Acting
James Tolkan
- Titles
- 58movies18TV shows
- Career
Active from 1976 to 2024, with a break from 2014 to 2023, busiest in 1989 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 3top three billing
- Average score
53/100
- Highest rated
Back to the Future Part II84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
- Adrenaline5.8average 5.1
- Mystery4.9average 4.1
- Violence5.0average 4.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
- Tension6.5average 6.1
- Situational Comedy3.0average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age2.0, average 2.9
- Melancholy3.8, average 4.7
- Pathos4.4, average 5.2
- Spiritual1.2, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- True Crime 2
- Character Study 2
- 80s Nostalgia 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Police Investigation 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ken ForeeActorTrue Blood, Hangfire, Viper- PPeter MarisDirectorMinistry of Vengeance, Hangfire, Viper
- MMark MorrisCinematographerTrue Blood, Ministry of Vengeance, Hangfire
Michael J. FoxActorBack to the Future Part II, Cine Docs: Back to the Future
Christopher LloydActorBack to the Future Part II, Cine Docs: Back to the Future
Lea ThompsonActorBack to the Future Part II, Cine Docs: Back to the Future
George KennedyActorMinistry of Vengeance, Hangfire
Timothy HuttonActorIceman, Heavens Fall
Jeff FaheyActorSketch Artist, True Blood
David StrathairnActorIceman, Heavens Fall
Yaphet KottoActorMinistry of Vengeance, Hangfire
Brodie GreerActorTrue Blood, Ministry of Vengeance
Movies and TV shows
732020s
1 title
as Mr. Strickland (archive footage)
2010s
2 titles · average score 65
81
as Pianist
50
as Judge Fidler
2000s
5 titles · average score 71
80
TV show · as Dean Chesny
66
as Thomas Knight, Sr.
57
as Dutch
81
TV show · as Ed Graboff / Adrian Dart
1990s
20 titles · average score 57
50
as Quon
83
TV show · as FBI Special Agent Korkos
73
TV show · as Coach Philips
80
TV show · as Cyrus Quinn
69
TV show · as Dallas Cassel
71
TV show · as Mike Ragland
42
as Tonelli
41
as Patch
71
TV show · as Dr. Oates
83
as Marshal Strickland
65
as Numbers
1980s
35 titles · average score 63
84
as Strickland
60
as Lt. Ed Henderson
19
as Coolidge
59
as Det. Joseph Hanley
as William Tansey
83
TV show · as Coach Silva
46
as Lubic
71
as Stinger
92
as Mr. Strickland
TV show · as Lester Mintz
78
as Maynard
76
TV show · as Mason Mather
1970s
7 titles · average score 69
55
as Coroner
as Tom Paine
87
as Napoleon
88
as Steiger
86
as The Man's Contact Man
30
as Dark Glasses
70
as Mr. Brown
1960s
1 title · average score 52
52
as Edwards
1950s
2 titles · average score 75
69
TV show · as Evan Humbolt, Mail Clerk
81
TV show · as The Kennel Master