Gene Hackman Then & Now: Photos From His Young ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Days To Retirement

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Gene Hackman’s career spanned over 6 decades and earned him 2 Oscars. See his best photos here.

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Gene Hackman: Photos

Gene Hackman: Photos — Gene Hackman’s acting chops are no joke. The retired film legend (born Eugene Allen Hackman on January 30, 1930) enjoyed a career that spanned over 6 decades until his retirement in 2004.

After cutting his teeth in TV parts and off-Broadway shows, Gene earned an Oscar nomination for 1967’s ‘Bonnie & Clyde’, basically his first major screen role. He would receive widespread acclaim for 1971’s ‘The French Connection’. He won his first Oscar for the part, which premiered a sequel in 1975. He won again 20 years later for the Clint Eastwood movie ‘Unforgiven’ (1992). His other accolades include four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two BAFTAs, and one Silver Bear.

Other major roles included ‘A Bridge Too Far’ (1977), ‘Superman ‘(1978) and its sequels, ‘Hoosiers’ (1986), ‘Mississippi Burning’ (1988), ‘The Firm’ (1993), ‘Get Shorty’ (1995), ‘Enemy of the State’ (1998), ‘Antz’ (1998), ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ (2001), ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ (2001), ‘Runaway Jury’ (2003), and ‘Welcome to Mooseport’ (2004), his final film role before retirement.

Here, Gene appears back in 1968 in a scene from ‘Bonnie And Clyde’. The fugitive crime caper starred Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.

Ready for more Gene? Look through the gallery for his best photos.

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‘Bonnie and Clyde’

‘Bonnie and Clyde’ — Gene Hackman poses in a scene from 1967’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’. He played fellow outlaw Buck Barrow in the film, about a bored waitress who falls in love with an ex-con and embarks on a violent crime spree through the country.

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‘The Conversation’

‘The Conversation’ — Listen up. One of Gene Hackman’s most enigmatic roles was in the 1974 Francis Ford Coppala thriller ‘The Conversation’. He played a surveillance expert who has a crisis of conscience when his marks appear to have been murdered.

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Gene Hackman At The Premiere Of ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’

Gene Hackman At The Premiere Of ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ — Gene Hackman celebrates the premiere of ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ on Dec. 6, 2001. He was dressed in a dark suit and had his signature moustache.

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Gene Hackman At The 2003 Golden Globes

Gene Hackman At The 2003 Golden Globes — Gene Hackman holds his Cecil B. DeMille award at the 60th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2003. His yellow tie complemented the trophy fantastically.

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Gene Hackman In 2006

Gene Hackman In 2006 — Gene Hackman sits down during the Henry Mancini Institute’s 10th Anniversary Gala on Jul. 17, 2006. He was ready for some music.

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Gene Hackman In 1969

Gene Hackman In 1969 — Gene Hackman looks so handsome in this 1969 photo. Before making it big, he studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he became friends with Dustin Hoffman.

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‘The French Connection’

‘The French Connection’ — Gene Hackman made a name for himself in 1971’s ‘The French Connection’. The crime caper was about a pair of NYPD detectives who stumble onto a drug smuggling ring based in Marseilles.

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Gene Hackman For ‘Antz’

Gene Hackman For ‘Antz’ — Bugging out! Gene Hackman voiced General Mandibula in the computer-animated Woody Allen flick ‘Antz’. He poses for a promo shot for the film here.

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‘Runaway Jury’

‘Runaway Jury’ — Gene Hackman appears in 2003’s ‘Runaway Jury’. The legal thriller star John Cusack, Rachel Weitz, and Dustin Hoffman.

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‘Welcome To Mooseport’

‘Welcome To Mooseport’ — Last hurrah! Gene Hackman and Marcia Gay Harden appear in a scene from 2004’s ‘Welcome To Mooseport’. It was Gene’s last film before retiring.

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Gene Hackman Smiles

Gene Hackman Smiles — Gene Hackman smiles in a portrait from 20th Century Fox. Looking like a classic, he wore a plaid jacket and denim shirt.

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‘Heist’

‘Heist’ — Gene Hackman starred in 2001’s ‘Heist’ with Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, and Sam Rockwel. The film was about the leader of a burglary ring who finds himself at odds with his crime partner.

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