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William Hickey

Actor

William Hickey

Born September 19, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied June 29, 199754 films

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).

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The Nightmare Before Christmas posterFirst watchThe Nightmare Before Christmas19937.8as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and…View film

Essential films

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The Name of the Rose poster7.5The Name of the Rose1986National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster7.2National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989Little Big Man poster7.4Little Big Man1970The Producers poster7.1The Producers1968MouseHunt poster6.6MouseHunt1997Major Payne poster6.5Major Payne1995Sea of Love poster6.6Sea of Love1989A New Leaf poster7.3A New Leaf1971

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 1999Knocking on Death's DoorTown Sheriff
  2. 1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
  3. 1997MouseHuntRudolf Smuntz
  4. 1997Better Than EverWalter
  5. 1996TwistedAndre - A Proprietor
  6. 1996Love Is All There IsMonsignor
  7. 1995The MaddeningDaddy
  8. 1995Forget ParisArthur
  9. 1995Major PayneDr. Phillips
  10. 1995The Jerky BoysDon 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
  11. 1994Hey StrangerMajor-domo
  12. 1993The Nightmare Before ChristmasDr. Finkelstein (voice)
  13. 1991The RunestoneLars Hagstrom
  14. 1990Mob BossDon Anthony
  15. 1990My Blue HeavenBilly Sparrow / Johnny Bird
  16. 1990Any Man's DeathErich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke
  17. 1990Tales from the Darkside: The MovieDrogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
  18. 1990SonsRoger
  19. 1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationUncle Lewis
  20. 1989It Had to Be YouSchornberg
  21. 1989PuppetmasterAndre Toulon
  22. 1989Sea of LoveFrank Keller Sr.
  23. 1989Pink CadillacMr. Barton
  24. 1989Hairway to the StarsHusband Robert
  25. 1988Starlight: a Musical MovieBilly Davis
  26. 1988DaDrumm
  27. 1988Bright Lights, Big CityFerret Man
  28. 1987A Hobo's ChristmasCincinnati Harold
  29. 1986The Name of the RoseUbertino da Casale
  30. 1986StrandedMr. Pierson
  31. 1986Seize the DayPeris
  32. 1986One Crazy SummerOld Man Beckersted
  33. 1985Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsConey Island Barker
  34. 1985Izzy & MoeDesk Clerk
  35. 1985Prizzi's HonorDon Corrado Prizzi
  36. 1982A Stranger Is WatchingMaxi
  37. 1979Wise BloodPreacher
  38. 1978NunzioAlcoholic
  39. 1977The SentinelPerry
  40. 1976Mikey and NickySid Fine
  41. 197592 in the ShadeMr. Skelton
  42. 1972Between Time and TimbuktuStony Stevenson
  43. 1971Happy Birthday, Wanda JuneLooseleaf Harper
  44. 1971The Telephone BookMan in Bed
  45. 1971A New LeafSmith (uncredited)
  46. 1970Little Big ManHistorian
  47. 1968The Boston StranglerEugene T. O'Rourke
  48. 1968The ProducersThe Drunk
  49. 1967Androcles and the Lion
  50. 1964Invitation to a GunfighterJo-Jo
  51. 1961Westinghouse Presents: The DispossessedCarter
  52. 1958"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”Ignatz
  53. 1957Operation Mad BallSampson (uncredited)
  54. 1957A Hatful of RainApples