Harry Hickox Explained

Harry Hickox
Birth Date:22 October 1910
Birth Place:Big Spring, Texas, U.S.
Death Place: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.

Death

He died on June 3, 1994, in Los Angeles, California at age 83.[3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1956The Scarlet Hour Uniformed Policeman Uncredited
1958Return to Warbow Jim Uncredited
1962The Music Man Charlie Cowell
1964Cheyenne Autumn Bartender Uncredited
1966The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Police Chief Art Fuller
1966Hold On! Grant
1967Hotel Sam
1967Hot Rods to Hell Bill Phillips
1967Rosie! Detective
1968Speedway The Cook
1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Detective Captain Percy Watson
1968The Virginian saison 6 épisode 06 (The masquerade) Bill Manders
1971Adam 12 James Crawford
1968The Split Detective
1971The Virginian (TV series) Mr.Bristol saison 9 episode 14 (Nan Allen)
1973Emperor of the North Pole Elder Uncredited
1974The Towering Inferno Prospective Tenant Uncredited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandra Brennan . Harry Hickox . AllMovie . 2019-03-30.
  2. News: Suhrheinrich . Jeanne . Front Row Center . December 22, 2022 . The Evansville Courier . October 31, 1961 . 5.
  3. Web site: Harry Hickox; TV, Movie Character Actor . Latimes.com . 1994-06-11 . 2019-03-30.