He also appeared in 'Dick Tracy,' three Sidney Lumet movies and on Broadway in the original 'Glengarry Glen Ross.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor James Tolkan, the character actor who expressed a ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. James Tolkan, the cantankerous principal in “Back to the Future” and commanding officer in “Top Gun,” has died at ...

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Character actor James Tolkan, best known for playing no-nonsense authority figures who chewed out Michael J. Fox and Tom Cruise, respectively, in Back to the Future and Top Gun, died Thursday at age ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Tolkan, who was 94, died Thursday in Saranac Lake, N.Y, according to a post on the official ...

James Tolkan, who played the slacker-hating Mr. Strickland in the Back to the Future films, the carrier air group commanding officer “Stinger” Jardian in Top Gun and who was part of the original ...