Winner Gene Hackman Obituary, Cause of Death: Academy Award Winner Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home

He won an Oscar for his portrayal of New York cop Popeye Doyle in 1971’s “The French Connection,” a detective who gets his man but at a high cost. His surveillance expert in 1974’s “The Conversation” is single-minded to the point of obsession, losing all perspective.

He was 36 before he broke through in 1967’s “Bonnie and Clyde,” a role he got after losing the part of Mr. Robinson in “The Graduate.” Before that, he’d served in the Marines, scuffled in California and New York – sometimes with a roommate, “Graduate” star Dustin Hoffman – and worked odd jobs, including truck driver and doorman.

Hackman retired at 74. He had lived in Santa Fe in recent decades with Arakawa, a former classical pianist, and largely stayed out of the public eye.

Hackman had three children, whom he shared with his late ex-wife, Faye Maltese.

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Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe home Wednesday afternoon. Per authorities, there is no immediate indication of foul play, though a cause of death was not provided.

Hackman, who won Oscars for “Unforgiven” and “The French Connection,”…

Academy Award Winner Gene Hackman Death: Obituary – Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home – Gene Hackman Passed Away