{"id":2407310,"date":"2025-02-27T06:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T11:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-actor-wife-and-dog-found-dead-in-home-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T06:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T11:12:38","slug":"legendary-actor-wife-and-dog-found-dead-in-home-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-actor-wife-and-dog-found-dead-in-home-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary actor, wife, and dog found dead in home &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flegendary-actor-wife-and-dog-found-dead-in-home-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407310&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, was found dead along with\u2064 his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 63,\u2062 and\u2063 their dog in their New\u200d Mexico \u2063home after authorities conducted a wellness check. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed the deaths, stating there \u200cwas no immediate evidence of \u200cfoul play. Hackman had a prolific acting career that spanned four decades,\u200d earning two Oscars for his performances in\u200c &#8220;The French Connection&#8221; and &#8220;Unforgiven.&#8221; \u2062His <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">notable roles included characters<\/a> in &#8220;Hoosiers,&#8221; &#8220;The Replacements,&#8221;\u200d and as Lex Luthor in the Superman films. After retiring from acting in 2004,Hackman pursued a career as an author. He is survived by three children from his first\u2063 marriage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Legendary actor, wife, and dog found dead in home<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor Gene Hackman was found dead in his New Mexico home on Wednesday afternoon, along with his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog. Their remains were discovered after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/escaped-felon-screams-as-k-9-sniffs-him-out-and-clamps-down-you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide\/\" title=\"Escaped Felon Screams as K-9 Sniffs Him Out and Clamps Down: &#039;You Can Run, But You Can&#039;t Hide&#039;\">local authorities conducted<\/a> a wellness check.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hackman was 95 years old and Arakawa was 63.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza announced the deaths early Thursday morning, reported the <em>Santa Fe New Mexican<\/em>. No cause of death was reported for either person, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a> did reveal there was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/sheriff-gene-hackman-wife-found-dead-in-santa-fe-home-no-foul-play-suspected\/article_2ea8855a-f4b8-11ef-b501-73232a2b5213.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=user-share\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">no immediate evidence of foul play<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sheriff: Gene Hackman, wife found dead in Santa Fe home; no foul play suspected <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iAgEW9Sf7m\">https:\/\/t.co\/iAgEW9Sf7m<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenewmexican?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thenewmexican<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Santa Fe New Mexican (@thenewmexican) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenewmexican\/status\/1895011787914834201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Before becoming an actor, Hackman served five years in the United States Marine Corps. The thespian debuted in the 1964 film <em>Lilith<\/em> and had a career that spanned four decades. He won two Oscars: Best Actor in 1972 for <em>The French Connection <\/em>and Best Supporting Actor in 1993 for <em>Unforgiven. <\/em>His other famous roles include being a basketball coach in <em>Hoosiers, <\/em>a football coach in <em>The Replacements,<\/em> and comic book villain Lex Luthor in the <em>Superman<\/em> film series starring Christopher Reeve as the titular character.<\/p>\n<p>Hackman retired from acting in 2004 after his last film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t held a press conference to announce retirement, but yes, I&rsquo;m not going to act any longer,&rdquo; the two-time Oscar winner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/27\/entertainment\/gene-hackman-wife-betsy-enjoyed-dinner-in-last-public-sighting-together-year-before-they-were-found-dead-in-their-new-mexico-home\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in an interview in 2008. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been told not to say that over the last few years, in case some real wonderful part comes up, but I really don&rsquo;t want to do it any longer.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He later transitioned into a career as an author, releasing three books after retiring from Hollywood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hackman is survived by his three children from his first marriage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1999182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1999182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, were found dead in their New Mexico home along with their dog. 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