Two-times Oscar-winning Hollywood actor, Gene Hackman has been found dead at the age of 95 inside his apartment in the United States,
Hackman was found alongside his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, 64, and their dog at their Santa Fe County home, New Mexico.
The couple’s body, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise Avila, was discovered after operatives responded to a request to do a welfare check at their home around 1:45 pm yesterday.
In a statement released by the Office in New Mexico, confirming their mysterious demise, Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there was no immediate indication of foul play after a thorough search of the apartment.
Mendoza added that the cause of the death is still unknown as an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding their killing is still ongoing.
“This is an active investigation, however, at this time we do not believe that foul play was a factor. All I can say is that we’re in the middle of a preliminary death investigation, waiting on approval of a search warrant,” he stated.
The late Hackman was an intense character actor, who 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.Â
In a career that spanned over six decades, he received two Academy Awards, two Baftas, four Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
