{"id":134024,"date":"2026-03-28T12:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=134024"},"modified":"2026-03-28T12:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:23:03","slug":"james-tolkan-actor-in-back-to-the-future-top-gun-dies-at-94-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=134024","title":{"rendered":"James Tolkan Actor In \u201cBack To The Future\u201d &#038; \u201cTop Gun\u201d Dies At 94 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=134024 \" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=134024 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-134025 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/James-T.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/James-T.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/James-T-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another great actor gone.<\/p>\n<p>James Tolkan died on Thursday, 26 March. He was 94.<\/p>\n<p>He was best known as Mr. Strickland in the \u201cBack to the Future\u201d movies and as Tom \u201cStinger\u201d Jardian in \u201cTop Gun\u201d. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With a career lasting 55 years he not only starred in movies, but also on TV and Broadway.<\/p>\n<p>He played with Al Pacino in \u201cSerpico\u201d and \u201cAuthor! 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James Tolkan died on Thursday, 26 March. He was 94. 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