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James Tolkan

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American actor (1931-2026)

United StatesActorsLived 1931 to 2026 · aged 94
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James Stewart Tolkan 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).

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Tolkan as a high-school senior in 1949Tolkan as a high-school senior in 1949Tolkan autographing a Back to the Future poster in 2019Tolkan autographing a Back to the Future poster in 2019

Filmography 40

Back to the Future1985 · ★ 8.3
Top Gun1986 · ★ 7.1
Back to the Future Part II1989 · ★ 7.8
Back to the Future Part III1990 · ★ 7.5
Masters of the Universe1987 · ★ 5.8
WarGames1983 · ★ 7.1
Dick Tracy1990 · ★ 6.2
Bone Tomahawk2015 · ★ 6.9
Serpico1973 · ★ 7.5
The Amityville Horror1979 · ★ 6.3
Love and Death1975 · ★ 7.5
Problem Child 21991 · ★ 5.9
Wolfen1981 · ★ 6.0
Family Business1989 · ★ 5.7
Back in Time2015 · ★ 6.5
Armed and Dangerous1986 · ★ 5.7
Iceman1984 · ★ 6.2
Prince of the City1981 · ★ 7.0
The Friends of Eddie Coyle1973 · ★ 7.2
Author! Author!1982 · ★ 5.9
Boiling Point1993 · ★ 4.9
Made in Heaven1987 · ★ 6.5
Phil Spector2013 · ★ 5.7
The River1984 · ★ 6.4
Hanky Panky1982 · ★ 5.3
They Might Be Giants1971 · ★ 7.0
Turk 182!1985 · ★ 5.9
Opportunity Knocks1990 · ★ 5.7
Sketch Artist1992
Underworld1996
The Werewolf of Washington1973
Second Sight1989
Driving Me Crazy1991
Split Decisions1988
Off Beat1986
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See1995
Heavens Fall2006
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying1992
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers1989
Robo Warriors1996

91 credits on file

Television 19

Miami Vice1984
The Wonder Years1988
Tales from the Crypt1989
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990
Hill Street Blues1981
Leverage2008
The Equalizer1985
Remington Steele1982
Early Edition1996
The Pretender1996
American Playhouse1982
Naked City1958
Nowhere Man1995
A Nero Wolfe Mystery2001
The Wonderful World of Disney1954
Cobra1993
The Hat Squad1992
Mary1985
Sunset Beat1990

Connected to James 6

Dana CarveyAlso in Opportunity Knocks (1990)Diane KeatonAlso in Love and Death (1975)Sean YoungAlso in Sketch Artist (1992)Leelee SobieskiAlso in Heavens Fall (2006)George C. ScottAlso in They Might Be Giants (1971)Abe VigodaAlso in Underworld (1996)

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James Stewart Tolkan 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).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2026 · aged 94
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25 languages

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