Gene Hackman, an intense character actor who won two Oscars in more than 60-year-old career, died with his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home near Santa Fe, NM
The County Sheriff’s Office said that MPs found 95-year-old actor and Arakawa (64) of the deceased on Thursday afternoon around 1:45 pm local time.
“At that time, there is no doubt that it was not established as a factor of these deaths at that time, but the exact cause of death was not determined. This is an active and current investigation into the Santa FE Sheriff Office,” it was said.
Hackman, a former Marine known for his spoiled voice, appeared in more than 80 films, as well as on television and stage during his long career, which began in the early 1960s.
He earned his first Oscar nomination for his breakthrough role as brother of the robber of Bank Clyde Barrow in 1967 Bonnie and Clyde. He was also nominated for Best Spirit Actor in 1971 I never sang for my father.
Was his turn like Popeye Doyle, a dirty detective in New York, chasing international drug dealers in a thriller by director William Friedkin French connectionThis assured his star and award for the best Academy of Actor.
He also won the best spare actor Oscar in 1993 as a middle sheriff at Clint Eastwood Western UnrelievedHe was also nominated for the Academy Award for his Order as an FBI agent in the historic drama in 1988. Mississippi worse.
Hackman could come across a screen as threatening or friendly, working with the face described by the New York Times in 1989 as “your daily worker worker.”
The actor of the method, he pulled out of his personal experience to throw out the role. His characters were sometimes raw and violent and ranged from a basketball coach in a small town in the 1986 sports film. Hoosiers to the Superman archive Lex Luthor.
He retired in his 70s, saying that the parts that were offered to him were too many grandparents. His last significant role was in Comedy 2004 Welcome to Mooseport.
Living outside Santa Fe, NM, Hackman married twice and had three children: Christopher, Elizabeth Jean and Leslie Anne, with her late ex-wife Faye Maltese, who died in 2017. He married Arakawa in 1991.
