James Tolkan
Birthplace: Calumet
Born: 1931-06-20
Died: 2026-03-26
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; television actor; television director
Biography from Wikipedia
James Stewart Tolkan (June 20, 1931 – March 26, 2026) was an American character actor. He was best known for portraying the strict high-school vice principal Mr. Strickland in Back to the Future (1985) and Back to the Future Part II (1989), and the character's ancestor, Marshal James Strickland, in Back to the Future Part III (1990). His other notable film credits included Serpico (1973), Love and Death (1975), Prince of the City (1981), Top Gun (1986), Masters of the Universe (1987), Viper (1988), Dick Tracy (1990), and Problem Child 2 (1991).
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Back in Time (2015)
- Bone Tomahawk (2015) — Pianist
- Robo Warriors (1996) — Quon
- Boiling Point (1993) — Levitt
- Sketch Artist (1992)
- Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1991)
- Driving Me Crazy (1991) — Vince
- Back to the Future Part III (1990) — Marshal James Strickland
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) — Strickland
- Family Business (1989) — Judge
- Ministry of Vengeance (1989) — Colonel Freeman
- True Blood (1989) — Det. Joseph Hanley
- Leap of Faith (1988) — Dr. Siegel
- Little Spies (1986)
- Off Beat (1986) — Harry
- Top Gun (1986) — Stinger
- Back to the Future (1985) — Mr. Strickland
- Walls of Glass (1985)
- Iceman (1984) — Maynard
- The River (1984) — Howard Simpson
- Love and Death (1975) — Napoleon
- Stiletto (1969)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Christopher Lloyd · 4 films
- Lea Thompson · 4 films
- Michael J. Fox · 4 films
- Robert Zemeckis · 4 films
- J.J. Cohen · 3 films
- Thomas F. Wilson · 3 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.