Career
With the rise of the sound film, Hickman returned to the film business but received mostly small roles, often as an authoritarian figure. Hickman made a brief appearance as John Wilkes in. He ended his film career in 1944, after more than 270 films.
Twentieth Century on the Diamond The White Lie The Heart of Rachael Two-Gun Betty Beckoning Roads Hickman died of myocardial infarction in San Anselmo, California, and is buried at the Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, California.