Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, have been found dead at their New Mexico home. The 95-year-old actor and his 64-year-old wife, along with their dog, were discovered after police conducted a welfare check. Hackman, whose career spanned four decades, won two Academy Awards for his roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven. Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has led tributes, calling Hackman "magnificent" and "inspiring." Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/oscar-winning-actor-gene-hackman-and-wife-found-dead-at-home-13317861 #skynews #genehackman #betsyarakawa #usa SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales