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James Tolkan

Highest Rated:
100% The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Lowest Rated:
0% Second Sight (1989)
Birthday:
Jun 20, 1931
Birthplace:
Calumet, Michigan, USA
Bio:
Upon leaving the Midwest where he was born, raised, and educated (University of Iowa), James Tolkan headed for New York, where he studied acting with Stella Adler. In movies since 1969, Tolkan has been seen in gritty urban character roles in such films as The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), Author!…

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 0% - 100%
Number of Movies: 45
Box Office Since 2001: --
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
2005 Heavens Fall
  • Thomas Knight Sr.
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2003 Seven Times Lucky
  • Dutch
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1996 Underworld
  • Actor
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1995 Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (A Feel for Murder)
  • Actor
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1994 Beyond Betrayal
  • Joe Maloney
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1992 Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
  • Actor
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1992 Sketch Artist
  • Tonelli
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1991 14% Problem Child 2
  • Mr. Thorn
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1991 Driving Me Crazy
  • Vince
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1991 Hangfire
  • Patch
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1990 13% Opportunity Knocks
  • Sal Nichols
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1990 65% Dick Tracy
  • Numbers
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1990 71% Back to the Future Part III
  • Marshal Strickland
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1990 20% Boiling Point
  • Levitt
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1989 38% Family Business
  • Judge
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1989 True Blood
  • Lt. Joe Hanley
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1989 64% Back to the Future Part II
  • Strickland
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1989 The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
  • Actor
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1989 0% Second Sight
  • Coolidge
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1989 Ministry Of Vengeance
  • Col. Freeman
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1988 Question of Faith
  • Actor
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1988 Split Decisions
  • Benny Pistone
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1988 Viper
  • Col. William Tansey
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1987 13% Masters of the Universe
  • Detective Lubic
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1986 49% Top Gun
  • Stinger
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1986 Little Spies
  • Actor
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1986 Off Beat
  • Harry
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1986 14% Armed and Dangerous
  • Brackman
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1985 20% Turk 182!
  • Hanley
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1985 97% Back to the Future
  • Mr. Strickland
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1985 Walls Of Glass
  • Turner
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1984 The River
  • Howard Simpson
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1984 Iceman
  • Maynard
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1983 97% WarGames (War Games)
  • Nigan
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1983 Nightmares
  • Bishop [Bishop Of Battle]
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1982 Author! Author!
  • Lt. Glass
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1982 38% Hanky Panky
  • Conferee
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1981 94% Prince of the City
  • District Attorney Polito
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1981 73% Wolfen
  • Baldy
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1979 24% The Amityville Horror
  • Coroner
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1975 100% Love and Death
  • Napoleon
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1973 100% The Friends of Eddie Coyle
  • The Man's Contact Man
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1973 90% Serpico
  • Steiger
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1971 78% They Might Be Giants
  • Mr. Brown
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1969 Stiletto
  • Edwards
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Quotes from James Tolkan's Characters

    1. Napoleon: How much of your feelings for me are because I rule half of Europe?
    2. Sonia: Oh, I'd say half my feelings. It evens out.
    From Love and Death. Submitted by Nancy B (7 months ago)
    1. Napoleon: I heard you speaking to someone.
    2. Sonia: Oh, I was praying.
    3. Napoleon: But I heard two voices.
    4. Sonia: Well, I do both parts.
    From Love and Death. Submitted by Nancy B (7 months ago)
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