Anthony Hickox
Biography
Anthony Hickox was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who worked largely in horror. He was born in Hampstead, London, into a family of filmmakers, and started out as a club promoter in London before moving to Los Angeles in 1986, where he began writing and directing in the late 1980s. He became known for horror features including Waxwork and its sequel Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) and Warlock: The Armageddon, and he directed the comic-strip adaptation Prince Valiant (1997). He later moved into action, making Full Eclipse for HBO, and shot pilots for Universal, among them Extreme, Two, Martial Law and New York Undercover. His later work included Blast and Knife Edge, which he completed in 2008. He died in 2023.
64years old at death
- Born Hampstead
- Died Bucharest
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 9 years1990 to 1999
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A change of course
Hickox started out as a club promoter in London before moving to Los Angeles in 1986 and becoming a writer and director in the late 1980s.
A first
Hickox's run of 1990s horror films, including the third Hellraiser entry, led HBO to hire him for its first action/horror, Full Eclipse, which launched a Friday night action slot that ran over five years.
A first
Hickox also had a deal at Universal, where he directed pilots for Extreme, Two, Martial Law and New York Undercover. HBO hired him for Full Eclipse, its first action/horror, which led to a Friday night action slot.
Behind the camera
Hickox sat on the board of Seven Arts Pictures, a film distribution company led by Peter Hoffman, the former chairman of Carolco, and also on the board of Medient Studios, headed by Indian film producer Manu Kumaran.
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Films together
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All films by Luca Bercovici
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