"James Tolkan's most famous role is as multiple members of the Strickland family in the Back to the Future movies. As Mr. Strickland, he derides slacker Marty McFly in Back to the Future I and II, and he plays his own ancestor in Part III."
"Tolkan's first gigs were in TV and on Broadway - appearing in an episode of Naked City and understudying for Robert Duvall in the original Broadway production of Wait Until Dark."
"In 1971, Tolkan met his wife, Parmelee on the set of Pinkville off-Broadway. They wed that year in Lake Placid and stayed married until his death."
James Tolkan, an actor famous for his roles in Top Gun and the Back to the Future series, has died at 94. He was born in 1931 in Calumet, Michigan, and served in the Navy before pursuing acting. Tolkan studied at the Actors Studio and began his career in television and Broadway. He is best known for portraying Mr. Strickland in Back to the Future and Tom 'Stinger' Jardian in Top Gun. He was married to Parmelee since 1971 until his death.
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