The death of Hollywood icon Gene Hackman saddened millions — and a legendary ex-NYPD detective who tutored him in his most famous screen role in “The French Connection” is feeling his loss more than ...

Gene Hackman, who was found dead at 95 alongside his wife at their Santa Fe, N.M. home on Feb. 26, was considered one of the greatest actors of his generation. He won two Oscars over a career spanning ...

The late 'French Connection' star and his wife were both found dead in February 2025 alongside their dog at home in New Mexico. Get updates on the case here.

Members of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy's community in Santa Fe, New Mexico are opening up about the couple, weeks after they were both found dead in their home on Feb. 26. In ABC News' special report ...

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor whose gruff but soulful turns in classics like “The French Connection,” “The Conversation” and “Unforgiven” made him one of the most respected performers in ...

Gene Hackman in director William Friedkin's 1971 film "The French Connection." (Courtesy 20th Century-Fox/Photofest) A couple of months ago, the Coolidge Corner ...

But it was simply a case of timing. News of Hackman's death was not yet known the last time the Screen Actors Guild handed out its awards, which was on Feb. 23, 2025. Morgan Freeman spoke about him ...

Gene Hackman’s longtime publicist has revealed that the Hollywood legend and his wife did everything they could to avoid the spotlight toward the end of their lives. The two-time Oscar winner, 95, ...

When beloved actor Gene Hackman was found dead in his Santa Fe home last month, the shocking details left fans and family advocates reeling. The 95-year-old Oscar winner spent his final days alone and ...

ABC News covered Gene Hackman's life and his 30-plus years of marriage to wife Betsy in a special report that is streaming now on Hulu Tommy McArdle is a Writer-Reporter on the Movies team at PEOPLE.