Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa found dead in house: Hollywood veteran actor Gene Hackman died on Wednesday. According to reports, the bodies of Oscar award winning actor Gene, his wife and dog have been found in their house. The news of the death of the 95-year-old Hollywood actor has created a wave of mourning in the Hollywood industry and fans are paying tribute to him on social media.
According to a BBC report, the sheriff of Santa Fe County has confirmed the news of the death of Gene Hackman and his wife. He said, "The bodies of 95-year-old Gene Hackman and his 63-year-old wife have been found in their house Sunset Trail (New Mexico). He said that the investigation of this case is going on. According to him, some kind of criminal conspiracy is involved in this.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Eden Mendoza confirmed to the local media that the couple died at midnight on Wednesday. Not only the husband and wife, their dog was also found dead. Gene Hackman was born on January 30, 1930 in San Bernardino, California.
Gene Hackman Movie Career
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Gene Hackman may have been a big name in Hollywood films, but he started his career with television shows in the year 1959. His first TV show was The United States Steel Hour. After this, he worked in television series like Brenner, The Defenders, Look Up and Live, Naked City, Route 66 and East Side West Side.
Apart from this, he worked in Hollywood films like Mad Dog Call, Lilith, Hawaii, Banning, A Covenant with Death, The Split, Wright, Downhill Racer in the year 1961.
For which film did Gene Hackman get the Oscar Award
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Hackman not only got the love of fans and appreciation of the audience for his brilliant acting, but he was also awarded the Oscar Award for his character Jimmy 'Popeye' in William Friedkin's thriller film 'The French Collection' released in the year 1971.