List of the best James Tolkan movies: Masters of the Universe(1987), Opportunity Knocks(1990), Heavens Fall(2006), Hangfire(1991), Underworld(1996), Split Decisions(1988), Driving Me Crazy(1991), Back to the Future(1985), Back to the Future Part III(1990), Back to the Future Part II(1989), Iceman(1984), Top Gun(1986) ... ...
Fantasy
USA|Israel
1987
105 Minutes
Detective Lubic
Dolph Lundgren Frank Langella Meg Foster Courteney Cox James Tolkan Christina Pickles Billy Barty Robert Duncan McNeill Jon Cypher
he-man skeletor warrior inventor teenager detective incredible fiery wild alien planet castle california high school music store earth magical weapon good versus evil search culture clash heroism
The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
Comedy
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Sal
Dana Carvey Robert Loggia Todd Graff Julia Campbell Milo O'Shea James Tolkan Doris Belack Sally Gracie Mike Bacarella John M. Watson Sr. Beatrice Fredman
con artist friend factory owner beautiful woman businessman thug cheeky endearing playful stage party trailer office house pool hall con game romance assumed identity petty crime debt
Two con men hide out in a house while the owner is away; one of them assumes the identity of the absent house sitter when the owner's relatives come to visit, only for further complications to set in.
History, Drama
USA
2006
105 Minutes
Thomas Knight, Sr.
Timothy Hutton David Strathairn Leelee Sobieski Anthony Mackie Bill Sage Azura Skye James Tolkan Bill Smitrovich Maury Chaykin B.J. Britt Francie Swift
Two young woman accuse nine black youths of rape in the segregated South.
Action
USA
1991
91 Minutes
Patch
Brad Davis Kim Delaney Jan-Michael Vincent Ken Foree Lee de Broux George Kennedy James Tolkan Yaphet Kotto Blake Conway Lyle Alzado Lou Ferrigno
national guardsman colonel criminal hostage wife sheriff gritty spectacular wild mexico small town new mexico prison hostage situation prison break secret mission kidnapping showdown crime spree rescue
A town has been taken hostage. Who will win the battle? Only the mighty will survive.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
1996
103 Minutes
Dan "Iceberg" Eagan
Denis Leary Joe Mantegna Annabella Sciorra Larry Bishop Abe Vigoda Robert Costanzo James Tolkan Heidi Schanz Cristi Conaway Traci Lords Jimmy Skaggs
A hood (Denis Leary) who studied psychotherapy in prison counsels a mobster (Joe Mantegna) he intends to kill for his father's gangland murder.
Drama
USA
1988
95 Minutes
Benny Pistone
Gene Hackman Craig Sheffer Jeff Fahey Jennifer Beals John McLiam Eddie Velez Carmine Caridi James Tolkan
When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.
Comedy
1991
88 Minutes
Vince
Thomas Gottschalk Billy Dee Williams Michelle Johnson George Kennedy Milton Berle Richard Moll Steve Kanaly James Tolkan Dom DeLuise
inventor industrialist ex-convict hotel desk clerk corrupt businessman parking lot attendant amusing madcap playful endearing east berlin garage los angeles car convention hotel outsider inventions car theft corporate greed culture clash
Crooks in Los Angeles steal an East German inventor's (Thomas Gottschalk) modified two-stroke car fueled by turnip juice.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1985
116 Minutes
Mr. Strickland
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Crispin Glover Lea Thompson Wendie Jo Sperber Marc McClure Claudia Wells Thomas F. Wilson James Tolkan Casey Siemaszko Billy Zane
son mother father scientist teenager bully endearing engaging incredible california small town hill valley time travel daunting task romance weird science experiments family history adventure discovery
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Western
USA
1990
118 Minutes
Chief Marshal James Strickland
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Mary Steenburgen Thomas F. Wilson Lea Thompson Elisabeth Shue Matt Clark Richard Dysart James Tolkan Pat Buttram Harry Carey Jr.
inventor bandit schoolteacher love interest campy hilarious thrilling frenetic wild west hill valley cave saloon school romance confrontation time travel friendship rescue rivalry love
Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
USA
1989
107 Minutes
Mr. Strickland
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Thomas F. Wilson Harry Waters Jr. Charles Fleischer Joe Flaherty Flea Elisabeth Shue James Tolkan Jeffrey Weissman
inventor nemesis mother girlfriend son father frenetic hilarious thrilling hill valley alternate reality fate dystopia time travel friendship mystery quest 2010s
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
Drama
USA
1984
99 Minutes
Maynard
Timothy Hutton Lindsay Crouse John Lone Josef Sommer David Strathairn Philip Akin Danny Glover Amelia Hall Richard Monette James Tolkan
anthropologist prehistoric man scientist linguist doctor emotional fascinating touching north pole laboratory arctic frozen man scientific observation human connection human rights culture shock protection discovery rivalry transformation
A prehistoric Neanderthal man found frozen in ice is revived by an arctic exploration team, who then attempt to use him for their own scientific means.
Action, Adventure
USA
1986
109 Minutes
Tom Cruise Kelly McGillis Anthony Edwards Val Kilmer Tom Skerritt Michael Ironside John Stockwell Barry Tubb Rick Rossovich Tim Robbins James Tolkan
pilot naval officer instructor rival lieutenant commander wife uplifting thrilling naval base aircraft carrier airplane rivalry aviation naval warfare romance student-teacher relationship love rise rivalry 1980s
As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
Action
USA
1989
95 Minutes
Ned Beatty George Kennedy Apollonia Kotero Yaphet Kotto Robert Miano Joey Peters Daniel Radell Meg Register Maria Richwine John Schneider James Tolkan
A Minister's family is killed by Arab terrorists, and he takes revenge.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Italy|USA
1973
129 Minutes
Al Pacino John Randolph Jack Kehoe Biff McGuire Barbara Eda-Young Cornelia Sharpe Tony Roberts Allan Rich Norman Ornellas Edward Grover Gene Gross
police officer police chief criminal investigator gritty fiery dark raw suspenseful new york city police station street corruption crime culture clash honor police work pursuit sacrifice underdog
An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
100 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Peter Boyle Richard Jordan Steven Keats Alex Rocco Joe Santos Mitchell Ryan Helena Carroll Peter MacLean Kevin O'Morrison Marvin Lichterman
gunrunner bank robber atf agent bar owner informant brooding tense diner bank park boston crime bank heist mafia gun running betrayal aging temptation wretched excess underdog
After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.