How old was Gene Hackman in the movie Superman?

Gene Hackman was 47 in Superman when he played the character 'Lex Luthor'.

That was over 45 years ago in 1978.

Today he is 94, and has starred in 113 movies in total, 79 of those since Superman was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Superman, I think Gene Hackman looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Richard Donner has worked with Gene Hackman a total of 2 times in his career.
  • Gene Hackman's first movie was as 'Cop (uncredited)' in Mad Dog Coll, released in 1961 when he was 30
  • Superman scores 7.11 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Superman

Gene Hackman's other movies