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William Hickey

Actor | * 09/19/1927 († 69, 06/29/1997) | Brooklyn, New York, New York City (United States of America (USA))
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William Edward Hickey (September 19, 1927 – June 29, 1997) was an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston film Prizzi's Honor (1985), as well as Uncle Lewis in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) and the voice of Dr. Finkelstein in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsen ...

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

PG-13

1989 | 3.6/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy
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Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghouli ...

The Nightmare Before Christmas

PG

1993 | 3.9/5 | 1h 16min
Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family
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Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer f ...

Prizzi's Honor

R

1985 | 3.2/5 | 2h 4min
Romance / Love, Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to ...

Major Payne

PG-13

1995 | 3.2/5 | 1h 35min
Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for William Hickey

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with William Hickey as Actor(49)

as Andre Toulon (archive footage)2018 Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
as Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)2010 Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
as Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)2003 Puppet Master: The Legacy
as Town Sheriff1999 Knocking on Death's Door
1999 The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
as Rudolph Smuntz1997 MouseHunt
as Monsignor1996 Love Is All There Is
as Daddy1996 The Maddening
as Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico1995 The Jerky Boys
as Arthur1995 Forget Paris
as Dr. Phillips1995 Major Payne
as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Lars Hagstrom1991 The Runestone
as Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird1990 My Blue Heaven
as Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke1990 Any Man's Death
as Roger1990 Sons
as Don Anthony1990 Mob Boss
as Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Andre Toulon1989 Puppet Master
as Uncle Lewis1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Frank Keller Sr.1989 Sea of Love
as Husband Robert1989 Hairway to the Stars
as Mr. Barton1989 Pink Cadillac
as Schornberg1989 It Had to Be You
as Drumm1988 Da
as Ferret Man1988 Bright Lights, Big City
as Cincinnati Harold1987 A Hobo's Christmas
as Peris1986 Seize the Day
as Old Man Beckersted1986 One Crazy Summer
as Ubertino da Casale1986 The Name of the Rose
as Mr. Pierson1986 Stranded
as Coney Island Barker1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Don Corrado Prizzi1985 Prizzi's Honor
as Maxi1982 A Stranger Is Watching
as Preacher1979 Wise Blood
1978 Nunzio
as Perry1977 The Sentinel
as Sid Fine1976 Mikey and Nicky
as Mr. Skelton1975 92 in the Shade
as Stony Stevenson1972 Between Time and Timbuktu
as Smith (uncredited)1971 A New Leaf
as Man in Bed1971 The Telephone Book
as Looseleaf Harper1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June
as Historian1970 Little Big Man
as The Drunk1968 The Producers
as Eugene T. O'Rourke1968 The Boston Strangler
1967 Androcles and the Lion
as Carter1961 Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
as Apples1957 A Hatful of Rain

TV Shows/Series with William Hickey as Actor(18)

1995 The Outer Limits
1993 The Adventures of Pete & Pete
as Cecil Fogarty1991 Baby Talk
as Carlton Blanchard1990 Wings
as Carlton Webster1989 Tales from the Crypt
1987 The Tracey Ullman Show
as Tommy Mullaney, Sr.1986 L.A. Law
as Tom Clark1985 The Equalizer
1985 Moonlighting
as Dr. Nis1984 Tales from the Darkside
1984 Miami Vice
as Riley Connor1977 The Andros Targets
as Hary Lewis1961 The Defenders
1959 Startime
as Billy1957 Decoy
as The Steward1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jonesy1948 Studio One
as Paul Richards1948 Studio One

Full Name: William Hickey
Born: Monday, 09/19 1927 (September) in Brooklyn, New York, New York City (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 06/29 1997 (June) in New York City (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: HB Studio
Other names for William Hickey (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bill Hickey"
William Hickey frequently works together with these people:
James Daly (16x, Actor)
Richard Kiley (14x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (13x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (13x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (10x, Actor)
John Forsythe (10x, Actor)
Berry Kroeger (10x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Nina Foch (10x, Actress)
Milton Selzer (9x, Actor)
Renée Taylor (8x, Actress)
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