An investigation was underway on Thursday after the prolific actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead along with their dog at a house in New Mexico, the local authorities said.
The bodies of Mr. Hackman, 95, and Ms. Arakawa, 64, were found by sheriff’s deputies in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Santa Fe on Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The couple had lived in the Santa Fe area for years.
The deputies went to the home after a neighbor requested a welfare check on the couple, the sheriff’s office told a reporter from KOB, a local broadcaster. Their bodies were not formally identified until early Thursday.
One of Hollywood’s classic “Everyman” actors, Mr. Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards and won two during a 40-year career. His appeared in films that were seen by millions, including “Bonnie and Clyde,” “The French Connection,” “The Poseidon Adventure,” “Mississippi Burning,” “Unforgiven,” “Superman,” “Hoosiers” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.”
“Foul play is not suspected as a factor in those deaths at this time,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The exact cause of death was not yet determined, it said.
This is a developing story.
