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Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen Hackman was an American actor. Considered one of the greatest actors of his generation and a paragon of the New Hollywood movement, Hackman's mainstream acting career spanned over four decades. He received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, one Silver Bear and four Golden Globe Awards.
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Born 30 January 1930 · Died 18 February 2025 · Q150943
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2026· 4 entries
Yahoo: 26 Years Ago Today: Classic Film, Called Gene Hackman’s ‘Most Underrated Role,’ Became a Box Office Flop
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Forbes: Could Smart Home Technology Have Saved Gene Hackman’s Life?
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The Cheat Sheet: Inside Gene Hackman’s Secluded Santa Fe House: The Property is Officially For Sale
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2025· 25 entries
The Guardian: ‘He was quite a private person’: expansive auction shows Gene Hackman as actor and artist
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The Guardian: Over 400 items from Gene Hackman’s estate up for auction
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The Guardian: Final autopsy results on Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveal complex health issues
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WSLS 10: Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer's and prolonged fasting
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The Cheat Sheet: Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Laid to Rest Months After Deaths
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The Guardian: New details of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s final days released
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Page Six: Heartbreaking notes found scattered around Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s home
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The Guardian: Gene Hackman property showed rodent infestation after hantavirus check
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New York Post: Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were ‘horrified’ over invasions of privacy, longtime publicist reveals
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The Guardian: Santa Fe clinic says Gene Hackman’s wife called them the day after police say she died
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The Guardian: Gene Hackman estate goes to court to prevent release of autopsy pictures
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Snopes rated the claim “Following Gene Hackman’s death, the FBI discovered a secret tunnel under the actor's home where 701 bodies were found.” False.
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The Guardian: ‘Carers need care, too’: Bruce Willis’s wife speaks out after deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
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The Guardian: Gene Hackman’s final days marked by isolation: ‘Slowing down and reclusive’
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The Guardian: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: the infection that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife
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The Guardian: Gene Hackman died of natural causes days after wife died of rare respiratory virus
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The Guardian: Breed of dog found with Gene Hackman and wife misidentified, pet expert says
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The Guardian: Gene Hackman, David Lynch and Maggie Smith honoured at 2025 Oscars ceremony
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Gene Hackman threatened to confirm Epstein Client list before he died” Not Hackman.
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The Guardian: From Unforgiven to The Firm: Guardian writers pick their favourite Gene Hackman movies
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The Guardian: ‘There’s something wrong about it’: Santa Fe abuzz as residents wonder what caused Gene Hackman’s death
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The Guardian: Carbon monoxide poisoning ruled out in death of Gene Hackman and wife, police say
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The Guardian: ‘I spent 12 hours a day for 16 months with Gene Hackman – but never met him’: The Conversation’s Walter Murch pays tribute
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Died 2025-02-18.
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And returned to their gated community at 5:15 p
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2019· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Actor Gene Hackman said Donald Trump 'could easily turn out to be one of the best presidents America has ever seen.'” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Quotes Gene Hackman as saying that Trump could "easily turn out to be one of the best presidents that America has ever seen."” False.
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2012· 1 entry
Hackman was struck by a pickup truck while he was cycling in the Florida Keys
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2011· 1 entry
If he would ever come out of retirement to do one more film, he said he might consider it "if I could do it in my own house, maybe, without them disturbing anything and just one or two people
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2009· 2 entries
Hackman said, "The straw that broke the camel's back was actually a stress test that I took in New York
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“The straw that broke the camel”
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2008· 1 entry
While promoting his third novel, he confirmed that he had retired from acting
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2004· 2 entries
Hackman appeared alongside Ray Romano in the comedy Welcome to Mooseport, his final film acting role
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Writing novels and occasionally narrating television documentaries, up until 2017
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2003· 1 entry
Also starred in another John Grisham legal drama, Runaway Jury, at long last getting to make a picture with his long-time friend Dustin Hoffman
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2002· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2002).
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2001· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).
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1996· 1 entry
Took a comedic turn as conservative Senator Kevin Keeley in The Birdcage with Robin Williams and Nathan Lane
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1993· 3 entries
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Unforgiven (1993).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven (1993).
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Appeared in Geronimo: An American Legend as Brigadier General George Crook and co-starred with Tom Cruise as a corrupt lawyer in The Firm, a legal thriller based on the John Grisham novel of the same name
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1992· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Unforgiven (1992).
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1991· 1 entry
Hackman married classical pianist Betsy Arakawa (1959–2025) after they had dated for seven years
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1990· 2 entries
Hackman underwent an angioplasty
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In 1990, Hackman underwent an angioplasty.
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1989· 1 entry
Earned Silver Bear for Best Actor for Mississippi Burning (1989).
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1980· 1 entry
Won the Long Beach Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
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1973· 1 entry
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The French Connection (1973).
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1972· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Actor for The French Connection (1972).
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1971· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for The French Connection (1971).
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1969· 1 entry
Played a ski coach in Downhill Racer and an astronaut in Marooned
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1968· 1 entry
Appeared in an episode of I Spy, in the role of Hunter, in the episode "Happy Birthday
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1967· 1 entry
Appeared in an episode of the television series The Invaders, titled "The Spores", and as Buck Barrow in 1967's biographical crime drama Bonnie and Clyde, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporti
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1963· 1 entry
Made his Broadway debuts in the short-running Children From Their Games and A Rainy Day in Newark
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1962· 1 entry
Anna died in a fire she had accidentally started while smoking
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1957· 1 entry
At the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, New York, and Come to the Palace of Sin in 1963
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1956· 2 entries
Hackman married Faye Maltese (1928–2017), with whom he had one son and two daughters: Christopher Allen, Elizabeth Jean, and Leslie Anne Hackman
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Hackman began pursuing an acting career
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1951· 1 entry
Hackman moved to New York City, where he worked at various jobs
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1930· 2 entries
In San Bernardino, California, to Anna Lyda Elizabeth (née Gray) and Eugene Ezra Hackman
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Born 1930-01-30.
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