William Edward Hickey (September 19, 1927 â€" 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 the voice of Dr. Finklestein 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 radio in 1938.He grew up in
Flatbush, Brooklyn, and Richmond Hill, Queens.
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 the voice of Dr. Finklestein 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 radio in 1938.He grew up in
Flatbush, Brooklyn, and Richmond Hill, Queens.
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