James Tolkan

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
06/20/1931
Birthplace:
Calumet, Michigan
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biography
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 Continued
Credits
Levitt
1993
Strickland
1989
Detective Lubic
1987
Mr Strickland
1985
Maynard
Harry
Turner
Benny Pistone
Hanley
Thomas Knight, Sr.
Patch
Captain Coolidge
Lieutenant Joe Hanley
Colonel Freeman
Colonel Tanzer
milestones
Year
Milestone
1931 
Born in near poverty in northern Michigan
1945 
Moved to Chicago with his family at age 14 (date approximate)
1946 
Was working as a railroad hand by age 15 (date approximate)
 
Moved with his mother to Tucson, Arizona
 
Left Eastern Arizona College to serve in the US Navy
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