Gene Hackman’s life in photos before his death at 95

February 28, 2025 admin55 Uncategorized 0

Two-time Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was found dead in his Santa Fe, N.M. home alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog on Wednesday afternoon.

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Gene Hackman won two Academy Awards.
Gene Hackman won two Academy Awards.Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

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Hackman and Christopher Reeve in a scene from the 1987 film "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.”
Hackman and Christopher Reeve in a scene from the 1987 film “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.”Alamy Stock Photo

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Hackman met the late President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office back in 1987.
Hackman met the late President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office back in 1987.Getty Images

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A photograph from 1981 of Hackman and Barbra Streisand in New York City.
A photograph from 1981 of Hackman and Barbra Streisand in New York City.Getty Images

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Hackman as Buck Barrow and Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow on set for the 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde.”
Hackman as Buck Barrow and Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow on set for the 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde.”Getty Images

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Hackman was in cast of the 1972 disaster movie “The Poseidon Adventure.”
Hackman was in cast of the 1972 disaster movie “The Poseidon Adventure.”Getty Images

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Hackman won his first Oscar for portraying Detective "Popeye" Doyle in “The French Connection.”
Hackman won his first Oscar for portraying Detective “Popeye” Doyle in “The French Connection.”Bettmann Archive

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Gene Hackman standing next to Clint Eastwood at the 65th Academy Awards press room in 1993 after winning his second Oscar for "Unforgiven."
Gene Hackman standing next to Clint Eastwood at the 65th Academy Awards press room in 1993 after winning his second Oscar for “Unforgiven.”Getty Images

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Hackman received his first Oscar nomination for his role in “Bonnie and Clyde.”
Hackman received his first Oscar nomination for his role in “Bonnie and Clyde.”Getty Images

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Hackman on set as Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle in 'The French Connection.”
Hackman on set as Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle in ‘The French Connection.”Getty Images

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Hackman, Monica Bellucci and Morgan Freeman at the Cannes Film Festival on May, 11 2000.
Hackman, Monica Bellucci and Morgan Freeman at the attended the Cannes Film Festival on May, 11 2000.Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

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Gene Hackman held a rifle while being filmed riding in a helicopter for the 1977 film “The Domino Principle.”
Gene Hackman held a rifle while being filmed riding in a helicopter for the 1977 film “The Domino Principle.”Getty Images

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Hackman and actress Shelley Winters in the disaster film 1972 “The Poseidon Adventure.”
Hackman and actress Shelley Winters in the disaster film 1972 “The Poseidon Adventure.”Getty Images

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Hackman acted in the film “The Birdcage.”
Hackman acted in the film “The Birdcage.”Corbis via Getty Images

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Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa during smiled for photos during the Golden Globe Awards in 2003.
Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa during smiled for photos during the Golden Globe Awards in 2003.WireImage

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Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Hackman at the People's Choice Awards in 1994.
Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Hackman at the People’s Choice Awards in 1994.Getty Images

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Hackman on the set of “The Quick and the Dead” directed by Sam Raimi.
Hackman on the set of “The Quick and the Dead” directed by Sam Raimi.Murray Close

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Hackman got the racing bug while filming "The French Connection.”
Hackman got the racing bug while filming “The French Connection.”Getty Images

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Hackman and Cruise on the set of “The Firm.”
Hackman and Cruise on the set of “The Firm.”Sygma via Getty Images

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Bellucci and Hackman in the American-French thriller "Under Suspicion."
Bellucci and Hackman in the American-French thriller “Under Suspicion.”Bob Greene/Lions Gate/Kobal / Shutterstock

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Hackman posed for a photo with the cast of “The Royal Tenenbaums” alongside actors like Danny Glover, Ben Stiller and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Hackman posed for a photo with the cast of “The Royal Tenenbaums” alongside actors like Danny Glover, Ben Stiller and Gwyneth Paltrow.Touchstone Pictures

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Hackman at the 1993 Academy Awards.