Gene Hackman, 95, and wife found dead in their New Mexico home, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said that Oscar winner Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, 64, had their dog found dead at a home outside Santa Fe, New Mexico on Wednesday afternoon.
“There is no suspicion that the foul incident is a factor in these deaths. However, () has not yet determined the exact cause of the death.”
“This is an active investigation by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office,” the statement added.
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Hackman is an actor known for playing complex characters in classics like “French Connection”, “Dialogue” and “Unforgiven”, and he also makes superhero fans the ridiculous villain Lex Luthor in three “Superman” movies.
Hackman was hailed as one of the best actors of his era before retiring from screen in 2004, and he moved easily in the genre, from heartbreaking family stories (“I never sing for my father”), crime dramas (“Bonnie and Bonnie and Clyde, ““mississippi burning”), short men, ““Royal Tenenbaums”).
Rough-Hewn and Flinty are movie stars, movie stars without stereotypes, and Hackman even plays his humorous role, a bit sinister, unpredictable advantage.
Famous stage director Ulu Grosbard praised the quality of Hackman performance and charm that the shy former Marines would bring to the screen, who once hired him to play a small role in Arthur Miller’s View from the Bridge. exist 2004 Dressing Expo Personal InformationGrosbard described the actor as “a complex man. Very clever. Generous spirit. Society fascinating. A lot of things happened to him. A feeling of being tortured by ghosts and things from the past. It was part of what he brought to his work.”
In Hackman’s three most announced performances, it could lead to a redefinition of “ghosts and things”. In William Friedkin’s The French Connection (1971), Hackman plays “Popeye” Doyle, a New York City detective who has no rules, keeps crossing the line between legal officials and lawyers as he tracks the head of a drug ring. Dangerously and unpredictable, his Doyle is brave, fighting and colorful, whether it is chasing the suspect while wearing Santa costumes or driving a car recklessly, pursuing the assassin who travels through the streets of Brooklyn.
