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The world lost an acting legend yesterday after Gene Hackman died at the age of 95. But the legendary actor left us with some truly memorable roles in his 40 years on our screens. Here are all 77 of his films as ranked by IMDB - maybe pick out a few to watch over the weekend as a tribute to the two-time Oscar-winning thespian. Photo by Scott FLYNN / AFP
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The world lost an acting legend yesterday after Gene Hackman died at the age of 95. But the legendary actor left us with some truly memorable roles in his 40 years on our screens. Here are all 77 of his films as ranked by IMDB - maybe pick out a few to watch over the weekend as a tribute to the two-time Oscar-winning thespian. Photo by Scott FLYNN / AFP

Hackman's turn as Lex Luthor was his most lucrative performance, bringing in over $300,000 in 1978, which would be the equivalent to well over a billion worldwide in 2025.
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Hackman's turn as Lex Luthor was his most lucrative performance, bringing in over $300,000 in 1978, which would be the equivalent to well over a billion worldwide in 2025.

But not every horse can be a winner with Hackman retiring from acting after 2004’s Welcome to Mooseport. The movie was a box office bomb, making just $14.6 million ($A23.5m) at the worldwide box office on a $30m ($A48m) budget. At the international box office, it made a paltry $144,152, including just $48,643 in Australia, according to Box Office Mojo.
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But not every horse can be a winner with Hackman retiring from acting after 2004’s Welcome to Mooseport. The movie was a box office bomb, making just $14.6 million ($A23.5m) at the worldwide box office on a $30m ($A48m) budget. At the international box office, it made a paltry $144,152, including just $48,643 in Australia, according to Box Office Mojo.

#77: Lex Luthor in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - Hackman played Lex Luthor for a third time, creating a super villian who is strong enough to take down Superman.
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#77: Lex Luthor in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - Hackman played Lex Luthor for a third time, creating a super villian who is strong enough to take down Superman.

#76: Dave Randolph in Doctor's wives (1971) - Hackman plays a psychologist in the drama that investigates the dysfunctional marriage of several doctors, until one murders his cheating wife.
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#76: Dave Randolph in Doctor's wives (1971) - Hackman plays a psychologist in the drama that investigates the dysfunctional marriage of several doctors, until one murders his cheating wife.

#75: MacArthur Stern in Loose Cannons (1990) - Hackman plays a hard-nosed cop who is teamed up with another cop who has split personalities.
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#75: MacArthur Stern in Loose Cannons (1990) - Hackman plays a hard-nosed cop who is teamed up with another cop who has split personalities.

#74: Dan McGuinn in Split Decisions (1988) - Hackman plays a boxing trainer who is preparing his son Eddie to fight in the Olympics. But when his other son is killed and a rival boxer is implicated, the focus turns to revenge.
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#74: Dan McGuinn in Split Decisions (1988) - Hackman plays a boxing trainer who is preparing his son Eddie to fight in the Olympics. But when his other son is killed and a rival boxer is implicated, the focus turns to revenge.

#73: Kibby Womack in Lucky Lady (1975) - Hackman plays a rum runner in the late prohibition era alongside Claire (Liza Minelli) and Walker (Burt Reynolds) who also take their partnership into the bedroom.
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#73: Kibby Womack in Lucky Lady (1975) - Hackman plays a rum runner in the late prohibition era alongside Claire (Liza Minelli) and Walker (Burt Reynolds) who also take their partnership into the bedroom.

#72: Monroe Cole in Welcome to Mooseport (2004) - In what would be his final role, Hackman plays a former US President who runs for mayor in his hometown of Mooseport against a local candidate.
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#72: Monroe Cole in Welcome to Mooseport (2004) - In what would be his final role, Hackman plays a former US President who runs for mayor in his hometown of Mooseport against a local candidate.

#71: George Dupler in All Night Long (1981) - Hackman’s married, middle aged Dupler is demoted to a night shift manager at an all-night pharmacy, when he meets a Cheryl (Barbara Streisand).
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#71: George Dupler in All Night Long (1981) - Hackman’s married, middle aged Dupler is demoted to a night shift manager at an all-night pharmacy, when he meets a Cheryl (Barbara Streisand).

#70: Floyd in Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) - Hackman plays a bar owner who turned into a recluse after the mysterious disappearance of his wife until a woman comes into his life to help save his business.
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#70: Floyd in Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) - Hackman plays a bar owner who turned into a recluse after the mysterious disappearance of his wife until a woman comes into his life to help save his business.

#69: Sgt. Tweed in First to Fight (1967) - Another early film role, the role is about a Marine sargeant who returns home from the Pacific and begins training new recruits until he feels the pull back to active duty.
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#69: Sgt. Tweed in First to Fight (1967) - Another early film role, the role is about a Marine sargeant who returns home from the Pacific and begins training new recruits until he feels the pull back to active duty.

#68: Tommy Del Gaddo in Banning (1967) - One of Hackman's early roles, he had a small part in the film about a hustler golf pro who takes a golf instructor job at a country club where the owner is fleecing the guests.
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#68: Tommy Del Gaddo in Banning (1967) - One of Hackman's early roles, he had a small part in the film about a hustler golf pro who takes a golf instructor job at a country club where the owner is fleecing the guests.

#67: Wilfred Buckley in Power (1986) - Hackman plays an inscrupulous businessman in the film which focuses on Richard Gere's Pete St John, a ruthless and successful political consultant.
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#67: Wilfred Buckley in Power (1986) - Hackman plays an inscrupulous businessman in the film which focuses on Richard Gere's Pete St John, a ruthless and successful political consultant.

#66: Sam Boyd in Company Business (1991) - Hackman plays a retired CIA agent who is dragged into a prisoner exchange with the Soviet Union.
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#66: Sam Boyd in Company Business (1991) - Hackman plays a retired CIA agent who is dragged into a prisoner exchange with the Soviet Union.

#65: Roy Tucker in The Domino Principle (1977) - Hackman plays a Vietnam War vet who was imprisoned for murder but is offered freedom is he commits a contract killing.
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#65: Roy Tucker in The Domino Principle (1977) - Hackman plays a Vietnam War vet who was imprisoned for murder but is offered freedom is he commits a contract killing.

#64: Red Fraker in Riot (1969) - Hackman's Fraker leads 35 of a prison's most violent offenders on a prison riot while the warden is away to take over their portion of the prison.
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#64: Red Fraker in Riot (1969) - Hackman's Fraker leads 35 of a prison's most violent offenders on a prison riot while the warden is away to take over their portion of the prison.

#63: Ned Rawley in Misunderstood (1984) - Hackman's Ned must learn to solo parent his two sons while they live in Tunisia after his wife's death.
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#63: Ned Rawley in Misunderstood (1984) - Hackman's Ned must learn to solo parent his two sons while they live in Tunisia after his wife's death.

#62: Walter Lloyd in Target (1985) - When his character's wife is kidnapped on a trip to Europe, Hackman's Lloyd and his son Chris (Matt Dillon) begin the search for her.
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#62: Walter Lloyd in Target (1985) - When his character's wife is kidnapped on a trip to Europe, Hackman's Lloyd and his son Chris (Matt Dillon) begin the search for her.

#61: Buzz Lloyd in Marooned (1969) - Hackman plays one of three journos who is stranded in space and the race to rescue them before their oxygen runs out.
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#61: Buzz Lloyd in Marooned (1969) - Hackman plays one of three journos who is stranded in space and the race to rescue them before their oxygen runs out.

#60: Jack McCann in Eureka (1983) - Set in 1925, Hackman plays an Arctic prospector who finally strikes gold and becomes one of the wealthiest men in the world.
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#60: Jack McCann in Eureka (1983) - Set in 1925, Hackman plays an Arctic prospector who finally strikes gold and becomes one of the wealthiest men in the world.

#59: Alfred Harmsworth in A Covenant with Death (1967) - A convicted murderer kills and hangman, before it’s discovered he didn’t commit the murder he was convicted of.
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#59: Alfred Harmsworth in A Covenant with Death (1967) - A convicted murderer kills and hangman, before it’s discovered he didn’t commit the murder he was convicted of.

#58: Lt. Walter Brill in The Split (1968) - Thieves have a falling out when over half a million dollars goes missing during a football game.
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#58: Lt. Walter Brill in The Split (1968) - Thieves have a falling out when over half a million dollars goes missing during a football game.

#57: Sam Cayhall in The Chamber (1996) - Hackman plays a Klansman who is on death row for bombing a civil rights lawyer’s office, but his grandson, who is fresh out of law school finds facts that may spare his grandfather’s life.
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#57: Sam Cayhall in The Chamber (1996) - Hackman plays a Klansman who is on death row for bombing a civil rights lawyer’s office, but his grandson, who is fresh out of law school finds facts that may spare his grandfather’s life.

#56: Arnold Margolese in The Mexican (2001) - Hackman plays a mob boss who sends Brad Pitt’s Jerry Welbach, who is working off a debt, on one last score to retrieve an antique pistol.
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#56: Arnold Margolese in The Mexican (2001) - Hackman plays a mob boss who sends Brad Pitt’s Jerry Welbach, who is working off a debt, on one last score to retrieve an antique pistol.

#55: Dr. Lawrence Myrick in Extreme Measures (1996) - Hackman plays a famous doctor whose attempts to cure paralysis turns him against a young doctor.
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#55: Dr. Lawrence Myrick in Extreme Measures (1996) - Hackman plays a famous doctor whose attempts to cure paralysis turns him against a young doctor.

#54: Brandt Ruger in The Hunting Party (1971) - Hackman played a sexually sadistic cattle baron goes on a trip, only for his wife to be kidnapped by outlaws. He then tries to hunt down the men who snatched his wife.
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#54: Brandt Ruger in The Hunting Party (1971) - Hackman played a sexually sadistic cattle baron goes on a trip, only for his wife to be kidnapped by outlaws. He then tries to hunt down the men who snatched his wife.

#53: Jack Ames in Twilight (1998) - Hackman plays a former movie star who sends a former detective on a simple task, that becomes a whole lot less simple as it goes on.
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#53: Jack Ames in Twilight (1998) - Hackman plays a former movie star who sends a former detective on a simple task, that becomes a whole lot less simple as it goes on.

#52: Zandy Allen in Zandy's Bride (1974) - Hackman plays an American settler who marries a mail-order bride from Europe.
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#52: Zandy Allen in Zandy's Bride (1974) - Hackman plays an American settler who marries a mail-order bride from Europe.

#51: Major William Sherman Foster in March or Die (1977) - Playing a French Legion Major, Hackman's Foster leads a unit protecting an archaeological dig site.
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#51: Major William Sherman Foster in March or Die (1977) - Playing a French Legion Major, Hackman's Foster leads a unit protecting an archaeological dig site.

#50: Eugene Claire in Downhill Racer (1969) - Hackman played the coach of the US ski team when a cocky new skier joins the team.
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#50: Eugene Claire in Downhill Racer (1969) - Hackman played the coach of the US ski team when a cocky new skier joins the team.

#49: Joe Browdy in The Gyspsy Moths (1969) - Hackman played one third of the titular team, who are a skydiving team putting on a show on the fourth of July weekend.
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#49: Joe Browdy in The Gyspsy Moths (1969) - Hackman played one third of the titular team, who are a skydiving team putting on a show on the fourth of July weekend.

#48: Colonel Jason Rhodes in Uncommon Valour (1983) - Hackman plays a retired US colonel who 10 years after his son went missing in Vietnam, assembles a private rescue team to find Americans in a Laotian POW camp.
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#48: Colonel Jason Rhodes in Uncommon Valour (1983) - Hackman plays a retired US colonel who 10 years after his son went missing in Vietnam, assembles a private rescue team to find Americans in a Laotian POW camp.

#47: William B. Tensy Heartbreakers (2001) - Hackman played a wealthy tobacco tycoon who is conned by a mother and daughter team.
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#47: William B. Tensy Heartbreakers (2001) - Hackman played a wealthy tobacco tycoon who is conned by a mother and daughter team.

#46: Harry Mackenzie in Twice in a Lifetime (1985) - Hackman played a 50-year-old married man who begins an extramarital affair, sparking tension in his family at home.
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#46: Harry Mackenzie in Twice in a Lifetime (1985) - Hackman played a 50-year-old married man who begins an extramarital affair, sparking tension in his family at home.

#45: Jedediah Tucker Ward in Class Action (1991) - Hackman plays an attorney representing an accident victim in court against his daughter, who is arguing for the defence.
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#45: Jedediah Tucker Ward in Class Action (1991) - Hackman plays an attorney representing an accident victim in court against his daughter, who is arguing for the defence.

#44: Johnny Gallagher in The Package (1989) - Hackman plays Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher who is escorting a prisoner back to the US. When the prisoner escapes, Gallagher must hunt him down.
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#44: Johnny Gallagher in The Package (1989) - Hackman plays Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher who is escorting a prisoner back to the US. When the prisoner escapes, Gallagher must hunt him down.

#43: Rear Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart in Behind Enemy Lines (2001). Hackman plays the commander of the Adriatic Battle Unit in the Bosnian War, before putting his job on the line to save the life of Owen Wilson's Chris Burnett, who is shot down behind enemy lines.
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#43: Rear Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart in Behind Enemy Lines (2001). Hackman plays the commander of the Adriatic Battle Unit in the Bosnian War, before putting his job on the line to save the life of Owen Wilson's Chris Burnett, who is shot down behind enemy lines.

#42: Henry Hearst in Under Suspicion (2000) - Hackman plays a wealthy attorney who finds a 12-year-old’s body in the park, but after it’s discovered she was also raped and murdered, becomes the No. 1 suspect.
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#42: Henry Hearst in Under Suspicion (2000) - Hackman plays a wealthy attorney who finds a 12-year-old’s body in the park, but after it’s discovered she was also raped and murdered, becomes the No. 1 suspect.

#41: Officer Leo Holland in Cisco Pike (1971) - Hackman plays a cop blackmailing a musician who turns to selling marijuana to make money.
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#41: Officer Leo Holland in Cisco Pike (1971) - Hackman plays a cop blackmailing a musician who turns to selling marijuana to make money.

#40: Dr. John Whipple in Hawaii (1966) - An American missionary and his wife travel to Hawaii in hopes of converting the natives.
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#40: Dr. John Whipple in Hawaii (1966) - An American missionary and his wife travel to Hawaii in hopes of converting the natives.

#39: Joe Moore in Heist (2001) - Hackman plays a career criminal who finds himself at odds with his partner and crime boss, who sends his nephew to keep an eye on him.
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#39: Joe Moore in Heist (2001) - Hackman plays a career criminal who finds himself at odds with his partner and crime boss, who sends his nephew to keep an eye on him.

#38: Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton in Bat*21 (1988) - Hackman plays a colonel, who is shot down during the Vietnam War, sparking a frantic rescue operation.
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#38: Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton in Bat*21 (1988) - Hackman plays a colonel, who is shot down during the Vietnam War, sparking a frantic rescue operation.

#37: General Mandible in Antz (1998) - Hackman voiced the general, who is attempting to pull off a coup to seize control of an ant colony.
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#37: General Mandible in Antz (1998) - Hackman voiced the general, who is attempting to pull off a coup to seize control of an ant colony.

#36: John Herod in The Quick and the Dead (1995) - A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town, run by outlaw Herod, to enter a duelling tournament and avenge her father’s death.
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#36: John Herod in The Quick and the Dead (1995) - A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town, run by outlaw Herod, to enter a duelling tournament and avenge her father’s death.

#35: Robert Caulfield in Narrow Margin (1990) - Hackman plays an LA deputy district attorney and former Marine sent to protect a woman who witnessed a Mafia hit.
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#35: Robert Caulfield in Narrow Margin (1990) - Hackman plays an LA deputy district attorney and former Marine sent to protect a woman who witnessed a Mafia hit.

#34: Sam Clayton in Bite the Bullet (1975) - One of a pair of former Rough Riders, Hackman’s Clayton enters a horse race to ride through 700 miles of the wild west with the winner to get a big cash prize.
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#34: Sam Clayton in Bite the Bullet (1975) - One of a pair of former Rough Riders, Hackman’s Clayton enters a horse race to ride through 700 miles of the wild west with the winner to get a big cash prize.

#33: Brigadier General George Crook in Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) - Hackman played the General who has nothing but admiration for the famed Apache chief who stood up against the US government.
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#33: Brigadier General George Crook in Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) - Hackman played the General who has nothing but admiration for the famed Apache chief who stood up against the US government.

#32: Jimmy McGinty in The Replacements (2000) - Hackman played a washed up coach who is given another chance after the pro football world turns to replacement players after most of the players go on strike.
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#32: Jimmy McGinty in The Replacements (2000) - Hackman played a washed up coach who is given another chance after the pro football world turns to replacement players after most of the players go on strike.

#31: Detective Jimmy Doyle in The French Connection 2 (1975) - Hackman reprised his role from the first film, travelling to Marseille to hunt down a drug smuggler who had evaded him.
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#31: Detective Jimmy Doyle in The French Connection 2 (1975) - Hackman reprised his role from the first film, travelling to Marseille to hunt down a drug smuggler who had evaded him.

#30: Lowell Kolchek in Postcard from the Edge (1990) - Hackman plays director Lowell Kolcheck who tries to help Meryl Streep’s off the rails actress Suzanne Vale.
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#30: Lowell Kolchek in Postcard from the Edge (1990) - Hackman plays director Lowell Kolcheck who tries to help Meryl Streep’s off the rails actress Suzanne Vale.

#29: Mary Ann in Prime Cut (1972) - Hackman plays a meatpacking boss who Lee Marvin's mob enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to collect a debt from.
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#29: Mary Ann in Prime Cut (1972) - Hackman plays a meatpacking boss who Lee Marvin's mob enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to collect a debt from.

#28: President Alan Richmond in Absolute Power (1997) - Hackman plays the President who forces himself on the wife of a billionaire, only to be scream for help after she defends herself with a letter opener. After Secret Service kill the woman, they try to cover it up - only master thief Luther Whitney, played by Clint Eastwood, had seen the whole scene play out after breaking into the mansion.
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#28: President Alan Richmond in Absolute Power (1997) - Hackman plays the President who forces himself on the wife of a billionaire, only to be scream for help after she defends herself with a letter opener. After Secret Service kill the woman, they try to cover it up - only master thief Luther Whitney, played by Clint Eastwood, had seen the whole scene play out after breaking into the mansion.

#27: Nicholas Earp in Wyatt Earp (1994) - Hackman plays the father of the iconic lawman, who stops him from running away to serve with his older brothers in the Civil War, as the movie tells the story of the iconic lawman.
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#27: Nicholas Earp in Wyatt Earp (1994) - Hackman plays the father of the iconic lawman, who stops him from running away to serve with his older brothers in the Civil War, as the movie tells the story of the iconic lawman.

#26: Norman in Lilith (1964) - In his big screen debut, Hackman played Norman. He was a side character in the film where a war veteran begins working in a mental institution, where he meets the beautiful and eccentric Lilith.
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#26: Norman in Lilith (1964) - In his big screen debut, Hackman played Norman. He was a side character in the film where a war veteran begins working in a mental institution, where he meets the beautiful and eccentric Lilith.

#25: Lex Luthor in Superman II (1980) - Hackman again played Superman’s arch nemisis, allying with Kyptonian criminal General Zod and his minions, who had conquered earth, against Superman after escaping from prison. Photo: YouTube
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#25: Lex Luthor in Superman II (1980) - Hackman again played Superman’s arch nemisis, allying with Kyptonian criminal General Zod and his minions, who had conquered earth, against Superman after escaping from prison. Photo: YouTube

#24: Harry Zimm in Get Shorty (1995) - Hackman plays B-movie director Harry Zimm who John Travolta’s mobster Chili Palmer has been hired to collect a large gambling debt from.
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#24: Harry Zimm in Get Shorty (1995) - Hackman plays B-movie director Harry Zimm who John Travolta’s mobster Chili Palmer has been hired to collect a large gambling debt from.

#23: Avery Tolar in The Firm (1993) - Hackman plays the law firm’s partner Avery Tolar, who mentor’s Tom Cruise’s young attorney Mitch McDeer after he joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that a sinister truth.
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#23: Avery Tolar in The Firm (1993) - Hackman plays the law firm’s partner Avery Tolar, who mentor’s Tom Cruise’s young attorney Mitch McDeer after he joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that a sinister truth.

#22: Alex Grazier in Under Fire (1983) - Hackman plays Alex Grazier, one of three journalists involved in a romantic triangle in the final days of the Somoza regin in Nicaragua.
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#22: Alex Grazier in Under Fire (1983) - Hackman plays Alex Grazier, one of three journalists involved in a romantic triangle in the final days of the Somoza regin in Nicaragua.

#21: Harry Moseby in Night Moves (1975) - Hackman plays an LA private investigator who is hired to find a client's runaway daughter.
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#21: Harry Moseby in Night Moves (1975) - Hackman plays an LA private investigator who is hired to find a client's runaway daughter.

#20: Reverend Scott in The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Hackman starred in the film that saw a cruise ship overturned and a group of passengers trying to escape the capsized vessel.
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#20: Reverend Scott in The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Hackman starred in the film that saw a cruise ship overturned and a group of passengers trying to escape the capsized vessel.

#19: Rankin Fitch in Runaway Jury (2003) - Hackman plays a shady jury consultant who tries to stack the jury for the defence in a trial against a gun manufacturer after a mass shooting.
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#19: Rankin Fitch in Runaway Jury (2003) - Hackman plays a shady jury consultant who tries to stack the jury for the defence in a trial against a gun manufacturer after a mass shooting.

#18 - David Brice in No Way Out (1987) - Hackman plays the secretary of defence, who attempts to coverup the accidental murder of his mistress while Kevin Costner's Tom Farrell tries to expose the truth.
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#18 - David Brice in No Way Out (1987) - Hackman plays the secretary of defence, who attempts to coverup the accidental murder of his mistress while Kevin Costner's Tom Farrell tries to expose the truth.

#17: Larry Lewis in Another Woman (1988) - Hackman plays the best friend of the second husband Gena Rowland’s Marion Post, the main character, a New York philsophy professor who has taken a leave of absence to write a new book. Subletting an apartment next to a therapist’s office, Marion comes to realisations, including that she had missed her one chance at love with Larry.
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#17: Larry Lewis in Another Woman (1988) - Hackman plays the best friend of the second husband Gena Rowland’s Marion Post, the main character, a New York philsophy professor who has taken a leave of absence to write a new book. Subletting an apartment next to a therapist’s office, Marion comes to realisations, including that she had missed her one chance at love with Larry.

#16: Max Millan in Scarecrow (1973) - Hackman's Max, an ex-con drifter, and Al Pacino's Lion, a homeless ex-sailor, buddy up as they head east together.
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#16: Max Millan in Scarecrow (1973) - Hackman's Max, an ex-con drifter, and Al Pacino's Lion, a homeless ex-sailor, buddy up as they head east together.

#15: Senator Kevin Keeley in The Birdcage (1996) - Hackman plays the ultra-conservative senator in contrast to Robin Williams' openly gay club owner Armand Goldman. When Armand's son announces he's engaged to a young woman named Barbara, Armand puts up a fake staight front so the parents can be introduced.
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#15: Senator Kevin Keeley in The Birdcage (1996) - Hackman plays the ultra-conservative senator in contrast to Robin Williams' openly gay club owner Armand Goldman. When Armand's son announces he's engaged to a young woman named Barbara, Armand puts up a fake staight front so the parents can be introduced.

#14: Pete Van Wherry in Reds (1981) - A tiny role, Hackman's Van Wherry is the editor of Warren Beatty's John Reed. The journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and attempts to bring the spirt back to the US.
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#14: Pete Van Wherry in Reds (1981) - A tiny role, Hackman's Van Wherry is the editor of Warren Beatty's John Reed. The journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and attempts to bring the spirt back to the US.

#13: Edward 'Brill' Lyle in Enemy of the State (1998) - Hackman plays Brill, a surveillence expert who works with Will Smith's lawyer Robert Dean. When Dean is hunted by NSA agents after being unwittingly caught up in a conspiracy, Brill helps Dean as he goes up against the NSA.
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#13: Edward 'Brill' Lyle in Enemy of the State (1998) - Hackman plays Brill, a surveillence expert who works with Will Smith's lawyer Robert Dean. When Dean is hunted by NSA agents after being unwittingly caught up in a conspiracy, Brill helps Dean as he goes up against the NSA.

#12: Gene Garrison in I Never Sang for My Father (1970) - Hackman plays a widowed college professor who feels dominated by his aging father who needs care, while he wrestles with staying to help or moving on with his life in California.
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#12: Gene Garrison in I Never Sang for My Father (1970) - Hackman plays a widowed college professor who feels dominated by his aging father who needs care, while he wrestles with staying to help or moving on with his life in California.

#11: Coach Norman Dale in Hoosiers (1986) - Playing a failed college coach who gets a second chance with a high school basketball program in a small Indiana town, coach Dale inspires his players to become a winning team.
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#11: Coach Norman Dale in Hoosiers (1986) - Playing a failed college coach who gets a second chance with a high school basketball program in a small Indiana town, coach Dale inspires his players to become a winning team.

#10 - Captain Franklin Ramsey in Crimson Tide (1995) - Playing the commanding officer of the Crimson Tide, Hackman’s Ramsey clashes with Denzel Washington’s executive officer Lieutenant Commander Ronald Hunter over conflicting interpretation of whether to launch a nuclear strike.
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#10 - Captain Franklin Ramsey in Crimson Tide (1995) - Playing the commanding officer of the Crimson Tide, Hackman’s Ramsey clashes with Denzel Washington’s executive officer Lieutenant Commander Ronald Hunter over conflicting interpretation of whether to launch a nuclear strike.

#9 - Major General Sosabowski in A Bridge Too Far (1977) - The film is based on one of the most daring Allied operations of World War Two as they attempted to capture several important bridges in the Netherlands to hasten the end of the fighting.
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#9 - Major General Sosabowski in A Bridge Too Far (1977) - The film is based on one of the most daring Allied operations of World War Two as they attempted to capture several important bridges in the Netherlands to hasten the end of the fighting.

#8: Lex Luthor in Superman (1978) - The arch nemisis to Christopher Reeves' Superman, Lex Luthor is a cutthroat business man who wants to take over the world. And Superman is out to stop him. The first of three times playing the character, Hackman's Luthor plots to blow up a nuclear missile on the San Andreas Fault, which would cause California to sink into the ocean - and make the neighbouring states - which he had substantial investments in - into prime beachfront property. Photo: YouTube
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#8: Lex Luthor in Superman (1978) - The arch nemisis to Christopher Reeves' Superman, Lex Luthor is a cutthroat business man who wants to take over the world. And Superman is out to stop him. The first of three times playing the character, Hackman's Luthor plots to blow up a nuclear missile on the San Andreas Fault, which would cause California to sink into the ocean - and make the neighbouring states - which he had substantial investments in - into prime beachfront property. Photo: YouTube

#7: Royal Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - The three genius children stay at their family household, when their absentee father, played by Hackman, returns to make things right with his family. Photo: Moviestore Collection Ltd
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#7: Royal Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - The three genius children stay at their family household, when their absentee father, played by Hackman, returns to make things right with his family. Photo: Moviestore Collection Ltd

#6: Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Hackman played Buck Barrow, the older brother of Warren Beatty’s titular Clyde in the classic film. It follows the real-life crimes of Bonnie (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde who were infamous robbers who went on a 21-month crime spree in 1932-1934. It was nominated for 10 Oscars in 1968, winning two, and is considered a modern classic. Photo: YouTube
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#6: Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Hackman played Buck Barrow, the older brother of Warren Beatty’s titular Clyde in the classic film. It follows the real-life crimes of Bonnie (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde who were infamous robbers who went on a 21-month crime spree in 1932-1934. It was nominated for 10 Oscars in 1968, winning two, and is considered a modern classic. Photo: YouTube

#5: Jimmy Doyle in The French Connection (1971) - Hackman won his first of two Oscars, claiming the Best Actor nod, for his role as the detective. Based off a real New York City police detective but a fictional character, Doyle is a tough cop who at times breaks the rules to catch criminals as he busts up a French heroin drug ring.
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#5: Jimmy Doyle in The French Connection (1971) - Hackman won his first of two Oscars, claiming the Best Actor nod, for his role as the detective. Based off a real New York City police detective but a fictional character, Doyle is a tough cop who at times breaks the rules to catch criminals as he busts up a French heroin drug ring.

#4: Harry Caul in The Conversation (1974) - Hackman played Harry Caul in Francis Ford Coppola’s film about a paranoid surveillance expert suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
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#4: Harry Caul in The Conversation (1974) - Hackman played Harry Caul in Francis Ford Coppola’s film about a paranoid surveillance expert suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

#3: Agent Rupert Anderson in Mississippi Burning (1988) - Starring Hackman and Willem DaFoe as FBI agents investigating the disappearance of three civil rights workers in Jessup County Mississippi, the pair come up against the town’s residents and the Ku Klux Klan.
78/80

#3: Agent Rupert Anderson in Mississippi Burning (1988) - Starring Hackman and Willem DaFoe as FBI agents investigating the disappearance of three civil rights workers in Jessup County Mississippi, the pair come up against the town’s residents and the Ku Klux Klan.

#2: Blindman in Young Frankenstein (1974) - In Mel Brooks’ comedy-horror classic, Gene Hackman played a blind monk called Harold. The movie, which follows the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein, sees Dr. Fredrick Frankenstein inherit his grandfather’s estate and recreate his experiments, creating his own monster. Hackman reportedly wanted to do the role so much, he did it for regular scale pay. Photo: YouTube
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#2: Blindman in Young Frankenstein (1974) - In Mel Brooks’ comedy-horror classic, Gene Hackman played a blind monk called Harold. The movie, which follows the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein, sees Dr. Fredrick Frankenstein inherit his grandfather’s estate and recreate his experiments, creating his own monster. Hackman reportedly wanted to do the role so much, he did it for regular scale pay. Photo: YouTube

#1: Little Bill Daggett in The Unforgiven (1992) - Hackman played the main antagonist in the classic 1992 Western. The sherriff of Big Whiskey, Wyoming, he’s hunting retired outlaw Will Munny, who takes on one last job to avenge a shocking injustice. He won his second Oscar as the Best Supporting Actor. Photo: YouTube
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#1: Little Bill Daggett in The Unforgiven (1992) - Hackman played the main antagonist in the classic 1992 Western. The sherriff of Big Whiskey, Wyoming, he’s hunting retired outlaw Will Munny, who takes on one last job to avenge a shocking injustice. He won his second Oscar as the Best Supporting Actor. Photo: YouTube

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