Celebrity Death: Gene Hackman 95

[Satans Hockey]

Article says no foul play so I assume carbon monoxide but awful story, RIP...

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[Wolfpuck]

First Michelle, now Gene.

What a rotten day.

 

[Seedtype]

Rest in peace to an absolute legend.

 

[Ol' Jase]

Wow, this one sucks hard.

RIP.

 

[beowulf]

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.

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

 

[Jovavic]

Honestly thought he did years ago, RIP anyway

 

[Seattle King]

I'm glad Hackman got to do a Wes Anderson film before he retired. That fully rounded out his excellent career. RIP.

 

[Lehnerd Skinnerd]

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

 

[John Price]

RIP

 

[GKJ]

One of the greatest of all time, and still gone too soon. RIP

 

[Winger98]

I might have to watch The Royal Tannenbaums today.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Definitely a sad situation. RIP.

 

[JMCx4]

First Michelle, now Gene.

What a rotten day.

The Grim Reaper recognizes no age limits.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

One of my all time favorites. RIP

 

[NyQuil]

 

[93gilmour93]

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....

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

with the dog dead too and no foul play its gotta be monoxide poisoning.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

RIP

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

 

[NyQuil]

I had just watched Runaway Jury again the night before which is kind of eerie.

 

[SUX2BU]

great actor

loved him in the grisham movies (The Firm and Runaway Jury), Hoosiers and Unforgiven

that chuckle of his ......

 

[Satans Hockey]

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.

 

[kihei]

On the short list as one of the best actors in Hollywood history. He could grip and hold an audience like very few actors in history

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

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.

 

[MoreOrr]

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!

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/27/entertainment/gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-death/index.html

In honor of Gene, I'm going to watch "Scarecrow".

 

[Indrid Cold]

One of those VERY rare actors who you saw the character and not the actor in any given role.

Very underrated in Wyatt Earp.