Gene Hackman, Wife, & Dog Found Dead In New Mexico Home

60th Annual Golden Globe Awards BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 19: Actor Gene Hackman and date attend the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 19, 2003 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

By Roger & JP

February 27, 2025 at 5:40 am EST

RIP: Legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, and wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, found dead with their dog in their Santa Fe home. Sheriff: No foul play suspected. Cause of death unknown. Hackman won Oscars for "The French Connection" and "Unforgiven. pic.twitter.com/Dj7yE60RNl
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"Bonnie & Clyde" 1967: Cast members from director Arthur Penn's film, 'Bonnie & Clyde,' pose with machine guns in front of a car. Left to right: Michael J Pollard, Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty, Estelle Parsons & Gene Hackman. Parsons won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar while Beatty and Dunaway received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Actress. (Photo by Columbia Tristar/Getty Images) (Columbia TriStar/Getty Images)

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Gene Hackman through the years 1967: Cast members from director Arthur Penn's film, 'Bonnie & Clyde,' pose with machine guns in front of a car. Left to right: Michael J Pollard, Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty, Estelle Parsons & Gene Hackman. Parsons won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar while Beatty and Dunaway received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Actress. (Photo by Columbia Tristar/Getty Images) (Columbia TriStar/Getty Images)

Gene Hackman through the years 2001: The cast of "The Royal Tenenbaums" poses at the film's premiere (L-R back) Luke Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Kumar Pallana, Gwyneth Paltrow, (L-R front) Jonah Meyerson, Irene Gorovaia, in Los Angeles, 06 December 2001. AFP PHOTO/Lucy Nicholson (Photo credit should read LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP via Getty Images) (LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Gene Hackman through the years NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 2: Fans Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman in attendance of the Miami Heat and New Orleans Hornets game at New Orleans Arena on November 2, 2002 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets won 100-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright 2002 NBAE (Photo by: Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images) (Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)

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