Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their pet dog have been found dead in their Santa Fe home. Gene was 95 years old, and Betsy was 63. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza has said that no foul play is suspected in the deaths,

The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office confirmed the film star and wife Betsy Arakawa had died, along with their dog.

Unseen for much of the last two decades, Hackman won Oscars for The French Connection (1971) and Clint Eastwood ‘s Unforgiven (1992), and was Oscar-nominated for roles in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), I Never Sang for My Father (1970), and Mississippi Burning (1988). Awards notwithstanding, the respected and admired Hackman had a wide range.