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James Tolkan

James Tolkan
  • Name: James Tolkan
  • Birthday: 1931-06-20
  • Also known as: James Tolkin,Jim Tolkan,James S. Tolkan,James B. Tolkan,James Stewart Tolkan,Джеймс Толкан
  • Place of birth: Calumet, Michigan, USA
  • Popularity: 7.122
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 acting with both Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler at the Actors Studio. Short and bald, with beady, intense eyes, a wiry, compact, muscular build, a gruff, jarring, high-decibel voice,... Read More

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Title Release date
Val   as  Self (archive footage) 2021-07-23
Bone Tomahawk   as  Pianist 2015-10-23
Back in Time   as  Self 2015-10-20
Phil Spector   as  Judge Fidler 2013-06-14
Tales from the Future   as  Self 2010-10-26
Looking Back to the Future   as  Self 2009-02-10
Heavens Fall   as  Thomas Knight, Sr. 2006-07-20
7 Times Lucky   as  Dutch 2004-01-17
Robo Warriors   as  Quon 1997-01-15
Underworld   as  Dan 'Iceberg' Eagan 1996-06-01
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See   as  Tonelli 1995-01-28
Boiling Point   as  Levitt 1993-04-16
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying   as  Agent Sterling 1992-11-18
Sketch Artist   as  Tonelli 1992-04-26
Problem Child 2   as  Mr. Thron 1991-07-03
Driving Me Crazy   as  Vince 1991-05-16
Hangfire   as  Patch 1991-01-11
Back to the Future Part III   as  Marshal Strickland 1990-05-25
Sunset Beat   as  Ray Parker 1990-04-21
Dick Tracy   as  Numbers 1990-04-05
Opportunity Knocks   as  Sal 1990-03-30
Family Business   as  Judge 1989-12-06
Back to the Future Part II   as  Strickland 1989-11-22
Second Sight   as  Coolidge 1989-11-03
Ministry of Vengeance   as  Colonel Freeman 1989-11-03
True Blood   as  Det. Joseph Hanley 1989-04-28
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers   as  Lt. Ed Henderson 1989-04-02
Question of Faith   as  Doctor Siegel 1988-10-06
Split Decisions   as  Benny Pistone 1988-06-11
Weekend War   as  Dr. Alex Thompson 1988-02-01
Viper   as  William Tansey 1988-01-01
Made in Heaven   as  Mr. Bjornstead 1987-11-06
Masters of the Universe   as  Detective Lubic 1987-08-07
Little Spies   as  Kennel Master 1986-10-05
Armed and Dangerous   as  Lou Brackman 1986-08-15
Top Gun   as  Stinger 1986-05-16
Off Beat   as  Harry 1986-04-10
Flanagan   as  Turner 1985-10-30
Back to the Future   as  Mr. Strickland 1985-07-03
Turk 182!   as  Hanley 1985-02-15
The River   as  Howard Simpson 1984-12-01
Iceman   as  Maynard 1984-04-13
WarGames   as  Wigan 1983-06-03
Wings   as  Billy 1983-04-26
Author! Author!   as  Lt. Glass 1982-06-18
Hanky Panky   as  Conferee 1982-06-04
Prince of the City   as  George Polito 1981-08-19
Wolfen   as  Baldy 1981-07-24
The Amityville Horror   as  Coroner 1979-07-27
Love and Death   as  Napoleon 1975-06-10
Serpico   as  Steiger 1973-12-18
The Werewolf of Washington   as  Dark Glasses 1973-10-01
The Friends of Eddie Coyle   as  The Man's contact man 1973-06-26
They Might Be Giants   as  Mr. Brown 1971-06-09
Stiletto   as  Edwards 1969-07-30
The Three Sisters 1966-01-01