Darryl Hickman
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| Darryl Hickman | |
 Darryl Hickman on the cover of his forthcoming book, The Unconcious Actor (2007). |
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| Birth name | Darryl Gerard Hickman |
| Born | July 28, 1931 (age 75) Hollywood, California |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Lincoln |
| Official site | DarrylHickman.net |
| Notable roles | Danny Harland in Leave Her to Heaven Al in Tea and Sympathy |
Darryl Gerard Hickman (born July 28, 1931) is an American film and TV actor, former television executive and child star of the 1930s and 1940s.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early beginnings
Hickman first gained fame as a child actor during the late 1930s and 1940s, appearing in The Grapes of Wrath and The Human Comedy, among many others. He also made a featured appearance in the 1942 Our Gang comedy Going to Press.
By the time he was 21, Hickman had appeared in over 100 motion pictures.
[edit] Career
After spending his entire childhood as an actor, Hickman retired from entertainment to enter a monastery in 1951, only to return to Hollywood just over a year later. He continued acting, but received fewer roles than he had in the peak of his career. During the Civil War Centennial, Hickman played a young Union soldier in the short-lived series, The Americans, (1961) and as an officer in Disney's Johnny Shiloh (1963). He became a television executive and an acting coach, and would eventually become a voice actor for Hanna-Barbera Productions towards the end of his five-decade career in motion pictures.
[edit] Personal life
Since 1960, Hickman has been wed to actress Pamela Lincoln. They had met on the set of the film The Tingler in which they both appear.
His younger brother Dwayne Hickman was also a notable actor, and is best known as the title character of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Cat Ballou.
