William Hickey
Acting1927Brooklyn, 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
Acting History
2022
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
as Self (archive footage)
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
2018
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
2010
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
as Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
2003
Puppet Master: The Legacy
as Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
1999
Knocking on Death's Door
as Town Sheriff
1997
MouseHunt
as Rudolf Smuntz
Better Than Ever
as Walter
1996
1995
Forget Paris
as Arthur
The Jerky Boys
as Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
Major Payne
as Dr. Phillips
The Outer Limits
TVas Harlan Hawkes• 1 eps
1994
Hey Stranger
as Major-domo
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
TVas Grandfather Wrigley• 1 eps
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
L.A. Law
TVas Tommy Mullaney Sr.• 2 eps
1992
Wings
TVas Carlton Blanchard• 3 eps
1991
The Runestone
as Lars Hagstrom
Baby Talk
TVas Cecil Fogarty
1990
Sons
as Roger
Cat from Hell
as Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Mob Boss
as Don Anthony
My Blue Heaven
as Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird
Any Man's Death
as Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch")• 1 eps
1989
Pink Cadillac
as Mr. Barton
Sea of Love
as Frank Keller Sr.
Puppetmaster
as Andre Toulon
It Had to Be You
as Schornberg
Hairway to the Stars
as Husband Robert
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Uncle Lewis
Miami Vice
TVas Hans Kozak• 1 eps
1988
1987
A Hobo's Christmas
as Cincinnati Harold
Moonlighting
TVas Mr. Kendall• 1 eps
1986
One Crazy Summer
as Old Man Beckersted
The Name of the Rose
as Ubertino da Casale
Seize the Day
as Peris
Stranded
as Mr. Pierson
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Dr. Nis• 1 eps
The Equalizer
TVas Tom Clark• 1 eps
1985
Prizzi's Honor
as Don Corrado Prizzi
Izzy & Moe
as Desk Clerk
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Coney Island Barker
1982
A Stranger Is Watching
as Maxi
1979
Wise Blood
as Preacher
1978
Nunzio
as Alcoholic
1977
The Sentinel
as Perry
The Andros Targets
TVas Riley Connor
1976
Mikey and Nicky
as Sid Fine
1975
92 in the Shade
as Mr. Skelton
1972
Between Time and Timbuktu
as Stony Stevenson
1971
The Telephone Book
as Man in Bed
A New Leaf
as Smith (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
as Looseleaf Harper
1970
Little Big Man
as Historian
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Eugene T. O'Rourke
The Producers
as The Drunk
1962
The Defenders
TVas Hary Lewis• 1 eps
1961
1960
1958
1957
Operation Mad Ball
as Sampson (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
as Apples
Studio One
TVas Paul Richards• 1 eps
Decoy
TVas Billy
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas The Steward