Celebrity Death: Gene Hackman 95
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Woke up and saw this also and was like wow. I mean he was 95 but his wife was much younger (63) so ya if no foul play is suspected it must have been something like CO2. BBC says their dog was also found dead with them. I had not realized that he has not acted in over 20 years having retired at age 74, His last acting role was Welcome to Mooseport released in 2004.
www.bbc.com
Gene Hackman: Hollywood legend dies aged 95
Local police said they didn't believe any foul play was involved in the death of the couple, found alongside their dog.
www.bbc.com
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I'm glad Hackman got to do a Wes Anderson film before he retired. That fully rounded out his excellent career. RIP.
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Wow. At 95, one would assume he died of natural causes. But his wife too? Unfortunate end to a long life.
Great actor, great career. RIP
Great actor, great career. RIP
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Legendary actor in so many great movies. With the cops saying no foul play I can't help to think they may have taken their own lives together but we will see when all the info comes out. This story is a bit strange right now....
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with the dog dead too and no foul play its gotta be monoxide poisoning.
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I assume Carbon Monoxide poisoning will be likely cause. A former co-worker of mine died along with his dog while rehabbing a house years ago from Carbon Monoxide leak
Truly one of the great actors. Literally cant think of a bad performance by him
I assume Carbon Monoxide poisoning will be likely cause. A former co-worker of mine died along with his dog while rehabbing a house years ago from Carbon Monoxide leak
Truly one of the great actors. Literally cant think of a bad performance by him
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Also carbon monoxide or not its a reminder that carbon monoxide detectors are pretty cheap and there's no reason not to have a few of them in your home.
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101 acting credits on his IMDB. About 30 of those were early career TV appearances and some movie roles pre or adjacent to Bonnie & Clyde, which was his first big movie. So let's say he made about 70 movies from that point on.
I've seen 40 of those (the man liked to work!). And I swear to god I can only think of one time when I thought he gave a bad performance. He was great as the star (The French Connection, The Conversation, Night Moves, The Royal Tenenbaums). He was great as a supporting player (Unforgiven, The Firm). He could elevate mediocre paycheck flicks (Uncommon Valor, The Package). He was a great smart antagonist (Crimson Tide). He was a great dumb antagonist (No Way Out). Known as a real pro's pro. Deadly serious on sets yet he could be as funny as anyone when called upon (Get Shorty, Young Frankenstein).
His best performances are the best performances everyone thinks of (many of which accounted for above). I want to go to bat for an underrated performance though. I rewatched The Firm in the last year or so. John Grisham ain't exactly known for his character development, but Hackman imbues his character with such a sense of sadness and regret. It's really incredible work in an otherwise frivolous beach read of a movie.
The one bad performance? Power, an 1980s political fixer flick where he gets acted off the screen by Richard Gere of all people. The one time I ever felt like he was phoning it in.
I've seen 40 of those (the man liked to work!). And I swear to god I can only think of one time when I thought he gave a bad performance. He was great as the star (The French Connection, The Conversation, Night Moves, The Royal Tenenbaums). He was great as a supporting player (Unforgiven, The Firm). He could elevate mediocre paycheck flicks (Uncommon Valor, The Package). He was a great smart antagonist (Crimson Tide). He was a great dumb antagonist (No Way Out). Known as a real pro's pro. Deadly serious on sets yet he could be as funny as anyone when called upon (Get Shorty, Young Frankenstein).
His best performances are the best performances everyone thinks of (many of which accounted for above). I want to go to bat for an underrated performance though. I rewatched The Firm in the last year or so. John Grisham ain't exactly known for his character development, but Hackman imbues his character with such a sense of sadness and regret. It's really incredible work in an otherwise frivolous beach read of a movie.
The one bad performance? Power, an 1980s political fixer flick where he gets acted off the screen by Richard Gere of all people. The one time I ever felt like he was phoning it in.
What a great actor. And what a shame that something killed all three, husband, wife and dog. Never knew that he had been married to someone 32 years his junior, and that they had been together for 34 years. Good on them. Again, how unfortunate!
In honor of Gene, I'm going to watch "Scarecrow".
In honor of Gene, I'm going to watch "Scarecrow".
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One of those VERY rare actors who you saw the character and not the actor in any given role.
Very underrated in Wyatt Earp.
Very underrated in Wyatt Earp.
