Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard … Ed Asner, René Auberjonois, Jim Metzler, Susan Tyrrell, Alan North, Fred Gwynne, Frank C. Turner Added on Disney 2022-05-20.