Howard C. Hickman

Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman in 1916
Born	Howard Charles Hickman (1880-02-09)February 9, 1880 Columbia, Missouri, USA
Died	December 31, 1949(1949-12-31) (aged 69) San Anselmo, California, USA
Occupation	Actor, director, writer
Years active	1912–1944
Spouse(s)	Bessie Barriscale

Howard Charles Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince. Hickman directed 19 films and co-starred with his wife, actress Bessie Barriscale, in several productions before returning to the theatre.

With the rise of the sound film, Hickman returned to the film business but received mostly small roles, often as an authoritarian figure. Hickman made a brief appearance as plantation owner John Wilkes, father of Ashley Wilkes, in Gone with the Wind (1939). He ended his film career in 1944, after more than 270 films.

Hickman died of myocardial infarction in San Anselmo, California, and is buried at the Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, California