William Hickey Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Son of Edward & Nora Hickey. Best known as the ancient Mafia don in Prizzi's Honor (1985), Hickey had a long, distinguished career in film, television, and the stage. Began career as a child actor on the variety stage. Made Broadway debut as walk-on in George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" (1951 production, starring Uta Hagen). Performed often during...
Net Worth
$17 Million
Date Of Birth
September 19, 1927
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Profession
Actor
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
1
Gravelly yet high-pitched voice
2
Gaunt frame
3
Usually played macabre characters
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Fact
1
He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
2
Began his acting career on the radio at age 10.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Doctors and the Nurses
1963
TV Series
Jason Conners
The Defenders
1962
TV Series
Hary Lewis
The DuPont Show of the Week
1962
TV Series
Clerk
Something Wild
1961
Bit Part (uncredited)
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
1961
TV Movie
Carter
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1960
TV Series
Joe The Glom
Art Carney Special
1960
TV Series
Startime
1960
TV Series
Bowling Man
The DuPont Show of the Month
1959
TV Series
Toby Crackit
Lamp Unto My Feet
1959
TV Series
Henry
The Phil Silvers Show
1957
TV Series
Roger K. Bellman, Jr.
Operation Mad Ball
1957
Sampson (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
1957
Apples
Studio One in Hollywood
1956-1957
TV Series
Paul Richards / Jonesy
Decoy
1957
TV Series
Billy
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1952
TV Series
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Knocking on Death's Door
1999
Town Sheriff (as Bill Hickey)
Better Than Ever
1997
Walter
Mousehunt
1997
Rudolph Smuntz
Twisted
1996
Andre, a proprietor
The Maddening
1996
Daddy
Love Is All There Is
1996
Monsignor
Sandman
1995
Short
Sandman
The Wright Verdicts
1995
TV Series
Bishop Nelson Downey
Forget Paris
1995
Arthur
The Outer Limits
1995
TV Series
Harlan Hawkes
Major Payne
1995
Dr. Phillips
The Jerky Boys
1995
Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
Wings
1992-1994
TV Series
Carlton Blanchard
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1994
TV Series
Grandfather Wrigley
Hey Stranger
1994
Major-domo
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Evil Scientist (voice)
Tribeca
1993
TV Series
Morgue Attendant
L.A. Law
1993
TV Series
Tommy Mullaney, Sr.
The Runestone
1991
Lars Hagstrom
Baby Talk
1991
TV Series
Cecil Fogarty
Sons
1990
Roger
Mob Boss
1990
Video
Don Anthony
My Blue Heaven
1990/I
Billy Sparrow
Any Man's Death
1990
Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
Drogan (segment "Cat From Hell")
Tales from the Crypt
1990
TV Series
Carlton Webster
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Lewis
It Had to Be You
1989
Schornberg
Puppetmaster
1989
Video
Andre Toulon
Sea of Love
1989
Frank Keller Sr.
Pink Cadillac
1989
Mr. Barton
Miami Vice
1989
TV Series
Hans Kozak
Hairway to the Stars
1989
Short
Husband
Starlight: A Musical Movie
1988
Billy Davis
Da
1988
Drumm
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
Ferret Man
Crime Story
1988
TV Series
Judge Neville Harmon
The Tracey Ullman Show
1988
TV Series
Claude
A Hobo's Christmas
1987
TV Movie
Cincinnati Harold
Spenser: For Hire
1987
TV Series
Gus Harley
Moonlighting
1987
TV Series
Mr. Kendall
The Equalizer
1986
TV Series
Tom Clark
Tales from the Darkside
1986
TV Series
Dr. Nis
The Name of the Rose
1986
Ubertino da Casale
Stranded
1986
TV Movie
Mr. Pierson
Seize the Day
1986
Perls
One Crazy Summer
1986
Old Man Beckersted
Ryan's Hope
1985
TV Series
Monsignor Farrell
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
The Coney Island Barker
Izzy & Moe
1985
TV Movie
Desk Clerk
Walls of Glass
1985
Papa (as Bill Hickey)
Prizzi's Honor
1985
Don Corrado Prizzi
As the World Turns
1983
TV Series
Ike Slattery
A Stranger Is Watching
1982
Maxi
Wise Blood
1979
Preacher
Nunzio
1978
The Andros Targets
1977
TV Series
Riley Connor
The Sentinel
1977
Perry
Mikey and Nicky
1976
Sid Fine
92 in the Shade
1975
Mr. Skelton
The Doctors
1972
TV Series
Tennessee Eddie Hawkins / Eddie
Between Time and Timbuktu
1972
TV Movie
Stony Stevenson
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
1971
Looseleaf Harper
The Telephone Book
1971
Man in Bed
A New Leaf
1971
Smith (uncredited)
Little Big Man
1970
Historian
NET Playhouse
1970
TV Series
Abbot
N.Y.P.D.
1969
TV Series
The Boston Strangler
1968
Eugene T. O'Rourke
One Life to Live
1968
TV Series
John Rupert (1984)
Saint Joan
1967
TV Movie
The Steward
The Producers
1967
The Drunk (as Bill Hickey)
Androcles and the Lion
1967
TV Movie
Hawk
1966
TV Series
Chi Chi
Mr. Broadway
1964
TV Series
Otis
The Reporter
1964
TV Series
Roy
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
Jo-Jo
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mousehunt
1997
dedicatee
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
1995 MTV Movie Awards
1995
TV Special
Himself
The 58th Annual Academy Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1990
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
1986
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
2nd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1986
NSFC Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
Best Supporting Actor
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
1985
LAFCA Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Known for movies
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) as Evil Scientist
One Life to Live (1968) as John Rupert (1984)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) as Lewis