William Hickey

Biography

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

Miami Vice

Wings

L.A. Law

The Equalizer

The Outer Limits

Moonlighting

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Darkside

All Movies (59)

• Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror2022 · as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
• An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre2018 · as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
• Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre2018 · as Andre Toulon (archive footage)
• Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil2010 · as Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
• Puppet Master: The Legacy2003 · as Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
• Knocking on Death's Door1999 · as Town Sheriff
• The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man1999
• MouseHunt1997 · as Rudolf Smuntz
• Better Than Ever1997 · as Walter
• Twisted1996 · as Andre - A Proprietor
• The Maddening1996 · as Daddy
• Love Is All There Is1996 · as Monsignor
• Forget Paris1995 · as Arthur
• Major Payne1995 · as Dr. Phillips
• The Jerky Boys1995 · as Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
• Hey Stranger1994 · as Major-domo
• The Nightmare Before Christmas1993 · as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
• The Runestone1991 · as Lars Hagstrom
• Mob Boss1990 · as Don Anthony
• My Blue Heaven1990 · as Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird
• Any Man's Death1990 · as Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke
• Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990 · as Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
• Sons1990 · as Roger
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989 · as Uncle Lewis
• It Had to Be You1989 · as Schornberg
• Puppetmaster1989 · as Andre Toulon
• Sea of Love1989 · as Frank Keller Sr.
• Pink Cadillac1989 · as Mr. Barton
• Hairway to the Stars1989 · as Husband Robert
• Starlight: a Musical Movie1988 · as Billy Davis
• Da1988 · as Drumm
• Bright Lights, Big City1988 · as Ferret Man
• A Hobo's Christmas1987 · as Cincinnati Harold
• The Name of the Rose1986 · as Ubertino da Casale
• Stranded1986 · as Mr. Pierson
• Seize the Day1986 · as Peris
• One Crazy Summer1986 · as Old Man Beckersted
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins1985 · as Coney Island Barker
• Izzy & Moe1985 · as Desk Clerk
• Prizzi's Honor1985 · as Don Corrado Prizzi
• A Stranger Is Watching1982 · as Maxi
• Wise Blood1979 · as Preacher
• Nunzio1978 · as Alcoholic
• The Sentinel1977 · as Perry
• Mikey and Nicky1976 · as Sid Fine
• 92 in the Shade1975 · as Mr. Skelton
• Between Time and Timbuktu1972 · as Stony Stevenson
• Happy Birthday, Wanda June1971 · as Looseleaf Harper
• The Telephone Book1971 · as Man in Bed
• A New Leaf1971 · as Smith (uncredited)
• Little Big Man1970 · as Historian
• The Boston Strangler1968 · as Eugene T. O'Rourke
• The Producers1968 · as The Drunk
• Androcles and the Lion1967
• Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed1961 · as Carter
• "Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”1958 · as Ignatz
• Operation Mad Ball1957 · as Sampson (uncredited)
• A Hatful of Rain1957 · as Apples

All TV Shows (19)

• The Outer Limits1995 · as Harlan Hawkes
• The Adventures of Pete & Pete1993 · as Grandfather Wrigley
• Baby Talk1991 · as Cecil Fogarty
• Wings1990 · as Carlton Blanchard
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch")
• The Tracey Ullman Show1987
• L.A. Law1986 · as Tommy Mullaney Sr.
• The Equalizer1985 · as Tom Clark
• Moonlighting1985 · as Mr. Kendall
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Dr. Nis
• Miami Vice1984 · as Hans Kozak
• The Andros Targets1977 · as Riley Connor
• The Defenders1961 · as Hary Lewis
• Startime1959 · as The Painter
• Startime1959 · as Bill – A Bowler
• Decoy1957 · as Billy
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as The Steward
• Studio One1948 · as Jonesy
• Studio One1948 · as Paul Richards