James Tolkan
Sign in to saveJames 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).
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Calumet
- Place of death
- Saranac Lake
- Occupation
- television director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- James Tolkan.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-06-20
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- James Tolkan
- end of work period
- 2024-00-00
- date of death
- 2026-03-26
- notable role
- Napoleon
- name in native language
- James Tolkan
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