Gene Hackman and his wife discovered deceased - a true loss.

Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, have been found dead at their home, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says.

In an interview with Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there was no indication of foul play and their dog had also died.

He said Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 63 and a classical pianist, were found dead on Wednesday afternoon (Thursday AEDT) at their home in Santa Fe Summit north-east of the New Mexican city.

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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, have been found dead at their home(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)

Hackman, who had three children with his late ex-wife, Faye Maltese, retired at 74 and largely stayed out of the public eye.

Aside from appearances at awards shows, he was rarely seen in the Hollywood social circuit. His was the rare Hollywood retirement that actually lasted.

In his later years, he wrote novels from the hilltop ranch that provided a view of the Rocky Mountains.

The couple’s home is in a gated community just outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s capital city.

Hackman moved in the 1980s to the area, where he was often seen around town and served as a board member of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in the 1990s, according to The New Mexican.

– Reported with Associated Press and CNN