Two-time Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their New Mexico home.A spokesperson for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office told sister station KOAT deputies were called to the home Wednesday afternoon for a welfare check after a neighbor called in concerned about their well-being.Deputies found Hackman and Arakawa dead inside the Santa Fe home along with their dog around 1:45 p.m. local time.The sheriff’s office says it does not have a cause of death yet, but foul play is not suspected.The sheriff’s office plans to release more information later Thursday morning. Hackman, 95, was a five-time Oscar nominee who starred in dozens of films and one of the industry’s most respected and honored performers. His two Oscar wins, for “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” were spaced out 21 years apart.The couple’s home is in a gated community just outside New Mexico’s capital city. Hackman moved to the area in the 1980s, where he was often seen around town and served as a board member of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in the 1990s, according to the local paper, The New Mexican.News of his death comes just four days before this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.Hackman played a variety of roles, appearing in action movies, thrillers and even appearing in a comedic part in “Young Frankenstein.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Two-time Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their New Mexico home.
A spokesperson for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office told sister station KOAT deputies were called to the home Wednesday afternoon for a welfare check after a neighbor called in concerned about their well-being.
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Deputies found Hackman and Arakawa dead inside the Santa Fe home along with their dog around 1:45 p.m. local time.
The sheriff’s office says it does not have a cause of death yet, but foul play is not suspected.
The sheriff’s office plans to release more information later Thursday morning.
Hackman, 95, was a five-time Oscar nominee who starred in dozens of films and one of the industry’s most respected and honored performers. His two Oscar wins, for “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” were spaced out 21 years apart.
The couple’s home is in a gated community just outside New Mexico’s capital city. Hackman moved to the area in the 1980s, where he was often seen around town and served as a board member of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in the 1990s, according to the local paper, The New Mexican.
News of his death comes just four days before this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.
Hackman played a variety of roles, appearing in action movies, thrillers and even appearing in a comedic part in “Young Frankenstein.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
