Following Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's deaths, the couple's longtime friends Barbara Lenihan and Daniel Lenihan spoke out on his "slipping" health leading up to the tragedy.

The initial results of the first autopsies on Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa has provided little insight into the cause behind the couple's shocking deaths.

The 'French Connection' and 'Hoosiers' star was found dead, along with his wife and their dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

"There has never been a ‘Gene Hackman Type.’ There has only been Gene Hackman. — Actor Tom Hanks on Instagram.

Clint Eastwood, who directed and starred with Hackman in 1992’s Unforgiven, said in a statement to Deadline: “There was no finer actor than Gene. Intense and instinctive. Never a false note. He was also a dear friend whom I will miss very much.”

Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks and more are paying tribute to Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, "one of the true giants of the screen."

The Oscars are honoring Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman. The awards celebrated the life and career of the " French Connection " star at Sunday's ceremony, days after he was found dead alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs on Wednesday in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Gene Hackman's death left other Hollywood figures, including Bill Murray, Francis Ford Coppola and Dustin Hoffman shocked and saddened.