Howard Charles Hickman (February 9, 1880 â€" 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.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.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. and He 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.
American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage
leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas
H. Ince.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.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. and He 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.
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