Gary Sinise Reflects on Gene Hackman’s Quiet Life Before Tragic Death

Gary Sinise Reflects on Gene Hackman’s Quiet Life Before Tragic Death

Gary Sinise is expressing his disbelief and sorrow after hearing about the deaths of his former co-star Gene Hackman, Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog. The tragic news has reverberated throughout the entertainment community and beyond.

According to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico, deputies responded to a location on Old Sunset Trail on February 26, 2025, around 1:45 p.m. They discovered the bodies of 95-year-old Gene Hackman, his 64-year-old wife Betsy, and their pet dog at the residence.

Sinise, who starred alongside Hackman in the 1995 film