They find Actor Gene Hackman and his wife dead in his residence in New Mexico

They find Actor Gene Hackman and his wife dead in his residence in New Mexico

Actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, have been found dead In his residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Hackman, 95, was an outstanding American actor, Winner of two Oscar Awardsknown for films like “The French Connection” and “Without forgiveness.” Local authorities do not suspect a crime, but the causes and the exact moment of deaths are still unknown.

The Santa Fe News website has summoned the Sheriff of the County of Santa Fe, Adan Mendoza, highlighting that the couple had died along with their dog and that There were no immediate indications of a criminal act.

The actor participated in more than 80 films, in addition to working on television and theater during a long career that began in the early 1960s.

Eugene Allen Hackman, better known as Gene Hackman, was born on January 30, 1930 in the city of San Bernardino, California.

Hackman, a Hollywood legend for several decades of the twentieth century, won two Oscar awards for his iconic characters in ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Unforgiven’, and became one of the most versatile and popular interpreters of his generation.

The charismatic actor, away from the cameras since 2004, was dedicated to writing novels and painting paintings in the American town of Santa Fe (New Mexico).

The actor himself explained his vocation from a very young age, inspired by cinematographic idols such as James Cagney and Errol Flynn. Although he has also pointed out that what marked him definitely was the performance of the mythical Marlon Brando in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ (1951).

In the early sixties, when he was already 30, he began studying dramatic art at the Pasadena Playhouse interpretation school in Los Angeles, and started his artistic career.

Source: Eitb

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