Authorities say Gene Hackman spent his final years retired from acting, living with heart disease and Alzheimer’s.

Authorities have revealed that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease, and his wife died of hantavirus.

Forensic experts came to a simple but heartrending conclusion about the manner of death for 95-year-old actor Gene Hackman.

Authorities in New Mexico say actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease likely a week after his wife died of hantavirus.