Chuck Hicks Explained

Chuck Hicks
Birth Name:Charles Dallas Hicks[1]
Birth Date:26 December 1927
Birth Place:Stockton, California, U.S.
Death Place:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation:Actor, stuntman

Charles Dallas Hicks (December 26, 1927 – May 4, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman.[2] [3]

Early life

Hicks attended Burbank High School, where he was senior class president in 1946 and played football.[4]

During World War II, Hicks served in the U.S. Merchant Marine and later in the Navy.[2] [5] While in the Navy, he was the boxing champ of the United States Fifth Fleet.[6] He also attended Loyola Marymount University, where he played football and boxed, and later inducted into the school's Athletes Hall of Fame.[6] He also played semi-pro football for the Eagle Rock Athletic Club.[6]

In addition to stuntwork, Hicks appeared in several films. He played Federal Agent LaMarr Kane in the first season of the ABC/Desilu television series The Untouchables starring Robert Stack.

Death

Hicks died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 4, 2021, at the age of 93. His son said that his cause of death was complications from a stroke he had suffered at the end of 2020.

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rubin, Steve. Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. 414. Chicago Review Press. November 1, 2017. 9781613738917. Google Books.
  2. News: Barnes. Mike. May 14, 2021. Chuck Hicks, Stuntman and Actor in Clint Eastwood Films and 'Dick Tracy,' Dies at 93. The Hollywood Reporter. May 17, 2021.
  3. Web site: Chuck Hicks (1927–2021), tough-guy actor alongside Clint Eastwood and Ronald Reagan. legacy.com. May 17, 2021 . May 25, 2021.
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/683744799/ "Aloha to Honor School Seniors"
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306022947/http://www.chuckhicks.com/ CHUCK HICKS: Stuntman, Actor, Etc....
  6. Freese, Gene Scott. Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, second edition, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2014, pages 129-130. .
  7. Web site: Hood of Horror. RS-Doublage. French.