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James B. Sikking

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 5, 1934 (Died at 90)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, United States
Career Span1955 – 2024
Known Credits137 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

James B. Sikking

Also known as:James Barrie SikkingJames SikkingJim SikkingJames B. Skiking+1 more
Total Works

137

67 movies • 70 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Made of Honor
6.5
Made of Honor
2008•movie
as Reverend Foote
The Pelican Brief
6.6
The Pelican Brief
1993•movie
as Denton Voyles
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
6.6
as Captain Styles
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.4
as Control Room Officer (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 137 titles featuring James B. Sikking

Made of Honor
6.5
Made of Honor
2008•movie

as Reverend Foote

The Pelican Brief
6.6
The Pelican Brief
1993•movie

as Denton Voyles

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
6.6

as Captain Styles

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.4

as Control Room Officer (uncredited)

Little House on the Prairie
8.0
1 eps

as Mr. Franklin

Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.1
2 eps

as Jim Remington

Columbo
8.1
1 eps
Columbo
1971•series

as Policeman in Office (uncredited)

Fever Pitch
6.2
Fever Pitch
2005•movie

as Doug Meeks

M*A*S*H
7.9
1 eps
M*A*S*H
1972•series

as Finance Officer

Outland
6.4
Outland
1981•movie

as Sgt. Montone

Ordinary People
7.4
Ordinary People
1980•movie

as Ray Hanley

Batman Beyond
8.2
1 eps
Batman Beyond
1999•series

as Harry (voice)

Capricorn One
6.8
Capricorn One
1977•movie

as Control Room Man

The Incredible Hulk
7.2
1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
1977•series

as Cliff McConnell

Bonanza
7.5
1 eps
Bonanza
1959•series

as Kevin Maco

Point Blank
7.0
Point Blank
1967•movie

as Hired Gun

The Closer
7.8
1 eps
The Closer
2005•series

as Judge Edward Crosby

Mission: Impossible
7.6
1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966•series

as Corrigan

Who's the Boss?
7.4
1 eps
Who's the Boss?
1984•series

as Cornelius

The Bionic Woman
7.0
1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1976•series
Von Ryan's Express
7.1
Von Ryan's Express
1965•movie

as American Soldier (uncredited)

Narrow Margin
6.4
Narrow Margin
1990•movie

as Nelson

Charlie's Angels
6.7
1 eps
Charlie's Angels
1976•series

as Frisch

Starsky & Hutch
7.4
1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1975•series

as Ted McDermott

Hogan's Heroes
7.5
1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
1965•series

as Gestapo Officer

The Star Chamber
6.0
The Star Chamber
1983•movie

as Dr. Harold Lewin

The Electric Horseman
6.1

as Dietrich

Soul Man
5.3
Soul Man
1986•movie

as Bill Watson

Hawaii Five-O
7.2
1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1969•series

as George Cameron

The Outer Limits
7.8
1 eps
The Outer Limits
1963•series

as Botany

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Civilian Engineer Bert Springer

Doogie Howser, M.D.
6.6
97 eps
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989•series

as David Howser

The Rockford Files
7.6
1 eps
The Rockford Files
1974•series

as Jeff Seales

Hill Street Blues
7.6
146 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981•series

as Howard Hunter

Scorpio
6.2
Scorpio
1973•movie

as Harris

Combat!
8.0
2 eps
Combat!
1962•series

as Lyles

Night Gallery
7.8
1 eps
Night Gallery
1970•series

as State Trooper (segment "Death in the Family")

The Magnificent Seven Ride!
5.7

as Captain Andy Hayes

The Streets of San Francisco
7.1
1 eps

as Major Frank Kramer, US Army Doctor

Hunter
7.1
3 eps
Hunter
1984•series

as Jack Small

Up the Creek
5.7
Up the Creek
1984•movie

as Tozer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
1 eps
Around the World in 80 Days
6.8
3 eps

as Jenks

In Like Flint
6.2
In Like Flint
1967•movie

as Secret Service Man (uncredited)

Duckman
7.3
1 eps
Duckman
1994•series

as James Madison (voice)

The New Centurions
6.7
The New Centurions
1972•movie

as Sergeant Anders

Ironside
6.8
1 eps
Ironside
1967•series

as Voice Print Officer Jay

The Bob Newhart Show
7.5
1 eps

as Dick

The Terminal Man
5.5
The Terminal Man
1974•movie

as Ralph Friedman

The Fugitive
7.3
1 eps
The Fugitive
1963•series

as Bert

The Invaders
6.8
1 eps
The Invaders
1967•series

as Capt. William Taft

The Guardian
7.0
2 eps
The Guardian
2001•series

as Bill Magee

Mannix
6.9
1 eps
Mannix
1967•series

as Sketchley

Tyson
6.0
Tyson
1995•movie

as Bill Clayton

Charro!
5.4
Charro!
1969•movie

as Gunner

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as Luke Harger

Adam-12
7.1
1 eps
Adam-12
1968•series

as Tex

Morons from Outer Space
4.9

as Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA

Eight Is Enough
6.2
1 eps
Eight Is Enough
1977•series
Cannon
6.7
2 eps
Cannon
1971•series
Ellery Queen
7.5
1 eps
Ellery Queen
1975•series

as Mike Hewitt

My Favorite Martian
6.2
1 eps
My Favorite Martian
1963•series

as Aide

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1
1 eps

as Colonel Richardson

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Sanders

Doing Time on Maple Drive
5.1

as Phil Carter

In Pursuit of Honor
5.8

as Gen Douglas MacArthur

Operation Petticoat
6.9
1 eps
Operation Petticoat
1977•series

as Lt. O'Reilly

The Mod Squad
6.1
1 eps
The Mod Squad
1968•series

as Political Science Professor

Five Guns West
4.5
Five Guns West
1955•movie

as Union Soldier (uncredited)

The Strangler
6.4
The Strangler
1964•movie

as Police Sketch Artist

The F.B.I.
5.6
2 eps
The F.B.I.
1965•series

as Hair and Fibers Expert

The Competition
6.1
The Competition
1980•movie

as Brudenell

The Rookies
6.9
2 eps
The Rookies
1972•series
Bay Coven
4.3
Bay Coven
1987•movie

as Nicholas Kline

12 O'Clock High
7.2
1 eps
12 O'Clock High
1964•series

as Captain Rand

Love, American Style
6.2
1 eps

as Leonard

Room 222
6.1
1 eps
Room 222
1969•series
Honey West
7.2
1 eps
Honey West
1965•series

as Valentine

Imps*
3.9
Imps*
1983•movie

as Dracula

Nowhere to Land
5.9
Nowhere to Land
2000•movie

as George Eller

Final Approach
6.2
Final Approach
1991•movie

as Col. Jason Halsey

Brotherhood of the Rose
6.9
2 eps
Here Come the Brides
6.9
1 eps
The Ring
5.8
The Ring
1996•movie

as Sam Liebman

The Name of the Game
7.0
1 eps

as Police Lieutenant

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
7.4

as The Old Man

My Mother the Car
4.8
2 eps
My Mother the Car
1965•series
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
8.3
2 eps

as Matthew Downey

The Doris Day Show
6.2
1 eps
The Doris Day Show
1968•series

as Horace Bowers

Submerged
5.6
Submerged
2001•movie

as Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole

Cop Rock
4.1
1 eps
Cop Rock
1990•series

as Lt. Howard Hunter (uncredited)

Invasion America
7.0
13 eps
Invasion America
1998•series

as General Gordon (voice)

Search
7.1
1 eps
Search
1972•series
A Woman Called Moses
7.0
2 eps

as McCracken

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
6.0

as Joe Menchell

The Astronaut
5.9
The Astronaut
1972•movie

as Astronaut Higgins

Outrage!
6.6
Outrage!
1973•movie

as Officer Geary

The Final Days
6.9
The Final Days
1989•movie

as Elliott Richardson

The Immortal
7.4
1 eps
The Immortal
1970•series
American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as The Old Man

The President's Plane Is Missing
6.3

as Aide to Dunbar

American Primitive
5.4
American Primitive
2009•movie

as William Cauldicott

The Night God Screamed
5.6

as Deacon Paul

Family Flight
5.4
Family Flight
1972•movie

as Second Controller

Mutiny
4.9
Mutiny
1999•movie

as Lt. Cmdr. Tynan

Battle of the Network Stars
6.4
1 eps
Run for Your Life
7.1
1 eps
Run for Your Life
1965•series

as Nugent

Brooklyn South
9.6
22 eps
Brooklyn South
1997•series

as Stan Jonas

Dress Gray
5.1
2 eps
Dress Gray
1986•series

as Maj. Clifford Bassett

Gidget Gets Married
6.3

as Jim Johnson

The Jesse Owens Story
8.1

as Avery Brundage

Dead Badge
6.8
Dead Badge
1995•movie

as Wheeler / Aaron Feld

Brother on the Run
4.0
Brother on the Run
1973•movie

as Lt Summers

Too Good to Be True
5.0

as Russell Quinton

Police Story: The Freeway Killings
6.2

as Mayor Cameron

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.8
1 eps

as 1st Reporter

The Loner
6.2
1 eps
The Loner
1965•series

as Confederate Captain

Seduced by Evil
7.7
Seduced by Evil
1994•movie

as Nick Lindsay

Man on a String
7.0
Man on a String
1972•movie

as Pipe Smoker

The Alpha Caper
6.0
The Alpha Caper
1973•movie

as Henry Kellner

Banyon
8.0
1 eps
Banyon
1972•series

as Andrews

Inside O.U.T.
6.5
Inside O.U.T.
1971•movie

as Patrolman

Dare to Love
4.5
Dare to Love
1995•movie

as Ron Wells

Paris
6.5
1 eps
Paris
1979•series

as Lew Castle

Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores
8.0

as Colonel Manzone

Trouble in High Timber Country
7.0

as Roger Lomax

First Steps
8.0
First Steps
1985•movie

as Jim Davis

Desperado: Badlands Justice
10.0

as Kirby Clarke

Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
9.0

as Roger Salisbury

Delvecchio
7.0
2 eps
Delvecchio
1976•series

as Ned Wagner

The Magic Statue
The Magic Statue
1982•movie

as Geoffrey St. James

Kill Me If You Can
Kill Me If You Can
1977•movie

as Mr. Lea

Coffee, Tea or Me?
Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973•movie

as Businessman

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

as Commander Devril

Point Blank the Documentary

as Self