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 stin...
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Back to the Future
As Mr. Strickland
Back to the Future Part II
As Strickland
Back to the Future Part III
As Marshal Strickland
WarGames
As Wigan
Val
As Self (archive footage)
Top Gun
As Stinger
Family Business
As Judge
Boiling Point
As Levitt
Opportunity Knocks
As Sal
Masters of the Universe
As Detective Lubic
Iceman
As Maynard
Made in Heaven
As Mr. Bjornstead
Heavens Fall
As Thomas Knight, Sr.
Problem Child 2
As Mr. Thron
Off Beat
As Harry
7 Times Lucky
As Dutch
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
As Agent Sterling
Little Spies
As Kennel Master
Split Decisions
As Benny Pistone
True Blood
As Det. Joseph Hanley
Phil Spector
As Judge Fidler
Looking Back to the Future
As Self
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
As Lt. Ed Henderson
Love and Death
As Napoleon
They Might Be Giants
As Mr. Brown
Hangfire
As Patch
The Amityville Horror
As Coroner
Armed and Dangerous
As Lou Brackman
Robo Warriors
As Quon
Turk 182!
As Hanley
Second Sight
As Coolidge
Weekend War
As Dr. Alex Thompson
Serpico
As Steiger
Driving Me Crazy
As Vince
Prince of the City
As George Polito
Viper
As William Tansey
The River
As Howard Simpson
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
As Tonelli
Bone Tomahawk
As Pianist
Underworld
As Dan 'Iceberg' Eagan
Hanky Panky
As Conferee
Dick Tracy
As Numbers
Back in Time
As Self
Ministry of Vengeance
As Colonel Freeman
Flanagan
As Turner
The Three Sisters
Tales from the Future
As Self
Wolfen
As Baldy
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
As The Man's contact man
Question of Faith
As Doctor Siegel
Author! Author!
As Lt. Glass
Sketch Artist
As Tonelli
Stiletto
As Edwards
The Werewolf of Washington
As Dark Glasses
Sunset Beat
As Ray Parker
Wings
As Billy
Remington Steele
As Norman Keyes
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
As Dr. Oates
The Pretender
As FBI Special Agent Korkos
Early Edition
Naked City
As Evan Humbolt, Mail Clerk
Hill Street Blues
Cobra
As Dallas Cassel
The Equalizer
As Ruger
The Wonder Years
As Coach Silva
Mary
As Lester Mintz
The Hat Squad
As Mike Ragland
Nowhere Man
As Commander Cyrus Quinn
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
As Richard Wragg
Leverage
As Dean Chesny
Tales from the Crypt
As Sgt. McClaine
Miami Vice
As Mason Mather
The Wonderful World of Disney
As The Kennel Master