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Actor Gene Hackman, 95, and Wife Betsy Arakawa Found Dead in Santa Fe Home

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Actor Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winner whose acting career spanned more than six decades, has died. He was 95 years old. 

Hackman and his wife, 64-year-old Betsy Arakawa, were found dead inside their Santa Fe home. Authorities do not suspect foul play at this time, but have not yet released a cause of death.

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Gene Hackman, the prolific and versatile two-time Oscar-winning actor whose career spanned five decades, has died at 95.

He and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found dead in their home Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office said, adding that foul play 'is not suspected.'

Universally lauded for his acting skill, Hackman's everyman quality enabled him to embody a broad range of characters in multiple genres -- from the preening, comical villain Lex Luthor opposite Christopher Reeve in 1978's 'Superman,' to a disgraced high school basketball coach looking for redemption in the 1986 drama 'Hoosiers,' to an ultra-conservative senator forced to dress in drag to escape the paparazzi in the 1996 Robin Williams comedy 'The Birdcage.'

His career began in 1961, with an uncredited roll in the true crime drama 'Mad Dog Coll', and he was on several television shows throughout the 1960s including 'East Side/West Side' and 'The Trials of O'Brien.'

But Hackman best known for his wide ranging cinematic career, including films such as 'The Conversation' (1977), 'Mississippi Burning' (1988), 'The Royal Tenenbaums' (2001), and a turn as comic book villain Lex Luthor in 'Superman' (1978), 'Superman II' (1980), and 'Superman IV' (1987). 

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He was nominated for an Academy Award a total of five times. He won twice, once for his role as Detective Jimmy Doyle in 'The French Connection' (1971) and again for his role as Sheriff Bill Daggett in 'Unforgiven' (1992). 

He was one of Hollywood's legends.

Hackman starred in 'Hoosiers' alongside Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper. 

Many people spoke of the impact 'Hoosiers' had on their lives.

Fans also appreciated his storied career:

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He was one of the giants.

Deadline has a wonderful collection of photos.

Yes, it is.

Hackman's is survived by three children from his first marriage to Faye Maltese, Christopher, Elizabeth Jean and Leslie Anne. The couple divorced in 1986 and Maltese passed away in 2017. Hackman married Arakawa in 1991.

Our condolences to their family, friends, and loved ones.

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