James Tolkan, ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Back to the Future’ Actor, Dies at 94

James Tolkan, best known for roles in “Top Gun” and the “Back to the Future” franchise, died on Thursday in Saranac Lake, N.Y. He was 94.  News of Tolkan’s death was announced by Michael Klastorin, a unit publicist on “Back to the Future Part II” and “Back to the Future Part III,” as well as […]

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James Tolkan cause of death: What to know as Back to the Future, Top Gun actor dies at 94

James Tolkan, best known for his roles in Back to the Future and Top Gun, died at 94.

James Tolkan, ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Top Gun’ Actor, Dies at 94

He also appeared in 'Dick Tracy,' three Sidney Lumet movies and on Broadway in the original 'Glengarry Glen Ross.'

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James Tolkan, ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Top Gun’ Actor, Dead at 94

Tolkan was known for berating a generation of "slackers" as the exasperated Principal Strickland

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James Tolkan Dies: ‘Back To The Future’ VP, ‘Top Gun’s “Stinger” & Broadway Actor Was 94

James Tolkan, who played the slacker-hating Mr. Strickland in the Back to the Future films and a air group commanding officer “Stinger” Jardian in Top Gun during a 55-year film, TV and stage career, died Thursday in Saranac Lake, NY. He was 94. The news was announced on the official Back to the Future website, […]

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James Tolkan, Back to the Future and Top Gun Actor, Dies at 94

Character actor James Tolkan, best known for playing no-nonsense authority figures who chewed out Michael J. Fox and Tom Cruise, respectively, in Back to the Future and Top Gun, died Thursday at age 94.

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'Back to the Future' Star James Tolkan Dead at 94

James Tolkan, the actor best known for his work in the "Back to the Future" trilogy, has died, TMZ can confirm. Bob Gale, who, along with director Robert Zemeckis, created the franchise, tells TMZ ... Tolkan died Friday, peacefully at his Lake…

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Veteran Actor James Tolkan Passes Away At 94

James Tolkan, known for his roles in Top Gun and the Back to the Future franchise, has died at the age of 94. The veteran character actor passed away in Saranac Lake, New York.

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