Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-06-20 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Calumet, Michigan, USA
Also known As
James Tolkin
Jim Tolkan
James S. Tolkan
James B. Tolkan
James Stewart Tolkan
Джеймс Толкан
جیمز تولکان
Fiery, forceful and intimidating character actor James Tolkan has carved out a nice little niche for himself in both movies and television alike as a formidable portrayer of fierce and flinty hard-boiled tough guy types. James Stewart Tolkan was born on June 20, 1931 in Calumet, Michigan. His father, Ralph M. Tolkan, was a cattle dealer. James attended the University of Iowa, Coe College and Eastern Arizona College. After serving a year-long stint in the United States Navy, Tolkan went to New York and studied acting with both Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler at the Actors Studio. Short and bald, with beady, intense eyes, a wiry, compact, muscul...
1985
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as Sal
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1987
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1986
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