William Hickey

Career timeline

1. 1927 · Born

   Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   Studio One (TV)

3. 1986 · Breakthrough

   The Name of the Rose (Movie)

4. 1997 · Died

   June 29, 1997

5. 2022 · Latest release

   Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1940s

6 1950s

6 1960s

11 1970s

25 1980s

22 1990s

1 2000s

3 2010s

1 2020s

• Drama37
• Comedy36
• Crime13
• Horror12
• Romance10
• Mystery7

Highest-rated title Tales from the Crypt 1989 8.0 Most popular title The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993 7.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside William Hickey in our catalogue.

Kate Mulgrew

2 titles together

Stephen King

2 titles together

Chris Sarandon

2 titles together

Reginald Rose

2 titles together

1. 2022 Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror as Andre Toulon (archive footage) Movie
2. 2018 Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre as Andre Toulon (archive footage) Movie
3. 2018 Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre as Andre Toulon (archive footage) Movie
4. 2010 Puppet Master: Axis of Evil as Andre Toulon (Archive Footage) 4.5 Movie
5. 2003 Puppet Master: The Legacy as Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage) 3.5 Movie
6. 1999 Knocking on Death's Door as Town Sheriff Movie
7. 1999 The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man Movie
8. 1997 MouseHunt as Rudolf Smuntz 6.6 Movie
9. 1997 Better Than Ever as Walter Movie
10. 1996 Twisted as Andre - A Proprietor Movie
11. 1996 Love Is All There Is as Monsignor Movie
12. 1995 The Maddening as Daddy 4.7 Movie
13. 1995 Forget Paris as Arthur 6.3 Movie
14. 1995 The Outer Limits as Harlan Hawkes 7.7 TV
15. 1995 Major Payne as Dr. Phillips 6.5 Movie
16. 1995 The Jerky Boys as Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico 4.4 Movie
17. 1994 Hey Stranger as Major-domo Movie
18. 1993 The Adventures of Pete & Pete as Grandfather Wrigley 7.7 TV
19. 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas as Dr. Finkelstein (voice) 7.9 Movie
20. 1991 Baby Talk as Cecil Fogarty TV
21. 1991 The Runestone as Lars Hagstrom 4.7 Movie
22. 1990 Mob Boss as Don Anthony Movie
23. 1990 My Blue Heaven as Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird 6.1 Movie
24. 1990 Any Man's Death as Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke Movie
25. 1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’) 6.2 Movie
26. 1990 Wings as Carlton Blanchard 6.9 TV
27. 1990 Sons as Roger Movie
28. 1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Uncle Lewis 7.2 Movie
29. 1989 It Had to Be You as Schornberg Movie
30. 1989 Puppetmaster as Andre Toulon 5.8 Movie
31. 1989 Sea of Love as Frank Keller Sr. 6.6 Movie
32. 1989 Tales from the Crypt as Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch") 8.0 TV
33. 1989 Pink Cadillac as Mr. Barton 5.5 Movie
34. 1989 Hairway to the Stars as Husband Robert Movie
35. 1988 Starlight: a Musical Movie as Billy Davis Movie
36. 1988 Da as Drumm Movie
37. 1988 Bright Lights, Big City as Ferret Man 5.7 Movie
38. 1987 A Hobo's Christmas as Cincinnati Harold Movie
39. 1987 The Tracey Ullman Show 7.0 TV
40. 1986 The Name of the Rose as Ubertino da Casale 7.5 Movie
41. 1986 Stranded as Mr. Pierson Movie
42. 1986 L.A. Law as Tommy Mullaney Sr. 7.0 TV
43. 1986 Seize the Day as Peris 5.0 Movie
44. 1986 One Crazy Summer as Old Man Beckersted 6.0 Movie
45. 1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Coney Island Barker 6.3 Movie
46. 1985 Izzy & Moe as Desk Clerk Movie
47. 1985 The Equalizer as Tom Clark 7.2 TV
48. 1985 Prizzi's Honor as Don Corrado Prizzi 6.4 Movie
49. 1985 Moonlighting as Mr. Kendall 7.6 TV
50. 1984 Tales from the Darkside as Dr. Nis 7.2 TV
51. 1984 Miami Vice as Hans Kozak 7.5 TV
52. 1982 A Stranger Is Watching as Maxi 4.7 Movie
53. 1979 Wise Blood as Preacher 6.4 Movie
54. 1978 Nunzio as Alcoholic Movie
55. 1977 The Andros Targets as Riley Connor TV
56. 1977 The Sentinel as Perry 6.1 Movie
57. 1976 Mikey and Nicky as Sid Fine 6.9 Movie
58. 1975 92 in the Shade as Mr. Skelton Movie
59. 1972 Between Time and Timbuktu as Stony Stevenson Movie
60. 1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June as Looseleaf Harper Movie
61. 1971 The Telephone Book as Man in Bed 5.8 Movie
62. 1971 A New Leaf as Smith (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
63. 1970 Little Big Man as Historian 7.4 Movie
64. 1968 The Boston Strangler as Eugene T. O'Rourke 6.7 Movie
65. 1968 The Producers as The Drunk 7.1 Movie
66. 1967 Androcles and the Lion Movie
67. 1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter as Jo-Jo 5.9 Movie
68. 1961 Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed as Carter Movie
69. 1961 The Defenders as Hary Lewis TV
70. 1959 Startime as The Painter TV
71. 1958 "Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat” as Ignatz Movie
72. 1957 Decoy as Billy TV
73. 1957 Operation Mad Ball as Sampson (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
74. 1957 A Hatful of Rain as Apples 6.8 Movie
75. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Steward TV
76. 1948 Studio One as Jonesy TV

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