Portrait of William Hickey

Acting

William Hickey

Career

Active from 1957 to 2022, with a break from 1998 to 2017, busiest in 1989 and 1990 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Hickey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pathos
    4.5, average 5.3
  • Biographical
    0.3, average 1.0
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.9, average 1.6
  • Melancholy
    4.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 90s Comedy 3
  • Fish-Out-Of-Water 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • B-Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror (2022)

as Andre Toulon (archive footage)

2010s

3 titles Β· average score 35
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018)

as Andre Toulon (archive footage)

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018)

as Andre Toulon (archive footage)

Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)
GoodWatch score 35

as Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)

2000s

1 title Β· average score 27
Puppet Master: The Legacy
Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
GoodWatch score 27

as Elderly Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)

1990s

21 titles Β· average score 53
MouseHunt
MouseHunt (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rudolf Smuntz

Major Payne
Major Payne (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. Phillips

The Jerky Boys
The Jerky Boys (1995)
GoodWatch score 32

as Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Harlan Hawkes

The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

The Adventures of Pete & Pete
The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Grandfather Wrigley

The Runestone
The Runestone (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lars Hagstrom

My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird

Mob Boss
Mob Boss (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

as Don Anthony

Any Man's Death
Any Man's Death (1990)

as Erich Schiller / Ernst Bauricke

Sons
Sons (1990)

as Roger

Wings
Wings (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Carlton Blanchard

1980s

25 titles Β· average score 62
Puppetmaster
Puppetmaster (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

as Andre Toulon

Sea of Love
Sea of Love (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

as Frank Keller Sr.

Hairway to the Stars
Hairway to the Stars (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

as Husband Robert

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Carlton Webster (segment "The Switch")

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Uncle Lewis

Da
Da (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

as Drumm

The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ubertino da Casale

One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

as Old Man Beckersted

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Tommy Mullaney Sr.

Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

as Don Corrado Prizzi

Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as Mr. Kendall

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Hans Kozak

1970s

11 titles Β· average score 68
Wise Blood
Wise Blood (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

as Preacher

Nunzio
Nunzio (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Alcoholic

The Sentinel
The Sentinel (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

as Perry

The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets (1977)

TV show Β· as Riley Connor

Mikey and Nicky
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sid Fine

92 in the Shade
92 in the Shade (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Skelton

Between Time and Timbuktu
Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Stony Stevenson

Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

as Looseleaf Harper

A New Leaf
A New Leaf (1971)
GoodWatch score 85

as Smith (uncredited)

The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

as Man in Bed

Little Big Man
Little Big Man (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

as Historian

1960s

5 titles Β· average score 68
The Producers
The Producers (1968)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Drunk

The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Eugene T. O'Rourke

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jo-Jo

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Hary Lewis

Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed (1961)

as Carter

1950s

6 titles Β· average score 70
Startime
Startime (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show Β· as Bill – A Bowler / The Painter

"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with β€œKrazy Kat”
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with β€œKrazy Kat” (1958)

as Ignatz

A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Apples

Decoy
Decoy (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Billy

Operation Mad Ball
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sampson (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as The Steward

1940s

1 title Β· average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show Β· as Jonesy / Paul Richards