Eugene Allen Hackman is an American retired actor. In a career that spanned more than six decades, he received two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Silver Bear. Hackman's two Academy Award wins included 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 his role as "Little" Bill Daggett in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), I Never Sang for My Father (1970), and Mississippi Burning (1988).
| Date of Birth | 30th January 1930 |
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| Age | 94 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Country | United States of America |
| City | San Bernardino |
| Birth Place | San Bernardino |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Education | Pasadena Playhouse, Art Students League of New York, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Danville High School |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor, Silver Bear for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Clarence Derwent Awards |
| Occupation | film actor, author |
| Reference | IMDB |
