Family: Born January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, CA; son of Eugene Ezra Hackman (a newspaper-press operator); married Fay Maltese, 1956 (divorced, 1982); married Betsy Arakawa (a musician), December, 1991; children: (first marriage) Christopher, Elizabeth, Leslie. Education: Attended University of Illinois, Urbana, the School of Radio Technique, New York, NY; studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse. Hobbies and other interests: Flying, automobile racing, painting, collecting films. Memberships: Screen Actors Guild. Addresses: Home: Santa Fe, NM. Agent: c/o Barry Haldeman, Suite 2000, 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067-4501; and Fred Spector, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1804.

A sequel to Wake of the Perdido Star.

• (With Dan Lenihan) Wake of the Perdido Star (historical novel), Newmarket Press, 1999.