Actor Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa, and dog found dead in their New Mexico home

Gene Hackman, the screen actor with iconic roles in The French Connection and Superman, has died. He was 95.

The bodies of the actor and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found at their home in Santa Fe Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

A spokesperson for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office tells PEOPLE that deputies were dispatched to a home in Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park where Hackman, Arakawa and one dog were found dead. Foul play is not suspected at this time, they add, and causes of death are still being determined in the ongoing investigation.

Actor Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa, and dog found dead in their New Mexico home — Photo by Brian Smith

The gruff-but-beloved Hackman was among the best actors of his generation, appearing as villains, heroes and antiheroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s. Hackman had moved from acting to writing during those years.

He routinely showed up on Hollywood list of greatest American actors of the 20th century. He could play virtually any kind of role, from comic book villain Lex Luthor in “Superman” to a coach finding redemption in the sentimental favorite “Hoosiers.”

Hackman was a five-time Oscar nominee who won for “The French Connection” in 1972 and “Unforgiven” two decades later. His death comes just four days before this year’s ceremony.

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