Prolific, bald, blue-eyed character player of stage, film and TV with a crisp, precise delivery who convinces playing tough but honest cops and hard-ass authority figures. Though familiar to TV viewers from numerous guest shots ("The Wonder Years", "Hill Street Blues"), recurring roles ("Remington Steele") and stints as a regular on various short-lived series ("Mary", "The Hat Squad"), Tolkan may be best known for his relatively small supporting roles in two of the biggest blockbusters of 1980s Hollywood. In "Top Gun" (1986), he was the no-nonsense aircraft carrier commander who chastises Tom
