Cast & creator
William Hickey
Best known for The Outer Limits, L.A. Law, Miami Vice
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).
Also known as: Bill Hickey, ویلیام هیکی
60
film credits
19
television credits
79
1948–2022 · acting roles
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Signature credits
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Across film & television
Filmography (79)
Showing 79 of 79 credits
The Outer Limits
Harlan Hawkes
1995
L.A. Law
Tommy Mullaney Sr.
1986
Miami Vice
Hans Kozak
1984
Wings
Carlton Blanchard
1990
Studio One
Jonesy
1948Studio One
Paul Richards
1948
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
1993
The Defenders
Hary Lewis
1961
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Nis
1984
The Equalizer
Tom Clark
1985
Moonlighting
Mr. Kendall
1985
Tales from the Crypt
Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch")
1989
The Tracey Ullman Show
1987
Startime
The Painter
1959Startime
Bill – A Bowler
1959
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Grandfather Wrigley
1993
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Uncle Lewis
1989
Decoy
Billy
1957
The Name of the Rose
Ubertino da Casale
1986
MouseHunt
Rudolf Smuntz
1997
Sea of Love
Frank Keller Sr.
1989
Major Payne
Dr. Phillips
1995
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Steward
1951
Puppetmaster
Andre Toulon
1989
The Producers
The Drunk
1968
The Andros Targets
Riley Connor
1977
The Sentinel
Perry
1977
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Coney Island Barker
1985
Pink Cadillac
Mr. Barton
1989
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
1990
Little Big Man
Historian
1970
Prizzi's Honor
Don Corrado Prizzi
1985
The Boston Strangler
Eugene T. O'Rourke
1968
One Crazy Summer
Old Man Beckersted
1986
Bright Lights, Big City
Ferret Man
1988
My Blue Heaven
Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird
1990
Mikey and Nicky
Sid Fine
1976
A New Leaf
Smith (uncredited)
1971
Forget Paris
Arthur
1995
Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
2010
Puppet Master: The Legacy
Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
2003
Love Is All There Is
Monsignor
1996
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Self (archive footage)
2022
Wise Blood
Preacher
1979
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Jo-Jo
1964
A Hatful of Rain
Apples
1957
Seize the Day
Peris
1986
A Stranger Is Watching
Maxi
1982
Androcles and the Lion
1967
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
Andre Toulon (archive footage)
2018
A Hobo's Christmas
Cincinnati Harold
1987
92 in the Shade
Mr. Skelton
1975Stranded
Mr. Pierson
1986
The Runestone
Lars Hagstrom
1991
The Maddening
Daddy
1995
Any Man's Death
Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke
1990
Operation Mad Ball
Sampson (uncredited)
1957
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Looseleaf Harper
1971
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
Andre Toulon (archive footage)
2022
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
Andre Toulon (archive footage)
2018
Knocking on Death's Door
Town Sheriff
1999
Da
Drumm
1988Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
Carter
1961It Had to Be You
Schornberg
1989
The Jerky Boys
Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
1995
Mob Boss
Don Anthony
1990
Izzy & Moe
Desk Clerk
1985
Hey Stranger
Major-domo
1994
Between Time and Timbuktu
Stony Stevenson
1972
Sons
Roger
1990
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”
Ignatz
1958
The Telephone Book
Man in Bed
1971
Hairway to the Stars
Husband Robert
1989Starlight: a Musical Movie
Billy Davis
1988
Twisted
Andre - A Proprietor
1996
Nunzio
Alcoholic
1978Better Than Ever
Walter
1997
Baby Talk
Cecil Fogarty
1991