My favorite actor Gene Hackman's movies

[moviequeen1]

I've loved Gene Hackman for yrs, he was my favorite #1 movie actor,have seen most of his movies
He could do comedy& drama and make it look believeable
A couple of my favorites:
Hoosiers
Class Action
The Package
Mississippi Burning
French Connection
Twice in a Lifetime
Get Shorty
an uncredited brief cameo in Mel Brook's comedy'Young Frankenstein' as the blind hermit- LOL!
R.I.P thanks for many memories

 

[AnnieA]

Hoosiers. Haven't seen some of the others, but may watch a few in his memory.

 

[Pepper]

Loved Gene in everything I saw him in. However "French Connection." Groundbreaking movie, absolutely sensational; "invented" the perfect car chase. A milestone for Hollywood. Thank you, Mr. Hackman for your overwhelming body of work.

 

[UpstateGal]

My most favorite is The Poseidon Adventure.

 

[MarkinPhx]

I think he was at his best in "The Conversation" but my favorite movie that he was in is "The Royal Tenenbaums" . But I enjoyed seeing him in any movie, even if I didn't like the movie. RIP.

 

[hollydolly]

R.I.P

 

[Marcy Sheiner]

He was a great actor.

 

[Ladybj]

My favorite movie is The Firm alongside Tom Cruise 1993.

 

[stretch5881]

I liked him best in "Enemy of the State" and "Bat 21".

 

[wisenior]

I just finished watching
Enemy of the State
In Gene's honor.

Great actor.

May Gene and his wife and dog

Rest in Peace

 

[HermitHogan]

I need to see what Gene Hackman movies are available. I think the last one I saw was Runaway Jury. Let's see...

I don't think I've ever seen Get Shorty, which is on Prime Video. Maybe we'll watch that tonight.

 

[Jace]

Quite a credible actor
my favorite movie = Narrow Margin (1990)
with Anne Archer...adventure on a train.
Have seen a couple of times..that's how good it is.

 

[Dave03]

He was pretty bad a$$ in Mississippi Burning.

 

[Trade]

Hoosiers and Enemy of the State are my favorites.

 

[NotCompSavvy]

He was pretty bad a$$ in Mississippi Burning.

He was incredible and loved him in Bird Cage which found very underrated and Crimson Tide .

 

[NotCompSavvy]

 

[HermitHogan]

He was pretty bad a$$ in Mississippi Burning.

I think that was the best movie role of his career. Although Popeye Doyle was a pretty good role, too!

We watched The French Connection this evening. That was an excellent movie! I saw it way back in the '70s and again in the '80s, but it was like watching it again for the first time. I have much better concentration now, plus with subtitles, I can understand all the dialogue.

 

[moviequeen1]

Quite a credible actor
my favorite movie = Narrow Margin (1990)
with Anne Archer...adventure on a train.
Have seen a couple of times..that's how good it is.

Hi Jace, Yes another great movie, he did most of the harrowing scenes on the train Sue

 

[officerripley]

The Runaway Jury.

 

[ChiroDoc]

Well of course it was Bonnie and Clyde that really put him on the map in 1967. he was superb in that picture, and it seemed effortless for him.

I loved him in The French Connection (19761). Hackman really inhabited that wild 'n crazy Popeye Doyle.

But my favorite film which also had a great portrayal by him was The Conversation (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. IMO that was a perfect movie, including it's haunting and moody solo piano score.

But TBH, I can't think of a poor or even mediocre Gene Hackman performance. His last film, Welcome to Mooseport (2004) was a stinker, but Hackman's work was first rate.

 

[mike4lorie]

Not sure what happened, but he will be missed, I hear his wife was quite the pianist

2001 The Mexican

1997 Absolute Power

1998 Enemy of the State

1995 Get Shorty

Were a few of my likes... He will be missed

RIP Gene, your wife, and Dog...

 

[MaddHollander]

I’m going with the 1996 film ‘The Chamber’ where Hackman is a death row prisoner. A powerful unforgettable performance.