R.I.P. Gene Hackman.

[dochay]

A favorite actor of mine. 95 and lived a great life.

 

[WHCSC]

What’s the story? Wife and dog dead too.

 

[scarletred]

He had a lot of great movies.. Hoosiers and The Firm. and as a young kid seeing the Poseidon adventure in the theater with my cousins.

Odd that wife and dog passed with him.

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

My favorite actor...just saw a short video on him past week..he was mentioned as somebody who just quite the biz, no official announcement, just walked away. Loved him in many roles..Unforgiven, Enemy of the State and Hoosiers probably my 3 faves....he had so many great films

 

[RBigredMax]

Awesome actor - too many films to list but Superman and Hoosiers come to the top of my mind. 95 and those accomplishments - a life well lived.

 

[Charlie Marlow]

Michelle Trachtenberg too

 

[inWV]

He had a lot of great movies.. Hoosiers and The Firm. and as a young kid seeing the Poseidon adventure in the theater with my cousins.

Odd that wife and dog passed with him.

All seems suicideish. Maybe a gas leak?

 

[Big bo fan]

What’s the story? Wife and dog dead too.

carbon monoxide was being thrown out there.

 

[Charlie Marlow]

carbon monoxide was being thrown out there.

That would be my guess or something along those lines. Don’t think they would include their dog in a murder-suicide

 

[scarletred]

All seems suicideish. Maybe a gas leak?

That would really be unfortunate.

 

[RedMyMind]

Last film of his I saw was the conversation

 

[Bugeater]

Popeye Doyle!

 

[Catch50]

My favorite actor...just saw a short video on him past week..he was mentioned as somebody who just quite the biz, no official announcement, just walked away. Loved him in many roles..Unforgiven, Enemy of the State and Hoosiers probably my 3 faves....he had so many great films

The Firm.

 

[HBK4life]

He had a lot of great movies.. Hoosiers and The Firm. and as a young kid seeing the Poseidon adventure in the theater with my cousins.

Odd that wife and dog passed with him.

Mississippi Burning. The Replacements. Crimson Tide. The Quick and The Dead. Unforgiven. Lex Luthor in Superman. Great actor. RIP

 

[HBK4life]

Awesome actor - too many films to list but Superman and Hoosiers come to the top of my mind. 95 and those accomplishments - a life well lived.

 

[HBK4life]

 

[mgbreis]

Check your carbon monoxide detectors folks. Or get one.

 

[Sodakred]

But for my little brother crying and my mom getting up to tend to him, my entire family wouldn’t have survived a CO leak related to an unknown crack in our year-old gas furnace. I still have a noticeable scar on my chin from falling on the pavement when the fresh air hit me outside the house. I was about ten or eleven years old and CO home monitors weren’t on the market yet. FYI, I still remember that night and although alcohol wasn’t known to me at that age, I do remember staggering and being in a fog much like being severely drunk.

So whether it was CO or not re Hackman’s death, let this be a reminder: Make sure you have at least one CO monitor plugged into an outlet.

 

[konaki]

Just another sign I'm growing older when all the great actors I grew up with are passing. Gene was a great actor and proud Marine, thanks for all you've done.

 

[mgbreis]

I'm a fan of his, so I tried to watch "French Connection" and didn't get very far. But man, Hoosiers, Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven.... it just goes on and on.

Rest in Peace Little Bill.

 

[HBK4life]

 

[HuskerDrew]

I remember him in the show Streets of San Francisco with Michael Douglas
What an actor
RIP

I am also checking my CO detector right now and it seems to be working.

 

[HuskerDrew]

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That’s right.. crimson Tide was such a good movie. So many.

 

[HBK4life]

That’s right.. crimson Tide was such a good movie. So many.

Movie was kind of cheesy, but Hackman played a great villain. So many big names in it. Hackman, Leo Dicaprio, Russell Crowe, Sharon Stone, etc

 

[AVeritas]

hackman spent time with bob knight at indiana practices learning the nuances of coaching at the elite level prior to starring in my favorite sports film "hoosiers." he was an excellent actor.

 

[HBK4life]