Late actor Gene Hackman’s friend, Doug Lanham, seems to have spilled the beans about Hackman’s secret Los Angeles fistfight.

Gene Hackman's longtime friend, Doug Lanham, has detailed the actors' Hollywood fight months after Gene's heartbreaking death ...

Gene Hackman, who died earlier this year, was known for his tough-guy roles on screen, and it seems like he was no pushover ...

The legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman was found dead at the age of 95 in his Santa Fe home alongside his wife, Betsy ...

The couple were found in separate rooms of their $3.8 million mansion, with one of their dogs also dead in the home. Doug, 76, who met Gene more than 20 years ago and became both his close friend ...

His friend and former business partner, Doug Lanham, 76, said he played golf with Hackman, and while on the course, they’d make bets — something he said Hackman never thought was a good idea.

Doug Lanham owned Jinja Bar & Bistro in Santa Fe, New Mexico when he first met Hackman. The two struck up a friendship and Hackman eventually became co-owner of the restaurant, which specializes ...

SANTA FE, N.M. ‒ It’s just a wall, Gene. Doug Lanham, restaurateur and co-owner of the Jinja Bar & Bistro, pointed to a 15-foot-wide empty wall in the back of his Asian Tropical-themed restaurant.

Doug Lanham, told TMZ. Lanham said Arakawa, a classical pianist, closely monitored the “French Connection” star’s eating habits. The legendary Hollywood actor would allegedly try to “sneak ...

But the real surprise came when the actor ad-libbed for the camera. March 2, 2025 Longtime friend Doug Lanham didn’t think of Hackman as a movie star, but as one half of Gene and Betsy ...

“I’m more confused and really devastated even more,” Santa Fe restaurateur Doug Lanham, a close friend of the couple and Hackman’s former business partner, said after the news conference.

The “French Connection” star’s friend Doug Lanham told TMZ Thursday that Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, had him on a “strict” diet and made sure he was “eating right.” Lanham said ...