Harry Hickox
Harry Hickox | |
|---|---|
 Hickox in No Time for Sergeants (1964) | |
| Born | October 22, 1910 Big Spring, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 1994 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1936–1976 |
Harry Hickox (October 22, 1910 – June 3, 1994) was an American character actor.[1]
Career
Hickox was in Big Spring, Texas. He began his career as a musician, playing guitar with jazz bands, including that of Jack Teagarden. One of his early theatrical ventures was acting in Idiot's Delight in a little theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He married a member of that cast. The couple created Jump Jump of Holiday House, a children's program on radio and television that won awards for excellence. He also produced a TV show about jazz.[2]
In the early 1960s, Hickox portrayed Harold Hill in a touring company of The Music Man. He also played Charlie Cowell in the 1962 film adaptation. [2]
Death
He died on June 3, 1994, in Los Angeles, California at age 83.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Scarlet Hour | Uniformed Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Return to Warbow | Jim | Uncredited |
| 1962 | The Music Man | Charlie Cowell | |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1966 | The Ghost and Mr. Chicken | Police Chief Art Fuller | |
| 1966 | Hold On! | Grant | |
| 1967 | Hotel | Sam | |
| 1967 | Hot Rods to Hell | Bill Phillips | |
| 1967 | Rosie! | Detective | |
| 1968 | Speedway | The Cook | |
| 1968 | Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? | Detective Captain Percy Watson | |
| 1968 | The Virginian saison 6 épisode 06 (The masquerade) | Bill Manders | |
| 1971 | Adam 12 | James Crawford | |
| 1968 | The Split | Detective | |
| 1971 | The Virginian (TV series) | Mr.Bristol | saison 9 episode 14 (Nan Allen) |
| 1973 | Emperor of the North Pole | Elder | Uncredited |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Prospective Tenant | Uncredited |
References
- ^ Sandra Brennan. "Harry Hickox". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ a b Suhrheinrich, Jeanne (October 31, 1961). "Front Row Center". The Evansville Courier. p. 5. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Harry Hickox; TV, Movie Character Actor". Los Angeles Times. June 11, 1994. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harry Hickox.
- Harry Hickox at IMDb