James B. Sikking

Known for

Acting

Born

March 5, 1934

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, United States

Died

July 13, 2024 (aged 90)

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...

Best known work

Made of Honor

2008

The Pelican Brief

1993

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

Columbo

1971

Fever Pitch

2005

MAS*H

1972

Outland

1981

Filmography

2024
Point Blank the Documentary
as Self
2009
Wild About Harry
as William Cauldicott
2008
Made of Honor
as Reverend Foote
2005
The CloserTV
as Judge Edward Crosby (1 episode)
2005
Fever Pitch
as Doug Meeks
2001
The GuardianTV
as Bill Magee (2 episodes)
2001
Submerged
as Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole
2000
Curb Your EnthusiasmTV
as Jim Remington (2 episodes)
2000
Nowhere to Land
as George Eller
1999
Batman BeyondTV
as Harry (voice) (1 episode), as Foreman (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Mutiny
as Lt. Cmdr. Tynan
1998
Invasion AmericaTV
as General Gordon (voice) (13 episodes)
1997
Brooklyn SouthTV
as Stan Jonas (22 episodes)
1996
The Ring
as Sam Liebman
1995
Dare to Love
as Ron Wells
1995
Tyson
as Bill Clayton
1995
Dead Badge
as Wheeler / Aaron Feld
1995
In Pursuit of Honor
as Gen Douglas MacArthur
1995
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
as Roger Salisbury
1994
Seduced by Evil
as Nick Lindsay
1994
DuckmanTV
as James Madison (voice) (1 episode)
1993
The Pelican Brief
as Denton Voyles
1992
Doing Time on Maple Drive
as Phil Carter
1991
Final Approach
as Col. Jason Halsey
1990
Cop RockTV
as Lt. Howard Hunter (uncredited) (1 episode)