---
name: "Dan Hicks"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dan-hicks"
fi1m_id: "dan-hicks"
imdb_id: "nm0382830"
tmdb_id: 11750
wikidata_id: "Q5213674"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 July 1951"
died: "30 June 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T12:50:29.769153+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dan Hicks

## Identity

Dan Hicks

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dan-hicks
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dan-hicks
- **IMDb ID:** nm0382830
- **TMDB ID:** 11750
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5213674
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Hicks_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5213674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382830/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11750

Actor. Born 19 July 1951 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. Died 30 June 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 July 1951, Pontiac, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 30 June 2020
- **Also known as:** Danny Hicks
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Hicks_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5213674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382830/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11750

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Evil Dead II*](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-ii.md) (86)

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## Biography

Dan Hicks, also credited as Danny Hicks, was an American actor. Born on 19 July 1951 in Pontiac, Michigan, he died on 30 June 2020 in California.

He is best known for his role as Jake in *Evil Dead II* (1987). Hicks collaborated frequently with director Sam Raimi, appearing in supporting roles in *Intruder* (1989) and *Darkman* (1990), as well as smaller parts in *Spider-Man 2* (2004) and *Oz the Great and Powerful* (2013). Other credits include *Maniac Cop* (1988), *My Name Is Bruce* (2007) and *Wishmaster* (1997).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Evil Dead II* (1987), Fi1m 86, as Jake — [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Elder Island* (2016), as Lucas Heidegger
- *Dick Johnson & Tommygun vs. The Cannibal Cop* (2016), as Captain Phil Phillips · Associate Producer
- *Fort Apache* (2013), as Fireman (as Danny Hicks)
- *Oz the Great and Powerful* (2013), as Emerald City Citizen
- *Porkchop 3D* (2012), as Elron
- *Porkchop* (2010), as Elron
- *My Name Is Bruce* (2007), as Dirt Farmer
- *Spider-Man 2* (2004), as Train Passenger — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md)
- *Wishmaster* (1997), as Customs Official
- *The Demolitionist* (1995), as Krutchfield
- *Class Action* (1991), as Band at Rosatti's
- *Darkman* (1990), as Skip
- *Easy Wheels* (1989), as Joe
- *Intruder* (1989), as Bill Roberts
- *Maniac Cop* (1988), as Squad Leader
- *Evil Dead II* (1987), as Jake — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-ii.md)
- *Rednecks vs Aliens*, as Daddy Hicks

## Gallery

- ![Dan Hicks](https://film.one/media/person/118969/gallery-71e9f239c245.jpg) Dan Hicks — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/WW_Chicago_2015_-_Evil_Dead_21_%2820424890344%29.jpg/1280px-WW_Chicago_2015_-_Evil_Dead_21_%2820424890344%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dan Hicks is Good Old Reliable Jake Panel with cast and crew of both Evil Dead 1 and 2, hosted by Bruce Campbell Guests at the 2015 Wizard World Chicago.](https://film.one/media/person/118969/gallery-38c36e544ee6.jpg) Dan Hicks is Good Old Reliable Jake Panel with cast and crew of both Evil Dead 1 and 2, hosted by Bruce Campbell Guests at the 2015 Wizard World Chicago. — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/WW_Chicago_2015_-_Evil_Dead_21_%2820424890344%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dan Hicks is Good Old Reliable Jake Panel with cast and crew of both Evil Dead 1 and 2, hosted by Bruce Campbell Guests at the 2015 Wizard World Chicago.](https://film.one/media/person/118969/gallery-a30ff4c60495.jpg) Dan Hicks is Good Old Reliable Jake Panel with cast and crew of both Evil Dead 1 and 2, hosted by Bruce Campbell Guests at the 2015 Wizard World Chicago. — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/WW_Chicago_2015_-_Evil_Dead_22_%2821021269076%29.jpg/1280px-WW_Chicago_2015_-_Evil_Dead_22_%2821021269076%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dan Hicks is Good Old Reliable Jake Panel with cast and crew of both Evil Dead 1 and 2, hosted by Bruce Campbell Guests at the 2015 Wizard World Chicago.](https://film.one/media/person/118969/gallery-a1fe7ae08b0d.jpg) Dan Hicks is Good Old Reliable Jake Panel with cast and crew of both Evil Dead 1 and 2, hosted by Bruce Campbell Guests at the 2015 Wizard World Chicago. — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/WW_Chicago_2015_-_Evil_Dead_22_%2821021269076%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dan Hicks](https://film.one/media/person/118969/gallery-1d130db63c08.jpg) Dan Hicks — Image via TMDB

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