James Tolkan
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| James Tolkan | |
 Tolkan as 'Stinger' in Top Gun |
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| Birth name | James S. Tolkan |
| Born | June 20, 1931 (age 75) Calumet,Michigan, USA |
James Tolkan (born June 20, 1931 in Calumet, Michigan) is an American character actor. He is best known for his role in the 1985 film Back to the Future as Hill Valley High School principal Mr. Strickland. He reprised the role in the 1989 sequel Back to the Future Part II and, in 1990, he played the part of Mr. Strickland's grandfather in Back to the Future Part III.
Other well known films include WarGames and the 1986 box office hit Top Gun. He also appeared in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe.
Tolkan has also made guest appearances on many TV shows, including Naked City, Remington Steele, Miami Vice and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. A member of the repertory cast of A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001-2002), he also directed two episodes ("Die Like a Dog" and "The Next Witness") of the A&E TV series.
Often cast as a strict, overbearing, bald-headed authority figure, Tolkan currently lives in Lake Placid, New York.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Heavens Fall (2005)
- Seven Times Lucky (2004)
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001-2002)
- Underworld (1996)
- Robo Warriors (1996)
- Nowhere Man' (1995)
- Cobra (1993-1994)
- Boiling Point (1993)
- Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)
- Problem Child 2 (1991)
- Hangfire (1991)
- Back to the Future Part III (1990)
- Family Business (1989)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- Masters of the Universe (1987)
- Top Gun (1986)
- Armed and Dangerous (1986)
- Back to the Future (1985)
- The River (1984)
- WarGames (1983)
- Nightmares (1983) (voice)
- Hanky Panky (1982)
- Author! Author! (1982)
- Prince of the City (1981)
- Wolfen (1981)
- The Amityville Horror (1979)
- Love and Death (1975)
- Serpico (1973)
[edit] External links
- James Tolkan at the Internet Movie Database
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery at The Wolfe Pack, official site of the Nero Wolfe Fan Club
- James Tolkan at TV.com
- James Tolkan at the Internet Broadway Database
