Gene Hackman and wife found deceased

[Todd Anderson]

Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa found dead in Santa Fe

Local police said they didn't believe any foul play was involved in the death of the couple, found alongside their dog.

www.bbc.com

Weird. He, his much younger wife, and his dog… all found dead, but no foul play suspected?

How does that work? CO poisoning?

 

[Mike Schramm]

!?!?

How in the world is foul play not suspected?

 

[Mike Schramm]

It has to be something like carbon monoxide poisoning. What else could have taken all three? Sad news no matter what. However, if I had a choice and could go at the same time as my wife I would definitely go for that.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Terrible news. Definitely must be CO… or something along those lines. Tho, you’d think they would have tested for that right away (it wouldn’t be safe to be in the home without knowing?)

 

[Mike Schramm]

Definitely strange…

 

[Todd Anderson]

The plot thickens. No sign of CO. But, maybe there’s a chance it dissipated?

 

[Sonnie Parker]

It does seem rather odd. It's getting a lot of news coverage.

He was a great actor. Lived a long time at 95 years of age... that's getting on up there.

 

[MusicManLen]

One of his best movies was Enemy of The State 1998

 

[Sonnie Parker]

Yep... that was no doubt one of his best... a great movie.

 

[Mike Schramm]

He has so many movies that I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but Enemy of the State is probably my favorite of his films.

 

[Asere]

The French Connection and Unforgiven are great films with Gene. RIP!!

 

[Sonnie Parker]

I noticed Kaleidescape just added Runaway Jury.

 

[VJM]

RIP Mr. Hackman, great actor, It's been awhile since I've seen Enemy of the State, I'll have to revisit that one.

 

[tripplej]

From wikipedia, all his films and tv shows.​

​

Film​

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961	Mad Dog Coll	Policeman	Uncredited
1964	Lilith	Norman
1966	Hawaii	John Whipple
1967	Banning	Tommy Del Gaddo
Community Shelter Planning	Donald Ross	Short film
A Covenant with Death	Alfred Harmsworth
First to Fight	Sergeant Tweed
Bonnie and Clyde	Buck Barrow
1968	The Split	Lt. Walter Brill
1969	Riot	"Red" Fraker
The Gypsy Moths	Joe Browdy
Downhill Racer	Eugene Claire
Marooned	"Buzz" Lloyd
1970	I Never Sang for My Father	Gene Garrison
1971	Doctors' Wives	Dave Randolph
The Hunting Party	Brandt Ruger
The French Connection	Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
1972	Prime Cut	Mary Ann
The Poseidon Adventure	Rev. Frank Scott
Cisco Pike	Sergeant Leo Holland
1973	Scarecrow	Max Millan
1974	The Conversation	Harry Caul
Young Frankenstein	Harold, The Blind Man
Zandy's Bride	Zandy Allan
1975	French Connection II	Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Lucky Lady	Kibby Womack
Night Moves	Harry Moseby
Bite the Bullet	Sam Clayton
1977	The Domino Principle	Roy Tucker
A Bridge Too Far	Stanisław Sosabowski
March or Die	Major William Sherman Foster
1978	Superman	Lex Luthor
1980	Superman II
1981	All Night Long	George Dupler
Reds	Pete Van Wherry
1983	Under Fire	Alex Grazier
Two of a Kind	God	Voice; uncredited
Uncommon Valor	Col. Jason Rhodes, USMC (Ret.)
Eureka	Jack McCann
1984	Misunderstood	Ned Rawley
1985	Twice in a Lifetime	Harry MacKenzie
Target	Walter Lloyd / Duncan "Duke" Potter
1986	Power	Wilfred Buckley
Hoosiers	Coach Norman Dale
1987	No Way Out	David Brice
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Lex Luthor / Nuclear Man (voice)
1988	Bat*21	Lt. Col Iceal Hambleton, USAF
Split Decisions	Danny McGuinn
Another Woman	Larry Lewis
Full Moon in Blue Water	Floyd
Mississippi Burning	Rupert Anderson
1989	The Package	Sergeant Johnny Gallagher
1990	Loose Cannons	Det. MacArthur 'Mac' Stern
Postcards from the Edge	Lowell Kolchek
Narrow Margin	Robert Caulfield
1991	Class Action	Jedediah Tucker Ward
Company Business	Sam Boyd
1992	Unforgiven	Sheriff Bill "Little Bill" Daggett
1993	The Firm	Avery Tolar
Geronimo: An American Legend	Brigadier General George Crook
1994	Wyatt Earp	Nicholas Porter Earp
1995	The Quick and the Dead	John Herod
Crimson Tide	Captain Frank Ramsey
Get Shorty	Harry Zimm
1996	The Birdcage	Senator Kevin Keeley
Extreme Measures	Dr. Lawrence Myrick
The Chamber	Sam Cayhall
1997	Absolute Power	President Alan Richmond
1998	Twilight	Jack Ames
Antz	General Mandible	Voice
Enemy of the State	Edward "Brill" Lyle
2000	Under Suspicion	Henry Hearst	Also executive producer
The Replacements	Coach Jimmy McGinty
2001	The Mexican	Arnold Margolese
Heartbreakers	William B. Tensy
Heist	Joe Moore
Behind Enemy Lines	Admiral Leslie Reigart
The Royal Tenenbaums	Royal Tenenbaum
2003	Runaway Jury	Rankin Fitch
2004	Welcome to Mooseport	Monroe "Eagle" Cole
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959–1962	The United States Steel Hour	Various characters	8 episodes
1959–1964	Brenner	Officer Richard Clayburn Patrolman Claibourne	3 episodes
1961	Tallahassee 7000	Joe Lawson	Episode: "The Fugitive"
1961–1963	The Defenders	Jerry Warner / Stanley McGuirk	2 episodes
1963	Look Up and Live	Frank Collins	Episode: "Look Up and Live"
Naked City	Mr. Jasper	Episode: "Prime of Life"
Route 66	Motorist	Episode: "Who Will Cheer My Bonny Bride?"
The DuPont Show of the Week	Douglas McCann	Episode: "Ride with Terror"
East Side West Side	Policeman	Episode: "Creeps Live Here"
1966	The Trials of O'Brien	Roger Nathan	Episode: "The Only Game in Town"
Hawk	Houston Worth	Episode: "Do Not Mutilate or Spindle"
1967	The F.B.I.	Herb Kenyon	Episode: "The Courier"
The Invaders	Tom Jessup	Episode: "The Spores"
Iron Horse	Harry Wadsworth	Episode: "Leopards Try, But Leopards Can't"
CBS Playhouse	Ned	Episode: "My Father and My Mother"
I Spy	Frank Hunter	Episode: "Happy Birthday Everybody"
Insight	Holt	Episode: "Confrontation"
1968	Shadow on the Land	Reverend Thomas Davis	Television film
2007	America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions	Narrator	4 episodes
2008	Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives	Himself	Episode: "What’s for Breakfast?"
2016	The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima	Narrator	Voice; documentary
2017	We, the Marines

Television​

 

[Asere]

@tripplej thank you for the list. I remember watching over and over on cable as a kid Uncommon Valor. Was it a great movie likely not but it was fun. I don't mind seeing it again these days.

 

[Todd Anderson]

For me.. the #1 Hackman film is Crimson Tide.

Love that flick. I've watched it dozens upon dozens of times.

 

[Mike Schramm]

For me.. the #1 Hackman film is Crimson Tide.

Love that flick. I've watched it dozens upon dozens of times.

Maybe I shouldn’t share this information, but I think this is a safe space….

Never seen it.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Maybe I shouldn’t share this information, but I think this is a safe space….

Never seen it.

I feel like I need to hop on a plane and get to the Chi-town ASAP!!!!

There's a fantastic scene where Denzel and Hackman have a tense standoff following a mutiny on a nuclear sub. Hackman's character punches Denzel. In reality, tho... as they were filming... Hackman actually punches him! Plays into the scene perfectly.

What a movie. Simply stellar IMO

 

[Mike Schramm]

Oh my!!!

 

[Todd Anderson]

Whoa!

(should be more, IMO)

 

[NBPK402]

!?!?

How in the world is foul play not suspected?

Exactly! Each were also in different parts of the house, and 1 dog was in the house with the door open, and the 2 dogs that were alive were outside.

 

[VJM]

Much cheaper on KScape

 

[Asere]

I read the examiner said he likely had a heart attack from his underlying heart condition, his wife panicked and opened a bottle of meds and likely fell. The one dog inside likely died from dehydration. Also the gas company said there was a small trace of co2 but very faint.
I'm not the smart one here but neither dumb. I don't know but that sounds made up. What are the chances she fell seeing him collapse and why would the dog be dehydrated unless many days passed by without water. Sometimes water bowls are kept indoors.
Anyhow we will see what results from the toxicology tests.
Likely this will be a mystery for life.

 

[NBPK402]

I read the examiner said he likely had a heart attack from his underlying heart condition, his wife panicked and opened a bottle of meds and likely fell. The one dog inside likely died from dehydration. Also the gas company said there was a small trace of co2 but very faint.
I'm not the smart one here but neither dumb. I don't know but that sounds made up. What are the chances she fell seeing him collapse and why would the dog be dehydrated unless many days passed by without water. Sometimes water bowls are kept indoors.
Anyhow we will see what results from the toxicology tests.
Likely this will be a mystery for life.

Not to mention the other 2 dogs were outside and the door was open.

 

[Asere]

Not to mention the other 2 dogs were outside and the door was open.

Yes, that too!