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Hackman

Hackman is a surname. The most widely known bearer is Gene Hackman, an American actor whose career spanned theater and film. Hackman rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, earning Academy Awards for The French Connection (Best Actor, 1971) and Unforgiven (Best Supporting Actor, 1992). He appeared in a range of genres, including crime drama, westerns, and comedy, with notable roles in The Conversation, Hoosiers, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Superman, in which he portrayed Lex Luthor.

The surname Hackman is relatively uncommon and is primarily encountered in the United States and the United

Kingdom,
where
it
is
borne
by
individuals
in
various
professions.
Other
people
with
the
surname
have
achieved
recognition
in
fields
such
as
academia,
business,
and
the
arts,
though
none
has
reached
the
same
level
of
international
fame
as
Hackman
the
actor.
In
popular
culture,
the
name
is
sometimes
encountered
in
biographies,
film
credits,
and
discussions
of
mid-
to
late-20th-century
American
cinema.
Overall,
Hackman
is
recognized
primarily
as
a
family
name
associated
with
one
of
the
period’s
most
celebrated
actors,
rather
than
as
a
standalone
term
with
a
distinct
meaning
or
function.