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Acting

James Tolkan

Career: Active from 1976 to 2013, busiest in 1989 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 4
top three billing

Average score: 51/100

Highest rated: The Hat Squad
71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

James Tolkan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Coming of Age
2.0, average 3.0
Melancholy
3.7, average 4.7
Spiritual
1.3, average 2.0
Psychological
4.9, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 3
Thought-Provoking 3
True Crime 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Police Investigation 2
Action-Packed 2
Suspenseful 2
Moral Dilemma 2
80s Nostalgia 2
Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 63

Bone Tomahawk

76

as Pianist

Phil Spector

50

as Judge Fidler

2000s

5 titles · average score 71

Looking Back to the Future

Thanks

Leverage

80

TV show · as Dean Chesny

Heavens Fall

66

as Thomas Knight, Sr.

7 Times Lucky

59

as Dutch

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

82

TV show · as Mr. Hackett / Avery Ballou

1990s

22 titles · average score 55

Robo Warriors

51

as Quon

The Pretender

83

TV show · as FBI Special Agent Korkos

Early Edition

73

TV show · as Coach Philips

Cobra

65

TV show · as Dallas Cassel

The Hat Squad

71

TV show · as Mike Ragland

Sketch Artist

41

as Tonelli

Hangfire

43

as Patch

Opportunity Knocks

32

as Sal

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

71

TV show · as Dr. Oates

Back to the Future Part III

71

as Marshal Strickland

Sunset Beat

TV show · as Ray Parker

Guns: A Day in the Death of America

as Narrator

1980s

35 titles · average score 59

Back to the Future Part II

70

as Strickland

Tales from the Crypt

75

TV show · as Sgt. McClaine ("segment "The Trap")

Viper

as William Tansey

The Wonder Years

83

TV show · as Coach Silva

Masters of the Universe

39

as Lubic

Top Gun

63

as Stinger

Back to the Future

89

as Mr. Strickland

Mary

TV show · as Lester Mintz

Iceman

54

as Maynard

Miami Vice

77

TV show · as Mason Mather

Remington Steele

79

TV show · as Norman Keyes

Hill Street Blues

90

TV show

1970s

7 titles · average score 64

The Amityville Horror

45

as Coroner

Independence

as Tom Paine

Love and Death

86

as Napoleon

Serpico

83

as Steiger

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

83

as The Man's Contact Man

The Werewolf of Washington

31

as Dark Glasses

They Might Be Giants

54

as Mr. Brown

1960s

1 title · average score 52

Stiletto

52

as Edwards

1950s

2 titles · average score 75

Naked City

69

TV show · as Evan Humbolt, Mail Clerk

The Wonderful World of Disney

81

TV show · as The Kennel Master