James Tolkan

Biography

Fiery, forceful and intimidating character actor James Tolkan has carved out a nice little niche for himself in both movies and television alike as a formidable portrayer of fierce and flinty hard-boiled tough guy types. James Stewart Tolkan was born on June 20, 1931 in Calumet, Michigan. His father, Ralph M. Tolkan, was a cattle dealer. James attended the University of Iowa, Coe College and Eastern Arizona College. After serving a year-long stint in the United States Navy, Tolkan went to New York and studied actin
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Personal Info

Id

1072

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-06-20

Place of Birth

Calumet, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

  • James Tolkin
  • Jim Tolkan
  • James S. Tolkan
  • James B. Tolkan
  • James Stewart Tolkan
  • Джеймс Толкан
  • جیمز تولکان
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    Known For

    Back to the Future

    Back to the

    Back to the Future Part II

    Back to the

    Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the

    WarGames

    WarGames

    Top Gun

    Top Gun

    Family Business

    Family Busin

    Boiling Point

    Boiling Poin

    Opportunity Knocks

    Opportunity

    Masters of the Universe

    Masters of t

    Iceman

    Iceman

    Made in Heaven

    Made in Heav

    Heavens Fall

    Heavens Fall

    Problem Child 2

    Problem Chil

    Off Beat

    Off Beat

    7 Times Lucky

    7 Times Luck

    Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

    Bloodfist IV

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    Little Spies

    Split Decisions

    Split Decisi

    True Blood

    True Blood

    Phil Spector

    Phil Spector

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    Looking Back

    The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

    The Case of

    Love and Death

    Love and Dea

    They Might Be Giants

    They Might B

    Hangfire

    Hangfire

    The Amityville Horror

    The Amityvil

    Armed and Dangerous

    Armed and Da

    Robo Warriors

    Robo Warrior

    Turk 182!

    Turk 182!

    Second Sight

    Second Sight

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    Weekend War

    Serpico

    Serpico

    Driving Me Crazy

    Driving Me C

    Prince of the City

    Prince of th

    Viper

    Viper

    The River

    The River

    Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

    Sketch Artis

    Bone Tomahawk

    Bone Tomahaw

    Underworld

    Underworld

    Hanky Panky

    Hanky Panky

    Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

    Back in Time

    Back in Time

    Ministry of Vengeance

    Ministry of

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    Flanagan

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    The Three Si

    Tales from the Future

    Tales from t

    Wolfen

    Wolfen

    The Friends of Eddie Coyle

    The Friends

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    Question of

    Author! Author!

    Author! Auth

    Sketch Artist

    Sketch Artis

    Stiletto

    Stiletto

    The Werewolf of Washington

    The Werewolf

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    Wings

    Love in Ambush

    Love in Ambu

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    Independence

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    Guns: A Day

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    2015

    Bone Tomahawk

    asPianist

    2015

    Back in Time

    asSelf

    2013

    Phil Spector

    asJudge Fidler

    2010

    Tales from the Future

    asSelf

    2009

    Looking Back to the Future

    asSelf

    2006

    Heavens Fall

    asThomas Knight, Sr.

    2004

    7 Times Lucky

    asDutch

    1997

    Love in Ambush

    asAgent Price

    1996

    Robo Warriors

    asQuon

    1996

    Underworld

    asDan 'Iceberg' Eagan

    1995

    Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

    asTonelli

    1993

    Boiling Point

    asLevitt

    1992

    Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

    asAgent Sterling

    1992

    Sketch Artist

    asTonelli

    1991

    Problem Child 2

    asMr. Thron

    1991

    Driving Me Crazy

    asVince

    1991

    Hangfire

    asPatch

    1990

    Guns: A Day in the Death of America

    asNarrator

    1990

    Back to the Future Part III

    asMarshal Strickland

    1990

    Dick Tracy

    asNumbers

    1990

    Opportunity Knocks

    asSal

    1989

    Family Business

    asJudge

    1989

    Back to the Future Part II

    asStrickland

    1989

    Second Sight

    asCoolidge

    1989

    Ministry of Vengeance

    asColonel Freeman

    1989

    True Blood

    asDet. Joseph Hanley

    1989

    The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

    asLt. Ed Henderson

    1988

    Question of Faith

    asDoctor Siegel

    1988

    Split Decisions

    asBenny Pistone

    1988

    Weekend War

    asDr. Alex Thompson

    1988

    Viper

    asWilliam Tansey

    1987

    Made in Heaven

    asMr. Bjornstead

    1987

    Masters of the Universe

    asDetective Lubic

    1986

    Little Spies

    asKennel Master

    1986

    Armed and Dangerous

    asLou Brackman

    1986

    Top Gun

    asStinger

    1986

    Off Beat

    asHarry

    1985

    Flanagan

    asTurner

    1985

    Back to the Future

    asMr. Strickland

    1985

    Turk 182!

    asHanley

    1984

    The River

    asHoward Simpson

    1984

    Iceman

    asMaynard

    1983

    WarGames

    asWigan

    1983

    Wings

    asBilly

    1982

    Author! Author!

    asLt. Glass

    1982

    Hanky Panky

    asConferee

    1981

    Prince of the City

    asGeorge Polito

    1981

    Wolfen

    asBaldy

    1979

    The Amityville Horror

    asCoroner

    1976

    Independence

    asTom Paine

    1975

    Love and Death

    asNapoleon

    1973

    Serpico

    asSteiger

    1973

    The Werewolf of Washington

    asDark Glasses

    1973

    The Friends of Eddie Coyle

    asThe Man's contact man

    1971

    They Might Be Giants

    asMr. Brown

    1969

    Stiletto

    asEdwards

    1966

    The Three Sisters

    as

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    (4 episode)asNorman Keyes

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    (1 episode)asDr. Oates

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    (2 episode)asFBI Special Agent Korkos

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    (1 episode)asCoach Philips

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    (1 episode)asEvan Humbolt, Mail Clerk

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    (22 episode)asDallas Cassel

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    (1 episode)asRuger

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    (1 episode)asCoach Silva

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    (13 episode)asLester Mintz

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    (11 episode)asMike Ragland

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    (1 episode)asCommander Cyrus Quinn

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    (1 episode)asRichard Wragg

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    (2 episode)asMr. Hackett

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    (2 episode)asFBI Agent Richard Wragg

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    (1 episode)asDean Chesny

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    (1 episode)asSgt. McClaine ("segment "The Trap")

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    (1 episode)asMason Mather

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    (1 episode)asThe Kennel Master

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    (2 episode)asLeo Bingham

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    (2 episode)asBernard Quest