Gerald Hiken
{{Short description|American actor (1927–2021)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gerald Hiken
| image = Gerald Hiken 1958.jpg
| caption = Hiken in 1958
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|5|27}}
| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|1|6|1927|5|27}}
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1957–1989
| spouse = {{marriage|Barbara Lerner Hiken|1961}}
| children = 2
| website =
| relatives = Nat Hiken (cousin)
}}
Gerald Hiken (May 27, 1927 – January 6, 2021) was an American actor.
Career
A native of Milwaukee,[https://web.archive.org/web/20160325143359/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/32265/Gerald-Hiken/biography New York Times profile page] he studied acting at HB Studio[https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/ HB Studio Alumni] in New York City. Hiken was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1980 for his performance in Strider. He has performed in many other Broadway plays and has appeared in supporting and bit roles in various films including The Candidate (1972), Reds (1981), and Fat Man and Little Boy (1989).
On television, Gerald Hiken was a frequent guest star on Car 54, Where Are You?, a show created by his cousin Nat Hiken.{{cite book |last1=Everitt |first1=David |title=King of the Half Hour: Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of TV Comedy |date=2001 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=9780815606765 |page=137 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x2cJwVvcJi4C&dq=%22gerald+hiken%22&pg=PA137 |access-date=27 January 2021}} In 1988, Gerald Hiken appeared in two consecutive Cheers episodes. He played the character Dennis, father of executive Martin Teale in season 7, episodes 3 and 4: "Executive Sweet" and "One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape".
Hiken died on January 6, 2021, at the age of 93.[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=gerald-hiken&pid=197479712 Gerald Hiken obituary]
Partial filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Uncle Vanya | Telegin | |
| 1958 | The Goddess | George | |
| 1964 | Invitation to a Gunfighter | Gully | |
| 1966 | The Three Sisters | Andrei | |
| 1967 | Funnyman | Mahlon, Director | |
| 1972 | The Candidate | Station Manager | |
| 1972 | Fuzz | Painter #2 | |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Alvin Burns | |
| 1976 | All in the Family | Frank Edwards | S7.E5: "The Unemployment Story: Part 2" |
| 1981 | Reds | Dr. Lorber | |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | Bill Sikes | S1.E7: "The Day the Rebs Took Lincoln" |
| 1985 | War and Love | Reb Shulem | |
| 1987 | Who's the Boss? | Mr. Crebbin | S4.E4: "A Trip to the Principal" |
| 1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy'' | Leo Szilard |
Awards and nominations
Hiken was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1980 for his performance in Strider.
References
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Jewish American male actors