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Santa Fe police say no foul play is suspected<\/h2>\n

Police have confirmed that Hollywood veteran actor Gene Hackman has been found dead in his Santa Fe home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed that Hackman and his wife\u00a0Betsy Arakawa<\/a>, a classical pianist, were both found dead at their home. However he did not give information regarding the cause of death.<\/p>\n

He said that, at this point, foul play is not suspected and that the dog was found deceased alongside the pair.<\/p>\n

Mendoza also did not comment on when the couple might have died when he was asked by reporters.<\/p>\n

In a statement he said: “All I can say is that we’re in the middle of a preliminary death investigation, waiting on approval of a search warrant.”<\/p>\n

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Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa in 1994 (Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

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Hackman was known as a legend in\u00a0Hollywood<\/a>, most fondly remembered for his role as Lex Luthor in the\u00a0Superman<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>movie as well as Little Bill Daggett in the\u00a0Unforgiven<\/em>\u00a0and Jimmy Doyle in the\u00a0French Connection<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The actor was known as being a private individual as well and announced in 2004 that he was retiring from acting. He then proceeded to leave\u00a0Los Angeles<\/a>\u00a0and moved to New Mexico.<\/p>\n

At the time he told the press: “I haven’t held a press conference to announce retirement, but yes, I’m not going to act any longer. I really don’t want to do it any longer.”<\/p>\n

Hackman concluded his acting career with over 100 acting roles, however rumors circulated that this decision to retire was tied to stress.<\/p>\n

Hackman and Betsy started dating in the mid 80s and got married in 1991, but clarified that he did not abandon his first wife Faye Maltese for her.<\/p>\n

He said: “By the way, I did not leave my real-life wife for a younger woman. We just drifted apart. We lost sight of each other. When you work in this business, marriage takes a great deal of work and love.”<\/p>\n

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\"Police<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Police have said no foul play is suspected at this point (Donaldson Collection\/Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

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While details are scarce about Hackman and Betsy Arakawa fans have begun tributing the actor and his wife on\u00a0social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One user on Twitter wrote: \u201cRIP Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa found dead, marking the end of an era in cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another said: \u201cHonoring the memory of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. Their impact on cinema and music will not be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third added: \u201cThat is awful news. Truly one of the best actors Hollywood ever gave us.\u201d<\/p>\n

With another commenting: “What a legend left behind a legacy of one of the best movies of our times.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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