James Tolkan

Birth Name:

James Stewart Tolkan

Birth Place:

Calumet, Michigan, United States

Profession

Actor, Director

Attended Coe College, the University of Iowa and Eastern Arizona University before eventually moving to New York City to study at the Actors Studio
Most recognizable by his clean-shaven head, he often portrays authority figures, with his most notable roles coming in "Top Gun", "Prince of the City" and "WarGames", among others
Served as an understudy to Robert Duvall in a 1965 stage production of A View From the Bridge
Is one of few actors to appear in all three "Back to the Future" sequels as well as it's animated television spin-off

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