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Bill Hickman (I) (1921–1986)

Actor | Stunts | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

The actor is better known for his prowess as a stunt driver. His work in Bullitt is legendary where he drove the black Dodge Charger 440 Magnum that was pursued by Steve McQueen in his Ford Mustang 390 G.T. For his reputation earned on Bullitt, Hickman was hired by William Friedkin for The French Connection... See full bio »

Born:

in Los Angeles County, California, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Indio, California, USA
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1973 The Seven-Ups
Bo
 
1972 Hickey & Boggs
Monte
 
1972 The War Between Men and Women
Large Gentleman (as William Hickman)
 
1971 The French Connection
Mulderig
 
1971 Columbo (TV series)
Traffic Cop
– Death Lends a Hand (1971) … Traffic Cop (uncredited)
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series)
Process Server
– Some Day, They'll Elect a President (1971) … Process Server
 
1966-1970 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Griffith / Jake / State Trooper
– Summer Terror (1970) … Jake
– Conspiracy of Corruption (1970) … Griffith
– The Baby Sitter (1966) … State Trooper
 
1970 Patton
General Patton's Driver
 
1969 Daughter of the Mind (TV movie)
Enemy Agent
 
1968 The Love Bug
Driver
 
1968 Bullitt
Phil
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
Henchman
– Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin (1967) … Henchman (uncredited)
 
1967 Point Blank
Reese's Guard on Balcony (uncredited)
 
1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
Max
– Debt of Fear (1967) … Max
 
1963-1967 Bonanza (TV series)
2nd Cowboy Thrown out of Saloon / Big Cowboy / Harvey / …
– The Prince (1967) … Ketch
– Lothario Larkin (1965) … 2nd Cowboy Thrown out of Saloon (uncredited)
– The Search (1965) … Big Cowboy (uncredited)
– Rich Man, Poor Man (1963) … Harvey
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
– Genesis (1967)
 
1964-1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Erik / Falco
– The Deadly Smorgasbord Affair (1967) … Erik
– The Finny Foot Affair (1964) … Falco
 
1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Truck Driver
– A Taste of Tomorrow (1966) … Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1965-1966 Branded (TV series)
Donegan / Ensor
– This Stage of Fools (1966) … Donegan (as William Hickman)
– Very Few Heroes (1965) … Ensor
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Thug
– A Nice Little Till to Tap (1965) … Thug (uncredited)
– A Million Bucks in Anybody's Language (1965) … Thug (uncredited)
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Guard
– The Mice (1964) … Guard (uncredited)
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Pilot
– Ring-A-Ding Girl (1963) … Pilot (uncredited)
 
1963 Take Her, She's Mine
Wolf-Whistler Who Drives Into Mailbox (uncredited)
 
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Driver in Bird Walk Scene (uncredited)
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Hurch / Stranger
– Farewell Performance (1962) … Stranger
– The Bitter Swede (1962) … Hurch
 
1962 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Motorcycle cop
– Guest of Honor (1962) … Motorcycle cop
 
1960-1961 Klondike (TV series)
Durain Henchman / Townsman
– Queen of the Klondike (1961) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Keys to Trouble (1960) … Durain Henchman (as William Hickman)
 
1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Binns / Fugitive in Light Shirt / Ranch Hand / …
– The Rage of Princess Ann (1960) … Topaz
– Blood on the Money (1960) … Fugitive in Light Shirt (uncredited)
– Welcome to Paradise (1960) … Binns
– Incident at Fort Bowie (1960) … Ranch Hand (uncredited)
 
1959-1960 Not for Hire (TV series)
Ambrose
– The General's Daughter (1960) … Ambrose
– The Hunting License (1959)
 
1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Todd - Gambler
– Memory (1960) … Todd - Gambler
 
1960 Home from the Hill
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
– Diamond Dupe (1960)
 
1959 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Max
– The Wolfe Case (1959) … Max
 
1959 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Webb
– A Business Measure (1959) … Webb
 
1959 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Detective
– The Joe Angelo Story (1959) … Detective (uncredited)
– The Billy Boy 'Rockabye' Creel Story (1959) … Detective (uncredited)
– Lucky Silva (1959) … Detective (uncredited)
– Framed (1959) … Detective (uncredited)
– The Muddy Kasoff Story (1959) … Detective (uncredited)
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1959 Don't Give Up the Ship
Guardsman (uncredited)
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Blake's Messenger / Slot Machine Player
– The Case of the Romantic Rogue (1959) … Slot Machine Player (uncredited)
– The Case of the Fraudulent Foto (1959) … Blake's Messenger (uncredited)
 
1958 Houseboat
Handsome Man (uncredited)
 
1957 Jailhouse Rock
Guard Who Whips Vince (uncredited)
 
1957 The Helen Morgan Story
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1957 The Joker Is Wild
Mug (uncredited)
 
1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free
Moviegoer at Premiere (uncredited)
 
1955 The Far Horizons
Member of the expedition (uncredited)
 
1952 My Pal Gus
Courtroom Photographer (uncredited)
 
1952 Because You're Mine
G.I. (uncredited)
 
1951 Fixed Bayonets! (uncredited)
 
1951 The Unknown Man
Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
 
1951 Angels in the Outfield
1st Reporter (uncredited)
 
1951 Meet Me After the Show
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1950 To Please a Lady
Mike's Pit Crew
 
1949 Tulsa
Bill (uncredited)
 
1947 The Beginning or the End
Barometric Observer (uncredited)
 
1944 See Here, Private Hargrove
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1943 Salute to the Marines
Marine (uncredited)
 
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1977 Capricorn One (stunt coordinator)
 
1975 The Hindenburg (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 The Seven-Ups (stunt coordinator, stunt double: Roy Scheider - uncredited)
 
1973 Electra Glide in Blue (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 Charley and the Angel (stunt coordinator - uncredited, stunt driver - uncredited)
 
1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 Rage (stunt coordinator)
 
1972 Hickey & Boggs (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 What's Up, Doc? (stunts)
 
1971 Diamonds Are Forever (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 The French Connection (stunt coordinator, stunt double: Gene Hackman - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 Vanishing Point (stunts - uncredited)
 
1970 Patton (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 The Wrecking Crew (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Bullitt (stunt coordinator - uncredited)
 
1967 Point Blank (stunts - uncredited)
 
1967 The Flim-Flam Man (stunts - uncredited)
 
1966 A Fine Madness (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 The Great Race (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Bonanza (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– The Search (1965) (stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 Take Her, She's Mine (stunt driver - uncredited)
 
1963 The Fugitive (TV series) (stunt driver)
 
1955 Rebel Without a Cause (stunts - uncredited)
 
1955 The Far Horizons (stunts - uncredited)
 
1951 The Red Badge of Courage (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 Electra Glide in Blue (second unit director)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Twilight Zone: Season 5: Episode 13 -- Movie star Bunny Blake receives a ring from her hometown which is giving her warnings to come home while she flies cross country. The French Connection -- A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. Bat Masterson: Season 2: Episode 36 -- Before Bat's partner in a casino venture is dies, he asks Masterson to deliver his share of the money to his brother on the Mexican border. Bat learns that the man is rumored to lead a gang of rustlers.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Was a driver in stunts on Spinout-Elvis Presley movie 1966

Alternate Names:

William Hickman
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

On his friendship with James Dean, "In those final days, racing was what he cared about most. I had been teaching him things like how to put a car in a four-wheel drift, but he had plenty of skill of his own. If he had lived he might have become a champion driver. We had a running joke, I'd call him Little Bastard and he'd call me Big Bastard. I never stop thinking of those memories." See more »

Trivia:

Before becoming a famous movie stuntman, he was James Dean's driver in 1955 when the latter was killed after a roadside accident. Hickman, driving the Ford station-wagon and trailer that hauled Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder, was the first on the scene when he came upon the accident. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius