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Howard Hickman

Feb 09, 1880 - Dec 31, 1949 (69 years old) in Columbia, Missouri, USA

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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.

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.

Hickman died of myocardial infarction in San Anselmo, California, and is buried at the Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, California.

Known For

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Gone with the Wind
John Wilkes
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Dark Command
Southerner Orating for Votes
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Island of Doomed Men
Judge (uncredited)
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Holiday
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Libeled Lady
Cable Editor (uncredited)
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Fury
Governor
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Dive Bomber
Admiral (uncredited)
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Boom Town
McCreery's Associate #1 (uncredited)
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Swing Time
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Blossoms in the Dust
Senator

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