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
First Steps (1985)
as Jim Davis
Ordinary People (1980)
as Ray Hanley
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
as Control Room Officer (uncredited)
Outland (1981)
as Sgt. Montone
Point Blank (1967)
as Hired Gun
Made of Honor (2008)
as Reverend Foote
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
as Captain Styles
Capricorn One (1977)
as Control Room Man
Up the Creek (1984)
as Tozer
The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)
as Captain Andy Hayes
Fever Pitch (2005)
as Doug Meeks
The Electric Horseman (1979)
as Dietrich
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
as American Soldier (uncredited)
Soul Man (1986)
as Bill Watson
Narrow Margin (1990)
as Nelson
Point Blank the Documentary (2024)
as Self
Charro! (1969)
as Gunner
Five Guns West (1955)
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Dead Badge (1995)
as Wheeler / Aaron Feld
The Star Chamber (1983)
as Dr. Harold Lewin
American Primitive (2009)
as William Cauldicott
Scorpio (1973)
as Harris
Tyson (1995)
as Bill Clayton
In Like Flint (1967)
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
The New Centurions (1972)
as Sergeant Anders
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
as Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
as Gen Douglas MacArthur
The Ring (1996)
as Sam Liebman
Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992)
as Phil Carter
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)
as New Orleans SAC
Gidget Gets Married (1972)
as Jim Johnson
The Competition (1980)
as Brudenell
The Terminal Man (1974)
as Ralph Friedman
Mutiny (1999)
as Lt. Cmdr. Tynan
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)
as 2nd OSO Agent
Submerged (2001)
as Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole
The Final Days (1989)
as Elliott Richardson
Too Good to Be True (1988)
as Russell Quinton
Imps* (1983)
as Dracula
The Jesse Owens Story (1984)
as Avery Brundage
Dare to Love (1995)
as Ron Wells
The Night God Screamed (1971)
as Deacon Paul
Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
as Mayor Cameron
The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)
as Aide to Dunbar
Man on a String (1972)
as Pipe Smoker
Nowhere to Land (2000)
as George Eller
Bay Coven (1987)
as Nicholas Kline
The Alpha Caper (1973)
as Henry Kellner
The Strangler (1964)
as Police Sketch Artist
Kill Me If You Can (1977)
as Mr. Lea
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
as Joe Menchell
The Astronaut (1972)
as Astronaut Higgins
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou (1995)
as Roger Salisbury
Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores (1977)
as Colonel Manzone
Outrage! (1973)
as Officer Geary
Inside O.U.T. (1971)
as Patrolman
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988)
as The Old Man
Brother on the Run (1973)
as Lt Summers
Seduced by Evil (1994)
as Nick Lindsay
Family Flight (1972)
as Second Controller
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
as Roger Lomax
Calling Doctor Storm, M.D. (1977)
as Bart Burton
Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)
as Kirby Clarke
Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973)
as Businessman
Final Approach (1991)
as Col. Jason Halsey
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
as Commander Devril
The Magic Statue (1982)
as Geoffrey St. James