What is Gene Hackman?
{{Infobox actor | name = Gene Hackman | birthname = Eugene Allen Hackman | image = Gene Hackman - 1972.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Hackman in 1972 | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|01|30}} | birth_place = [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|02|18|1930|01|30|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico]], U.S. | nationality = [[United States|American]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1959–2004 | education = | alma mater = | residence = | spouse = {{ubl|{{Marriage|Faye Maltese|1956|1986|reason=divorced}}|{{Marriage|Betsy Arakawa|1991}}}} | children = 3 }} '''Eugene Allen Hackman''' (January 30, 1930 – February 18, 2025) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. ==Early life== Hackman was born in [[San Bernardino, California]]. His [[Parent|parents]] [[Divorce|divorced]] while he was a [[child]], and he [[Migration|moved]] from one place to another until he settled finally in [[Danville, Illinois]], where he lived with his [[English people|English]]-born [[grandmother]]. He left home at 16 years old to join the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]], where he served three years as a [[Radio|radio operator]]. Having finished his [[Military service|service]], he moved to [[New York City|New York]], where he worked in several minor [[Job|jobs]].{{clarification|date=February 2025}} He then studied television (TV) production and [[journalism]] at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]]. ==Career== Already over 30 years old, Hackman decided to become an [[actor]], and joined the Pasadena Playhouse in [[California]]. It was in that [[school]] that Hackman became [[Friendship|friends]] with another man named [[Dustin Hoffman]], who also wanted to be an actor. After working hard in many roles he became a wel