Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

1880-02-09 – 1949-12-31 (age 69) Columbia, Missouri, USA
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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.

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Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939

as John Wilkes

Holiday
Holiday

1938

as Churchgoer (uncredited)

Swing Time
Swing Time

1936

as (uncredited)

Belle Starr
Belle Starr

1941

as Colonel Thornton

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost

1941

as Judge (uncredited)

Fury
Fury

1936

as Governor

Captain America
Captain America

1944

as Lyman’s Attorney

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

as Colonel Andrews

Four Mothers
Four Mothers

1941

as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)

The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X

1939

as Chairman

Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady

1936

as Cable Editor (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as The Judge (uncredited)

Boom Town
Boom Town

1940

as McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)

A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady

1934

as Dr. Barlow (uncredited)

Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939

as Conference Room Businessman

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust

1941

as Senator

Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century

1934

as Dr. Johnson (uncredited)

Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache

1938

as Editor Williams (uncredited)

Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy

1939

as Capt. Dreen

Captain Hurricane
Captain Hurricane

1935

as Jimmy's Father