Gene Hackman and wife found dead according to media reports

The US actor and two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa are dead. The corpses were found on Wednesday, as several US media, citing Santa Fe County’s office, reported in the US state in New Mexico.

The cause of death and closer circumstances are still unknown, but there are initially no evidence of external influence. The couple’s dog is also dead.

A spokeswoman for the sheriff said ABC News and CNN that the couple had been found during a inspection after a neighbor reported who was concerned about the well -being of the two. According to reports, the officials are expected to publish a statement with further details on Thursday.

Hackman played his first major role in 1964 in the “Lilith” strip with Warren Beatty, who hired him three years later for “Bonnie and Clyde”. As Clydes Gangster brother, Hackman received his first Oscar nomination as the best supporting actor.

After his breakthrough as an Oscar -winning main actor with “French Connection” (1971), the career quickly went uphill. In “Scarecrow” he plays a litterer, in “The Conversation” (“The Dialog”) a paranoid listening specialist. He made it to Hollywood’s A list with cash crowds such as the John Grisham film adaptation “The company” and “Crimson Tide”. He is also known from films such as “merciless” and “The Royal Tenenbaums”.

However, the character actor had withdrawn from Hollywood decades ago. He retired at the age of almost 75. However, he wrote books, such as the civil war novel “Escape from Andersonville” (2008) and the police thriller “Pursuit” (2013). With his second wife Betsy Arakawa, he lived away from the dream factory, in rural Santa Fe.