James Tolkan
Birthday: June 20, 1931
Birth Place: Calumet, Michigan, USA
Height: 5' 6"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for James Tolkan. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Biography

Movie Credits

Heavens Fall	(2005)
[ Timothy Hutton ][ David Strathairn ][ Anthony Mackie ][ Elijah Kelley ]
Seven Times Lucky	(2004)
[ Kevin Pollak ]
The Silent Speaker: Part 2	(2002)
[ Timothy Hutton ]
The Silent Speaker: Part 1	(2002)
[ Timothy Hutton ][ Joe Flaherty ]
Help Wanted, Male	(2002)
[ Timothy Hutton ]
Too Many Clients: Part 2	(2002)
Wings	(1999)
Dragon House: Part 2	(1997)
[ Jeffrey Donovan ]
Love in Ambush	(1997)
[ Gary Sweet ]
Underworld	(1996)
[ Denis Leary ][ Joe Mantegna ][ Abe Vigoda ]
Top Gun: Fire at Will	(1996)
[ Carlos Alazraqui ]
Robo Warriors	(1996)
[ James Remar ][ Kyle Howard ]
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See	(1995)
[ Jonathan Silverman ][ Brion James ][ Jeff Fahey ][ Glenn Morshower ]
Beyond Betrayal	(1994)
[ Richard Dean Anderson ]
River of Stone	(1994)
[ George Kennedy ][ James Doohan ][ Philip Michael Thomas ]
Boiling Point	(1993)
[ Viggo Mortensen ][ Wesley Snipes ][ Dennis Hopper ][ Dan Hedaya ][ Paul Gleason ]
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying	(1992)
Sketch Artist	(1992)
[ Jeff Fahey ][ Collin Bernsen ]
Problem Child 2	(1991)
[ John Ritter ][ Jack Warden ][ Gilbert Gottfried ][ Iggy Pop ][ Zach Grenier ]
Hangfire	(1991)
[ Lou Ferrigno ][ Jan-Michael Vincent ][ George Kennedy ][ Yaphet Kotto ][ Brad Davis ]
Driving Me Crazy	(1991)
[ Tommy 'Tiny' Lister ][ Dom DeLuise ][ George Kennedy ][ Billy Dee Williams ][ Grant Cramer ]
Dick Tracy	(1990)
[ Al Pacino ][ Dustin Hoffman ][ James Caan ][ Warren Beatty ][ Danny Elfman ]
Back to the Future Part III	(1990)
[ Steven Spielberg ][ Michael J. Fox ][ Christopher Lloyd ][ Thomas F. Wilson ][ Flea ]
Sunset Beat	(1990)
[ George Clooney ][ David Paymer ][ Michael DeLuise ][ Jack McGee ]
Opportunity Knocks	(1990)
[ Ron Jeremy ][ Dana Carvey ][ Robert Loggia ]
Family Business	(1989)
[ Sean Connery ][ Dustin Hoffman ][ Matthew Broderick ][ Sidney Lumet ][ B.D. Wong ]
Ministry of Vengeance	(1989)
[ John Schneider ][ Ned Beatty ][ George Kennedy ][ Yaphet Kotto ]
Back to the Future Part II	(1989)
[ Elijah Wood ][ Steven Spielberg ][ Michael J. Fox ][ Billy Zane ][ Christopher Lloyd ]
Second Sight	(1989)
[ Bronson Pinchot ][ John Larroquette ][ Dominic Chianese ][ Stuart Pankin ]
True Blood	(1989)
[ Chad Lowe ][ Billy Drago ][ Jeff Fahey ]
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers	(1989)
[ Billy Zane ][ Dennis Farina ][ Richard Crenna ]
Split Decisions	(1988)
[ Gene Hackman ][ Craig Sheffer ][ Jeff Fahey ][ Tom Bower ][ Eddie Velez ]
Leap of Faith	(1988)
[ Sam Neill ][ Stephen Gyllenhaal ]
Viper	(1988)
[ Chris Robinson ]
Weekend War	(1988)
[ Daniel Stern ][ Stephen Collins ]
Made in Heaven	(1987)
[ Timothy Hutton ][ Timothy Daly ][ David Rasche ][ James Gammon ][ Robert Knepper ]
Masters of the Universe	(1987)
[ Dolph Lundgren ][ Frank Langella ][ Billy Barty ]
The Steele That Wouldn't Die: Part 2	(1987)
Remington Steele: The Steele That Wouldn't Die	(1987)
[ Pierce Brosnan ][ Jack Scalia ]
Bonds of Steele	(1986)
Little Spies	(1986)
[ Mickey Rooney ][ Jason Hervey ]
Armed and Dangerous	(1986)
[ John Candy ][ Eugene Levy ][ Robert Loggia ][ Tommy 'Tiny' Lister ][ Brion James ]
Top Gun	(1986)
[ Tom Cruise ][ Val Kilmer ][ Tim Robbins ][ Anthony Edwards ][ Michael Ironside ]
Off Beat	(1986)
[ Harvey Keitel ][ John Turturro ][ Judge Reinhold ][ Chris Noth ][ William Sadler ]
Back to the Future	(1985)
[ Steven Spielberg ][ Michael J. Fox ][ Billy Zane ][ Crispin Glover ][ Christopher Lloyd ]
Turk 182!	(1985)
[ Timothy Hutton ][ Peter Boyle ][ Darren McGavin ][ Robert Culp ][ Jack McGee ]
Forged Steele	(1985)
Diced Steele	(1985)
Walls of Glass	(1985)
[ Patrick Stewart ][ Nathan Lane ][ Victor Garber ][ Steven Weber ][ Brian Bloom ]
The River	(1984)
[ Mel Gibson ][ Scott Glenn ][ John Williams ]
Iceman	(1984)
[ Danny Glover ][ Timothy Hutton ][ David Strathairn ]
Nightmares	(1983)
[ Emilio Estevez ][ Lance Henriksen ][ William Sanderson ]
WarGames	(1983)
[ Matthew Broderick ][ Michael Madsen ][ John Spencer ][ Dabney Coleman ][ Barry Corbin ]
Wings	(1983)
Author! Author!	(1982)
[ Al Pacino ][ Richard Belzer ][ Andre Gregory ]
Hanky Panky	(1982)
[ Gene Wilder ][ William Sadler ][ Richard Widmark ][ Frankie Faison ][ Jay O. Sanders ]
Prince of the City	(1981)
[ Lance Henriksen ][ Treat Williams ][ Jerry Orbach ][ Sidney Lumet ][ Bob Balaban ]
Wolfen	(1981)
[ Albert Finney ][ Edward James Olmos ][ Gregory Hines ][ Reginald VelJohnson ][ Tom Noonan ]
The Amityville Horror	(1979)
[ James Brolin ][ Rod Steiger ]
Independence	(1976)
[ Eli Wallach ][ William Atherton ][ Pat Hingle ]
Love and Death	(1975)
[ Woody Allen ][ Harold Gould ][ Tony Jay ]
The Friends of Eddie Coyle	(1973)
[ Robert Mitchum ][ Peter Boyle ][ Richard Jordan ][ Alex Rocco ]
Serpico	(1973)
[ Al Pacino ][ F. Murray Abraham ][ Sidney Lumet ][ M. Emmet Walsh ][ Judd Hirsch ]
The Werewolf of Washington	(1973)
[ Dean Stockwell ]
They Might Be Giants	(1971)
[ George C Scott ][ George C. Scott ][ F. Murray Abraham ][ M. Emmet Walsh ]
Stiletto	(1969)
[ Roy Scheider ][ Raul Julia ][ Charles Durning ][ M. Emmet Walsh ]
The Three Sisters	(1966)
[ Robert Loggia ]

Trivia

• Was the first person in mind for Strickland in Back to the Future.
• Standard character actor who has reliably played in urban films as both good guys (cops, attorneys) and bad (mobsters).
• Attended college at the University of Iowa.
• Studied with Stella Adler in New York and was an understudy to Robert Duvall in the 1965 production of Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge."

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