Oscar Winner Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy Arakawa Found Dead
This was reported by US media on Thursday, citing the Sheriff of Santa Fe. There are no indications of a crime.
Gene Hackman was 95 years old, his wife, a successful classical pianist, was 63. The couple's dog was also found dead, according to the Sheriff of Santa Fe, as reported by the media.
Numerous Films with Hackman
Born in 1930 during the Great Depression and raised in troubled circumstances, Hackman was considered one of the world's leading character actors. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous films and created iconic moments on screen. The five-and-a-half-minute car chase, for example, in which "Popeye" Doyle grunts, makes faces, and honks his way through the crowded streets of New York in "The French Connection," is legendary.
For this police role, Hackman won his first Oscar in 1972 - as Best Actor. The second, as Best Supporting Actor, followed in 1993 for his portrayal of a brutal small-town sheriff in the Western "Unforgiven" by Clint Eastwood. Additionally, the actor received countless other awards, including four Golden Globes.
His films include "Bonnie and Clyde" as well as "Mississippi Burning," "The Firm," and "The Royal Tenenbaums." Hackman's last appearance was in 2004 in "Welcome to Mooseport," and in 2008 he officially announced his retirement from the film industry.
Hackman Interviews Rare
Throughout the decades on screen, Hackman avoided the public eye and rarely gave interviews. He explained: "I was trained to be an actor, not a star."
With his second wife, pianist Arakawa, Hackman lived in their shared home in Santa Fe, where he wrote books and painted. The two had been married since 1991, and they were found dead together in their home.
Renowned director Francis Ford Coppola, who worked with Hackman on the film "The Conversation," praised him as a "great" actor. "I mourn his death, but I celebrate his existence and his contribution."
(APA/Red.)
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