Chuck Hicks
Chuck Hicks was an American actor and stuntman.
Born in Stockton, California, Hicks was a onetime running back, boxer and rugby player who worked on dozens of films and TV shows and served as a stunt double for the likes of Clint Walker, Brian Keith, and Brian Dennehy.
In the "Steel" episode of The Twilight Zone, Hicks was later to take on the role of a formidable mechanical pugilist known as the Maynard Flash (with a robot face mask cleverly crafted by William Tuttle).
Chuck Hicks was an American actor and stuntman.
Born in Stockton, California, Hicks was a onetime running back, boxer and rugby player who worked on dozens of films and TV shows and served as a stunt double for the likes of Clint Walker, Brian Keith, and Brian Dennehy.
In the "Steel" episode of The Twilight Zone, Hicks was later to take on the role of a formidable mechanical pugilist known as the Maynard Flash (with a robot face mask cleverly crafted by William Tuttle).
In 1951, Hicks tried his hand as a lifeguard at the Pickwick Pool in Burbank before an opportunity arose to work as a movie extra. He was often used as a stand-in for Clint Walker on the western series Cheyenne (1955).
Hicks retired in 2010. He was a past president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures, an inductee into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Screen Actors Guild.
Hicks died May 4, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 93.
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