Brandon Lee...
Coming Soon!, January 19, 2013
...thing. "Some people can read 'War and Peace' and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story," Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor says in Richard Donner's original Superman, "Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of...
Gwinnett Daily Post, January 18, 2013
...nomination for acting? In which movie did Bill Murray portray an underwater sea explorer? Name a movie where Gene Hackman portrayed a man of the cloth (preacher, priest, etc.)? What were the two given (Christian) first names (one alias, one...
Melbourne Age, January 18, 2013
...Digitally projected. Astor, today, 7.30pm. Double bill with Roman Holiday. 4. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (104 minutes) M Gene Hackman stars as "Popeye" Doyle, an unlovely but dogged cop trailing a gang of drug smugglers through New York City, in William...
Naracoorte Herald, January 18, 2013
...Digitally projected. Astor, today, 7.30pm. Double bill with Roman Holiday. 4. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (104 minutes) M Gene Hackman stars as "Popeye" Doyle, an unlovely but dogged cop trailing a gang of drug smugglers through New York City, in William...
Avon Valley Advocate, January 18, 2013
...Digitally projected. Astor, today, 7.30pm. Double bill with Roman Holiday. 4. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (104 minutes) M Gene Hackman stars as "Popeye" Doyle, an unlovely but dogged cop trailing a gang of drug smugglers through New York City, in William...
Courthouse News Service, January 18, 2013
...company claims it was underpaid for "Lucky Lady," a 1975 film starring Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli and Gene Hackman, and says Donen was entitled to back-end compensation of 5 percent of gross receipts if the project broke even.     The trustee for...
Melbourne Age, January 18, 2013
...Digitally projected. Astor, today, 7.30pm. Double bill with Roman Holiday. 4. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (104 minutes) M Gene Hackman stars as "Popeye" Doyle, an unlovely but dogged cop trailing a gang of drug smugglers through New York City, in William...