Howard C. Hickman

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.

Career

In 1900, Hickman debuted on stage as an extra in a production in San Francisco. He went on to act in stock theater with the Alacazar, Morosco, and Melborne MacDowell companies, among others. On Broadway, Hickman wrote, and portrayed Gabby in, ''The Skirt'' (1921).

Hickman's initial work in films was with the Lasky Pictures Company, after which he acted with the Triangle Company and later the Ince company.

In 1918, Hickman debuted as a director, with ''The Rainbow'' (for Paralta studios) as his first film. He directed 19 films.

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.

Personal life and death

Hickman was married to actress Bessie Barriscale. He died of myocardial infarction in San Anselmo, California, and is buried at the Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, California.

Selected filmography

As actor

*''The Circus Man'' (1914) as Artful Dick Cronk
*''The Cup of Life'' (1915) as Higsby
*''The Man from Oregon'' (1915) as 'Honest' Jim Martin
*''Civilization'' (1915) as Count Ferdinand
*''The Moral Fabric'' (1916) as Mackley Stuart
*'' The Wolf Woman'' (1916) as John Morton
*''The Jungle Child'' (1916) as Ridgeway Webb
*''Somewhere in France'' (1916) as Lt. Charles Ravignac
*''The Honorable Algy'' (1916) as Lord Rockmore
*''The Sin Ye Do'' (1916) as Robert Darrow
*''The Female of the Species'' (1916) as Carleton Condon
*''Chicken Casey'' (1917) as 'Dickey' Cochran
* '' Blood Will Tell'' (1917) as James Black
* '' The Snarl'' (1917) as Jack Mason
* '' Wooden Shoes'' (1917) as Jack Smith
*''Those Who Pay'' (1917) as George W. Graham
*''Madam Who?'' (1918) as Henry Morgan
*''The Cast-Off'' (1918) as Dr. Jim Thorpe
*''Blue Blood'' (1918) as Spencer Wellington
*'' Rose o' Paradise'' (1918) as Lafe Grandoken
*''Social Ambition'' (1918) as Vincent Manton
*''Maid o' the Storm'' (1918) as Jules Picardo
*'' Alias Jimmy Valentine'' (1928) as Mr. Lane
*''The Broadway Hoofer'' (1929) as Larry
* ''His First Command'' (1929) as Maj. Hall
*'' Hello Sister'' (1930) as John Stanley
*''Brothers'' (1930) as John Naughton
*'' The Age of Consent'' (1932) as Doctor (uncredited)
*'' Tess of the Storm Country'' (1932) as Minister (uncredited)
*''The Silk Express'' (1933) as Mill Owner in Association (uncredited)
*'' The Man Who Dared'' (1933) as Politician (uncredited)
*'' I Loved a Woman'' (1933) as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
*''Walls of Gold'' (1933) as Bridge Player (uncredited)
*''The Right to Romance'' (1933) as Dr. Macey (uncredited)
*''The World Changes'' (1933) as Doctor (uncredited)
*'' Hello, Sister!'' (1933)
*''The Big Shakedown'' (1934) as Board Member (uncredited)
*''Hi Nellie!'' (1934) as Dr. John W. Wilson (uncredited)
*'' Gambling Lady'' (1934) as Divorce Judge (uncredited)
*'' Jimmy the Gent'' (1934) as Doctor (uncredited)
*''Mystery Liner'' (1934) as Dr. Howard
*''George White's Scandals'' (1934) as Doctor (uncredited)
*'' Three on a Honeymoon'' (1934) as Mr. Foster (uncredited)
*''A Modern Hero'' (1934) as Dr. McPherson (uncredited)
*''Sisters Under the Skin'' (1934) as Dutton
*'' Upper World'' (1934) as Judge (uncredited)
*''Twentieth Century'' (1934) as Dr. Johnson (uncredited)
*''The Personality Kid'' (1934) as Joan's Doctor (uncredited)
*'' Baby, Take a Bow'' (1934) as Blair (uncredited)
*'' Return of the Terror'' (1934) as Judge
*'' Side Streets'' (1934) as Dr. Randolph W. Hendricks (uncredited)
*''The Defense Rests'' (1934) as Judge (uncredited)
*''Here Comes the Navy'' (1934) as Captain
*'' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
*''Death on the Diamond'' (1934) as Dr. Cushman (uncredited)
*'' A Lost Lady'' (1934) as Dr. Barlow (uncredited)
*''Evelyn Prentice'' (1934) as Mr. Whitlock - Party Guest (uncredited)
*'' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1934) as College President (uncredited)
*''The Silver Streak'' (1934) as Member Board of Directors (uncredited)
*'' Fugitive Lady'' (1934) as Doctor (uncredited)
*''The Secret Bride'' (1934) as Senate President (uncredited)
*''The Mighty Barnum'' (1934) as Minor Role (scenes deleted)
*'' Red Hot Tires'' (1935) as Judge Alcott
*'' Carnival'' (1935) as Doctor (uncredited)
*''Law Beyond the Range'' (1935) as Captain Wood (uncredited)
*''Death Flies East'' (1935) as Carlyle (uncredited)
*'' Captain Hurricane'' (1935) as Jimmy's Father (uncredited)
*'' I'll Love You Always'' (1935) as Dean (uncredited)
*'' Straight from the Heart'' (1935) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
*'' West Point of the Air'' (1935) as Army Officer in Former Times (uncredited)
*''Great God Gold'' (1935) as Dunbar - Marcia's Attorney (uncredited)
*'' Fighting Shadows'' (1935) as Inspector Rutledge (uncredited)
*''Dinky'' (1935) as Judge Barlow (uncredited)
*''Let 'Em Have It'' (1935) as Assistant Chief Clerk (uncredited)
*''The Flame Within'' (1935) as Man at Hospital Benefit (uncredited)
*'' Ginger'' (1935) as Juvenile Judge (uncredited)
*''The Murder Man'' (1935) as Howard Jennings (uncredited)
*'' Bright Lights'' (1935) as Mr. Aldridge (uncredited)
*''Woman Wanted'' (1935) as Dr. Griffith (uncredited)
*'' Little Big Shot'' (1935) as The Judge (uncredited)
*''I Live My Life'' (1935) as Teacher at Terry's Lecture (uncredited)
*'' It's in the Air'' (1935) as Mr. Ruby
*''Three Kids and a Queen'' (1935) as Dr. Bowers (uncredited)
*'' Rendezvous'' (1935) as G-Man
*''Whipsaw'' (1935) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
*''Too Tough to Kill'' (1935) as Billings (uncredited)
*'' Two Against the World'' (1936) as Dr. Maguire
*'' Hell-Ship Morgan'' (1936) as Cabot
*'' Dangerous Waters'' (1936) as Ship Doctor (uncredited)
*''The Bohemian Girl'' (1936) as Dignified Captain (uncredited)
*'' August Week End'' (1936) as Spencer
*'' Too Many Parents'' (1936) as Colonel Colman
*''The Law in Her Hands'' (1936) as Judge Henry D. Morse (uncredited)
*'' Fury'' (1936) as Governor
*''Parole!'' (1936) as Lawyer (uncredited)
*'' Trapped by Television'' (1936) as G.P. Tucker - Board Member (uncredited)
*'' To Mary - with Love'' (1936) as Guest #7
*''Swing Time'' (1936) as First Minister (uncredited)
*''Murder with Pictures'' (1936) as Judge (uncredited)
*''Libeled Lady'' (1936) as Cable Editor (uncredited)
*'' 15 Maiden Lane'' (1936) as Mr. Whitman - Jeweller (uncredited)
*''Wild Brian Kent'' (1936) as Bob Cruikshank
*'' Love Letters of a Star'' (1936) as Dr. Webster
*'' Pennies from Heaven'' (1936) as Chaplain (uncredited)
*'' Crack-Up'' (1936) as Major White
*'' Happy Go Lucky'' (1936) as Dr. Wilson
*''Career Woman'' (1936) as Judge Whitman
*''We Who Are About to Die'' (1937) as Prison Chaplain
*''Join the Marines'' (1937) as Pruitt
*'' Outcast'' (1937) as Dr. Matthews (uncredited)
*'' The Great Barrier'' (1937) as Donald Smith - Member of C.P.R. Board
*'' The Crime Nobody Saw'' (1937) as Robert Mallory
*'' Maytime'' (1937) as Opera Director (uncredited)
*'' Jim Hanvey, Detective'' (1937) as Herbert Frost
*''Motor Madness'' (1937) as Dr. Cadman (uncredited)
*''Criminals of the Air'' (1937) as Harrison (uncredited)
*'' Venus Makes Trouble'' (1937) as Howard Clark
*'' Charlie Chan at the Olympics'' (1937) as Dr. Burton
*''Married Before Breakfast'' (1937) as Arthur - Man Bringing in Two Hoboes (uncredited)
*'' Roaring Timber'' (1937) as Banker (uncredited)
*'' The Lady Escapes'' (1937) as Judge
*''Artists and Models'' (1937) as Mr. Currie (uncredited)
*''One Mile from Heaven'' (1937) as Judge Clarke
*'' Western Gold'' (1937) as Jim Thatcher
*'' The Man Who Cried Wolf'' (1937) as Doctor on Stage (uncredited)
*''One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (1937) as Johnson
*'' Back in Circulation'' (1937) as Judge (uncredited)
*''Roll Along, Cowboy'' (1937) as Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
*'' Murder in Greenwich Village'' (1937) as Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
*''Checkers'' (1937) as Race Judge (uncredited)
*''Borrowing Trouble'' (1937) as Judge Walters
*''Tarzan's Revenge'' (1938) as Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
*''Love Is a Headache'' (1938) as Editor Williams (uncredited)
*''My Old Kentucky Home'' (1938) (uncredited)
*'' Start Cheering'' (1938) as Dr. Fosdick
*''King of the Newsboys'' (1938) as Judge (uncredited)
*''Flight into Nowhere'' (1938) as Howard Hammond
*'' Rascals'' (1938) as Judge
*'' Numbered Woman'' (1938)
*'' Holiday'' (1938) as Churchgoer (uncredited)
*''The Rage of Paris'' (1938) as Man in Opera Box (uncredited)
*''Woman Against Woman'' (1938) as Mr. Jamison (uncredited)
*''Panamint's Bad Man'' (1938) as Marshal Winston (uncredited)
*''Smashing the Rackets'' (1938) as James J. Carew (uncredited)
*''Come On, Leathernecks!

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