William Hickey

William Hickey

Known for
Acting
Born
September 19, 1927
Died
June 29, 1997 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

William Edward Hickey (September 19, 1927 – June 29, 1997) was an American actor. He was best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston 1985 film Prizzi's Honor, as well as the voice of Dr. Finklestein in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).

Known For

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Filmography

2022
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror poster

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

Movie · as Andre Toulon (archive footage)

2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose poster

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre poster

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

Movie · as Andre Toulon (archive footage)

2018
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre poster

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

Movie · as Andre Toulon (archive footage)

2010
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil poster

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil

Movie · as Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)

2003
Puppet Master: The Legacy poster

Puppet Master: The Legacy

Movie · as Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)

1999
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man poster

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

Movie

1999
Knocking on Death's Door poster

Knocking on Death's Door

Movie · as Town Sheriff

1997
Better Than Ever

Better Than Ever

Movie · as Walter

1997
MouseHunt poster

MouseHunt

Movie · as Rudolf Smuntz

1996
Love Is All There Is poster

Love Is All There Is

Movie · as Monsignor

1996
Twisted poster

Twisted

Movie · as Andre - A Proprietor

1995
The Jerky Boys poster

The Jerky Boys

Movie · as Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico

1995
The Maddening poster

The Maddening

Movie · as Daddy

1995
Major Payne poster

Major Payne

Movie · as Dr. Phillips

1995
Forget Paris poster

Forget Paris

Movie · as Arthur

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Harlan Hawkes · 1 ep

1994
Hey Stranger poster

Hey Stranger

Movie · as Major-domo

1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas poster

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Movie · as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

1993
The Adventures of Pete & Pete poster

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

TV · as Grandfather Wrigley · 1 ep

1991
The Runestone poster

The Runestone

Movie · as Lars Hagstrom

1991
Baby Talk poster

Baby Talk

TV · as Cecil Fogarty · 12 eps

1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie poster

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Movie · as Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

1990
Mob Boss poster

Mob Boss

Movie · as Don Anthony

1990
My Blue Heaven poster

My Blue Heaven

Movie · as Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird

1990
Any Man's Death poster

Any Man's Death

Movie · as Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke

1990
Sons poster

Sons

Movie · as Roger

1990
Wings poster

Wings

TV · as Carlton Blanchard · 3 eps

1989
Pink Cadillac poster

Pink Cadillac

Movie · as Mr. Barton

1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Movie · as Uncle Lewis

1989
Sea of Love poster

Sea of Love

Movie · as Frank Keller Sr.

1989
Puppetmaster poster

Puppetmaster

Movie · as Andre Toulon

1989
Hairway to the Stars poster

Hairway to the Stars

Movie · as Husband Robert

1989
It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

Movie · as Schornberg

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch") · 1 ep

1988
Da poster

Da

Movie · as Drumm

1988
Bright Lights, Big City poster

Bright Lights, Big City

Movie · as Ferret Man

1988
Starlight: a Musical Movie

Starlight: a Musical Movie

Movie · as Billy Davis

1987
A Hobo's Christmas poster

A Hobo's Christmas

Movie · as Cincinnati Harold

1987
The Tracey Ullman Show poster

The Tracey Ullman Show

TV · 1 ep

1986
One Crazy Summer poster

One Crazy Summer

Movie · as Old Man Beckersted

1986
Seize the Day poster

Seize the Day

Movie · as Peris

1986
Stranded

Stranded

Movie · as Mr. Pierson

1986
The Name of the Rose poster

The Name of the Rose

Movie · as Ubertino da Casale

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Tommy Mullaney Sr. · 2 eps

1985
Prizzi's Honor poster

Prizzi's Honor

Movie · as Don Corrado Prizzi

1985
Izzy & Moe poster

Izzy & Moe

Movie · as Desk Clerk

1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins poster

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Movie · as Coney Island Barker

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Mr. Kendall · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Tom Clark · 1 ep

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Dr. Nis · 1 ep

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Hans Kozak · 1 ep

1982
A Stranger Is Watching poster

A Stranger Is Watching

Movie · as Maxi

1979
Wise Blood poster

Wise Blood

Movie · as Preacher

1978
Nunzio poster

Nunzio

Movie · as Alcoholic

1977
The Sentinel poster

The Sentinel

Movie · as Perry

1977
The Andros Targets poster

The Andros Targets

TV · as Riley Connor · 1 ep

1976
Mikey and Nicky poster

Mikey and Nicky

Movie · as Sid Fine

1975
92 in the Shade poster

92 in the Shade

Movie · as Mr. Skelton

1972
Between Time and Timbuktu poster

Between Time and Timbuktu

Movie · as Stony Stevenson

1971
Happy Birthday, Wanda June poster

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Movie · as Looseleaf Harper

1971
A New Leaf poster

A New Leaf

Movie · as Smith (uncredited)

1971
The Telephone Book poster

The Telephone Book

Movie · as Man in Bed

1970
Little Big Man poster

Little Big Man

Movie · as Historian

1968
The Boston Strangler poster

The Boston Strangler

Movie · as Eugene T. O'Rourke

1968
The Producers poster

The Producers

Movie · as The Drunk

1967
Androcles and the Lion poster

Androcles and the Lion

Movie

1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter poster

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Movie · as Jo-Jo

1961
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

Movie · as Carter

1961
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Hary Lewis · 1 ep

1959
Startime poster

Startime

TV · as The Painter, Bill – A Bowler · 1 ep

1958
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat” poster

"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”

Movie · as Ignatz

1957
A Hatful of Rain poster

A Hatful of Rain

Movie · as Apples

1957
Operation Mad Ball poster

Operation Mad Ball

Movie · as Sampson (uncredited)

1957
Decoy poster

Decoy

TV · as Billy · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as The Steward · 1 ep

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Jonesy, Paul Richards · 1 ep