Gene Hackman’s longtime friend Doug Lanham has spoken out following the shocking deaths of the two-time Oscar-winning actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa – saying the actor was full of loveable ...

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 ...

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, did her best to prolong his life by ensuring he stuck to a very strict diet, according to a pal of the late couple.

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.

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 ...

Gene Hackman prioritized his health prior to his passing, according to the late actor’s loved ones. The “French Connection” star’s friend Doug Lanham told TMZ Thursday that Hackman’s ...

Longtime friend Doug Lanham didn’t think of Hackman as a movie star, but as one half of Gene and Betsy, the couple that was always helping in the community.

Doug Lanham, a friend and former business partner of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. Hackman enjoyed his relative anonymity in Santa Fe to the point of amusement.

This was corroborated by Hackman’s good friend, Doug Lanham, who told TMZ that the actor’s wife was sure he maintained a strict, healthy diet that saw him “order either the halibut or rice ...

Many of his paintings, including landscapes and portraits, are hanging in Jinja, an Asian fusion restaurant in Santa Fe that the couple had invested in, said Doug Lanham, the restaurant’s owner.

As a retired Hollywood star, Gene Hackman was plenty generous, as one of his friends and former business partners remembers. Doug Lanham owned Jinja Bar & Bistro in Santa Fe, New Mexico when he ...