Oscar -winning actor Eugene “Gene” Hackman, 95, and his wife Pianist Betsy Arakawa, 63, have been found dead in their home in the city of Santa Fe in the state of New Mexico.
The couple was found on Wednesday afternoon by the police who came to the home to investigate a suspected death. Santa Fe County’s sheriff Adan Mendoza tells the Local newspaper that nothing points to crime, however, he states no cause of death.
Together with the couple, their dog was also found dead.
Got two Oscars
During his career, Gene Hackman received two Oscar statues. One for the role of the stubborn police Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in “The French Connection” in 1972. And one for “Unforgives” 1992 (“The merciless”) where he played against Clint Eastwood.
Other remarkable role efforts in his career are in the films “Bonnie & Clyde”, “The Birdcage” and “The Royal Tenenbaums”.