Howard Hickman
Actor
Biography
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Howard Charles Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince. Hickman directed 19 films and co-starred with his wife, actress Bessie Barriscale, in several productions before returning to the theatre.
With the rise of the sound film, Hickman returned to the film business but received mostly small roles, often as an authoritarian figure. Hickman made a brief appearance as plantation owner John Wilkes, father of Ashley Wilkes, in Gone with the Wind (1939). He ended his film career in 1944, after more than 270 films.
Hickman died of myocardial infarction in San Anselmo, California, and is buried at the Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, California.
Filmography
Gone with the Wind
as John Wilkes 1939
Holiday
as Churchgoer (uncredited) 1938
Fury
as Governor 1936
Swing Time
as (uncredited) 1936
They Drive by Night
as The Judge (uncredited) 1940
Libeled Lady
as Cable Editor (uncredited) 1936
Twentieth Century
as Dr. Johnson (uncredited) 1934
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Tarzan's Lawyer Blake Norton 1942
Hold That Ghost
as Judge (uncredited) 1941
The Return of Doctor X
as Chairman 1939
Boom Town
as McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited) 1940
Dark Command
as Southerner Orating for Votes 1940
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator 1941
Captain America
as Lyman’s Attorney 1944
Virginia City
as Confederate Gen. Page (uncredited) 1940
Dive Bomber
as Admiral (uncredited) 1941
Jimmy the Gent
as Doctor (uncredited) 1934