Born: 15 July 1895, New York City, N.Y., USA, as Sidney B. Hickox.

Died: 16 May 1982, La Canada, Calif., USA.

Career: Became c.asst at the [American Mutoscope and] Biograph Company in 1915. Chief ph in the US Naval Air Service in 1917. Played the role of cameraman in ep #186 'The Foster Lady' [d: Alan Rafkin] of 'The Andy Griffith Show' [6th season, 1965-66]. Was member of the ASC.

'In the 1930s, Warner Bros. was, by reputation, a studio renowned for cheese-paring and corner-cutting of every kind. That this is often not blatantly apparent on the screen is a tribute to the skills of Hickox and his pals Tony Gaudio, Ernest Haller, etc. In the financially better-upholstered wartime and post-war projects, Hickox made vital contributions to some of the best films of Howard Hawks and [especially] Raoul Walsh, as well as to the prevailing crime pictures and Westerns generally.' [Bob Baker in 'Film Dope', #24, March 1982.]

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1916        Gloria's Romance [Colin Campbell & Walter Edwin] b&w; 20-part serial; cph: ?

1921        School Days [William Nigh] b&w + color title cards; cph: Jack Brown

1922        Your Best Friend [William Nigh] b&w; cph: Jack Brown & James Diamond

1923        Marriage Morals [William Nigh] b&w; cph: Jack Brown & Jo Moran

1925        The Little Giant [William Nigh] b&w

1927        The Private Live of Helen of Troy/Helen of Troy [Alexander Korda (replaced George Fitzmaurice)] b&w; cph: Lee

                    Garmes

1927        Sailors' Wives [Joseph Henabery] b&w

1928        Happiness Ahead [William A. Seiter] b&w

1928        Oh, Kay! [Mervyn LeRoy] b&w

1928        Lilac Time/Love Never Dies [George Fitzmaurice] b&w; aph: Alvin Knechtel; silent & silent + sound seq versions

1928        Synthetic Sin [William A. Seiter] b&w; silent & silent + sound seq versions

1929        Why Be Good?/That's a Bad Girl [William A. Seiter] b&w; silent & sound versions

1929        Hot Stuff [Mervyn LeRoy] b&w; spph: Alvin Knechtel; silent & silent + sound seq versions

1929        Two Weeks Off [William Beaudine] b&w; silent & silent + sound seq versions

1929        Smiling Irish Eyes [William A. Seiter] b&w-c; cph: Henry Freulich; silent & sound versions

1929        Footlights and Fools [William A. Seiter] b&w-c; cph: Henry Freulich

1929        The Love Racket/Such Things Happen [William A. Seiter] b&w; silent & sound versions

1930        Strictly Modern [William A. Seiter] b&w; 63m

1930        Those Who Dance [William Beaudine] b&w; silent & sound versions

1930        Contre-enquête [Jean Daumery] b&w; French version of 'Those Who Dance'

1930        Der Tanz geht weiter/The Dance Goes On [William Dieterle] b&w; German version of 'Those Who Dance'

1930        The Flirting Widow [William A. Seiter] b&w

1930        Sweet Mama/Conflict [Edward Cline] b&w

1930        Top Speed [Mervyn LeRoy] b&w

1930        The Way of All Men/The Sin Flood [Frank Lloyd] b&w

1930        Die Maske fällt [William Dieterle] b&w; German version of 'The Way of All Men'

1930        The Gorilla [Bryan Foy] b&w

1930        The Naughty Flirt [Edward Cline] b&w; 56m

1930        Kismet [William Dieterle] b&w; German version of 'Kismet' (d: John Francis Dillon; ph: John F. Seitz)

1931        Dämon des Meeres [Michael Curtiz & (uncred) William Dieterle] b&w; German version of 'Moby Dick' (d: Lloyd Bacon;

                    ph: Robert Kurrle)

1931        Too Young to Marry/Broken Dishes [Mervyn LeRoy] b&w

1931        Party Husband [Clarence Badger] b&w

1931        Broadminded [Mervyn LeRoy] b&w

1931        The Last Flight [William Dieterle] b&w

1931        Pleasure [Otto Brower] b&w

1931        Convicted [Christy Cabanne] b&w; 63m

1931        Blonde Crazy/Larceny Lane [Roy Del Ruth] b&w; cph: Ernest Haller

1931        The Sea Ghost/U-67 [William Nigh] b&w; 64m

1931        Safe in Hell/The Lost Lady [William A. Wellman] b&w

1931        The Hatchet Man/The Honourable Mr. Wong [William A. Wellman] b&w

1932        So Big! [William A. Wellman] b&w

1932        The Crowd Roars [Howard Hawks] b&w; cph: John Stumar; aph: Elmer Dyer

1932        Love Is a Racket/Such Things Happen [William A. Wellman] b&w

1932        The Purchase Price [William A. Wellman] b&w

1932        A Bill of Divorcement [George Cukor] b&w

1932        Central Park [John G. Adolfi] b&w; 58m

1932        Frisco Jenny [William A. Wellman] b&w

1932        Christopher Strong [Dorothy Arzner] b&w; cph: Bert Glennon; sfx ph: Vernon L. Walker

1933        The Little Giant [Roy Del Ruth] b&w

1933        Grand Slam [William Dieterle] b&w

1933        Central Airport [William A. Wellman & (uncred) Alfred E. Green] b&w; aph: Elmer Dyer

1933        Mary Stevens, M.D. [Lloyd Bacon] b&w

1933        The Avenger [Edwin L. Marin] b&w

1933        Sensation Hunters [Charles Vidor] b&w

1933        Female [Michael Curtiz (finished film); (uncred) William Dieterle (started film) & William A. Wellman (17 scenes)] b&w;

                    60m; 2nd cam: Tom Brannigan

1933        The Big Shakedown [John Francis Dillon] b&w; 64m

1933        Heat Lightning [Mervyn LeRoy] b&w; 63m

1933        Twenty Million Sweethearts [Ray Enright & Busby Berkeley (mus seq)] b&w

1934        Bedside [Robert Florey] b&w

1934        Registered Nurse [Robert Florey] b&w; 63m

1934        The Circus Clown [Ray Enright] b&w; 63m

1934        Dames [Ray Enright & Busby Berkeley (mus numbers)] b&w; cph: Georges Barnes & Sol Polito

1934        A Lost Lady/Courageous [Alfred E. Green & (uncred) Phil Rosen] b&w; 61m

1934        I Sell Anything [Robert Florey] b&w

1934        The St. Louis Kid/A Perfect Weekend [Ray Enright] b&w

1934        O, Sailor Behave! [Ralph Staub] b&w; short/?m

1934        Living on Velvet [Frank Borzage] b&w

1934        I Am a Thief [Robert Florey] b&w

1935        The Right to Live/The Sacred Flame [William Keighley] b&w

1935        Stranded [Frank Borzage] b&w

1935        Bright Lights/Funny Face [Busby Berkeley] b&w

1935        The Goose and the Gander [Alfred E. Green] b&w

1935        Special Agent [William Keighley] b&w

1935        I Found Stella Parish [Mervyn LeRoy] b&w; sfx ph: Fred Jackman & Willard Van Enger

1935        Freshman Love/Rhythm on the River [William McGann] b&w

1935        Brides Are Like That [William McGann] b&w

1936        The Law in Her Hands [William Clemens] b&w; 58m

1936        Two Against the World/The Case of Mrs. Pembroke [William McGann] b&w; 64m; sfx ph: Fred Jackman & Rex

                    Wimpy

1936        The Case of the Velvet Claws [William Clemens] b&w; 63m

1936        Give Me Your Heart/Sweet Aloes [Archie Mayo] b&w

1936        Trailin' West/On Secret Service [Noel Smith] b&w; 59m; cph: Ted McCord

1936        Stolen Holiday [Michael Curtiz] b&w; spec pfx: Fred Jackman

1936        San Quentin [Lloyd Bacon] b&w; sfx ph: H.F. Koenekamp & James Gibbons

1936        Slim [Ray Enright] b&w; spec pfx: Byron Haskin

1937        The Singing Marine [Ray Enright] b&w; uncred cph; ph: Arthur Todd

1937        Confession [Joe May] b&w; remake of 'Mazurka' (1935; d: Willi Forst; ph: Konstantin Irmen-Tschet)

1937        First Lady [Stanley Logan] b&w

1937        Missing Witnesses [William Clemens] b&w; 60m

1937        Women Are Like That [Stanley Logan] b&w

1937        A Slight Case of Murder [Lloyd Bacon] b&w

1937        Men Are Such Fools [Busby Berkeley] b&w

1938        Secrets of an Actress [William Keighley] b&w

1938        My Bill [John Farrow] b&w; 64m

1938        King of the Underworld [Lewis Seiler] b&w

1938        Blackwell's Island [William McGann & (uncred) Michael Curtiz] b&w

1938        Women in the Wind [John Farrow] b&w; 63m

1938        The Kid From Kokomo/Orphan of the Ring [Lewis Seiler] b&w

1939        Indianapolis Speedway/Devil on Wheels [Lloyd Bacon] b&w

1939        British Intelligence/Enemy Agent [Terry O. Morse] b&w; 61m

1939        Everybody's Hobby [William McGann] b&w; 54m

1939        The Monroe Doctrine [Crane Wilbur] c; short/16m; or ph Wilfred M. Cline

1939        The Return of Doctor X [Vincent Sherman] b&w; 62m

1939        Tear Gas Squad/State Cop [Terry O. Morse] b&w; 55m

1939        King of the Lumberjacks [William Clemens] b&w; 58m; sfx ph: Edwin B. DuPar & Byron Haskin

1940        Alex in Wonderland [Charles F. Reisner] b&w; short/14m

1940        The Doctor Takes a Wife [Alexander Hall] b&w

1940        The Man Who Talked Too Much/Broadway Lawyer/The Sentence [Vincent Sherman] b&w

1940        Flowing Gold [Alfred E. Green] b&w; sfx ph: Byron Haskin & Willard Van Enger

1940        East of the River/Mama Raviola [Alfred E. Green] b&w

1940        The Wagons Roll at Night [Ray Enright] b&w; sfx ph: Byron Haskin & H.F. Koenekamp

1941        Thieves Fall Out [Ray Enright] b&w

1941        Hal Kemp and His Orchestra [Jean Negulesco] b&w; mus short/9m

1941        Underground [Vincent Sherman] b&w

1941        Law of the Tropics [Ray Enright] b&w

1941        All Through the Night [Vincent Sherman] b&w; sfx ph: Edwin B. DuPar

1942        Always in My Heart [Jo Graham] b&w; sfx ph: Byron Haskin & Edwin B. DuPar

1942        The Big Shot [Lewis Seiler] b&w

1942        Gentleman Jim [Raoul Walsh] b&w

1943        Edge of Darkness [Lewis Milestone] b&w; sfx ph: Lawrence Butler (dir) & Willard Van Enger

1943        The Voice That Thrilled the World [Jean Negulesco] b&w; doc/18m

1943        Northern Pursuit [Raoul Walsh] b&w; sfx ph: E. Roy Davidson

1943        Uncertain Glory [Raoul Walsh] b&w; sfx ph: E. Roy Davidson

1944        To Have and Have Not [Howard Hawks] b&w; sfx ph: E. Roy Davidson (dir) & Rex Wimpy

1944        God Is My Co-Pilot [Robert Florey] b&w; sfx ph: E. Roy Davidson (dir), Edwin B. DuPar & Robert Burks

1944        The Big Sleep [Howard Hawks] b&w; sfx ph: E. Roy Davidson (dir), Warren E. Lynch, William McGann, Robert Burks &

                    Willard Van Enger; add scenes and retakes were ph in Jan 1946

1945        The Horn Blows at Midnight [Raoul Walsh] b&w; sfx ph: Robert Burks, Lawrence Butler, Warren E. Lynch & William

                    McGann

1946        The Man I Love [Raoul Walsh] b&w; sfx ph: Harry Barndollar & Edwin B. DuPar

1947        Cheyenne/The Wyoming Kid [Raoul Walsh] b&w; sfx ph: H.F. Koenekamp & William McGann

1947        Possessed [Curtis Bernhardt] b&w; uncred cph; ph: Joseph Valentine; sfx ph: Robert Burks & William McGann

1947        Dark Passage [Delmer Daves] b&w; sfx ph: H.F. Koenekamp

1948        Silver River [Raoul Walsh] b&w; sfx ph: William McGann (dir) & Edwin DuPar

1948        Fighter Squadron [Raoul Walsh] c; cph: Wilfred M. Cline; sfx ph: E. Roy Davidson, John Holden & H.F. Koenekamp

1948        One Sunday Afternoon [Raoul Walsh] c; cph: Wilfred M. Cline

1949        Colorado Territory/North of the Rio Grande [Raoul Walsh] b&w; sfx ph: William McGann (dir) & H.F. Koenekamp

1949        White Heat [Raoul Walsh] b&w; sfx ph: E. Roy Davidson & H.F. Koenekamp

1949        The Great Jewel Robber [Peter Godfrey] b&w

1950        Three Secrets [Robert Wise] b&w; sfx ph: Edwin B. DuPar & William McGann

1950        The West Point Story/Fine and Dandy [Roy Del Ruth] b&w; sfx ph: Edwin B. DuPar

1950        Lightning Strikes Twice [King Vidor] b&w

1951        Along the Great Divide/The Travelers [Raoul Walsh] b&w

1951        Fort Worth [Edwin L. Marin] c; sfx ph: H.F. Koenekamp & William McGann

1951        Distant Drums [Raoul Walsh] c

1952        The Winning Team [Lewis Seiler] b&w; sfx ph: H.F. Koenekamp

1953        Blowing Wild [Hugo Fregonese] b&w

1954        Them! [Gordon Douglas] b&w (+ title in color)

1954        Drum Beat [Delmer Daves] cs/c; 2uc; ph: J. Peverell Marley

1954        Battle Cry [Raoul Walsh] cs (2.55)/c

1955        Helen of Troy [Robert Wise] c; co-2uc; ph: Harry Stradling Sr.

1954        The Web [Tim Whelan] unsold & unaired pilot/b&w; followed live series, 1950-54

1955        Just Off Broadway [George M. Cahan] unsold & unaired pilot/b&w; prod by Desilu

1955        The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp [pilot/ep #1 'How Wyatt Earp Became a Marshal/Mr. Earp Becomes a Marshall' dir

                    by Lewis R. Foster] 226-part series, 1955-61/b&w; 1st season, 1955-56

1956        The Fountain of Youth [Orson Welles] tvm/b&w/27m; pilot for a new Desilu series, but not picked up; shown in 1958 as

                    part of the 'Colgate Theatre'

1956        The 'I Love Lucy' Christmas Show [James V. Kern] special (aired Dec 24)

1956        I Love Lucy/The Lucy Show [ep #157 'Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright' dir by James V. Kern (JVK), #158 'Visitor from

                    Italy' dir by JVK, #159 'Off to Florida' dir by JVK, #160 'Deep Sea Fishing' dir by JVK, #161 'Desert Island' dir by JVK,

                    #162 'The Ricardos Visit Cuba' dir by JVK, #163 'Little Ricky's School Pageant' dir by JVK, #164 'Lucy and the Loving

                    Cup' dir by JVK, #165 'Lucy and Superman' dir by JVK, #166 'Little Ricky Gets a Dog' dir by JVK, #167 'Lucy Wants to

                    Move to the Country' dir by William Asher (WA), #168 'Lucy Hates to Leave' dir by WA, #169 'Lucy Misses the Mertzes'

                    dir by WA, #170 'Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors' dir by WA, #171 'Lucy Raises Chickens' dir by WA, #172 'Lucy

                    Does the Tango' dir by WA, #173 'Lucy's Ragtime Band' dir by WA, #174 'Lucy's Night in Town' dir by WA, #175 'Lucy's

                    Housewarming' dir by WA, #176 'Building a Barbecue' dir by WA, #177 'Country Club Dance' dir by WA, #178 'Lucy

                    Raises Tulips' dir by WA & #179 'The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue' dir by WA] 179-part series, 1951-57/b&w; 6th season,

                    1956-57; ep #154-156 ph by Robert De Grasse

1957        The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour/The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show/We Love Lucy [ep #1 'Lucy Takes a Cruise to

                    Havana' dir by Jerry Thorpe (JT), #2 'The Celebrity Next Door' dir by JT, #3 'Lucy Hunts Uranium' dir by JT, #4 'Lucy

                    Wins a Racehorse' dir by JT & #5 'Lucy Goes to Sun Valley' dir by JT] 13-part series, 1957-60/b&w; 1st season, 1957-58

1958        The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour/The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show/We Love Lucy [ep #7 'Lucy Makes Room for

                    Danny' dir by Jerry Thorpe (JT), #8 'Lucy Goes to Alaska' dir by JT, #9 'Lucy Wants a Career' dir by JT & #10 'Lucy's

                    Summer Vacation' dir by JT] 2nd season, 1958-59; ep #6 'Lucy Goes to Mexico' ph by Nick Musuraca; see 1957

1959        The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour/The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show/We Love Lucy [ep #11 'Milton Berle Hides Out at

                    the Ricardos' dir by Desi Arnaz (DA), #12 'The Ricardos Go to Japan' dir by DA & #13 'Lucy Meets the Mustache' dir by

                    DA] 3rd season, 1959-60; see 1957

1959        The Jack Benny Program/The Jack Benny Show [e.g. ep #112 'Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stewart Show' dir by Seymour

                    Berns] 258-part series, 1950-65/b&w; 10th season, 1959-60

1959        Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse [ep #41 'The Man in the Funny Suit' dir by Ralph Nelson] 43-part series, 1958-60/b&w;

                    2nd season, 1959-60

1960        The Andy Griffith Show/Andy of Mayberry [e.g. ep #2 'The Manhunt' dir by Don Weis & #31 'The Guitar Player

                    Returns' dir by Bob Sweeney] 249-part series, 1960-68/b&w-c; 1st season, 1960-61/b&w

1961        The Jack Benny Program/The Jack Benny Show [e.g. ep #153 'Jack Goes to an Auction/Jack Takes the Stewarts to a

                    Play' dir by Frederick De Cordova] 12th season, 1961-62; see 1959

1961        The Andy Griffith Show/Andy of Mayberry [e.g. ep #53 'Guest of Honor' dir by Bob Sweeney] 2nd season, 1961-62/

                    b&w; see 1960

1962        The Jack Benny Program/The Jack Benny Show [e.g. ep #186 'Jack Referees a Wrestling Match' dir by Frederick De

                    Cordova (FDC), #188 'The Story of the New Talent Show' dir by FDC & #201 'A Dummy Replaces Jack' dir by FDC] 13th

                    season, 1962-63; see 1959

1964        The Andy Griffith Show/Andy of Mayberry [e.g. ep #154 'Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau' dir by Theodore J. Flicker] 5th

                    season, 1964-65/b&w; see 1960

1966        The Andy Griffith Show/Andy of Mayberry [e.g. ep #197 'Politics Begin at Home' dir by Lee Phillips] 7th season,

                    1966-67/c; see 1960

196?        Mayberry R.F.D. [various] 78-part series, 1968-71