Authorities in New Mexico will give an update Friday on the investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa.

New Mexico’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Heather Jarrell, said that actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes one week after his wife Betsy Arakawa passed away. The legendary actor’s cause of death was listed as hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,

One of the greatest American actors of the 20th century was voted “least likely to succeed” by his first theater school, wasn’t a star until he was 40 and possessed a face he once described as “your everyday mineworker.

The investigation into the death of legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 64, who were discovered in separate rooms of their Santa Fe estate, remains ongoing with more questions than answers.

Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa pose for a portrait in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. Image: Getty. The couple's German Shepherd dog was found dead in a bathroom closet. Two other healthy dogs were found running around the property. A police ...

The Oscars included a somber elegy for Gene Hackman and a joyful tribute to Quincy Jones. Morgan Freeman paid tribute to his “Unforgiven” co-star Hackman, calling him a “giant” and “dear friend."

Gene Hackman was unexpectedly game for a little fun during an L.A. Times photo shoot the year 'The Royal Tenenbaums' came out. But the real surprise came when the actor ad-libbed for the camera.

Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor who brought ... I was too shy to do anything about it,” Hackman told the Los Angeles Daily News in 2001. “Pasadena was the first time I had the courage ...