William Hickey (actor)
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| name = William Hickey
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| birthdate = {{birth date|1927|9|19|mf=y}}
| birthplace = [[Brooklyn, New York]], [[New York City]], [[United States]]
| deathdate= {{death date and age|1997|6|29|1927|9|19}}
| deathplace = [[New York City, New York]]
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'''William Edward Hickey''' ([[September 19]], [[1927]] – [[June 29]], [[1997]]) was an [[United States|American]] actor. He was known for his Oscar-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston 1985 film ''[[Prizzi's Honor]]''.
Hickey was born in [[Brooklyn]], the son of Nora and Edward Hickey, who were of Irish descent.<ref>[http://www.buckscountyplayhouse.com/playhouse/Celeb%20Pages/hickey.html William Hickey - Bucks County Playhouse roles<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He had an older sister, Dorothy Finn. Hickey began acting in [[radio]] in 1938.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800011762/bio William Hickey Biography - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Hickey enjoyed a long and successful career in [[film]], [[television]] and [[theater]]. In addition to his work as an actor, he was a respected teacher of the craft. Notable for his unique, gravely voice and somewhat offbeat appearance, Hickey, in his later years, was often cast in "cantankerous-but-clever old man" roles. His characters, who sometimes exuded an underlying air of the macabre, usually had the last laugh over their more sprightly co-stars.
Hickey died from [[emphysema]] and [[bronchitis]] in 1997. He is interred in the Cemetery of the Evergreens in [[Brooklyn, New York]].
==Notable credits==
===New York City theatre===
*''[[Miss Lonelyhearts]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Body Beautiful]]'' (1958)
*''[[Happy Birthday, Wanda June]]'' (1970)
*''[[Small Craft Warnings]]'' (1972)
*''[[Mourning Becomes Electra]]'' (1972)
*''[[Thieves (play)|Thieves]]'' (1974)
*''[[Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' (1986)
===Film===
*''[[Twisted (1997 film)|Twisted]]'' (1997): Andre
*''[[Mousehunt]]'' (1997): Rudolf Smuntz
*''[[Jerky Boys: The Movie|The Jerky Boys]]'' (1995): "Uncle Freddy"
*''[[Forget Paris]]'' (1995): Arthur
*''[[Major Payne]]'' (1995): School Dean
*''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' (1993): voice of [[Doctor Finklestein]]
*''[[My Blue Heaven]]'' (1990): Billy Sparrow
*''[[Tales from the Darkside: The Movie]]'' (1990): Drogan (in the "Cat From Hell" segment)
*''[[Sea of Love (film)|Sea of Love]]'' (1989): Frank Keller, Sr.
*''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'' (1989): Uncle Lewis
*''[[Puppet Master (film)|Puppet Master]]'' (1989): Andre Toulon
*''[[Bright Lights, Big City]]'' (1988): Ferret Man
*''[[A Hobo's Christmas]]'' (1987): Cincinnati Harold
*''[[One Crazy Summer]]'' (1986): Old Man Beckersted
*''[[The Name of the Rose (film)| The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986): [[Ubertino da Casale]]
*''[[Prizzi's Honor]]'' (1985): Don Corrado Prizzi ([[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor)
*''[[The Sentinel (1977 film)|The Sentinel]]'' (1977) Perry, a shady locksmith
*''[[Little Big Man]]'' (1970) Historian
*''[[The Boston Strangler]]'' (1968) Eugene T O'Rourke
*''[[The Producers (1968 film)|The Producers]]'' (1968): Drunk
*''[[A Hatful of Rain]]'' (1957): Apples (film debut)
===Television===
*''[[Baby Talk (TV series)|Baby Talk]]'' – Mr. Fogarty
*''[[Between Time and Timbuktu]]'' – Stony Stevenson
*''[[The Equalizer]]'' – elderly blind con man
*Appearances in ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' (1990s version), ''[[Wings (TV series)|Wings]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'', ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', ''[[Miami Vice]]'', ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'', ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]'', and ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]''.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0382676|name=William Hickey}}
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19969 William Hickey's Gravesite]
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