Superman, meanwhile, is in love with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), who finds out who he really is. Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) escapes from prison and is determined to destroy Superman by joining ...

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Eugene Allen 'Gene' Hackman ... Connection II (1975); The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Conversation (1974); A Bridge Too Far (1977); his role as arch-villain Lex Luthor in Superman (1978 ...

Gene Hackman has had one of the most diverse careers in Hollywood. While he was perhaps best known for his role as Lex Luthor in Richard Donner's Superman films (a role that Hackman ironically ...

Gene Hackman Picks Up Oscar For ‘French Connection ... It was a box-office smash, and Hackman returned to play Luthor in Superman II in 1978 and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987.

Gene Hackman was never going to be a dreamboat ... (1974), but embracing the bald-headed camp of villain Lex Luthor in Superman (1978). His sighing resignation to a world populated by bumbling ...