| Birth: | Sep. 19, 1927 | | Death: | Jun. 29, 1997 | 
Actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he had a long, distinguished career in film, television and the stage. He began his career as a child actor in variety stage shows and made his Broadway debut in "Saint Joan" (1951). By the mid 1950s, he was a fixture on television appearing on "Studio One", "Philco Playhouse", "Ryan's Hope", "L.A. Law" and "The Outer Limits". For feature films, he was nominated for an Academy Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Don Corrado Prizzi in "Prizzi's Honor" (1985). His many other movie credits include "Invitation to a Gunfighter" (1964), "The Boston Stranger" (1968), "Sea of Love" (1989), "Major Pain" (1995) and "Mouse Hunt" (1997). He died of emphysema at age 69 in New York City. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for William Hickey | | | Burial:
The Evergreens Cemetery
Brooklyn
Kings County
New York, USA
Plot: Gibron Section, Lot 67N |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 30, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 19969 |
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