- He was the first British actor to appear in France during both World War I and World War II, and was twice awarded the French Croix de Guerre for these appearances.
- Hicks first performed the role of Ebenezer Scrooge on the London stage in 1901, at the age of thirty. He received very mixed reviews and was criticized for not being able to portray old age convincingly enough, something he eventually mastered. According to one source, he had played the role onstage more than 2,000 times by the time he first appeared as Scrooge on the screen (in 1913).
- He was created a Knight Bachelor in the 1935 King's Birthday Honours and Silver Jubilee Honours List for his services to drama.
- He shares with Alastair Sim the distinction of having appeared as Ebenezer Scrooge in more than one unrelated production.
- Wrote and produced 64 plays.
- Father of Betty Hicks.
- The role of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" was one of his specialties. First performed the role on the London stage in 1901, at the age of 30. He received very mixed reviews and was criticized for not being able to portray old age convincingly enough, something he eventually mastered. According to one source he had played the role onstage more than 2,000 times by the time he first appeared as Scrooge on the screen (in 1913).
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