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Chuck Hicks
Hicks (left) with Hans Conried and Hal Baylor in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1955)
Born
Charles Dallas Hicks[1]

(1927-12-26)December 26, 1927
Stockton, California, U.S.
DiedMay 4, 2021(2021-05-04) (aged 93)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, stuntman
Websitechuckhicks.com

Charles Dallas Hicks (December 26, 1927 – May 4, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman.[2][3]

Early life

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 several films. He played Federal Agent LaMarr Kane in the first season of the ABC/Desilu television series The Untouchables starring Robert Stack.

Death

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

References

  1. ^ Rubin, Steve (November 1, 2017). Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. p. 414. ISBN 9781613738917 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Chuck Hicks (1927–2021), tough-guy actor alongside Clint Eastwood and Ronald Reagan". legacy.com. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Aloha to Honor School Seniors", Valley Citizen-News, (Hollywood Citizen-News, Hollywood, California) January 18, 1946.
  5. ^ CHUCK HICKS: Stuntman, Actor, Etc.... www.chuckhicks.com via Internet Archive. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Hood of Horror". RS-Doublage (in French).
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