Two-time Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead inside their Santa Fe County home following a welfare check Feb. 26.
Hackman was 95. Arakawa was 65.
Police are still investigating the causes of their deaths.
One of Hackman’s most critically acclaimed roles was his portrayal of Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in 1971’s “The French Connection,” which featured scenes shots filmed in Brooklyn. One of them included Hackman in a car chasing an elevated train throughout Gravesend and Bensonhurst stations, including Stillwell Avenue, 86th Street, and 62nd Street/New Utrecht Avenue.
Scenes were also shot at the Marlboro Housing Project and a restaurant at Wyckoff Avenue.
The role won Hackman the Academy Award for Best Actor.
His resume included starring roles in “Superman,” “Hoosiers,” “Unforgiven,” “Bonnie & Clyde,” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.”
Three of his children, Elizabeth, Leslie and Annie Hackman, released a joint statement on his death.
“He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us he was always just Dad and Grandpa,” it read. “We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss.”
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