James B. Sikking
Acting
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.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
as Captain Styles
Age 50 (now 90)
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as The Old Man
Age 54 (now 90)
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
as Roger Salisbury
Age 60 (now 90)
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as The Old Man
Age 54 (now 90)
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Mayor Cameron
Age 53 (now 90)
Morons from Outer Space
as Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
Age 51 (now 90)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
as Captain Styles
Age 50 (now 90)
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Roger Lomax
Age 46 (now 90)
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
as Commander Devril
Age 43 (now 90)
Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores
as Colonel Manzone
Age 43 (now 90)
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as New Orleans SAC
Age 40 (now 90)
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
as 2nd OSO Agent
Age 39 (now 90)
The President's Plane Is Missing
as Aide to Dunbar
Age 39 (now 90)
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Captain Andy Hayes
Age 38 (now 90)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Control Room Officer (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 90)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Matthew Downey
Age 42 (now 90)
Little House on the Prairie
as Mr. Franklin
Age 40 (now 90)
The Streets of San Francisco
as Major Frank Kramer, US Army Doctor
Age 38 (now 90)
Night Gallery
as 1st Reporter (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
Age 36 (now 90) Night Gallery
as State Trooper (segment "Death in the Family")
Age 36 (now 90)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as 1st Reporter
Age 35 (now 90)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 28 (now 90)
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Also Known As
James Barrie Sikking, James Sikking, Jim Sikking, James B. Skiking, ジェームズ・シッキング
IMDB
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