William Hickey

Acting

William Hickey

Born September 19, 1927Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA76 credits

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).

Known For

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
2.5

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

Movie

2022

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

Movie

2022

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
5.0

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

Movie

2018

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

Movie

2018

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
4.6

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil

Movie

2010

Puppet Master: The Legacy
3.5

Puppet Master: The Legacy

Movie

2003

Filmography

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
2022Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terroras Andre Toulon (archive footage)Movie
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2022An Oral History of: The Name of the Roseas Self (archive footage)Movie
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacreas Andre Toulon (archive footage)Movie
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacreas Andre Toulon (archive footage)Movie
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
2010Puppet Master: Axis of Evilas Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)Movie
Puppet Master: The Legacy
2003Puppet Master: The Legacyas Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)Movie
Knocking on Death's Door
1999Knocking on Death's Dooras Town SheriffMovie
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy ManMovie
MouseHunt
1997MouseHuntas Rudolf SmuntzMovie
B
1997Better Than Everas WalterMovie
Twisted
1996Twistedas Andre - A ProprietorMovie
The Maddening
1996The Maddeningas DaddyMovie
Love Is All There Is
1996Love Is All There Isas MonsignorMovie
Forget Paris
1995Forget Parisas ArthurMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Harlan HawkesTV
Major Payne
1995Major Payneas Dr. PhillipsMovie
The Jerky Boys
1995The Jerky Boysas Don 'Uncle Freddy' FredericoMovie
Hey Stranger
1994Hey Strangeras Major-domoMovie
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993The Adventures of Pete & Peteas Grandfather WrigleyTV
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993The Nightmare Before Christmasas Dr. Finkelstein (voice)Movie
Baby Talk
1991Baby Talkas Cecil FogartyTV
The Runestone
1991The Runestoneas Lars HagstromMovie
Mob Boss
1990Mob Bossas Don AnthonyMovie
My Blue Heaven
1990My Blue Heavenas Billy Sparrow / Johnny BirdMovie
Any Man's Death
1990Any Man's Deathas Erich Schiller / Ernst BaurickeMovie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990Tales from the Darkside: The Movieas Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)Movie
Wings
1990Wingsas Carlton BlanchardTV
Sons
1990Sonsas RogerMovie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989National Lampoon's Christmas Vacationas Uncle LewisMovie
I
1989It Had to Be Youas SchornbergMovie
Puppetmaster
1989Puppetmasteras Andre ToulonMovie
Sea of Love
1989Sea of Loveas Frank Keller Sr.Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch")TV
Pink Cadillac
1989Pink Cadillacas Mr. BartonMovie
Hairway to the Stars
1989Hairway to the Starsas Husband RobertMovie
S
1988Starlight: a Musical Movieas Billy DavisMovie
Da
1988Daas DrummMovie
Bright Lights, Big City
1988Bright Lights, Big Cityas Ferret ManMovie
A Hobo's Christmas
1987A Hobo's Christmasas Cincinnati HaroldMovie
The Tracey Ullman Show
1987The Tracey Ullman ShowTV
The Name of the Rose
1986The Name of the Roseas Ubertino da CasaleMovie
S
1986Strandedas Mr. PiersonMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Tommy Mullaney Sr.TV
Seize the Day
1986Seize the Dayas PerisMovie
One Crazy Summer
1986One Crazy Summeras Old Man BeckerstedMovie
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985Remo Williams: The Adventure Beginsas Coney Island BarkerMovie
Izzy & Moe
1985Izzy & Moeas Desk ClerkMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras Tom ClarkTV
Prizzi's Honor
1985Prizzi's Honoras Don Corrado PrizziMovie
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas Mr. KendallTV
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas Dr. NisTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Hans KozakTV
A Stranger Is Watching
1982A Stranger Is Watchingas MaxiMovie
Wise Blood
1979Wise Bloodas PreacherMovie
Nunzio
1978Nunzioas AlcoholicMovie
The Andros Targets
1977The Andros Targetsas Riley ConnorTV
The Sentinel
1977The Sentinelas PerryMovie
Mikey and Nicky
1976Mikey and Nickyas Sid FineMovie
92 in the Shade
197592 in the Shadeas Mr. SkeltonMovie
Between Time and Timbuktu
1972Between Time and Timbuktuas Stony StevensonMovie
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
1971Happy Birthday, Wanda Juneas Looseleaf HarperMovie
The Telephone Book
1971The Telephone Bookas Man in BedMovie
A New Leaf
1971A New Leafas Smith (uncredited)Movie
Little Big Man
1970Little Big Manas HistorianMovie
The Boston Strangler
1968The Boston Strangleras Eugene T. O'RourkeMovie
The Producers
1968The Producersas The DrunkMovie
Androcles and the Lion
1967Androcles and the LionMovie
W
1961Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessedas CarterMovie
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Hary LewisTV
Startime
1959StartimeTV
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”
1958"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”as IgnatzMovie
Decoy
1957Decoyas BillyTV
Operation Mad Ball
1957Operation Mad Ballas Sampson (uncredited)Movie
A Hatful of Rain
1957A Hatful of Rainas ApplesMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas The StewardTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas JonesyTV