ACTOR

William Hickey

1927 - 1997

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William Edward Hickey (September 19, 1927 – June 29, 1997) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hickey has received more than 27,354 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). William Hickey is the 3,437th most popular actor (down from 3,248th in 2019), the 5,172nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,051st in 2019) and the 1,546th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Hickey ranks 3,437 out of 13,578. Before her are Laura Harring, Robert Webber, Michael Vartan, Małgorzata Braunek, Minoru Chiaki, and Georgette Leblanc. After her are Adrian Paul, Shirley Eaton, Taylor Lautner, Jean Marsh, Jimmy Fallon, and Irrfan Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, William Hickey ranks 244. Before her are Yevgeny Morgunov, Robert Spaemann, Luis Rijo, Shoji Nishio, Eugene Parker, and Charles Pasqua. After her are Charles de Tornaco, Michael Gielen, Dimitar Iliev Popov, Hamed Karoui, Eva Bartok, and Piero Tosi. Among people deceased in 1997, William Hickey ranks 175. Before her are Georgy Shonin, Robert Pinget, John Akii-Bua, Myrtle Bachelder, Tony Williams, and Afonsinho. After her are Tete Montoliu, Shinichi Hoshi, Billy Bremner, Juan Burgueño, Heikki A. Alikoski, and Tamara Tyshkevich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Hickey ranks 5,172 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Starkweather (1938), Mary Daly (1928), Val Valentino (1956), Dr. John (1941), Herbert Friedman (1916), and Nancy Kerrigan (1969). After her are Stephen Allen Benson (1816), Taylor Lautner (1992), Jimmy Fallon (1974), Alexis Bledel (1981), Sunita Williams (1965), and Benjamin Rush (1745).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Hickey ranks 1,546. Before her are Emily Procter (1968), Emily Deschanel (1976), Patricia McPherson (1954), James Pickens Jr. (1954), Felicia Farr (1932), and Robert Webber (1924). After her are Taylor Lautner (1992), Jimmy Fallon (1974), Alexis Bledel (1981), Kelly LeBrock (1960), Brenda Strong (1960), and Elizabeth Wilson (1921).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
Oct 9o 19937.836 / 10
The Name of the Rose
Ubertino da Casale
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence – which is considerable.
Sep 24o 19867.479 / 10
Major Payne
Dr. Phillips
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
Mar 24o 19956.375 / 10