James Tolkan
James Stewart Tolkan is an American actor. He was best known for his roles as high school vice-principal in charge of discipline Mr. Strickland in Back to the Future (1985) and Back to the Future Part II (1989), and as the character's ancestor, Marshal James Strickland, in Back to the Future Part III (1990). Other memorable film roles include Serpico (1973), Love and Death (1975), Prince of the City (1981), Top Gun (1986), Masters of the Universe (1987), Dick Tracy (1990), and Problem Child 2 (1991).
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Bone Tomahawk
actor
2015
Back in Time
actor
2015
Phil Spector
actor
2013
Tales from the Future
actor
2010
Heavens Fall
actor
2006
Underworld
actor
1996
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
actor
1995
Boiling Point
actor
1993
Sketch Artist
actor
1992
Problem Child 2
actor
1991
Driving Me Crazy
actor
1991
Dick Tracy
actor
1990
Back to the Future Part III
actor
1990
Opportunity Knocks
actor
1990
Family Business
actor
1989
Back to the Future Part II
actor
1989
Second Sight
actor
1989
True Blood
actor
1989
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
actor
1989
Split Decisions
actor
1988
Weekend War
actor
1988
Viper
actor
1988
Made in Heaven
actor
1987
Masters of the Universe
actor
1987
Little Spies
actor
1986
Armed and Dangerous
actor
1986
Top Gun
actor
1986
Off Beat
actor
1986
Back to the Future
actor
1985
Turk 182!
actor
1985
The River
actor
1984
Iceman
actor
1984
WarGames
actor
1983
Author! Author!
actor
1982
Hanky Panky
actor
1982
Prince of the City
actor
1981
Wolfen
actor
1981
The Amityville Horror
actor
1979
Serpico
actor
1973
The Werewolf of Washington
actor
1973
They Might Be Giants
actor
1971
Stiletto
actor
1969
