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Gene Hackman and his wife found dead at their home
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Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In a career spanning more than six decades, Hackman received two Academy Awards for his work on The French Connection and The Unforgiven.
A statement from the Santa Fe County Sheriff in New Mexico said: "We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found deceased Wednesday afternoon at their residence on Sunset Trail.
"This is an active investigation - however, at this time we do not believe that foul play was a factor."
Hackman was 95, and his wife - a classical pianist - 64.
He won the best actor Oscar for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's 1971 thriller The French Connection, and another for best supporting actor for playing Little Bill Daggett in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven in 1992.
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His other Oscar-nominated roles were in 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde - as Buck Barrow, in his breakthrough role - and 1970's I Never Sang for My Father, as well as playing the agent in Mississippi Burning (1988).
The Santa Fe County Sheriff's office said: "On 26 February, 2025 at approximately 1:45 p.m., Santa Fe County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to an address on Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park where Gene Hackman, 95 and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64 and a dog were found deceased."

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Gene Hackman death latest: Actor and wife found dead in Santa Fe home
The actor, best known for The French Connection and The Conversation, was found dead alongside his wife

Gene Hackman has been found dead, aged 95, in his Santa Fe home alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, and pet dog.
The actor was one of the best-loved stars in Hollywood, starring in classic films ranging from The French Connection and The Conversation to Superman.
He won Oscars for The French Connection and Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven, and stepped away from the spotlight after The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001.
No foul play is suspected, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza.
Mendoza told the Santa Fe New Mexican that the couple died around midnight on Thursday (27 February). The sheriff did not speculate on their cause of death.
“I want to assure the community and neighbourhood that there’s no immediate danger to anyone,” Mendoza said.
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Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa found dead
Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa found dead in their home in Santa Fe
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Hackman became a reclusive figure in later life, rarely making public appearances
Hackman announced that he had retired from acting in 2008 while promoting his third novel Escape from Andersonville. His final film was the 2004 comedy Welcome to Mooseport where he starred alongside Ray Romano.
In 2022 he made a rare public appearance to attend a show in Santa Fe’s Lensic Center for Performing Arts titled Broadway Confidential which delighted fans in the process.
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Hackman was one of the most celebrated actors of his generation
Hackman, 95, was one of the industry’s most respected and honoured performers. His dozens of films included Oscar-winning roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven, which both earned him an Oscar.
His breakout performance came in 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde. His other notable roles include Superman, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Conversation, Enemy of the State, Reds and The Firm.
The actor’s impressive resume includes two Oscars, two Baftas, three Golden Globes and the Cecil B. DeMille Award, bestowed to him at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards.
Gene Hackman with Robin Williams and Michael Caine at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards.
Gene Hackman with Robin Williams and Michael Caine at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards. (Getty Images)
Greg Evans27 February 2025 09:40
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TV stars pay tribute to Hollywood icon
Tributes have begun to flood in for Hackman, firstly, via the UK and Ireland.
After the news broke on Thursday (27 February) morning, Lorraine Kelly told Good Morning Britain: “That is a real shocker, I was just reading about what an amazing actor he is, when you think of the movies that he's been in…French Connection, everybody remembers that! Wonderful, wonderful film! I had no idea he was 95! That's really really sad.”
She continued: “He's an absolute icon, brilliant. He was so funny in Birdcage… he could do drama, he could do comedy, he could do absolutely anything.”
Elsewhere, Irish comedian, Dara O Briain wrote on X/Twitter: “Ah, Gene Hackman. The finest screen actor ever, I think. Not a single duff performance, in a long, long career. And the best delivery ever of a single word: when he says ‘Cigars!’ In Young Frankenstein.”
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Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa and their dog confirmed as dead
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise Avila said deputies responded to a request to do a welfare check at the home Wednesday around 1:45 pm local time and found Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog dead.
The Associated Press reports that local police do not suspect that foul play was a factor in their deaths but the exact cause of their deaths cannot be determined at this time.
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