25-583: William Hickey may refer to: William Hickey (actor) (1927–1997), American actor William Hickey (columnist) , pseudonymous byline for a column in the Daily Express William Hickey (memoirist) (1749–1830), English lawyer and author of a famous set of memoirs William Hickey (writer) (1787–1875), Irish philanthropist William J. Hickey (1873–1953), New York politician and judge William A. Hickey (1869–1933), American prelate of
50-766: A child actor on the variety stage and made his Broadway debut as a walk-on in the 1951 production of George Bernard Shaw 's Saint Joan , starring Uta Hagen . He performed often during the golden age of television , including appearances on Studio One and the Philco Playhouse . His most important contribution to the arts, however, remains his teaching career at the HB Studio in Greenwich Village, founded by Herbert Berghof . George Segal , Jeanie Columbo, Sandy Dennis , Barbra Streisand , Cyprienne Gabel, and Sandra McClain all studied under him. He kept
75-520: A flask behind the sink in the basement studio of HB where he taught. He stated it helped him cope with bad acting. He was a staple of Ben Bagley 's New York musical revues; he can be heard on several of the recordings, notably Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter . Hickey enjoyed a career in film, television, and theater. In addition to his work as an actor, he
100-796: A historian in Little Big Man (1970) and a gangster in Mikey & Nicky (1976). One of his most notable onscreen role was that of the gravelly voiced Don Corrado Prizzi in Prizzi's Honor (1985), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Hickey portrayed Don Corrado as sharp-witted and cunning, despite his frail physical state, and shared key scenes with Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson . His subsequent roles included Al Pacino 's father in Sea of Love (1989),
125-435: A psychic, Peter Hurkos , who pinpoints Eugene T. O'Rourke, a man who seems to fit the profile. The severely masochistic O'Rourke is taken in for psychiatric observation for ten days but nothing implicates him in the murders. Another murder is committed while O'Rourke is under observation, clearing him of suspicion. While the 1963 funeral of John F. Kennedy is on television, Albert DeSalvo leaves his wife and children, under
150-574: Is a 1968 American biographical crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Tony Curtis , Henry Fonda , George Kennedy , Mike Kellin , Murray Hamilton , Sally Kellerman and William Hickey . It is loosely based on the true story of the Boston Strangler and the 1966 book of the same name by Gerold Frank . The Boston Strangler was released in the United States on October 16, 1968, by 20th Century Fox . It
175-551: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Hickey (actor) William Edward Hickey (September 19, 1927 – June 29, 1997) was an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award -nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston film Prizzi's Honor (1985), as well as Uncle Lewis in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) and
200-463: Is home. DeSalvo is apprehended by a passing police patrol. Found incompetent to stand trial for attempted breaking and entering, he is committed to a hospital for psychiatric observation. By chance, Bottomly and Detective Phil DiNatale pass by DeSalvo in an elevator, where they had been visiting Dianne, who survived the earlier attack. Observing the wound on DeSalvo's hand (Dianne, who survived his attack, could remember biting him but not his appearance),
225-480: Is not quite the popular exploitation film that one might think. It is as though someone had gone out to do a serious piece of reporting and come up with 4,000 clippings from a sensationalist tabloid. It has no depth, no timing, no facts of any interest and yet, without any hesitation, it uses the name and pretends to report the story of a living man, who was neither convicted nor indicted for the crimes it ascribes to him. Tony Curtis 'stars'—the program credits word—as what
250-632: The Roman Catholic Church William F. Hickey Jr. , (1929–2016), Connecticut politician and judge [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Hickey&oldid=1130709731 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
275-460: The facts but that the shock risks putting him in a catatonic state. Bottomly expresses the opinion that catatonia would be the second-best thing to a conviction. Under the condition, imposed by DeSalvo's defense counsel, that none of what comes to light is admissible evidence in court, Bottomly is allowed a final round of interviews with DeSalvo. After several sessions, Bottomly manages to reveal DeSalvo's hidden personality to himself. Reeling from
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#1732780484013300-501: The film required $ 8,625,000 in rentals to break even and by December 11, 1970, it had made $ 11,125,000, so it made a profit to the studio. Film critic Roger Ebert gave three stars out of four but criticized the film's content: The Boston Strangler requires a judgment not only on the quality of the film (very good), but also on its moral and ethical implications.... The events described in Frank's book have been altered considerably in
325-525: The film. This is essentially a work of fiction 'based' on the real events. And based on them in such a way to entertain us, which it does, but for the wrong reasons, I believe. This film, which was made so well, should not have been made at all. In the same vein, The New York Times film critic Renata Adler wrote: The Boston Strangler represents an incredible collapse of taste, judgment, decency, prose, insight, journalism and movie technique, and yet—through certain prurient options that it does not take—it
350-431: The filming of Uzo 's Better Than Ever , and his role was played by the producer in a pick-up shot depicting his character in the hospital. His final movie, Knocking on Death's Door (1999, in which he plays the town sheriff), was released nearly two years after his death. The movie Mouse Hunt (1997, in which he also appeared) is dedicated to his memory. The Boston Strangler (film) The Boston Strangler
375-526: The filmmakers in a story about murder rampage which hasn't been officially resolved....[Producer] Fryer asked for permission to use Boston policecars. The answer was no. A letter from Commissioner McNamara also made it plain that police personnel would not be authorized to work as extras on the film, a practice that had been approved in two other pictures that went on location in Boston last year. Another request to bring cameras into police headquarters for one scene
400-747: The master puppeteer in Puppet Master (1989), Uncle Lewis in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), the voice of Dr. Finkelstein in Tim Burton 's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), and Debra Winger 's father in Forget Paris (1995). Hickey died from emphysema and bronchitis in 1997. He was interred in the Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn . He died during
425-411: The movie takes to be the Boston strangler. In 2004, film critic Dennis Schwartz discussed the film's style: What mostly filled the split-screen was the many interrogation scenes, where on one side was the suspect and interrogator in the present and on the other side the suspect and his interrogator in flashbacks. Fleischer eschews the graphic violence in the murders and aims instead to try to understand
450-504: The pair make him a suspect for the Boston Strangler murders. Conventional interrogation is ineffective because the treating physician thinks that DeSalvo suffers from a split personality : he has two identities that are unaware of each other. His "normal" personality fabricates memories in place of the memories of murder committed by the "strangler" personality. The treating physician thinks that DeSalvo could be made to confront
475-434: The pretext of work. He gains entry into the apartment of a woman, Dianne Cluny, by posing as a plumber sent by the building supervisor. He attacks her, tying her to her bed with rags ripped from her dress. DeSalvo is taken aback by the sight of himself in a mirror as he tries to subdue Dianne and she struggles free and bites his hand; DeSalvo flees. He tries to enter the apartment of another woman, only to find that her husband
500-449: The shock, DeSalvo slips into a catatonic state. Film rights to Frank's book were bought for $ 250,000 (equivalent to $ 2.35 million in 2023). Terence Rattigan was hired to do the script but the producer was unhappy with it. Edward Anhalt was then brought in. Many individuals and agencies in Boston were unsupportive of the film's production. "Boston Police Commissioner Edward McNamara insists it would be highly improper to cooperate with
525-499: The victims being strangled and penetrated with foreign objects, the Boston police conclude that they have a serial killer to catch. As the murders stretch over several police jurisdictions , Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke appoints John S. Bottomly as head of a "Strangler Bureau" to coordinate the investigation. Several suspects are interrogated and released. As the body count grows, Bottomly, in desperation, calls in
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#1732780484013550-499: The voice of Dr. Finkelstein in Tim Burton 's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Hickey was born in Brooklyn , New York, the son of Edward and Nora Hickey, both of Irish descent. He had an older sister, Dorothy Finn. Hickey began acting on the radio in 1938. He grew up in Flatbush , Brooklyn, and Richmond Hill, Queens . Hickey had a long, distinguished career in film, television, and on stage. He began his career as
575-470: Was a box-office success, grossing over $ 17 million, but received mixed reviews from critics, with several deriding it as an exploitation film that featured a number of inaccuracies in its depiction of the actual crimes. For his performance as Albert DeSalvo —the man who confessed to being the Strangler—Curtis was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . After three murders of elderly women,
600-422: Was a respected teacher of the craft. Notable for his unique, gravelly voice and somewhat offbeat appearance, Hickey, in his later years, was often cast in "cantankerous-but-clever old man" roles. His characters, who sometimes exuded an underlying air of the macabre, usually had the last laugh over their more sprightly co-stars. His early roles was that of a suspect in the 1968 film The Boston Strangler , as well as
625-557: Was deleted. Fryer couldn't even get permission to take still photos of the offices of the attorney general and the local police commissioner so that they could at least be reproduced back at the studio in Hollywood. Not a soul was willing to cooperate, not even local hospitals. One scene required Fonda to walk out of a hospital....'We asked for permission at two hospitals, Massachusetts General and Beth Israel,' Fryer complained, 'Both turned us down.'" According to 20th Century Fox records,
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