1934-03-05 ( 91 years old ) in 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.
Movies
Wild About Harry
2009-07-11
Made of Honor
2008-04-30
Fever Pitch
2005-04-06
Submerged
2001-05-20
Nowhere to Land
2000-03-12
Mutiny
1999-01-01
The Ring
1996-10-20
Dare to Love
1995-12-17
Tyson
1995-04-29
Dead Badge
1995-03-28
In Pursuit of Honor
1995-03-18
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
1995-01-09
Seduced by Evil
1994-08-25
The Pelican Brief
1993-09-17
Doing Time on Maple Drive
1992-03-16
Final Approach
1991-12-06
Narrow Margin
1990-09-21
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989-12-17
The Final Days
1989-10-29
Too Good to Be True
1988-11-14
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988-08-05
Bay Coven
1987-10-25
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987-05-03
Soul Man
1986-10-24
Morons from Outer Space
1985-03-29
First Steps
1985-03-19
The Jesse Owens Story
1984-07-09
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984-06-01
Up the Creek
1984-04-06
Imps*
1983-12-12
The Star Chamber
1983-08-05
The Magic Statue
1982-11-15
Outland
1981-05-22
The Competition
1980-12-03
Ordinary People
1980-09-19
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980-06-27
The Electric Horseman
1979-12-21
Capricorn One
1977-12-10
Kill Me If You Can
1977-09-25
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977-09-18
Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
1977-08-25
Man From Atlantis: Killer Spores
1977-05-17
The Terminal Man
1974-06-19
Outrage
1973-11-28
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973-10-23
The Alpha Caper
1973-10-06
Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973-09-11
Brother on the Run
1973-07-13
Scorpio
1973-04-11
Family Flight
1972-10-25
The New Centurions
1972-08-03
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972-08-01
Man On A String
1972-02-18
The Astronaut
1972-01-08
Gidget Gets Married
1972-01-04
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971-05-20
Inside O.U.T.
1971-03-22
The Night God Screamed
1971-01-01
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969-05-13
Charro!
1969-03-13
Point Blank
1967-08-30
In Like Flint
1967-03-15
Von Ryan's Express
1965-06-23
The Strangler
1964-04-01
Five Guns West
1955-04-15
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