[PAR] [TLE] Gene Hackman [SEP] Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist.  In a career spanning nearly five decades, Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning Best Actor in "The French Connection" and Best Supporting Actor in "Unforgiven".  He won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs. [PAR] [TLE] The French Connection (film) [SEP] The French Connection is a 1971 American crime thriller film directed by William Friedkin and produced by Philip D'Antoni.  It stars Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, and Roy Scheider.  The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the 1969 non-fiction book by Robin Moore.  It tells the story of New York Police Department detectives Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, whose real-life counterparts were Narcotics Detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso.  Don Ellis scored the film.
[PAR] [TLE] Gene Hackman [ SEP ] Eugene Allen " Gene " Hackman ( born January 30 , 1930 ) is a retired American actor and novelist . In a career spanning nearly five decades , Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards , winning Best Actor in " The French Connection " and Best Supporting Actor in " Unforgiven " . He won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs . [PAR] [TLE] The French Connection ( film ) [ SEP ] The French Connection is a 1971 American crime thriller film directed by William Friedkin and produced by Philip D'Antoni . It stars Gene Hackman , Fernando Rey , and Roy Scheider . The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the 1969 non - fiction book by Robin Moore . It tells the story of New York Police Department detectives Jimmy " Popeye " Doyle and Buddy " Cloudy " Russo , whose real - life counterparts were Narcotics Detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso . Don Ellis scored the film .
Gene Hackman won an Academy Award for best actor in a movie directed by who ?
Gene Hackman won an Academy Award for best actor in a movie directed by who ?
William Friedkin
William Friedkin