William Hickey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.0973

Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Sep-1927

Age

(99 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Bill Hickey
  • ویلیام هیکی

William Hickey

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).


Credits

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022) Character: Self (archive footage)
An oral history of the 1986 film adaptation of "The Name of the Rose", gathering together the memories of several members of the surviving cast/crew.
Nunzio Nunzio (1978) Character: Alcoholic
A mentally-challenged delivery boy indulges in fantasies that he is a superhero in the tough streets of Brooklyn. He lives a life marked with torments from the gang of deadbeats at the corner, overbearing concern from his mother and older brother, and general confusion about women and his burgeoning desires for them.
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed (1961) Character: Carter
In 1879, the American Indian lived under severe handicaps: having no legal status as a human being and with the requirement to stay on reservations. Defying the law, Ponca Chief Standing Bear leads his people off their disease-ridden reservation. Though they're captured, the Poncas are given three days to find a lawyer and find a legal way to become their own people once again.
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999) Character: N/A
This is a dark story of a caring movie maker who struggles to make it and also struggles with his demons and obsessions.
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror (2022) Character: Andre Toulon (archive footage)
Full Moon's Carnage Collection is here. In the first stunning installment of this ongoing series, we open a "Trunk Full of Terror" and unleash the NASTIEST and GNARLIEST moments from our iconic Puppet Master film franchise. See Blade, Torch, Jester and the rest of the gang maim, mutilate and massacre every unlucky victim that dares cross their path. You wanted carnage? You got it.
It Had to Be You It Had to Be You (1989) Character: Schornberg
A has-been actress lures a TV commercial director to her apartment to seduce him.
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat” (1958) Character: Ignatz
From Camera Three, excepts of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot are combined with George Herriman's Krazy Kat. Krazy Kat waits for Ignatz to throw a brick at her head, while Estragon and Vladamir refuse to make a decision until they can consult with the mysterious Godot.
Better Than Ever Better Than Ever (1997) Character: Walter
Walter and Hume, roommates in a veterans home, are complete opposites. Walter is a sarcastic wise mouth who loves to speak his mind. Hume is meticulous and quiet but loves to wind Walter up. Tired of being poked, prodded, and placated with pills by the nursing staff, the two escape. Determined to end their lives in quiet dignity, they load their weapons and hail a cab to a remote wooded area.
Hairway to the Stars Hairway to the Stars (1989) Character: Husband Robert
The arms race goes to the beauty parlor with Bette Davis in The Letter.
Stranded Stranded (1986) Character: Mr. Pierson
Loni Anderson and Perry King are stranded on a desert island.
Starlight: a Musical Movie Starlight: a Musical Movie (1988) Character: Billy Davis
Talented youths go to the Starlight camp in trying to prepare for a musical concert.
Androcles and the Lion Androcles and the Lion (1967) Character: N/A
The story of Androcles, the simple-hearted Christian tailor whose friendship with a lion saves himself and his friends from martyrdom in the Roman Colosseum.
Knocking on Death's Door Knocking on Death's Door (1999) Character: Town Sheriff
In a New England village, two newlywed students of the paranormal enter Hillside House to document the activities of a legion of ghosts. They uncover a murderous history that leads them into the clutches of a mysterious doctor.
Izzy & Moe Izzy & Moe (1985) Character: Desk Clerk
The adventures of two retired vaudeville performers who become two of the best prohibition agents in the 1920's.
Between Time and Timbuktu Between Time and Timbuktu (1972) Character: Stony Stevenson
A poet-astronaut is shot through an area of space called the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum. He is duplicated into infinite copies of himself, each of whom finds himself in a bizarre situations on a different world.
Hey Stranger Hey Stranger (1994) Character: Major-domo
An actor and poet falls in love with a former mortuary photographer turned waitress. They find themselves caught up way over their heads in a dirty political and financial affair, an art smuggling case that touches them merely for the fact that it may separate them, be it through death or exile.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Character: Uncle Lewis
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 worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
A Hobo's Christmas A Hobo's Christmas (1987) Character: Cincinnati Harold
A hobo played by Barnard Hughes decides it's time to go home. Drifting from place to place, Hughes finds himself in his hometown of Salt Lake City at Christmas time. Here he hopes to close old wounds and be reunited with his unforgiving son played by Gerald McRaney, and get to know the grandchildren he has never met. McRaney, still resenting the fact that Hughes ran out on his family 25 years earlier, gives his father only one day with his grandkids; after that, he's expected to leave and never come back. All the while Hughes' friends warn him that his son and the past are memories that are best left alone, and should leave, but he has to find out for himself.
MouseHunt MouseHunt (1997) Character: Rudolf Smuntz
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.
Pink Cadillac Pink Cadillac (1989) Character: Mr. Barton
A skip tracer helps out a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by a group of ethno-nationalist thugs, of which her husband is a member, going by the name of Birthright. The baby is taken as leverage because, although initially oblivious, she has their money!
Major Payne Major Payne (1995) Character: Dr. Phillips
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 do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
Sons Sons (1990) Character: Roger
A trio of stepbrothers accompany their paralysed father on a jaunt to Normandy where the old boy saw combat and romantic action during the war.
A New Leaf A New Leaf (1971) Character: Smith (uncredited)
After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell.
Wise Blood Wise Blood (1979) Character: Preacher
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Da Da (1988) Character: Drumm
A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father. While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.
Sea of Love Sea of Love (1989) Character: Frank Keller Sr.
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
Puppet Master: The Legacy Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003) Character: Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
A rogue agent named Maclain breaks into the lab of Eric Weiss, who has spent his entire life fascinated by Andre Toulon's supernatural ability to breathe life into his carefully crafted figurines.
Forget Paris Forget Paris (1995) Character: Arthur
Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches.
Bright Lights, Big City Bright Lights, Big City (1988) Character: Ferret Man
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.
The Runestone The Runestone (1991) Character: Lars Hagstrom
A New York detective takes the case of a bulletproof monster sprung to life from Viking legend.
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018) Character: Andre Toulon (archive footage)
In an unknown dystopian future, a drifter with an unusually high tolerance to pain is held captive in a horrific hospital by The Circle of Psycho Surgeons, a clandestine crew of medical deviants experimenting with human suffering. Suddenly, our shackled hero hears the call of "The Gore Collector," a sadistic curator of carnage who is well past his prime and now seeks an heir to take over his evil operation. Escaping from the lurid lab, the drifter enters the underground lair of The Gore Collector and there, the perverse programmer pops in a vile videotape and begins the process of trying to warp the man's mind with the goriest moments from Full Moon's most iconic film franchise.
The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Character: Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
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 ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
Puppetmaster Puppetmaster (1989) Character: Andre Toulon
After being contacted by their mysterious former colleague, four psychics arrive at a secluded hotel where they are stalked by a group of murderous puppets.
The Jerky Boys The Jerky Boys (1995) Character: Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicago mob boss and curry favor with organized crime in New York, the trouble begins. It isn't long before Johnny and Kamal (the "Jerky Boys" of crank call fame) are wanted by the local mafia, the police, and their neighbor.
The Boston Strangler The Boston Strangler (1968) Character: Eugene T. O'Rourke
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) Character: Coney Island Barker
Tough Brooklyn street cop Sam Makin is unwillingly recruited as an assassin for a secret United States organization known as CURE, who fake his death and give him a new identity: Remo Williams. With his appearance surgically altered, Williams is trained to be a human killing machine by his aged, derisive and impassive Korean martial arts master Chiun.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Character: Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018) Character: Andre Toulon (archive footage)
In an unknown dystopian future, a drifter with an unusually high tolerance to pain is held captive in a horrific hospital by The Circle of Psycho Surgeons, a clandestine crew of medical deviants experimenting with human suffering. Suddenly, our shackled hero hears the call of "The Gore Collector," a sadistic curator of carnage who is well past his prime and now seeks an heir to take over his evil operation. Escaping from the lurid lab, the drifter enters the underground lair of The Gore Collector and there, the perverse programmer pops in a vile videotape and begins the process of trying to warp the man's mind with the goriest moments from Full Moon's most iconic film franchise.
The Sentinel The Sentinel (1977) Character: Perry
As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a Brooklyn Heights apartment building where she encounters a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants and attempts to uncover the building's sinister secret.
A Hatful of Rain A Hatful of Rain (1957) Character: Apples
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.
Love Is All There Is Love Is All There Is (1996) Character: Monsignor
The Malacicis, a hard-working Italian family recently immigrated from Florence, open a fancy restaurant in the Bronx, N.Y., drawing the ire of another clan. Mike and Sadie Capomezzo, equally hard-working Sicilian caterers from the area, find they cannot stand Piero and Maria Malacici. But things get complicated when the Malacicis' daughter, Gina, and the Capomezzos' son, Rosario, fall in love.
A Stranger Is Watching A Stranger Is Watching (1982) Character: Maxi
A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.
The Producers The Producers (1968) Character: The Drunk
A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.
Operation Mad Ball Operation Mad Ball (1957) Character: Sampson (uncredited)
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
One Crazy Summer One Crazy Summer (1986) Character: Old Man Beckersted
An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.
The Telephone Book The Telephone Book (1971) Character: Man in Bed
A sexually voracious young woman receives a dirty phone call from a stranger; so satisfied by the experience, she sets out to find him somewhere in New York City.
Prizzi's Honor Prizzi's Honor (1985) Character: Don Corrado Prizzi
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 for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.
Happy Birthday, Wanda June Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) Character: Looseleaf Harper
A hunter back from years in the Amazon finds his wife and life changed.
The Maddening The Maddening (1996) Character: Daddy
David and Cassie Osborne have an argument one night. So the next morning after David goes to work, Cassie runs off to her sister's house for a few days with their daughter Samantha. Only they never get there. David starts looking for them, and her sister, Joanne, thinks David had something to do with their disappearance, and calls the police. Actually Samantha and Cassie are with Roy and Georgina Scudder, and their daughter Jill. Roy picked them up after their car broke down. The only problem is, the Scudders, who seem a little odd at first, won't let them leave or call anyone.
Any Man's Death Any Man's Death (1990) Character: Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke
When a photo-journalist vanishes while covering an African civil war, a roll of film holds the only clues to his disappearance. Following the trail found in the photos, a veteran reporter finds himself in the middle of events as they escalate into war, leaving him with two deadly and disastrous options...
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010) Character: Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
Following the murder of Andre Toulon by Nazi assassins during the height of World War II, a young Danny Coogan finds his crate of mysterious puppets, and discovers their plan to attack a secret American manufacturing plant.
Mikey and Nicky Mikey and Nicky (1976) Character: Sid Fine
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
Mob Boss Mob Boss (1990) Character: Don Anthony
A nerd becomes the head of his father's crime family.
92 in the Shade 92 in the Shade (1975) Character: Mr. Skelton
A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival fishing sea captain.
Twisted Twisted (1996) Character: Andre - A Proprietor
This retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist may be populated by drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes, but the book's classic themes remain the same. Caught under the thumb of a lecherous brothel owner, 10-year-old Lee befriends an aspiring musician named Angel who helps him escape his servitude and sends a maternal drag queen to vanquish the boy's enemies.
My Blue Heaven My Blue Heaven (1990) Character: Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...
Little Big Man Little Big Man (1970) Character: Historian
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (1986) Character: Ubertino da Casale
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
Seize the Day Seize the Day (1986) Character: Peris
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.



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