Gene Hackman “was in very poor health” before his death, which was caused by heart problems and advanced Alzheimer’s disease, officials revealed on Friday. New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner Heather Jarrell shared the details of Hackman’s health in his final days at a press conference in Santa Fe alongside Sheriff Adan Mendoza.

A Hollywood superstar and two-time Oscar winner who stood out by blending in. Gene Hackman, a celebrated actor whose death at 95 was announced on Thursday, stood out in Hollywood for his ability not to stand out.

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.

Authorities in New Mexico will give an update Friday on the investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa.

Gene Hackman's unexpected death has rocked more than just Hollywood. The investigation is ongoing, and Hackman's friends and family are mourning. A winner of multiple Academy Awards, Hackman became somewhat reclusive in his later years,

Aside from the very sad circumstances of his death, Gene Hackman was one of the all-time great actors and brilliant in everything he ever did from French Connection and Unforgiven to Mississippi Burning, The Conversation and Superman. We’ve lost a giant of the big screen. pic.twitter.com/usA27asrdP