Multiple accounts from family and those close to the late actor and his wife indicate the couple withdrew from everyone in their final days and weeks.

Gene Hackman‘s health was waning for months before his tragic death alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa in their Santa Fe home, Knewz.com can reveal. Several of the Unforgiven actor‘s closest family friends opened up about Hackman’s health,

Hackman’s longtime friend said that “in recent times” the two-time Oscar winner was “essentially kind of home-bound.”

Gene Hackman has been found dead along with his wife in their New Mexico home. Police found their bodies Wednesday, but investigators believe they may have been dead for some time.

Gene Hackman, who was known for films like "The French Connection" and also for his performance as Lex Luthor in the Christopher Reeves-led "Superman" film in 1978, and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home this past week.

Gene Hackman abruptly retired from Hollywood and lived in seclusion in Sante Fe, New Mexico for two decades before his mysterious death alongside wife Betsy Arakawa in025