Chuck Hicks
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| Born | Charles Dallas Hicks[1] December 26, 1927 Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 2021 (aged 93) |
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| Website | chuckhicks.com |
Charles Dallas Hicks (December 26, 1927 – May 4, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Hicks attended Burbank High School, where he was senior class president in 1946 and played football.[4]
During World War II, Hicks served in the U.S. Merchant Marine and later in the Navy.[2][5] While in the Navy, he was the boxing champ of the United States Fifth Fleet.[6] He also attended Loyola Marymount University, where he played football and boxed, and later inducted into the school's Athletes Hall of Fame.[6] He also played semi-pro football for the Eagle Rock Athletic Club.[6]
In addition to stuntwork, Hicks appeared in many films. He played Federal Agent LaMarr Kane in the first season of the ABC/Desilu television series The Untouchables starring Robert Stack.
Death
[edit]Hicks died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 4, 2021, at the age of 93. His son said that his cause of death was complications from a stroke he had suffered at the end of 2020.[2]
Selected filmography
[edit]- She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) - Football Player (uncredited)
- Francis Goes to West Point (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Rose Bowl Story (1952) - Fowler (uncredited)
- Horizons West (1952) - Barfly (uncredited)
- Angel Face (1953) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Lili (1953) - Carnival Patron (uncredited)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
- The Caddy (1953) - Caddy (uncredited)
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) - Assistant Headsman (uncredited)
- River of No Return (1954) - Prospector (uncredited)
- White Christmas (1954) - Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
- Battle Cry (1955) - Marine in Hospital (uncredited)
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) - Applicant (uncredited)
- Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) - Pilot (uncredited)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) - Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Girl He Left Behind (1956) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) - Zombie (uncredited)
- Designing Woman (1957) - Galatos (uncredited)
- Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957) - Deputy
- Onionhead (1958) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Last Hurrah (1958) - Fighter (uncredited)
- Home Before Dark (1958) - Male Attendant (uncredited)
- The Perfect Furlough (1958) - Soldier (uncredited)
- Up Periscope (1959) - Sailor (uncredited)
- The Untouchables (1959, TV Series) - LaMarr Kane
- Ice Palace (1960) - Doughboy (uncredited)
- The Bramble Bush (1960) - State Trooper (uncredited)
- Sunrise at Campobello (1960) - Policeman (uncredited)
- A Fever in the Blood (1961) - Bailiff (uncredited)
- All Hands on Deck (1961) - Sailor (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 26: "Ten O'Clock Tiger") - Gypsy Joe
- Merrill's Marauders (1962) - Corporal Doskis
- Hell Is for Heroes (1962) - Wounded Prisoner (uncredited)
- Black Gold (1962) - Bartender (uncredited)
- Days of Wine and Roses (1962) - Attendant (uncredited)
- PT 109 (1963) - Cook (uncredited)
- Shock Corridor (1963) - Tough Attendant
- The Man from Galveston (1963) - US Marshal Chuck (uncredited)
- 4 for Texas (1963) - Fighter (uncredited)
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) - Factory Worker (uncredited)
- Kisses for My President (1964) - Senator (uncredited)
- The Great Race (1965) - Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
- The Third Day (1965) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Our Man Flint (1966) - Guard (uncredited)
- The Silencers (1966) - Armed Man (uncredited)
- Johnny Reno (1966) - Bellows
- A Fine Madness (1966) - Customer (uncredited)
- Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) - Second Australian (uncredited)
- Point Blank (1967) - Guard (uncredited)
- Fort Utah (1967) - Henchman (uncredited)
- Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Chief (uncredited)
- Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) - Passenger (uncredited)
- The Boston Strangler (1968) - Cop (uncredited)
- The Split (1968) - Physical Instructor (uncredited)
- Rogue's Gallery (1968) - Assailant
- The Molly Maguires (1970) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Something Big (1971) - Corporal James
- Dirty Harry (1971) - Flower Vendor (uncredited)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972, TV Movie) - Seldon (uncredited)
- Melinda (1972) - Cop (uncredited)
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) - Lyle Parker
- Hard Times (1975) - Speed's Hitter
- The Enforcer (1976) - Huey
- Movie Movie (1978) - Hood #3 (segment "Dynamite Hands")
- Every Which Way but Loose (1978) - Trucker #1
- Hide in Plain Sight (1980) - Frankie Irish
- Beyond Evil (1980) - Hospital Attendant
- Bronco Billy (1980) - Cowboy at Bar
- Cheaper to Keep Her (1980) - Abe
- In God We Tru$t (1980) - Paddywagon Driver
- Raging Bull (1980) - Cornerman (uncredited)
- Any Which Way You Can (1980) - Fight Spectator (uncredited)
- ...All the Marbles (1981) - Thug #1
- The Beastmaster (1982) - Boatman (uncredited)
- Little House on the Prairie (1982, TV Series) - Big Arnie
- Johnny Dangerously (1984) - Governor
- Native Son (1986) - White Man #4
- Programmed to Kill (1987) - Cig. Guard
- Everybody's All-American (1988) - Bigot
- Indio (1989) - Willis - Softball Team Member (uncredited)
- The Assassin (1990) - Ed O'Neil
- Dick Tracy (1990) - The Brow
- Sweet Justice (1993) - Rivas Goon
- The Enemy Within (1994, TV Movie) - Bowman
- Farewell, My Love (2000) - Bouncer #3
- Route 666 (2001) - Prison Guard #1
- Going Forth by Day (2002) - Performer (segment: "The Deluge")
- The Ring (2002) - Ferry Worker
- Hood of Horror (2006)[7] - Tex, Sr.
- Legion (2010) - Elderly Man (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ Rubin, Steve (November 1, 2017). Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. p. 414. ISBN 9781613738917 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (May 14, 2021). "Chuck Hicks, Stuntman and Actor in Clint Eastwood Films and 'Dick Tracy,' Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Chuck Hicks (1927–2021), tough-guy actor alongside Clint Eastwood and Ronald Reagan". legacy.com. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Aloha to Honor School Seniors", Valley Citizen-News, (Hollywood Citizen-News, Hollywood, California) January 18, 1946.
- ^ CHUCK HICKS: Stuntman, Actor, Etc.... www.chuckhicks.com via Internet Archive. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c Freese, Gene Scott. Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, second edition, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2014, pages 129-130. ISBN 978-1-4766-1470-0.
- ^ "Hood of Horror". RS-Doublage (in French).
External links
[edit]- Chuck Hicks at IMDb
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American stunt performers
- Loyola Lions football players
- Male actors from California
- Military personnel from California
- People from Stockton, California
- United States Merchant Mariners
- United States Navy sailors