Portrait of William Hickey

William Hickey

Acting

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).

Born: September 19, 1927

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2018
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

as Andre Toulon (archive footage)

2018
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
1997
MouseHunt

as Rudolf Smuntz

1996
Twisted

as Andre - A Proprietor

1996
1996
1995
Forget Paris

as Arthur

1995
The Outer Limits

as Harlan Hawkes

1995
Major Payne

as Dr. Phillips

1995
The Jerky Boys

as Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico

1994
Hey Stranger

as Major-domo

1993
The Adventures of Pete & Pete

as Grandfather Wrigley

1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas

as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

1991
Baby Talk

as Cecil Fogarty

1991
The Runestone

as Lars Hagstrom

1990
Mob Boss

as Don Anthony

1990
My Blue Heaven

as Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird

1990
Any Man's Death

as Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke

1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

as Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)

1990
Wings

as Carlton Blanchard

1990
Sons

as Roger

1989
Puppet Master

as Andre Toulon

1989
Sea of Love

as Frank Keller Sr.

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch")

1989
Pink Cadillac

as Mr. Barton

1989
Hairway to the Stars

as Husband Robert

1988
Da

as Drumm

1988
1987
A Hobo's Christmas

as Cincinnati Harold

1986
The Name of the Rose

as Ubertino da Casale

1986
L.A. Law

as Tommy Mullaney, Sr.

1986
1986
One Crazy Summer

as Old Man Beckersted

1985
1985
Izzy & Moe

as Desk Clerk

1985
The Equalizer

as Tom Clark

1985
Prizzi's Honor

as Don Corrado Prizzi

1985
Moonlighting

as Mr. Kendall

1979
Wise Blood

as Preacher

1978
1977
The Andros Targets

as Riley Connor

1977
The Sentinel

as Perry

1976
Mikey and Nicky

as Sid Fine

1975
92 in the Shade

as Mr. Skelton

1972
Between Time and Timbuktu

as Stony Stevenson

1971
Happy Birthday, Wanda June

as Looseleaf Harper

1971
The Telephone Book

as Man in Bed

1971
A New Leaf

as Smith (uncredited)

1970
Little Big Man

as Historian

1968
The Boston Strangler

as Eugene T. O'Rourke

1968
The Producers

as The Drunk

1961
The Defenders

as Hary Lewis

1957
Decoy

as Billy

1957
Operation Mad Ball

as Sampson (uncredited)

1957
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as The Steward

1948
Studio One

as Jonesy

1948
Studio One

as Paul Richards