Gene Hackman

ABOUT GENE HACKMAN

Actor well known for his roles in The French Connection and Crimson Tide. In 1967, he won a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Buck Barrow in the film Bonnie and Clyde . He won two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.

He was a radio operator in the U.S. Marine Corps. He also worked as a dog catcher at an animal shelter in San Bernadino, California.

He starred in The Bird-Cage, Superman, and The Royal Tenenbaums . His 2011 novel, Payback At Morning Peak, was well-received.

He was born to Ezra and Lyda Jackman. His father owned a paper printing press in Illinois. He was married to Fay Maltese from 1956 to 1986. In 1991 he married Betsy Arakawa. He had two daughters, Elizabeth and Leslie, and a son named Christopher.

He starred in Superman with Terence Stamp .