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William Edward Hickey was an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston film Prizzi's Honor (1985), as well as Uncle Lewis in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) and the voice of Dr. Finklestein in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
Birth Name
William Edward Hickey
Born
Monday, 19 September 1927
Died
Sunday, 29 June 1997
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre | Andre Toulon (archive footage) / Andre Toulon | 2018 |
| Puppet Master: Axis of Evil | Andre Toulon / Andre Toulon (Archive Footage) | 2010 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Andre Toulon | 2007 |
| Puppet Master: The Legacy | Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage) / Andre Toulon | 2003 |
| Knocking on Death's Door | Town Sheriff | 1999 |
| The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1999 | |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1998 |
| Mousehunt | Rudolph Smuntz | 1997 |
| Twisted | Andre - A Proprietor | 1996 |
| The Maddening | Daddy | 1995 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre | Andre Toulon (archive footage) / Andre Toulon | 2018 |
| Puppet Master: Axis of Evil | Andre Toulon / Andre Toulon (Archive Footage) | 2010 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Andre Toulon | 2007 |
| Puppet Master: The Legacy | Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage) / Andre Toulon | 2003 |
| Knocking on Death's Door | Town Sheriff | 1999 |
| The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1999 | |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1998 |
| Mousehunt | Rudolph Smuntz | 1997 |
| Twisted | Andre - A Proprietor | 1996 |
| The Maddening | Daddy | 1995 |
| Forget Paris | Arthur | 1995 |
| The Wright Verdicts | Bishop Nelson Downey | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Harlan Hawkes | 1995 |
| Major Payne | Dr. Phillips | 1995 |
| The Jerky Boys | Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico | 1995 |
| Hey Stranger | Major-domo | 1994 |
| The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Grandfather Wrigley | 1993 |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | Dr. Finkelstein (voice) / Dr. Finkelstein | 1993 |
| Tribeca | Morgue Attendant | 1993 |
| Baby Talk | Cecil Fogarty | 1991 |
| The Runestone | Lars Hagstrom | 1991 |
| Mob Boss | Don Anthony | 1990 |
| My Blue Heaven | Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird | 1990 |
| Any Man's Death | Ernst Bauricke / Erich Schiller | 1990 |
| Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Drogan (segment "Cat From Hell") / Drogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’) | 1990 |
| Wings | Carlton Blanchard | 1990 |
| Sons | Roger | 1990 |
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Lewis / Uncle Lewis | 1989 |
| It Had to Be You | Schornberg | 1989 |
| Puppet Master | Andre Toulon | 1989 |
| Sea of Love | Frank Keller Sr. / Frank, Sr. | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Carlton Webster | 1989 |
| Pink Cadillac | Mr. Barton | 1989 |
| Starlight: A Musical Movie | Billy Davis | 1988 |
| Da | Drumm | 1988 |
| Bright Lights, Big City | Ferret Man | 1988 |
| A Hobo's Christmas | Cincinnati Harold | 1987 |
| Seize the Day | Perls | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| The Tracey Ullman Show | Claude | 1987 |
| The Name of the Rose | Ubertino de Casale / Ubertino da Casale | 1986 |
| Crime Story | Judge Neville Harmon | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Tommy Mullaney, Sr. | 1986 |
| One Crazy Summer | Old Man Beckersted | 1986 |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1986 |
| Walls of Glass | Papa | 1985 |
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | The Coney Island Barker / Coney Island Barker | 1985 |
| Izzy & Moe | Desk Clerk | 1985 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Gus Harley | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Tom Clark | 1985 |
| Prizzi's Honor | Don Corrado Prizzi | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Mr. Kendall | 1985 |
| Miami Vice | Hans Kozak | 1984 |
| Tales from the Darkside | Dr. Nis | 1983 |
| A Stranger Is Watching | Maxi | 1982 |
| Wise Blood | Preacher | 1979 |
| Nunzio | 1978 | |
| The Andros Targets | Riley Connor | 1977 |
| The Sentinel | Perry | 1977 |
| Mikey and Nicky | Sid Fine | 1976 |
| 92 in the Shade | Mr. Skelton | 1975 |
| Between Time and Timbuktu | Stony Stevenson | 1972 |
| Happy Birthday, Wanda June | Looseleaf Harper | 1971 |
| The Telephone Book | Man in Bed | 1971 |
| A New Leaf | Smith | 1971 |
| Little Big Man | Historian | 1970 |
| The Boston Strangler | Eugene T. O'Rourke | 1968 |
| The Producers | The Drunk | 1967 |
| N.Y.P.D. | Owen Makia | 1967 |
| Hawk | Chi Chi | 1966 |
| Invitation to a Gunfighter | Jo-Jo | 1964 |
| Mr. Broadway | Otis | 1964 |
| The Reporter | Roy | 1964 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Jason Conners | 1962 |
| Something Wild | Bit Part | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Clerk | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Hary Lewis | 1961 |
| Startime | Bill - a Bowler | 1959 |
| Art Carney Special | Self | 1959 |
| Decoy | Billy | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Toby Crackit | 1957 |
| A Hatful of Rain | Apples | 1957 |
| Operation Mad Ball | Sampson | 1957 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Roger K. Bellman, Jr. | 1955 |
| Guiding Light | Joe | 1952 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Joe The Glom | 1950 |
| Studio One | Soldier / Paul Richards / Jonesy | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1986 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
