---
title: 'James Tolkan'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film actor'
  - 'television actor'
  - 'television director'
  - 'actor'
born: '1931-06-20'
died: '2026-03-26'
birthplace: 'Calumet'
deathplace: 'Saranac Lake'
films_in_library: 34
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '9.00/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/james-tolkan'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tolkan'
wikidata: 'Q783369'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# James Tolkan

film actor, television actor, television director, actor.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2015 · [Bone Tomahawk](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bone-tomahawk-2015) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2015 · [Back in Time](https://cinepixo.com/movies/back-in-time-2015) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1996 · [Robo Warriors](https://cinepixo.com/movies/robo-warriors-1996) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Sketch Artist II: Hands That See](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sketch-artist-ii-hands-that-see-1995) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Boiling Point](https://cinepixo.com/movies/boiling-point-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1992 · [Sketch Artist](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sketch-artist-1992) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Problem Child 2](https://cinepixo.com/movies/problem-child-2-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Dutch](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dutch-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Bloodfist IV: Die Trying](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bloodfist-iv-die-trying-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Trabbi Goes to Hollywood](https://cinepixo.com/movies/trabbi-goes-to-hollywood-1991) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [Back to the Future Part III](https://cinepixo.com/movies/back-to-the-future-part-iii-1990) — as U.S. Marshal James Strickland · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [Opportunity Knocks](https://cinepixo.com/movies/opportunity-knocks-1990) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Family Business](https://cinepixo.com/movies/family-business-1989) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [True Blood](https://cinepixo.com/movies/true-blood-1989) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [Split Decisions](https://cinepixo.com/movies/split-decisions-1988) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Masters of the Universe](https://cinepixo.com/movies/masters-of-the-universe-1987) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Made in Heaven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/made-in-heaven-1987) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [Top Gun](https://cinepixo.com/movies/top-gun-1986) — as Cmdr. Tom "Stinger" Jardian · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [Armed and Dangerous](https://cinepixo.com/movies/armed-and-dangerous-1986) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [Off Beat](https://cinepixo.com/movies/off-beat-1986) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [Back to the Future](https://cinepixo.com/movies/back-to-the-future-1985) — actor · **9.0/10** from 1 review
- 1985 · [Walls of Glass](https://cinepixo.com/movies/walls-of-glass-1985) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1984 · [The River](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-river-1984) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [WarGames](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wargames-1983) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Nightmares](https://cinepixo.com/movies/nightmares-1983) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [Author! Author!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/author-author-1982) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [Hanky Panky](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hanky-panky-1982) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Prince of the City](https://cinepixo.com/movies/prince-of-the-city-1981) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Wolfen](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wolfen-1981) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [The Amityville Horror](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-amityville-horror-1979) — as Coroner · unreviewed here
- 1975 · [Love and Death](https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-and-death-1975) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1973 · [Serpico](https://cinepixo.com/movies/serpico-1973) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1973 · [The Friends of Eddie Coyle](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-friends-of-eddie-coyle-1973) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Stiletto](https://cinepixo.com/movies/stiletto-1969) — actor · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **9.00/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **9.0/10** — [Nobody Warns You That It Is About Your Parents](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/nobody-warns-you-that-it-is-about-your-parents) on *Back to the Future* by Marcus Reid, 2026-08-19

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/james-tolkan
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.