William Hickey

Known for: Acting

Born: 1927-09-19 – 1997-06-29 (aged 69)

From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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).

Filmography (76)

MOVIE★ 2.5
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
2022
as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 2.0
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018
as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
MOVIE
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018
as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.6
Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
2010
as Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
MOVIE★ 3.5
Puppet Master: The Legacy
2003
as Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
MOVIE★ 2.9
Knocking on Death's Door
1999
as Town Sheriff
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
MOVIE★ 6.5
MouseHunt
1997
as Rudolf Smuntz
MOVIE★ 10.0
Better Than Ever
1997
as Walter
MOVIE★ 3.6
Twisted
1996
as Andre - A Proprietor
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Maddening
1996
as Daddy
MOVIE★ 5.2
Love Is All There Is
1996
as Monsignor
MOVIE★ 6.3
Forget Paris
1995
as Arthur
TV★ 7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
as Harlan Hawkes
MOVIE★ 6.5
Major Payne
1995
as Dr. Phillips
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Jerky Boys
1995
as Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hey Stranger
1994
as Major-domo
TV★ 7.7
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
as Grandfather Wrigley
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Baby Talk
1991
as Cecil Fogarty
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Runestone
1991
as Lars Hagstrom
MOVIE★ 5.1
Mob Boss
1990
as Don Anthony
MOVIE★ 6.1
My Blue Heaven
1990
as Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird
MOVIE★ 4.4
Any Man's Death
1990
as Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke
MOVIE★ 6.2
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
as Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
TV★ 6.8
Wings
1990
as Carlton Blanchard
MOVIE★ 5.3
Sons
1990
as Roger
MOVIE★ 7.2
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
as Uncle Lewis
MOVIE★ 9.0
It Had to Be You
1989
as Schornberg
MOVIE★ 5.8
Puppetmaster
1989
as Andre Toulon
MOVIE★ 6.6
Sea of Love
1989
as Frank Keller Sr.
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch")
MOVIE★ 5.5
Pink Cadillac
1989
as Mr. Barton
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hairway to the Stars
1989
as Husband Robert
MOVIE★ 8.0
Starlight: a Musical Movie
1988
as Billy Davis
MOVIE★ 6.9
Da
1988
as Drumm
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Ferret Man
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Hobo's Christmas
1987
as Cincinnati Harold
TV★ 7.1
The Tracey Ullman Show
1987
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Name of the Rose
1986
as Ubertino da Casale
MOVIE★ 8.0
Stranded
1986
as Mr. Pierson
TV★ 7.1
L.A. Law
1986
as Tommy Mullaney Sr.
MOVIE★ 5.0
Seize the Day
1986
as Peris
MOVIE★ 6.0
One Crazy Summer
1986
as Old Man Beckersted
MOVIE★ 6.3
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
as Coney Island Barker
MOVIE★ 6.0
Izzy & Moe
1985
as Desk Clerk
TV★ 7.1
The Equalizer
1985
as Tom Clark
MOVIE★ 6.4
Prizzi's Honor
1985
as Don Corrado Prizzi
TV★ 7.5
Moonlighting
1985
as Mr. Kendall
TV★ 7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Dr. Nis
TV★ 7.4
Miami Vice
1984
as Hans Kozak
MOVIE★ 4.6
A Stranger Is Watching
1982
as Maxi
MOVIE★ 6.4
Wise Blood
1979
as Preacher
MOVIE★ 4.9
Nunzio
1978
as Alcoholic
TV★ 7.0
The Andros Targets
1977
as Riley Connor
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Sentinel
1977
as Perry
MOVIE★ 6.9
Mikey and Nicky
1976
as Sid Fine
MOVIE★ 5.8
92 in the Shade
1975
as Mr. Skelton
MOVIE★ 7.7
Between Time and Timbuktu
1972
as Stony Stevenson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
1971
as Looseleaf Harper
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Telephone Book
1971
as Man in Bed
MOVIE★ 7.3
A New Leaf
1971
as Smith (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Little Big Man
1970
as Historian
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Eugene T. O'Rourke
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Producers
1968
as The Drunk
MOVIE★ 9.0
Androcles and the Lion
1967
MOVIE★ 9.0
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
1961
as Carter
TV★ 6.3
The Defenders
1961
as Hary Lewis
TV★ 6.8
Startime
1959
as The Painter
MOVIE
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”
1958
as Ignatz
TV★ 6.7
Decoy
1957
as Billy
MOVIE★ 6.7
Operation Mad Ball
1957
as Sampson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
A Hatful of Rain
1957
as Apples
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as The Steward
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Jonesy