What films was Gene Hackman in? Full filmography of the actor

Gene Hackman, the legendary actor, was found dead at his home on Thursday 27 February 2025. The TV and film star was found with his wife and dog, who were also declared deceased.

As the world mourns the loss of one of Hollywood’s great faces, here is the full list of the Oscar winner’s appearances across a career that spanned four decades:

Gene Hackman full list of film appearances:

1960s:

• Mad Dog Coll (1961) – Policeman (uncredited)
• Lilith (1964) – Norman
• Hawaii (1966) – John Whipple
• A Covenant with Death (1967) – Harmsworth
• First to Fight (1967) – Sgt. Tweed
• Banning (1967) – Tommy Del Gaddo
• Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – Buck Barrow
• The Split (1968) – Det. Lt. Walter Brill
• Riot (1969) – Red Fraker
• The Gypsy Moths (1969) – Joe Browdy
• Downhill Racer (1969) – Eugene Claire
• Marooned (1969) – Buzz Lloyd

1970s:

• I Never Sang for My Father (1970) – Gene Garrison
• Doctors' Wives (1971) – Dave Randolph
• The Hunting Party (1971) – Brandt Ruger
• The French Connection (1971) – Det. Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle
• Cisco Pike (1972) – Officer Leo Holland
• Prime Cut (1972) – Mary Ann
• The Poseidon Adventure (1972) – Rev. Frank Scott
• Scarecrow (1973) – Max Millan
• The Conversation (1974) – Harry Caul
• Zandy’s Bride (1974) – Zandy Allan
• Young Frankenstein (1974) – Harold, the Blind Man
• French Connection II (1975) – Det. Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle
• Night Moves (1975) – Harry Moseby
• Bite the Bullet (1975) – Sam Clayton
• Lucky Lady (1975) – Kibby Womack
• The Domino Principle (1977) – Roy Tucker
• A Bridge Too Far (1977) – Maj. Gen. Stanislaw Sosabowski
• March or Die (1977) – Maj. William Sherman Foster
• Superman (1978) – Lex Luthor
• Superman II (1980) – Lex Luthor

1980s:

• All Night Long (1981) – George Dupler
• Reds (1981) – Pete Van Wherry
• Eureka (1983) – Jack McCann
• Under Fire (1983) – Alex Grazier
• Uncommon Valor (1983) – Col. Jason Rhodes
• Misunderstood (1984) – Ned Rawley
• Twice in a Lifetime (1985) – Harry MacKenzie
• Target (1985) – Walter Lloyd/Duncan ‘Duke’ Potter
• Power (1986) – Wilfred Buckley
• Hoosiers (1986) – Coach Norman Dale
• No Way Out (1987) – Defense Secretary David Brice
• Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) – Lex Luthor
• Bat21* (1988) – Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
• Split Decisions (1988) – Dan McGuinn
• Another Woman (1988) – Larry Lewis
• Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) – Floyd
• Mississippi Burning (1988) – FBI Special Agent Rupert Anderson
• The Package (1989) – Sgt. Johnny Gallagher

1990s:

• Loose Cannons (1990) – Det. MacArthur ‘Mac’ Stern
• Postcards from the Edge (1990) – Lowell Kolchek
• Narrow Margin (1990) – Robert Caulfield
• Class Action (1991) – Jedediah Tucker Ward
• Company Business (1991) – Sam Boyd
• Unforgiven (1992) – Sheriff ‘Little Bill’ Daggett
• The Firm (1993) – Avery Tolar
• Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) – Brig. Gen. George Crook
• Wyatt Earp (1994) – Nicholas Earp

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