Gene Hackman, wife and dog are found dead at home

[Chuchoter]

Legendary Hollywood star Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead in their Santa Fe home.
The couple, who had been married since 1991, were found alongside their dog. Local media has reported that no foul play is suspected.
Hackman had just turned 95 in late January. He was known for being a reclusive person, having not starred in a movie since 2004, when he played Monroe 'Eagle' Cole in the political satire Welcome to Mooseport.
Born in California on January 30 1930, the actor had enlisted in the army after lying about his age at 16, serving for four-and-a-half years.
After moving back to California following his military service, he decided to pursue acting after briefly living in New York.
RIP

Superb actor.

Worse than AI and I daresay twice as many factual errors 😂

Oh so sad. I might watch 'Conversation' today, a superb film.

Gene Hackman is anything but obscure. He was an acting legend.

I wouldn’t call a member of One Direction obscure either.

Never heard of him, don't think I've seen anything he's in.

What’s that got to do with anything?

@whatonearthisgoingonnow
well try seeking out his films then, you wont be disappointed

Then why are you on this thread commenting on his death?
Pretty sure there's other threads on MN 🤔

the circumstances around his death are another reason for the coverage @AInightingale

Gene Hackman obscure? Gosh, I live on the other side of the planet and know who he is and he is one of my favored actors. You only follow influencers on youtube or something? Rhetorical question.

For me he was Willy Wonka and any other version isn't a patch on his looking at you Johnny Depp .

That was Gene Wilder.....

He could do literally everything, comedy, drama, bad guys and good guys

He's literally one of the worlds best actors, never been in a bad film

Wrong Gene. You’re thinking of Gene Wilder who died in 2016.

Gene Wilder is the man you're thinking of.

This is about Gene Hackman.

What value does this comment add?

Wanted to know if I was the only one. Maybe I need to be 50+ to know who he is, it seems like he hasn't been in much in the last 25 years.

Very sad news... loved him as Lex Luthor when I was growing up. I think my favourite role of his however is in The Birdcage!

🤦 oh flip! Thanks. I did wonder why it wasn't mentioned in the bit of coverage I saw online.

Forgot about the Poseidon film. Must rewatch that.
Sad news.

So do you never watch old films? My favourite movie star is James Stewart!

I'll watch an Agatha Christie or an old James Bond now and again, that's about it.

He's one of mine too. Along with Gregory Peck.

No you don't. It's bloody awful.

Quire sad none of my colleagues who are late 20s early 30s have heard of him despite 5 oscars

I thought you were being funny! Oops.