Louis Hickus

born: 08 April 1895 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

died: 15 April 1962 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (severe fatty metamorphosis of liver, age 67)

American actor of Cuban-Irish descent, also known as Lou Hicks, who also acted in Spanish-language films. He was a World War I veteran (Sergeant, 203rd Prisoner of War Escort Company, Army Service Corps; service no. 1,195,148, enlisted 6 Apr 1917, discharged 13 Oct 1919). After leaving acting in the 1940s, he went into business as a tree surgeon. Per his death certificate, he suffered from acute alcoholism. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.

Real name: Louis Augustus Xiques Height: 6'1¾"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1930 When The Wind Blows Burglar/Pedestrian 1930 Las Fantasmas  Burglar DEATH CERTIFICATE (click any image to enlarge) MISCELLANEOUS (click any image to enlarge) Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB1K-G9J (birth record) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HF8S-SH3Z (birth record) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFQK-C2Z (1905 pass. list) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGHQ-H11 (1910 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJB-7FQ (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JS-4N9 (1931 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CZ-2RN (1940 Census) Louis A Hicks, "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" (Ancestry.com) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG6-QZXY (1950 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP4W-Z19 (CA Death Index, "Louis A Xiques") https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPDY-TBD (CA Death Index, "Louis A Hickes") https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKR-H45Z (death certificate) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4D-ST9Z (Social Security Numident File) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPT9-MGHZ (U.S. Veterans Adm. Master Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRX-JD62 (U.S. Veterans Adm. Master Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WSWZ-9R2M (U.S. Veterans Adm. Master Index) http://theluckycorner.com/rmt/097.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) Jesse Brisson (bio notes and research) This page was last updated on: 01 May 2023