Dwayne Hickman

Dwayne Bernard Hickman (born May 18, 1934 in Los Angeles) is an American actor and television executive. The younger brother of child actor Darryl Hickman, he also began his work at an early age. One of his earliest roles was an appearance in the 1942 Our Gang comedy Melodies Old and New. He and Darryl co-starred in an early episode of the syndicated military drama Men of Annapolis, filmed at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland... more

Dwayne Bernard Hickman (born May 18, 1934 in Los Angeles) is an American actor and television executive. The younger brother of child actor Darryl Hickman, he also began his work at an early age. One of his earliest roles was an appearance in the 1942 Our Gang comedy Melodies Old and New. He and Darryl co-starred in an early episode of the syndicated military drama Men of Annapolis, filmed at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Hickman gained wide notice when he played a recurring role as Bob Cummings's fictional nephew, Chuck, on the NBC situation comedy The Bob Cummings Show (a/k/a, Love That Bob) in 1955 while a student at Loyola University (now known as Loyola Marymount University) in Los Angeles. This role probably led as much as anything to his casting in the lead role in the CBS sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Frank Faylen and Florida Friebus played his opposite-minded parents. Interestingly, although at the show's debut the Dobie character was still... less