Jean Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa arrive at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards – Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
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The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office said an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of legendary actor Jean Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa is ongoing.
The “French Connection” star was 95.
Hackman, 64, and Arakawa were found in another room at their Santa Fe home on Wednesday with their dog.
The sheriff's office said it was an “active and continuous investigation” into their deaths.
The lawmaker was called to the address of the Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park around 1:45pm on Wednesday. There, 95-year-old Jean Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, died.
“Foull plays are not suspected as a factor in these deaths at this time, but the exact cause of death has not been determined,” the statement added.
The New Mexico Gas Company said it provides natural gas services from home and supports the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office told Cobb reporters of NBC affiliate Albuquerque that the alarm was raised after calling police to do welfare checks.
The bodies of Hackman and Arakawa were not officially identified until 12:30am ET on Thursday (2:30am ET).
Hackman was airlifted to hospital after being attacked by a car while riding a bicycle with a Florida key in 2012, but escaped with minor injuries.
He won his first Oscar for his portrayal of Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in William Friedkin's “French Connection,” and later a riveted audience in Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid thriller “The Conversation.” He will then play the villain Lex Luthor in “Superman.”
He won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actor Guild Award and two British Academy Award for Best Film (BAFTAS).
He also landed nominations for the role of Oscar in “Bonnie & Clyde,” character study “I Never Sing for My Father,” and the divisive thriller “Mississippi Burning.”
He left Hollywood in 2004 and made his final film appearance in the largely forgotten Ray Romano vehicle “Welcome to Mooseport.”
