Happy Birthday: Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Born: January 30, 1930 in San Bernardino, California, USA

Married to: Betsy Arakawa (December 1991 – present)
Fay Maltese (1 January 1956 – 1986) (divorced) (3 children)

I came to New York when I was 25, and I worked at Howard Johnson’s in Times Square, where I did the door in this completely silly uniform. Before that, I had been a student at the Pasadena Playhouse, where I had been awarded the least-likely-to-succeed prize, along with my pal Dustin Hoffman, which was a big reason we set off for New York together. Out of nowhere, this teacher I totally despised at the Pasadena Playhouse suddenly walked by HoJo’s and came right up into my face and shouted, “See, Hackman, I told you that you would never amount to anything!” I felt one inch tall.

[on seeing Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and becoming determined to be an actor] He made it seem something natural.

Bonnie and Clyde 1967 dir. Arthur Penn Cast Warren Beatty Faye Dunaway

The French Connection 1971 dir. William Friedkin Starring Hackman Roy Scheider

The Poseidon Adventure 1972 dir. Ronald Neame Starring Hackman Ernest Borgnine

Scarecrow 1973 dir. Jerry Schatzberg Cast Al Pacino Gene Hackman

Young Frankenstein 1974 dir. by Mel Brooks starring Gene Wilder Teri Garr Unforgiven 1992 dir. Clint Eastwood Starring Eastwood Hackman Superman 1978 dir. by Richard Donner starring Christopher Reeve Margot Kidder Superman 2 1980 dir. Richard Lester Richard Donner starring Christopher Reeve Margot Kidder The Firm 1993 dir. Sydney Pollack Starring Jean Tripplehorn Tom Cruie Extreme Measures 1996 dir. Michael Apted Starring Hugh Grant Gene Hackman Absolute Power 1997 dir. Clint Eastwood Cast Clint Eastwood Ed Harris The Replacements 2000 dir. Howard Deutch Starring Keanu Reeves Gene Hackman, Heist 2001 dir. by David Mamet starring Hackman Danny DeVito The Royal Tenenbuams 2001 dir. Wes Anderson starring Owen Wilson Ben Stiller The Conversation 1974 dir. Francis Ford Coppola Cast Gene Hackman Cazale THE QUICK AND THE DEAD 1995 dir. Sam Raimi Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio Gene Hackman

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