James B. Sikking
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James B. Sikking (March 5, 1934 - July 13, 2024) was an American actor known for his role as Lt. Howard Hunter on the 1980s NBC TV series Hill Street Blues. He also starred on the ABC TV series Doogie Howser, M.D. as Dr. David Howser and on the short-lived 1997 CBS drama series Brooklyn South as Captain Stan Jonas. Sikking did the voice of General Gordon on the short-lived 1998 cartoon series Invasion America. His well-known films include The Competition, Outland, Up the Creek and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, in which he played Captain Styles, the captain of the USS Excelsior. Sikking's film career started in 1955. Sikking starred in the critically acclaimed 1992 Fox Network TV movie Doing Time on Maple Drive. He has made guest appearances on many TV series including Perry Mason, Rawhide, Bonanza, The Outer Limits, General Hospital, Hunter and Batman Beyond. Sikking was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Sue Sikking (née Paxton), was a founder of Santa Monica's Unity-by-the-Sea Church. He has two living brothers, Tom and Art, and a sister, Joy. James Barrie Sikking has a third brother, Robert Paxton Sikking born October 20, 1922, died April 22, 1988. His brother Bob served in the 101st Airborne and was a partial inspiration for Stephen Speilberg and Tom Hanks production Band of Brothers. Bob was awarded two purple hearts, the bronze star, and together with his fellow soldiers, received a presidential citation for their part in the Siege of Bastogne which led to the defeat of Hitler's sixth Army. His photograph as the first American soldier to reach Dachau Concentration Camp appears in the Imperial War Museum, London. Sikking is the father of actor Andrew Sikking.
Known for
Credits
The Pelican Brief (1993)
as Denton Voyles
Made of Honor (2008)
as Reverend Foote
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
as Control Room Officer (uncredited)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
as Captain Styles
Ordinary People (1980)
as Ray Hanley
Point Blank (1967)
as Hired Gun
Fever Pitch (2005)
as Doug Meeks
Outland (1981)
as Sgt. Montone
Capricorn One (1977)
as Control Room Man
Up the Creek (1984)
as Tozer
The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)
as Captain Andy Hayes
The Jesse Owens Story (1984)
as Avery Brundage
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
as American POW
Scorpio (1973)
as Harris
The Electric Horseman (1979)
as Dietrich
Narrow Margin (1990)
as Nelson
The Star Chamber (1983)
as Dr. Harold Lewin
Soul Man (1986)
as Bill Watson
Charro! (1969)
as Gunner
In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
as Gen Douglas MacArthur
First Steps (1985)
as Jim Davis
Five Guns West (1955)
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Tyson (1995)
as Bill Clayton
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
as Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
The New Centurions (1972)
as Sergeant Anders
The Competition (1980)
as Brudenell
In Like Flint (1967)
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992)
as Phil Carter
The Ring (1996)
as Sam Liebman
Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
as Mayor Cameron
Nowhere to Land (2000)
as George Eller
The Terminal Man (1974)
as Ralph Friedman
Man on a String (1972)
as Pipe Smoker
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
as Joe Menchell
Bay Coven (1987)
as Nicholas Kline
Imps* (1983)
as Dracula
Too Good to Be True (1988)
as Russell Quinton
Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)
as Kirby Clarke
Final Approach (1991)
as Col. Jason Halsey
Point Blank the Documentary (2024)
as Self
The Final Days (1989)
as Elliott Richardson
Mutiny (1999)
as Lt. Cmdr. Tynan
Outrage! (1973)
as Officer Geary
Kill Me If You Can (1977)
as Mr. Lea
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988)
as The Old Man
Gidget Gets Married (1972)
as Jim Johnson
The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)
as Aide to Dunbar
The Night God Screamed (1971)
as Deacon Paul
Family Flight (1972)
as Second Controller
Submerged (2001)
as Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole
The Alpha Caper (1973)
as Henry Kellner
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)
as 2nd OSO Agent
Dead Badge (1995)
as Wheeler / Aaron Feld
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
as Commander Devril
Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973)
as Businessman
Wild About Harry (2009)
as William Cauldicott
Seduced by Evil (1994)
as Nick Lindsay
Inside O.U.T. (1971)
as Patrolman
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
as Roger Lomax
Calling Doctor Storm, M.D. (1977)
as Bart Burton
The Magic Statue (1982)
as Geoffrey St. James
The Strangler (1964)
as Police Sketch Artist
The Astronaut (1972)
as Astronaut Higgins
Dare to Love (1995)
as Ron Wells
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)
as New Orleans SAC
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995)
as Roger Salisbury
Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores (1977)
as Colonel Manzone
Brother on the Run (1973)
as Lt Summers