Authorities said Hackman died from heart disease, a week after his wife died from a rare disease that causes kidney problems.

Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest of the world.

When Bud Miller learned about the death of Gene Hackman earlier this week, he saw not just the death of a famous movie actor.

1985 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) FILE - Actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers ...

Hoosiers” (1986) is a fictionalized account of Indiana high school basketball set at a small school in the early 1950s. It is ...

Over a week after legendary actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead, officials say heart issues and a rare ...

The investigation into the deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa is ongoing, while details on the death of their dog come ...

Acclaimed actor Gene Hackman likely died Feb. 18 of natural causes at his Santa Fe, New Mexico home, authorities announced Friday.

Findings from the investigation into the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife paint a tragic picture of the Oscar-winning actor’s last days.

A medical examiner confirmed Friday that Betsy Arakawa, a concert pianist and wife of Gene Hackman, died of illness caused by hantavirus.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Authorities are set to reveal more information about an investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa, whose partially mummified bodies were discovered ...