Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!!

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Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!! Jan 30, 2020 8:59:27 GMT politicidal, Nalkarj, and 6 more like this

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Post by teleadm on Jan 30, 2020 8:59:27 GMT

Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!!

Born on January 30, 1930 in San Bernardino, California

Thanks for everything...retired from acting but continues as a novelist.

Acted in 100 movies and television productions between 1959 and 2004, earning two Oscars and another three Oscar nominations during his acting career.

A reminder of some of the movies we have seen him in:

Mad Dog Call 1961, movie debut billed as "policeman".

Lilith 1964

Bonnie and Clyde 1967. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

The Gypsy Moths 1969

I Never Sang for My Father 1970. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

The French Connection 1971. Earning an Academy Award for Best Actor Oscar. As the iconic Popeye Doyle. Also in French Connection II 1975

The Poseidon Adventure 1972

The Conversation 1974.

Young Frankenstein 1974, as the blind hermit.

Night Moves 1975.

A Bridge too Far 1977

Superman 1978, as Lex Luther. Also played Lex in Superman II 1980 and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987

Under Fire 1983

Uncommon Valour 1983

Hoosiers 1986

No Way Out 1987

Mississippi Burning 1988. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor Oscar.

The Package 1989

Narrow Margin 1990

Class Action 1991

Unforgiven 1992. Earning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

The Firm 1993

Wyatt Earp 1994, as Nicholas Earp.

Crimson Tide 1995

The Birdcage 1996

Enemy of the State 1998

Heartbreakers 2001

The Royal Tenenbaums 2001

Runaway Jury 2003

...and many many more.

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jervistetch Senior Member @jervistetch Posts: 8,884 Likes: 5,359	Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!! Jan 30, 2020 9:05:05 GMT spiderwort and teleadm like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jervistetch on Jan 30, 2020 9:05:05 GMT Thank you, Tele. One of my all time favorite actors. So many great films. Happy Birthday, Mr. Hackman.

OldAussie Senior Member @oldaussie Posts: 9,313 Likes: 6,837	Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!! Jan 30, 2020 9:06:33 GMT jervistetch, spiderwort, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by OldAussie on Jan 30, 2020 9:06:33 GMT best film actor ever? For longevity and variety of roles I'm more than half inclined to say "yes".

politicidal Exalted Member @politicidal Posts: 82,040 Likes: 57,971	Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!! Jan 30, 2020 15:50:56 GMT via mobile teleadm likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by politicidal on Jan 30, 2020 15:50:56 GMT Well he didn’t do many more after ”Welcome to Mooseport”.

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Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!! Jan 30, 2020 20:30:59 GMT via mobile spiderwort and teleadm like this

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Post by millar70 on Jan 30, 2020 20:30:59 GMT

Love him, one of my all-time favorite actors. It was his portrayal of Lex Luthor in the Superman movies that first got my attention as a kid, but of course as I got older I discovered everything else.

So many great roles, but the one that always has slayed me was Hackman in The Birdcage. Here was a movie featuring two comedic heavyweights with Williams and Lane, and Hackman made me laugh as much as they did. And that was just a couple years after playing the brutal Little Bill character in Unforgiven. Great range as an actor.

Happy 90th birthday, indeed!

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Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!! Jan 30, 2020 21:00:38 GMT jervistetch, spiderwort, and 1 more like this

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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 30, 2020 21:00:38 GMT

I watched Marooned finally last year.
Interesting to see him in the novice youth role and he ended up more famous than his fellow astronauts.

I remember this anecdote about him on a movie set. The Quick and the Dead or something...
He had to do a scene outside and he said he wanted to wear a hat because it was too hot, and the director said "no you don't wear a hat in this scene because.."..and Hackman replied: "which hat do you like better?"

His way of saying: I am going to wear a hat, you get to choose which one.

Also when Ben Stiller told him The Poseidon Adventure was a favorite and Hackman replied: "money job."

"Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature
will allow." Frankenstein

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Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!! Jan 31, 2020 1:33:47 GMT jervistetch, teleadm, and 1 more like this

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Post by spiderwort on Jan 31, 2020 1:33:47 GMT

You are one of the giants, Gene, and a special man, too. Thanks for all the great performances, and for your great kindness to a young college student who wanted to become a director and later did. Wishing you a Happy 90th (!!) Birthday and much joy in the years to come.

Thanks for the memories.

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Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!! Jan 31, 2020 5:04:44 GMT spiderwort and teleadm like this

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Post by rudeboy on Jan 31, 2020 5:04:44 GMT

Jan 30, 2020 9:06:33 GMT OldAussie said:

best film actor ever?
For longevity and variety of roles I'm more than half inclined to say "yes".

He's high on the list, certainly. I don't think he ever gave a less than professional performance, even when the films were bad. A great, great talent.

Happy 90th Birthday Gene Hackman!!!

Post by teleadm on Jan 30, 2020 8:59:27 GMT

Post by jervistetch on Jan 30, 2020 9:05:05 GMT

Post by OldAussie on Jan 30, 2020 9:06:33 GMT

Post by politicidal on Jan 30, 2020 15:50:56 GMT

Post by millar70 on Jan 30, 2020 20:30:59 GMT

Post by Prime etc. on Jan 30, 2020 21:00:38 GMT

Post by spiderwort on Jan 31, 2020 1:33:47 GMT

Post by rudeboy on Jan 31, 2020 5:04:44 GMT