Gene Hackman cause of death: Authorities don’t suspect ‘foul play’ in actor, wife’s death
Authorities found actor Gene Hackman dead alongside his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at their New Mexico home.
Deputies found the 95-year-old actor and Arakawa deceased on Wednesday afternoon at around 1:45 p.m., according to a statement Thursday from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office to Reuters. The office says it does not suspect foul play, however, an “exact cause of death has not been determined.”
USA TODAY has reached out to Hackman’s rep and the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
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New Mexico officials have yet to determine the cause of Hackman, Arakawa and their dog’s death. The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator told USA TODAY Thursday that its autopsy, toxicology and postmortem exam reports – which includes the cause of death – could take anywhere from four to six weeks.Hackman, who was largely out of the spotlight in the last two decades, underwent an angioplasty procedure in 1990 after a spell of angina. According to the Mayo Clinic, angina is chest pain that occurs when blood flow to the heart is restricted.
In 2012, the Academy Award winner was hit by a pickup truck while riding his bike. Hackman’s publicist told CNN at the time that the accident wasn’t serious, “just a few bumps and bruises.”An intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, Hackman brought a rogue charm and everyman believably to iconic roles such as his best acting-winning performance as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in “The French Connection
