Gene Hackman’s Cause of Death: What We Know So Far
February 27, 2025
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James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is covering U.S. politics and world politics. He has covered the intersection between politics and emerging technology, such as artificial intelligence. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked for the Daily Express. He is a graduate of Oxford University. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com
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The deceased bodies of Hollywood icon Gene Hackman, 95, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were discovered by police at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Wednesday.
While an official cause of death has not yet been determined, authorities have stated that foul play is not suspected.
In a statement sent to Newsweek the Santa Fe County Sheriffs Office said: “On February 26, 2025 at approximately 1:45 p.m., Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an address on Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park where Gene Hackman, 95 and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64 and a dog were found deceased.
“Foul play is not suspected as a factor in those deaths at this time however exact cause of death has not been determined. This is an active and ongoing investigation by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.”
Hackman retired from acting in 2004 after receiving a health warning from his doctor. At the time he said: “The business for me is very stressful.”
Speaking to British film magazine Empire in 2009 he said: “The straw that broke the camel’s back was actually a stress test that I took in New York. The doctor advised me that my heart wasn’t in the kind of shape that I should be putting it under any stress.”
In 1990 Hackman was hospitalized after suffering from chest pains, and had a balloon catheter inserted into one of this arteries which had become dangerously narrow.
Gene Hackman during Runaway Jury Press Conference in 2003 at the Wyndham Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Gene Hackman during Runaway Jury Press Conference in 2003 at the Wyndham Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Vera Anderson/WireImage/GETTY
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
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