Harry Hickox (October 22, 1910 – June 3, 1994) was an American character actor.

Career

Hickox began his career as a musician, playing guitar with jazz bands, including that of Jack Teagarden. One of his early theatrical ventures was acting in '' Idiot's Delight'' in a little theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He married a member of that cast. The couple created ''Jump Jump of Holiday House'', a children's program on radio and television that won awards for excellence. He also produced a TV show about jazz. In the early 1960s, Hickox portrayed Harold Hill in a touring company of ''

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Death

He died on June 3, 1994, in

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at age 83.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hickox, Harry 1910 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors