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William Hickey
American actor (1927-1997) · United States · On the map · Actors · Lived 1928 to 1997 · aged 68
William Edward Hickey 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...
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MouseHuntFilm, 1997Rudolf Smuntz1995
The Outer LimitsSeries, Harlan Hawkes
Forget ParisFilm, 1995Arthur1993
The Nightmare Before ChristmasFilm, Dr. Finkelstein (voice)1991
Baby TalkSeries, Cecil Fogarty1990
WingsSeries, Carlton Blanchard
Mob BossFilm, 1990Don Anthony1988
Bright Lights, Big CityFilm, Ferret Man1987
The Tracey Ullman ShowSeries1986
L.A. LawSeries, Tommy Mullaney Sr.
One Crazy SummerFilm, 1986Old Man Beckersted1984
Miami ViceSeries, Hans Kozak1982
A Stranger Is WatchingFilm, Maxi1977
The Andros TargetsSeries, Riley Connor
The SentinelFilm, 1977Perry1976
Mikey and NickyFilm, Sid Fine1971
A New LeafFilm, Smith (uncredited)1968
The Boston StranglerFilm, Eugene T. O'Rourke1959
StartimeSeries, The Painter1957
DecoySeries, Billy
A Hatful of RainFilm, 1957Apples1948
Studio OneSeries, Jonesy1928Born19 September 1928People around William
Close ties
John Huston Directed Prizzi's Honor and Wise Blood
Renée Taylor Directed Love Is All There Is (1996)
David Schmoeller Directed Puppet Master (1989)
Jimmie F. Skaggs Also in Puppet Master and Pink Cadillac
Doris Roberts Also in Something Wild (1963)
Elaine May Directed Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Charles Band Produced Puppet Master (1989)
Goldie Hawn Produced My Blue Heaven (1992)
Sydney Pollack Produced Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
Jean-Jacques Annaud Directed The Name of the Rose (1986)
Fred Zinnemann Directed A Hatful of Rain (1957)
Christian Slater Also in The Name of the Rose (1986)
Ned Beatty Also in Wise Blood and Mikey and Nicky
Martin Balsam Also in Little Big Man and The Sentinel
Diane Ladd Also in Something Wild (1963)
Damon Wayans Produced Major Payne (1995)
Bernd Eichinger Produced The Name of the Rose (1986)
Richard Fleischer Directed The Boston Strangler (1968)
Herbert Ross Directed My Blue Heaven (1992)
Lawrence Tierney Also in Prizzi's Honor and The Runestone
Buddy Van Horn Directed Pink Cadillac (1990)
Paul Le Mat Also in Puppet Master and Puppetmaster
Fred Olen Ray Directed Mob Boss (1990)
Annabelle Gurwitch Also in Bright Lights, Big City and MouseHunt
Known for
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The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993
The Name of the Rose 1986
Little Big Man 1970
A New Leaf 1971
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989
Filmography 40
79 credits on file
Television 17
About this person
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).
