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

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James Tolkan, ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Top Gun’ Actor, Dies at 94
The Hollywood Reporter
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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peptidepalstm Mar 27, 2026 +106
RIP, Mr. Strickland 😭
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living_shadows_2792 Mar 27, 2026 +51
He's calling everybody in heaven slackers now
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TomahawkA5 Mar 27, 2026 +14
And he makes a very good point.
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ZealousWolf1994 Mar 27, 2026 +18
Jeez did that guy ever have hair.
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MrEHam Mar 28, 2026 +1
Surprised he was still alive. He looked old back in 1985.
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XxTreeFiddyxX Mar 27, 2026 +5
He was a victim of Trump twice lmao (reference to BTTF 2 lore)
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FreeTicket6143 Mar 27, 2026 +48
Damn, 94 is a great run. He was great in Masters of the Universe too. It felt like they made that roll on the fly just to get him in the movie.
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Tryingagain1979 Mar 27, 2026 +10
Good call. He *was* good in that.
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925doorguy Mar 27, 2026 +5
Great movie, especially Dolph Lungren
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lostroadrunner22 Mar 27, 2026 +25
I’ll be flying dogshit to Hong Kong in his honor.
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GFreshXxX Mar 28, 2026 +4
Hopefully of the rubber variety...?!
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lostroadrunner22 Mar 28, 2026 +3
I hope.
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uzipp Mar 27, 2026 +18
He was doing meet and great stuff recently with Christopher Lloyd 94 is great going
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bags-of-sand Mar 27, 2026 +14
I got another problem here. I gotta send somebody from this squadron to Hill Valley. I gotta do something here, I still can't believe it. I gotta give you your dream shot. I'm gonna send you up against the best. You two characters are going Back to the Future
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Illustrious_Bad_2980 Mar 27, 2026 +9
Holding out hope for Top Gun 3 when Maverick is flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong
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no_talent_ass_clown Mar 28, 2026 +1
🎶*High-way to the Temu Zone*🎶
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MammaJammaCamera Mar 27, 2026 +8
His first scene in Back to the Future always cracks me up. A few days or tardiness and brief sarcasm gets Strickland centimeters from Marty’s face roasting the entire McFly family.
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Reds_PR Mar 28, 2026 +6
RIP Stinger. Best damn CAG Enterprise ever had.
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Matches_Malone83 Mar 28, 2026 +4
Never slacked a day in his life
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bufftbone Mar 28, 2026 +3
I thought he passed away a long time ago. RIP.
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The_Dark_Vampire Mar 28, 2026 +10
The Grim Reaper was supposed to pick him up but he was a slacker
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MammaJammaCamera Mar 28, 2026 +1
You remind me of your creator, took seven days to create the world, He was a slacker too
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Rickshmitt Mar 27, 2026 +2
And Master of the Universe!
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optamastic Mar 28, 2026 +2
“You got a real attitude problem McFly, you're a slacker. You remind me of your father when he went here, he was a slacker, too.”
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sc212 Mar 28, 2026 +2
Did that guy ever have hair? RIP
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SavingThrowVsWTF Mar 28, 2026 +2
Who’s the slacker _now_, Strickland?
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Tim-in-CA Mar 28, 2026 +2
There’s no slacking in the afterlife. RIP
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ricoimf Mar 27, 2026 +1
RIP Mr. Strickland!!! 🕊️
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Exotic_Course_2597 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I loved his books
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vonneguts_anus Mar 27, 2026 +1
Just yesterday I flew a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit out of hong kong
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Confused_Cinephile Mar 28, 2026 +1
He was in so many of my favourite 80s movies. Rest in peace.
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legomaximumfigure Mar 28, 2026 +1
Masters of the Universe as well. RIP tough guy.
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jorlev Mar 28, 2026 +1
He was great as Napoleon in Woody Allen's Love and Death.
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BigGrayBeast Mar 28, 2026 +1
Everyone fire up your flight sims and buzz the tower in his honor
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SarahArabic2 Mar 28, 2026 +1
may he get all the “butts” he wants in the big sky
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SeaLow6272 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I really enjoyed his ensemble work in the A&E series Nero Wolfe. He played a variety of characters and was great. RIP
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Savage_Roadhouse420 Mar 28, 2026 +1
“Your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.”
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VRGIMP27 Mar 28, 2026 +1
mr. Strickland in back to the future, a Teacher in problem child 2, and too many other rolls to count. Rest in peace
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roberz82 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I met him once. He looked at my baby in my arms and called him a slacker. We chatted for a bit, very kind man.
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Cheechorig123 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Think he's flying a plane full of rubber dogshit out of hong kong heaven?
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ShimReturns Mar 28, 2026 +1
Ah I just remembered he was in Masters of the Universe thanks to the RedLetterMedia review
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Floreat_democratia Mar 28, 2026 +1
This guy had very little screen time in Back to the Future, but he sure made the film exciting. Sometimes less is more.
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roller_coaster325 Mar 28, 2026 +1
“You’ll be flying cargo plains full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong!”
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psyduck-4eva Mar 28, 2026 +1
I always thought he should have showed up in the third bill and Ted movie as death’s (William Sadler) brother. The 2 of them would have been amazing together
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