“Died: February 26, 2025 (age 95 years),”
Wikipedia has
“Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c. February 26, 2025)”
c. for circa, about, because we don’t yet know what day he actually died.
BTW: “In 1956, Hackman began pursuing an acting career. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California, where he befriended another aspiring actor, Dustin Hoffman.Already seen as outsiders by their classmates, Hackman and Hoffman were voted “The Least Likely To Succeed”, and Hackman got the lowest score the Pasadena Playhouse had yet given.”