Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, have been found dead along with their dog, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports.
Gene Hackman in his Academy Award winning role as "Popeye" Doyle from the classic 1971 William Friedkin thriller, The French Connection.Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, have been found dead at their home, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office says., Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there was no indication of foul play and their dog had also died.
He said Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 63 and a classical pianist, were found dead on Wednesday afternoon at their home in Santa Fe Summit north-east of the New Mexican city.Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Denise Avila said deputies responded to a request to do a welfare check at the home on Wednesday about 1.45pm and found the bodies.
Mendoza did not provide a cause of death for the actor, one of the industry's most respected and honoured performers, or Arakawa, his wife of more than 30 years.Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa attend the Golden Globes in 2003. The popular leading man known for his versatility and rugged appearance was born in San Bernardino, California, and left home at 16, enlisting in the Marines and working as a journalist before getting into theatre and then movies.cemented Hackman as a star.
William Friedkin's cop drama about NYPD detectives investigating a heroin-smuggling ring in Marseilles was a massive commercial and critical success and earned Hackman the Oscar for best leading actor.Unforgiven
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