James Tolkan, perhaps best known for his roles in Back to the Futureand Top Gun, has died at the age of 94.
The beloved actor reportedly died Thursday in Saranac Lake, New York, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
According to his obituary, Tolkan was born in Michigan, but relocated to Tucson, Arizona, as a young teenager. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Navy and served during the Korean Way.
"After a short Navy career during the Korean War, and stints at three colleges, he got on a bus for New York City with $75.00 in his pocket and found a cold water flat where the rent equaled his VA check," he obit reveals of his early life. "He went to work on the docks and enrolled with both Stella Adler and Lee Strasburg to learn the art of acting."
In 1985, Tolkan landed the role of the strict Hill Valley High School vice principal Gerald Strickland in the beloved time travel film, Back to the Future. He later reprised his role in the 1988 sequel, and portrayed his character's grandfather, Chief Marshal James Strickland, in Back to the Future Part III.
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