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Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor.
Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, businessmen and attorneys, working in a variety of mediums almost until his death. Hicks appeared once in the syndicated western television series The Cisco Kid as an uncle of the Gail Davis character, whom he threatens to disinherit if she marries a known gangster.
He died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.
Filmography
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Movies 238
TV Shows 15
Producer 1
self 1

7th Cavalry (1956)

You Can't Run Away from It (1956)

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956)

Crossroads (1955)

Playwrights '56 (1955)

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955)

Man of Conflict (1953)

The Studebaker Story (1953)

The Maverick (1952)

Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952)

Old Oklahoma Plains (1952)

Overland Telegraph (1951)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

As You Were (1951)

All That I Have (1951)

Kentucky Jubilee (1951)

Fourteen Hours (1951)

Bowery Battalion (1951)

Again Pioneers (1950)

The Cisco Kid (1950)

The Big Hangover (1950)

Unmasked (1950)

Blue Grass of Kentucky (1950)

The Flying Saucer (1950)

Shocking Affair (1949)

Samson and Delilah (1949)

Barbary Pirate (1949)

The Fountainhead (1949)

Manhattan Angel (1949)

I Cheated the Law (1949)

Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)

Studio One (1948)

My Dear Secretary (1948)

The Plunderers (1948)

Race Street (1948)

The Velvet Touch (1948)

Shanghai Chest (1948)

The Gallant Legion (1948)

Assigned to Danger (1948)

The Hunted (1948)

The Noose Hangs High (1948)

The Black Arrow (1948)

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

Louisiana (1947)

Exposed (1947)

Smoky River Serenade (1947)

Dark Delusion (1947)

Web of Danger (1947)

Fun on a Weekend (1947)

The Sea of Grass (1947)

Buck Privates Come Home (1947)

The Pilgrim Lady (1947)

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

The Show-Off (1946)

G.I. War Brides (1946)

The Bachelor's Daughters (1946)

Dark Alibi (1946)

The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)

Gay Blades (1946)

Scarlet Street (1945)

Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)

A Game of Death (1945)

Apology for Murder (1945)

First Yank into Tokyo (1945)

Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)

The Valley of Decision (1945)

The Master Key (1945)

Janie (1944)

The Port of 40 Thieves (1944)

Louisiana Hayride (1944)

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Hat Check Honey (1944)

Captain America (1944)

The Woman of the Town (1943)

His Butler's Sister (1943)

Northern Pursuit (1943)

Someone to Remember (1943)

Three Hearts for Julia (1943)

King of the Cowboys (1943)

Air Raid Wardens (1943)

Follow the Band (1943)

Behind the Eight Ball (1942)

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Strictly in the Groove (1942)

Hitler- Dead or Alive (1942)

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)

Springtime in the Rockies (1942)

King of the Mounties (1942)

Pacific Rendezvous (1942)

Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

We Were Dancing (1942)

Fingers at the Window (1942)

Ship Ahoy (1942)

Butch Minds the Baby (1942)

Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)

Joe Smith, American (1942)

Sealed Lips (1942)

Pacific Blackout (1941)

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Great Guns (1941)

Buy Me That Town (1941)

Sergeant York (1941)

Doctors Don't Tell (1941)

The Little Foxes (1941)

Hold That Ghost (1941)

The Parson of Panamint (1941)

The Big Store (1941)

Blood and Sand (1941)

The Great Lie (1941)

Man-Made Monster (1941)

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)

Here Comes Happiness (1941)

A Man Betrayed (1941)

Western Union (1941)

Arkansas Judge (1941)

Dive Bomber (1941)

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

No, No, Nanette (1940)

Nobody's Children (1940)

A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)

Lady with Red Hair (1940)

The Bank Dick (1940)

Junior G-Men (1940)

Seven Sinners (1940)

Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. (1940)

The Return of Frank James (1940)

Sporting Blood (1940)

Earthbound (1940)

Johnny Apollo (1940)

Enemy Agent (1940)

Virginia City (1940)

Parole Fixer (1940)

The Blue Bird (1940)

Swanee River (1939)

The Big Guy (1939)

The Honeymoon's Over (1939)

Rulers of the Sea (1939)

Bad Little Angel (1939)

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)

The Real Glory (1939)

America's Safest Tire (1939)

Our Leading Citizen (1939)

Stanley and Livingstone (1939)

Hotel for Women (1939)

Hotel Imperial (1939)

Union Pacific (1939)

East Side of Heaven (1939)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

I Was a Convict (1939)

Honolulu (1939)

Boy Trouble (1939)

Kentucky (1938)

That Certain Age (1938)

Fugitives for a Night (1938)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Gateway (1938)

Men with Wings (1938)

Kidnapped (1938)

In Old Chicago (1938)

The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)

Clipped Wings (1937)

The Westland Case (1937)

Partners in Crime (1937)

Fit for a King (1937)

The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)

The Big Shot (1937)

On Again—Off Again (1937)

The Wildcatter (1937)

Fifty Roads to Town (1937)

Pick a Star (1937)

Criminals of the Air (1937)

Let Them Live (1937)

Midnight Taxi (1937)

23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937)

Espionage (1937)

Girl Overboard (1937)

Secret Valley (1937)

We Who Are About to Die (1937)

Dodge City Trail (1936)

Laughing at Trouble (1936)

The General Died at Dawn (1936)

The Accusing Finger (1936)

15 Maiden Lane (1936)

Sea Spoilers (1936)

Grand Jury (1936)

Spendthrift (1936)

Bunker Bean (1936)

Fatal Lady (1936)

Special Investigator (1936)

Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)

Follow the Fleet (1936)

Two in the Dark (1936)

If You Could Only Cook (1935)

Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Thunder in the Night (1935)

Dante's Inferno (1935)

Lady Tubbs (1935)

Honeymoon Limited (1935)

Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)

Go Into Your Dance (1935)

Sweet Music (1935)

The Woman in Red (1935)

The Secret Bride (1934)

Babbitt (1934)

Gentlemen Are Born (1934)

The Firebird (1934)

Happiness Ahead (1934)

The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

My Mummy's Arms (1934)

Mushrooms (1934)

Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934)

Before Morning (1933)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-06-04
Deathday1957-06-01 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceBaltimore, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsEdward Russell Hicks, R. E. Hicks, R.E. Hicks
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