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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-01-25 (104 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles County, California, USA

Bill Hickman

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

William "Bill" Hickman (January 25, 1921 – February 24, 1986) was a stunt driver, actor, and stunt coordinator from the 1950s through to the late 1970s. Hickman played a major role in terms of development and execution in three of the greatest movie car chase sequences of all time: Bullitt, The French Connection and The Seven-Ups, all shot on actual city streets.

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Known For

Acting

2005

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool as Self (archive footage)

1998

1973

1972

1971

1970

Patton as General Patton's driver
Zabriskie Point as Gun Store Owner / Clerk (uncredited)

1969

Daughter of the Mind as Enemy Agent

1968

Bullitt as Phil

1967

Point Blank as Reese's Guard on Balcony (uncredited)

1963

Take Her, She's Mine as Wolf-Whistler Who Drives Into Mailbox (uncredited)

1962

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation as Driver in Bird Walk Scene (uncredited)

1960

Home from the Hill as Bartender (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show as Motorcycle cop

1959

The Mating Game as Fleeing Office Worker (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone as Pilot (uncredited)

1958

Houseboat as Handsome Man (uncredited)

1957

An Affair to Remember as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Raintree County as Townsman (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild as Hood with Knife (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms as Party Guest (uncredited)

1955

A Bullet for Joey as Macklin's Bodyguard (uncredited)

1954

Phffft as Studio Technician (uncredited)

1953

Jennifer as Club Patron (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Kiss Me Kate as Audience Member (uncredited)

1952

The Red Ball Express as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited)

1951

Angels in the Outfield as Reporter #1 (uncredited)

1950

To Please a Lady as Mike's Pit Crew

Crew

1977

Capricorn One as Stunt Coordinator

1973

The Seven-Ups as Stunt Coordinator
The Seven-Ups as Stunt Double

1972

What's Up, Doc? as Stunts
Rage as Stunt Coordinator

1971

The French Connection as Stunt Coordinator
The French Connection as Stunt Double

1970

Patton as Stunts

1968

Bullitt as Stunt Driver

1967

1955