RIP Gene Hackman

[demoncore1031]

Hackman, age 95, died in his Santa Fe home yesterday. His wife and their dog were also found dead. Very strange.

I was a big fan of Hackman. Amazing actor with a great sense of humor.

That is two actors in one day.

Legendary actor Gene Hackman, wife Betsy and dog found dead inside New Mexico home: police

Santa Fe County police discovered the body of the two-time Oscar winner, 95, and 63-year-old classical pianist Betsy Arakawa on Wednesday afternoon.

nypost.com

 

[NWICY]

Well this is sad.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Terrible news to wake up to for my morning pee. Guessing carbon monoxide poisoning since no foul play expected plus dog dead?

 

[cycloner29]

Terrible news to wake up to for my morning pee. Guessing carbon monoxide poisoning since no foul play expected plus dog dead?

Guy was in a ton of great movies over his career. Great actor!!

 

[Althetuna]

One of my favorite actors.

 

[qwerty]

Obituary: Gene Hackman, Oscar-winning star of 'Superman' and 'Unforgiven,' dies at 95

Gene Hackman has died at 95 after he and his wife were found dead in their home Wednesday afternoon.

abcnews.go.com

 

[mj4cy]

Odd that his wife and dog died too....but nonetheless, Hoosiers was and still is a classic.

 

[Fishhead]

RIP Lex Luthor, ruler of Australia

 

[JP4CY]

What a legend. Wow.

 

[JEFF420]

CO?

 

[Al_4_State]

Gotta be carbon monoxide.

 

[SaraV]

My first introduction to him as a kid was Lex Luthor. As an adult, I can now appreciate how well he played comic-book villain.

Just watched Mississippi Burning for the first time two weeks ago. Also extremely good in that role.

RIP

 

[madguy30]

I watched Hoosiers over the past year randomly and holy cow does he make that still hold up.

Is carbon monoxide poisoning painful?

If not and I live to 95, that's how I'd want to go out.

 

[Pope]

What an awesome actor he was. After a long life of 95 years, carbon monoxide poisoning wouldn't be a bad way to go, relatively speaking. Tragic for his wife and dog, though.

 

[cycloner29]

Hoosiers, Crimson Tide, Superman, Poseidon Adventure, Behind Enemy Lines, No Way Out, The Replacements, The Firm are movies of his I’ve seen multiple times. Probably my all time favorite actor!

 

[Pope]

Hackman appeared in an enormous number of movies, so not every one of them was a big hit. Nevertheless, he was one of those rare actors where if I saw his name in the cast, I would automatically want to go see the movie. Matt Damon and Tom Hanks would be other examples.

 

[cydsho]

I remember my parents taking me to see Superman and even at that young age thought he was great. So many great roles for someone who was never supposed to be "good".

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

He was so good in Unforgiven

 

[Pope]

He wasn't the traditional handsome leading man. He was all talent.

 

[Mr Janny]

RIP to Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle. Gene Hackman was an absolute icon.

Fun fact: my aunt and uncle have his stove.

15 or so years ago, my aunt wanted to upgrade their stove. She wanted one with multiple ovens and a gas range. New ones were super expensive, so they turned to Craigslist. They corresponded with the seller and agreed to buy it, and when they went to pick it up, the seller they'd been communicating with was Gene Hackman. That's right, Royal Tenenbaum handles his business personally.