| TV and Movie Trivia Tribute
Gene Hackman |
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| Born: | 30 January 1930 | San Bernadino, California, USA |
| Known As: | Popeye Doyle | "The French Connection" (1971). |
| Trivia: | Hackman lied about his age to join the Marines at 16, but left as soon as his initial three year tour was complete. | |
| While at the Pasadena Playhouse, Hackman and a classmate were voted "Least likely to succeed". The classmate was Dustin Hoffman. | ||
| Hackman was the sixth choice to play Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection" (1971). He won the Best Actor Oscar in 1972 for that role. | ||
| (1972) Won Golden Globe award - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for "The French Connection" (1971). | ||
| (1993) Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Unforgiven" (1992). | ||
| (1993) Won Golden Globe award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for "Unforgiven" (1992). | ||
| (2002) Won Golden Globe award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001). | ||
| Video: | TVGuide.com | Gene Hackman Videos. |
| Filmography: | The Internet Movie Database | Gene Hackman Filmography. |
| External Links: | Yahoo! Directory | Google.com |
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