Harry Hickox

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

Career Hickox was born in Big Spring, Texas. He 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 The Music Man. He also played Charlie Cowell in the 1962 film adaptation.

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