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{{Short description|American actor (1880–1949)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Howard Hickman
| name = Howard Hickman
| image = Howard Hickman (1916).jpg
| image = Howard Hickman (1916).jpg
| imagesize =
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| caption = Howard Hickman in 1916
| caption = Hickman in 1916
| birthname = Howard Close Hickman<ref>{{cite news |date=April 25, 1942 |title=World War II Draft Registration Card, Howard Close Hickman, North Hollywood, California |via=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref>
| birthname = Howard Charles Hickman
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|2|9}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|02|9}}
| birth_place = [[Columbia, Missouri]], USA
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|12|31|1880|2|9}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|12|31|1880|02|9}}
| death_place = [[San Anselmo, California]], USA
| death_place = [[San Anselmo, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor, director, writer
| resting_place = [[Mount Tamalpais Cemetery]]
| years_active = 1912&ndash;1944
| occupation = Actor, director, writer
| spouse = [[Bessie Barriscale]]
| years_active = 1912–1944
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Bessie Barriscale]]|1907}}
| children = 1
}}
}}


'''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.
'''Howard Close 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==
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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 (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939). He ended his film career in 1944, after more than 270 films.
In 1900, Hickman debuted on stage as an extra in a production in San Francisco. He went on to act in [[repertory theater]] with the [[Alcazar Theatre (1885)|Alcazar Theatre]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 11, 1910 |title=Love is the main theme in "St. Elmo" |pages=18 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |via=[[Newsbank]]}}</ref> Morosco, and Melborne MacDowell companies, among others.<ref name=first>{{cite book |last1=Lowrey |first1=Carolyn |title=The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen |date=1920 |publisher=Moffat, Yard |url=https://archive.org/details/firstonehundred00lowrgoog |page=[https://archive.org/details/firstonehundred00lowrgoog/page/n88 74] |quote=Howard Hickman. |access-date=September 25, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> On Broadway, Hickman wrote, and portrayed Gabby in, ''The Skirt'' (1921).<ref>{{cite web |title=Howard Hickman |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/howard-hickman-79574 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210205015945/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/howard-hickman-79574 |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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]].<ref name=first/>
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== Selected filmography ==


In 1918, Hickman debuted as a director, with ''The Rainbow'' (for Paralta studios) as his first film.<ref name="m">{{cite news |title=Howard Hickman to Become a Director |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwxKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Howard+Hickman%22+actor&pg=PA894 |access-date=February 5, 2021 |work=Motography |date=May 11, 1918 |page=894}}</ref> He directed 19 films.

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With the rise of the sound film, Hickman returned to the film business but received mostly small roles, often as an authoritarian figure. In 1939, Hickman made a brief appearance as plantation owner John Wilkes, father of [[Ashley Wilkes]], in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''. He ended his film career in 1944, after more than 270 films.

== Personal life ==
Hickman was married to actress [[Bessie Barriscale]]. He died of a heart attack at his home in [[San Anselmo]] on December 31, 1949, six weeks before his 69th birthday and was buried at [[Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 1, 1950 |title=Actor, 69, Dies at Home in California |pages=11 |work=[[Miami News-Record]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name=m/><ref>{{cite news |title=HOWARD C. HICKMAN / Special to The New York Times|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=|author-link=|date=January 1, 1950|accessdate=May 12, 2024| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/01/01/109355009.html?pageNumber=42}}</ref>

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== Selected filmography ==
===As actor===
===As actor===
[[File:Howard Hickman in Cheers for Miss Bishop.jpg|thumbnail|Howard Hickman in ''[[Cheers for Miss Bishop]]'' (1941)]]
[[File:Howard Hickman in Cheers for Miss Bishop.jpg|thumbnail|Howard Hickman in ''[[Cheers for Miss Bishop]]'' (1941)]]
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*''[[The Circus Man]]'' (1914) as Artful Dick Cronk
*''[[The Circus Man]]'' (1914) as Artful Dick Cronk
*''The Cup of Life'' (1915) as Higsby
*''[[The Cup of Life (1915 film)|The Cup of Life]]'' (1915) as Higsby
*''The Man from Oregon'' (1915) as 'Honest' Jim Martin
*''The Man from Oregon'' (1915) as 'Honest' Jim Martin
*''[[Civilization (film)|Civilization]]'' (1915) as Count Ferdinand

*''[[Civilization (film)|Civilization]]'' (1916) as Count Ferdinand
*''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' (1915) as Basil Hayward
*''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 film)|Blood Will Tell]]'' (1917) as James Black
* ''[[The Snarl]]'' (1917) as Jack Mason
* ''[[Wooden Shoes (film)|Wooden Shoes]]'' (1917) as Jack Smith
*''[[Those Who Pay]]'' (1917) as George W. Graham
*''[[Madam Who?]]'' (1918) as Henry Morgan
*''[[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 film)|Alias Jimmy Valentine]]'' (1928) as Mr. Lane
*''[[Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928 film)|Alias Jimmy Valentine]]'' (1928) as Mr. Lane
*''[[Hello Sister]]'' (1930) as John Stanley
*''The Broadway Hoofer'' (1929) as Larry
* ''[[His First Command]]'' (1929) as Maj. Hall
*''[[Hello Sister (1930 film)|Hello Sister]]'' (1930) as John Stanley
*''[[Brothers (1930 film)|Brothers]]'' (1930) as John Naughton
*''[[Brothers (1930 film)|Brothers]]'' (1930) as John Naughton
*''[[The Age of Consent (film)|The Age of Consent]]'' (1932) as Doctor (uncredited)
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*''[[Hello, Sister!]]'' (1933)
*''[[Tess of the Storm Country (1932 film)|Tess of the Storm Country]]'' (1932) as Minister (uncredited)
*''[[The Silk Express]]'' (1933) as Mill Owner in Association (uncredited)
*''[[The Man Who Dared (1933 film)|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)
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*''[[Hello, Sister! (1933 film)|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 (film)|Jimmy the Gent]]'' (1934) as Doctor (uncredited)
*''[[Mystery Liner]]'' (1934) as Dr. Howard
*''[[George White's Scandals (1934 film)|George White's Scandals]]'' (1934) as Doctor (uncredited)
*''[[Three on a Honeymoon (1934 film)|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 (film)|Upper World]]'' (1934) as Judge (uncredited)
*''[[Twentieth Century (film)|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 film)|Side Streets]]'' (1934) as Dr. Randolph W. Hendricks (uncredited)
*''[[The Defense Rests]]'' (1934) as Judge (uncredited)
*''[[Here Comes the Navy]]'' (1934) as Captain
*''[[Here Comes the Navy]]'' (1934) as Captain
*''[[The Man with Two Faces (1934 film)|The Man with Two Faces]]'' (1934) as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
*''[[Death on the Diamond]]'' (1934) as Dr. Cushman (uncredited)
*''[[Death on the Diamond]]'' (1934) as Dr. Cushman (uncredited)
*''[[Mystery Liner]]'' (1934) as Dr. Howard
*''[[A Lost Lady (1934 film)|A Lost Lady]]'' (1934) as Dr. Barlow (uncredited)
*''[[Evelyn Prentice]]'' (1934) as Mr. Whitlock - Party Guest (uncredited)

*''[[Gentlemen Are Born (1934 film)|Gentlemen Are Born]]'' (1934) as College President (uncredited)
*''[[The Silver Streak]]'' (1934) as Member Board of Directors (uncredited)
*''[[Fugitive Lady (1934 film)|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 film)|Red Hot Tires]]'' (1935) as Judge Alcott
*''[[Red Hot Tires (1935 film)|Red Hot Tires]]'' (1935) as Judge Alcott
*''[[Carnival (1935 film)|Carnival]]'' (1935) as Doctor (uncredited)
*''[[Carnival (1935 film)|Carnival]]'' (1935) as Doctor (uncredited)
*''Law Beyond the Range'' (1935) as Captain Wood (uncredited)
*''[[Law Beyond the Range]]'' (1935) as Captain Wood (uncredited)
*''[[Death Flies East]]'' (1935) as Carlyle (uncredited)
*''[[Death Flies East]]'' (1935) as Carlyle (uncredited)
*''[[Captain Hurricane]]'' (1935) as Jimmy's Father (uncredited)
*''[[Captain Hurricane]]'' (1935) as Jimmy's Father (uncredited)
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*''[[Bright Lights (1935 film)|Bright Lights]]'' (1935) as Mr. Aldridge (uncredited)
*''[[Bright Lights (1935 film)|Bright Lights]]'' (1935) as Mr. Aldridge (uncredited)
*''[[Woman Wanted (1935 film)|Woman Wanted]]'' (1935) as Dr. Griffith (uncredited)
*''[[Woman Wanted (1935 film)|Woman Wanted]]'' (1935) as Dr. Griffith (uncredited)
*''[[Little Big Shot]]'' (1935) as The Judge (uncredited)
*''[[Little Big Shot (1935 film)|Little Big Shot]]'' (1935) as The Judge (uncredited)
*''[[I Live My Life]]'' (1935) as Teacher at Terry's Lecture (uncredited)
*''[[I Live My Life]]'' (1935) as Teacher at Terry's Lecture (uncredited)
*''[[It's in the Air (1935 film)|It's in the Air]]'' (1935) as Mr. Ruby
*''[[It's in the Air (1935 film)|It's in the Air]]'' (1935) as Mr. Ruby
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*''[[Two Against the World (1936 film)|Two Against the World]]'' (1936) as Dr. Maguire
*''[[Two Against the World (1936 film)|Two Against the World]]'' (1936) as Dr. Maguire
*''[[Hell-Ship Morgan]]'' (1936) as Cabot
*''[[Hell-Ship Morgan]]'' (1936) as Cabot
*''[[Dangerous Waters (film)|Dangerous Waters]]'' (1936) as Ship Doctor (uncredited)
*''[[Dangerous Waters (1936 film)|Dangerous Waters]]'' (1936) as Ship Doctor (uncredited)
*''[[The Bohemian Girl (1936 film)|The Bohemian Girl]]'' (1936) as Dignified Captain (uncredited)
*''[[The Bohemian Girl (1936 film)|The Bohemian Girl]]'' (1936) as Dignified Captain (uncredited)
*''[[August Week End]]'' (1936) as Spencer
*''[[August Week End]]'' (1936) as Spencer
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*''[[Roll Along, Cowboy]]'' (1937) as Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
*''[[Roll Along, Cowboy]]'' (1937) as Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
*''[[Murder in Greenwich Village]]'' (1937) as Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
*''[[Murder in Greenwich Village]]'' (1937) as Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
*''[[Checkers (film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) as Race Judge (uncredited)
*''[[Checkers (1937 film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) as Race Judge (uncredited)
*''[[Borrowing Trouble]]'' (1937) as Judge Walters
*''[[Borrowing Trouble]]'' (1937) as Judge Walters
*''[[Tarzan's Revenge]]'' (1938) as Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
*''[[Tarzan's Revenge]]'' (1938) as Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
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*''[[Espionage Agent]]'' (1939) as Walter Forbes
*''[[Espionage Agent]]'' (1939) as Walter Forbes
*''[[The Kansas Terrors]]'' (1939) as Governor-General del Montez
*''[[The Kansas Terrors]]'' (1939) as Governor-General del Montez
*''Beware Spooks!'' (1939) as Judge Roth (uncredited)
* ''[[Beware Spooks!]]'' (1939) as Judge Roth (uncredited)
*''Little Accident'' (1939) as Mr. Allerton
*''[[Little Accident (film)|Little Accident]]'' (1939) as Mr. Allerton
*''[[The Return of Doctor X]]'' (1939) as Chairman (scenes deleted)
*''[[The Return of Doctor X]]'' (1939) as Chairman (scenes deleted)
*''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939) as John Wilkes
*''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939) as John Wilkes
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*''[[Girls of the Road]]'' (1940) as Gov. Warren
*''[[Girls of the Road]]'' (1940) as Gov. Warren
*''[[They Drive by Night]]'' (1940) as The Judge (uncredited)
*''[[They Drive by Night]]'' (1940) as The Judge (uncredited)
*''The Secret Seven'' (1940) as Dr. Talbot
*''[[The Secret Seven (film)|The Secret Seven]]'' (1940) as Dr. Talbot
*''[[Boom Town (film)|Boom Town]]'' (1940) as McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)
*''[[Boom Town (film)|Boom Town]]'' (1940) as McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)
*''[[Yesterday's Heroes]]'' (1940) as Trustee (uncredited)
*''[[Yesterday's Heroes]]'' (1940) as Trustee (uncredited)
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*''[[Robbers of the Range]]'' (1941) as Roy Tremaine
*''[[Robbers of the Range]]'' (1941) as Roy Tremaine
*''[[Washington Melodrama]]'' (1941) as Bishop Chatterton
*''[[Washington Melodrama]]'' (1941) as Bishop Chatterton
*''Lady from Louisiana'' (1941) as Judge William Harding (uncredited)
*''[[Lady from Louisiana]]'' (1941) as Judge William Harding (uncredited)
*''[[Scattergood Pulls the Strings]]'' (1941) as Withers
*''[[Scattergood Pulls the Strings]]'' (1941) as Withers
*''[[Angels with Broken Wings]]'' (1941) (uncredited)
*''[[Angels with Broken Wings]]'' (1941) (uncredited)
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*''[[Hold That Ghost]]'' (1941) as Judge (uncredited)
*''[[Hold That Ghost]]'' (1941) as Judge (uncredited)
*''[[Dive Bomber (film)|Dive Bomber]]'' (1941) as Admiral (uncredited)
*''[[Dive Bomber (film)|Dive Bomber]]'' (1941) as Admiral (uncredited)
*''Ice-Capades'' (1941) as Lawyer (uncredited)
*''[[Ice-Capades]]'' (1941) as Lawyer (uncredited)
*''[[Belle Starr (film)|Belle Starr]]'' (1941) as Colonel Thornton
*''[[Belle Starr (film)|Belle Starr]]'' (1941) as Colonel Thornton
*''[[Nine Lives Are Not Enough]]'' (1941) as Colonel Andrews
*''[[Nine Lives Are Not Enough]]'' (1941) as Colonel Andrews
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*''[[Paris Calling]]'' (1941) as French General (uncredited)
*''[[Paris Calling]]'' (1941) as French General (uncredited)
*''[[Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc|Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.]]'' (1941) as Stephen Chandler
*''[[Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc|Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.]]'' (1941) as Stephen Chandler
*''[[Uncle Joe]]'' (1941) as Banker Jones
*''[[Uncle Joe (film)|Uncle Joe]]'' (1941) as Banker Jones
*''[[Lady for a Night]]'' (1942) as Civil War General (uncredited)
*''[[Lady for a Night]]'' (1942) as Civil War General (uncredited)
*''[[The Vanishing Virginian]]'' (1942) as Dr. Edwards (uncredited)
*''[[The Vanishing Virginian]]'' (1942) as Dr. Edwards (uncredited)
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*''[[Casanova in Burlesque]]'' (1944) as Dean Wyatt (uncredited)
*''[[Casanova in Burlesque]]'' (1944) as Dean Wyatt (uncredited)
*''[[The Heavenly Body]]'' (1944) as Scientist (uncredited)
*''[[The Heavenly Body]]'' (1944) as Scientist (uncredited)
*''Her Primitive Man'' (1944) as Bilson (uncredited)
*''[[Her Primitive Man]]'' (1944) as Bilson (uncredited)
*''[[Follow the Boys]]'' (1944) as Dr. Wood (uncredited)
*''[[Follow the Boys (1944 film)|Follow the Boys]]'' (1944) as Dr. Wood (uncredited)
*''[[Gypsy Wildcat]]'' (1944) (uncredited)
*''[[Gypsy Wildcat]]'' (1944) (uncredited)
*''National Barn Dance'' (1944) as Mr. Hollander (uncredited)
*''National Barn Dance'' (1944) as Mr. Hollander (uncredited)
*''[[The Last Ride (1944 film)|The Last Ride]]'' (1944) as Mr. Bronson (uncredited)
*''[[The Last Ride (1944 film)|The Last Ride]]'' (1944) as Mr. Bronson (uncredited)
*''[[Mrs. Parkington]]'' (1944) as Dr. Herrick (uncredited)
*''[[Mrs. Parkington]]'' (1944) as Dr. Herrick (uncredited)
*''[[Bowery to Broadway]]'' (1944) as Showman (uncredited)
*''[[Bowery to Broadway]]'' (1944) as Showman (uncredited) (final film role)
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*''The White Lie'' (1918)
*''The White Lie'' (1918)
*''The Heart of Rachael'' (1918)
*''The Heart of Rachael'' (1918)
*''Two-Gun Betty'' (1918)
*''[[Two-Gun Betty]]'' (1918)
*''All of a Sudden Norma'' (1919)
*''[[All of a Sudden Norma]]'' (1919)
*''[[A Trick of Fate]]'' (1919)
*''[[A Trick of Fate]]'' (1919)
*''Hearts Asleep'' (1919)
*''[[Hearts Asleep]]'' (1919)
*''[[Josselyn's Wife]]'' (1919)
*''[[Josselyn's Wife (1919 film)|Josselyn's Wife]]'' (1919)
*''Tangled Threads'' (1919)
*''[[Tangled Threads]]'' (1919)
*''[[Her Purchase Price]]'' (1919)
*''[[Her Purchase Price]]'' (1919)
*''Kitty Kelly, M.D.'' (1919)
*''[[Kitty Kelly, M.D.]]'' (1919)
*''Beckoning Roads'' (1919)
*''[[Beckoning Roads]]'' (1919)
*''[[Just a Wife]]'' (1920)
*''[[Just a Wife (film)|Just a Wife]]'' (1920)
*''The Killer'' (1921)
*''[[The Killer (1921 film)|The Killer]]'' (1921)
*''Nobody's Kid'' (1921)
*''[[Nobody's Kid]]'' (1921)
*''The Lure of Egypt'' (1921)
*''[[The Lure of Egypt]]'' (1921)
*''A Certain Rich Man'' (1921)
*''[[A Certain Rich Man]]'' (1921)
*''Man of the Forest'' (1921)
*''[[Man of the Forest (1921 film)|Man of the Forest]]'' (1921)
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===As writer===
===As writer===
*''Kitty Kelly, M.D.'' (1919)
* ''[[Kitty Kelly, M.D.]]'' (1919)
*''Nobody's Kid'' (1921)
*''Nobody's Kid'' (1921)


== Death ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
Hickman died of [[myocardial infarction]] in [[San Anselmo, California]], and is buried at the [[Mount Tamalpais Cemetery]], [[San Rafael, California]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 26 September 2024

Howard Hickman
Hickman in 1916
Born
Howard Close Hickman[1]

(1880-02-09)February 9, 1880
DiedDecember 31, 1949(1949-12-31) (aged 69)
San Anselmo, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Tamalpais Cemetery
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active1912–1944
Spouse
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(m. 1907)​
Children1

Howard Close 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

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In 1900, Hickman debuted on stage as an extra in a production in San Francisco. He went on to act in repertory theater with the Alcazar Theatre,[2] Morosco, and Melborne MacDowell companies, among others.[3] On Broadway, Hickman wrote, and portrayed Gabby in, The Skirt (1921).[4]

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.[3]

In 1918, Hickman debuted as a director, with The Rainbow (for Paralta studios) as his first film.[5] 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. In 1939, Hickman made a brief appearance as plantation owner John Wilkes, father of Ashley Wilkes, in Gone with the Wind. He ended his film career in 1944, after more than 270 films.

Personal life

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Hickman was married to actress Bessie Barriscale. He died of a heart attack at his home in San Anselmo on December 31, 1949, six weeks before his 69th birthday and was buried at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael.[6][5][7]

Selected filmography

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As actor

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Howard Hickman in Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
Original caption: "Howard Hickman, husband and director of Bessie Barriscale, shows leading man Jack Holt how to make love to Mrs. Hickman." This appears to be a production still from Kitty Kelly, M.D. (1919). If so, the cameraman behind the Bell & Howell model 2709 is Eugene Gaudio.

As director

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As writer

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References

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  1. ^ "World War II Draft Registration Card, Howard Close Hickman, North Hollywood, California". April 25, 1942 – via Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ "Love is the main theme in "St. Elmo"". San Francisco Chronicle. January 11, 1910. p. 18 – via Newsbank.
  3. ^ a b Lowrey, Carolyn (1920). The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen. Moffat, Yard. p. 74. Retrieved September 25, 2019. Howard Hickman.
  4. ^ "Howard Hickman". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Howard Hickman to Become a Director". Motography. May 11, 1918. p. 894. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Actor, 69, Dies at Home in California". Miami News-Record. January 1, 1950. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "HOWARD C. HICKMAN / Special to The New York Times". The New York Times. January 1, 1950. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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