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William Hickey
William Hickey’s screen credits include Dr. Finkelstein (voice) in The Nightmare Before Christmas and Ubertino da Casale in The Name of the Rose.
Born September 19, 1927† June 29, 1997 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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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- 2022Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of TerrorAndre Toulon (archive footage)
- 2022An Oral History of: The Name of the RoseSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg MassacreAndre Toulon (archive footage)
- 2018Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg MassacreAndre Toulon (archive footage)
- 2010Puppet Master: Axis of EvilAndre Toulon (Archive Footage)
- 2003Puppet Master: The LegacyElderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
- 1999Knocking on Death's DoorTown Sheriff
- 1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy ManActor
- 1997MouseHuntRudolf Smuntz
- 1997Better Than EverWalter
- 1996TwistedAndre - A Proprietor
- 1996Love Is All There IsMonsignor
- 1995The MaddeningDaddy
- 1995Forget ParisArthur
- 1995Major PayneDr. Phillips
- 1995The Jerky BoysDon 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
- 1994Hey StrangerMajor-domo
- 1991The RunestoneLars Hagstrom
- 1990Mob BossDon Anthony
- 1990My Blue HeavenBilly Sparrow / Johnny Bird
- 1990Any Man's DeathErich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke
- 1990Tales from the Darkside: The MovieDrogan (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
- 1990SonsRoger
- 1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationUncle Lewis
- 1989It Had to Be YouSchornberg
- 1989PuppetmasterAndre Toulon
- 1989Sea of LoveFrank Keller Sr.
- 1989Pink CadillacMr. Barton
- 1989Hairway to the StarsHusband Robert
- 1988Starlight: a Musical MovieBilly Davis
- 1988DaDrumm
- 1988Bright Lights, Big CityFerret Man
- 1987A Hobo's ChristmasCincinnati Harold
- 1986StrandedMr. Pierson
- 1986Seize the DayPeris
- 1986One Crazy SummerOld Man Beckersted
- 1985Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsConey Island Barker
- 1985Izzy & MoeDesk Clerk
- 1985Prizzi's HonorDon Corrado Prizzi
- 1982A Stranger Is WatchingMaxi
- 1979Wise BloodPreacher
- 1978NunzioAlcoholic
- 1977The SentinelPerry
- 1976Mikey and NickySid Fine
- 197592 in the ShadeMr. Skelton
- 1972Between Time and TimbuktuStony Stevenson
- 1971Happy Birthday, Wanda JuneLooseleaf Harper
- 1971The Telephone BookMan in Bed
- 1971A New LeafSmith (uncredited)
- 1970Little Big ManHistorian
- 1968The Boston StranglerEugene T. O'Rourke
- 1968The ProducersThe Drunk
- 1967Androcles and the LionActor
- 1964Invitation to a GunfighterJo-Jo
- 1961Westinghouse Presents: The DispossessedCarter
- 1958"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”Ignatz
- 1957Operation Mad BallSampson (uncredited)
- 1957A Hatful of RainApples
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