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James B. Sikking

Born 1934-03-05
Died 2024-07-13
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

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.

Filmography 163

Nowhere to Land
as George Eller
2010
Wild About Harry
as William Cauldicott
2009
Made of Honor
as Reverend Foote
2008
The Closer
as Judge Edward Crosby
2005
Fever Pitch
as Doug Meeks
2005
The Guardian
as Bill Magee
2001
Submerged
as Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Jim Remington
2000
Batman Beyond
as Harry (voice)
1999
Batman Beyond
as Foreman (voice)
1999
Mutiny
as Lt. Cmdr. Tynan
1999
Invasion America
as General Gordon (Voice)
1998
Invasion America
as General Gordon (voice)
1998
Brooklyn South
as Stan Jonas
1997
The Ring
as Sam Liebman
1996
Dare to Love
as Ron Wells
1995
Tyson
as Bill Clayton
1995
Dead Badge
as Wheeler / Aaron Feld
1995
In Pursuit of Honor
as Gen Douglas MacArthur
1995
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
as Roger Salisbury
1995
Seduced by Evil
as Nick Lindsay
1994
Duckman
as James Madison (voice)
1994
The Pelican Brief
as Denton Voyles
1993
Doing Time on Maple Drive
as Phil Carter
1992
Final Approach
as Col. Jason Halsey
1991
Cop Rock
as Lt. Howard Hunter (uncredited)
1990
Narrow Margin
as Nelson
1990
Desperado: Badlands Justice
as Kirby Clarke
1989
The Final Days
as Elliott Richardson
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.
as David Howser
1989
Around the World in 80 Days
as Jenks
1989
Brotherhood of the Rose
1989
Too Good to Be True
as Russell Quinton
1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as The Old Man
1988
Bay Coven
as Nicholas Kline
1987
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Mayor Cameron
1987
Soul Man
as Bill Watson
1986
Dress Gray
as Maj. Clifford Bassett
1986
Morons from Outer Space
as Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
1985
First Steps
as Jim Davis
1985
Who's the Boss?
as Cornelius
1984
Hunter
as Jack Small
1984
The Jesse Owens Story
as Avery Brundage
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
as Captain Styles
1984
Up the Creek
as Tozer
1984
Imps*
as Dracula
1983
The Star Chamber
as Dr. Harold Lewin
1983
The Magic Statue
as Geoffrey St. James
1982
Outland
as Sgt. Montone
1981
Hill Street Blues
as Howard Hunter
1981
The Competition
as Brudenell
1980
Ordinary People
as Ray Hanley
1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Roger Lomax
1980
The Electric Horseman
as Dietrich
1979
Paris
as Lew Castle
1979
A Woman Called Moses
as McCracken
1978
Capricorn One
as Control Room Man
1977
The Incredible Hulk
as Cliff McConnell
1977
Kill Me If You Can
as Mr. Lea
1977
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
as Commander Devril
1977
Operation Petticoat
as Lt. O'Reilly
1977
Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores
as Colonel Manzone
1977
Eight Is Enough
1977
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Charlie's Angels
as Frisch
1976
Charlie's Angels
as Lawrence Wellman
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Matthew Downey
1976
Delvecchio
as Ned Wagner
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Ellery Queen
as Mike Hewitt
1975
Starsky & Hutch
as Ted McDermott
1975
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as New Orleans SAC
1974
The Rockford Files
as Jeff Seales
1974
The Rockford Files
as John Hicklin
1974
Little House on the Prairie
as Mr. Franklin
1974
The Terminal Man
as Ralph Friedman
1974
Outrage!
as Officer Geary
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
as 2nd OSO Agent
1973
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Aide to Dunbar
1973
The Alpha Caper
as Henry Kellner
1973
Coffee, Tea or Me?
as Businessman
1973
Brother on the Run
as Lt Summers
1973
Scorpio
as Harris
1973
Family Flight
as Second Controller
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
as Major Frank Kramer, US Army Doctor
1972
M*A*S*H
as Finance Officer
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
as Dick
1972
Banyon
as Andrews
1972
Search
1972
The Rookies
1972
The New Centurions
as Sergeant Anders
1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Captain Andy Hayes
1972
Man on a String
as Pipe Smoker
1972
The Astronaut
as Astronaut Higgins
1972
Gidget Gets Married
as Jim Johnson
1972
Columbo
as Policeman in Office (uncredited)
1971
Cannon
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Control Room Officer (uncredited)
1971
Inside O.U.T.
as Patrolman
1971
The Night God Screamed
as Deacon Paul
1971
Night Gallery
as State Trooper (segment "Death in the Family")
1970
Night Gallery
as 1st Reporter (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
1970
The Immortal
1970
Love, American Style
as Leonard
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as 1st Reporter
1969
Room 222
1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
as Joe Menchell
1969
Charro!
as Gunner
1969
Here Come the Brides
1968
The Mod Squad
as Major Bernard
1968
The Doris Day Show
as Horace Bowers
1968
The Mod Squad
as Dr. Webber
1968
The Mod Squad
as Political Science Professor
1968
The Doris Day Show
as Fred Sutton
1968
The Doris Day Show
as Detective Charles
1968
Adam-12
as Tex
1968
Hawaii Five-O
as George Cameron
1968
Hawaii Five-O
as Oscar Ross
1968
The Name of the Game
as Police Lieutenant
1968
Mannix
as Sketchley
1967
Mannix
as Mark Langdon
1967
Point Blank
as Hired Gun
1967
Ironside
as Voice Print Officer Jay
1967
In Like Flint
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
1967
The Invaders
as Capt. William Taft
1967
Mission: Impossible
as Corrigan
1966
Mission: Impossible
as Wilson
1966
The F.B.I.
as Hair and Fibers Expert
1965
The F.B.I.
as Second Special Agent
1965
The F.B.I.
as Technician
1965
The F.B.I.
as RA Dan Menaphee
1965
The F.B.I.
as Agent Marley
1965
The F.B.I.
as Agent Al Harte
1965
The F.B.I.
as SRA Herbert Withers
1965
The F.B.I.
as SA Ed Spanger
1965
The F.B.I.
as Technician (uncredited)
1965
The F.B.I.
as FBI Firearms and Ballistics Technician
1965
The Loner
as Confederate Captain
1965
Hogan's Heroes
as Gestapo Officer
1965
Honey West
as Valentine
1965
Hogan's Heroes
as Private Berger
1965
Hogan's Heroes
as Hercules
1965
My Mother the Car
1965
Run for Your Life
as Nugent
1965
Run for Your Life
as Doctor
1965
Von Ryan's Express
as American POW
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Colonel Richardson
1964
12 O'Clock High
as Captain Rand
1964
The Strangler
as Police Sketch Artist
1964
My Favorite Martian
as Aide
1963
The Fugitive
as Bert
1963
The Fugitive
as Deputy Marsh
1963
The Fugitive
as Leonard Taft
1963
The Outer Limits
as Botany
1963
The Outer Limits
as Orderly
1963
Combat!
as Lyles
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Virginian
as Sanders
1962
Bonanza
as Jack Rimbau
1959
Bonanza
as Kevin Maco
1959
Rawhide
as Luke Harger
1959
Perry Mason
as Civilian Engineer Bert Springer
1957
Five Guns West
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
1955