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Chuck Hicks

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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
DiedMay 4, 2021(2021-05-04) (aged 93)
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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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