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American actor and stuntman (1927–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Dallas Hicks (December 26, 1927 – May 4, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman.[2][3]
Chuck Hicks | |
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Born | Charles Dallas Hicks[1] December 26, 1927 Stockton, California, U.S. |
Died | May 4, 2021 93) | (aged
Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman |
Website | chuckhicks.com |
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.
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]
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