James B. Sikking

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Mar 05, 1934
Died	Jul 13, 2024 (90)
Birthplace	Los Angeles, California, United States
Popularity	0.8 (history)
Updated	Apr 08, 2026
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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 Cap ... tain 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.

Known For

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Filmography

Nowhere to Land

2010

as George Eller

Wild About Harry

2009

as William Cauldicott

Made of Honor

2008

as Reverend Foote

Fever Pitch

2005

as Doug Meeks

Submerged

2001

as Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole

Mutiny

1999

as Lt. Cmdr. Tynan

The Ring

1996

as Sam Liebman

Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou

1995

as Roger Salisbury

Dead Badge

1995

as Wheeler / Aaron Feld

Dare to Love

1995

as Ron Wells

Tyson

1995

as Bill Clayton

In Pursuit of Honor

1995

as Gen Douglas MacArthur

Seduced by Evil

1994

as Nick Lindsay

The Pelican Brief

1993

as Denton Voyles

Doing Time on Maple Drive

1992

as Phil Carter

Final Approach

1991

as Col. Jason Halsey

Narrow Margin

1990

as Nelson

Desperado: Badlands Justice

1989

as Kirby Clarke

The Final Days

1989

as Elliott Richardson

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

1988

as The Old Man

Too Good to Be True

1988

as Russell Quinton

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

1987

as Mayor Cameron

Bay Coven

1987

as Nicholas Kline

Soul Man

1986

as Bill Watson

Morons from Outer Space

1985

as Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA

First Steps

1985

as Jim Davis

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984

as Captain Styles

Up the Creek

1984

as Tozer

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

as Avery Brundage

The Star Chamber

1983

as Dr. Harold Lewin

Imps*

1983

as Dracula

Outland

1981

as Sgt. Montone

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980

as Roger Lomax

Ordinary People

1980

as Ray Hanley

The Competition

1980

as Brudenell

The Electric Horseman

1979

as Dietrich

Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores

1977

as Colonel Manzone

Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.

1977

as Bart Burton

Kill Me If You Can

1977

as Mr. Lea

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

1977

as Commander Devril

Capricorn One

1977

as Control Room Man

The Terminal Man

1974

as Ralph Friedman

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

1974

as New Orleans SAC

Brother on the Run

1973

as Lt Summers

Coffee, Tea or Me?

1973

as Businessman

Scorpio

1973

as Harris

The Alpha Caper

1973

as Henry Kellner

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

1973

as 2nd OSO Agent

Outrage!

1973

as Officer Geary

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

as Aide to Dunbar

The Astronaut

1972

as Astronaut Higgins

Family Flight

1972

as Second Controller

The New Centurions

1972

as Sergeant Anders

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972

as Captain Andy Hayes

Man on a String

1972

as Pipe Smoker

Gidget Gets Married

1972

as Jim Johnson

Inside O.U.T.

1971

as Patrolman

The Night God Screamed

1971

as Deacon Paul

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

as Control Room Officer (uncredited)

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

1969

as Joe Menchell

Charro!

1969

as Gunner

Point Blank

1967

as Hired Gun

In Like Flint

1967

as Secret Service Man (uncredited)

Von Ryan's Express

1965

as American POW

The Strangler

1964

as Police Sketch Artist

Five Guns West

1955

as Union Soldier (uncredited)

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Organization	Category	Movie

Hill Street Blues

as Howard Hunter

Episodes: 146

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Doogie Howser, M.D.

as David Howser

Episodes: 97

First Aired: Sep 19, 1989

Brooklyn South

as Stan Jonas

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 22, 1997

Invasion America

as General Gordon (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jun 08, 1998

Hunter

as Jack Small

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

Around the World in 80 Days

as Jenks

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 16, 1989

The F.B.I.

as Hair and Fibers Expert

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Combat!

as Lyles

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Jim Remington

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 15, 2000

Delvecchio

as Ned Wagner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 1976

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Matthew Downey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1976

A Woman Called Moses

as McCracken

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1978

Dress Gray

as Maj. Clifford Bassett

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 09, 1986

The Guardian

as Bill Magee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 2001

Batman Beyond

as Harry (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

M*A*S*H

as Finance Officer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

Who's the Boss?

as Cornelius

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Starsky & Hutch

as Ted McDermott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Little House on the Prairie

as Mr. Franklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Hawaii Five-O

as George Cameron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Bob Newhart Show

as Dick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1972

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Colonel Richardson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1964

The Streets of San Francisco

as Major Frank Kramer, US Army Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Charlie's Angels

as Frisch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Hogan's Heroes

as Gestapo Officer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Perry Mason

as Civilian Engineer Bert Springer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Adam-12

as Tex

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Rawhide

as Luke Harger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Run for Your Life

as Nugent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Fugitive

as Bert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Virginian

as Sanders

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Cop Rock

as Lt. Howard Hunter (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1990

The Fugitive

as Deputy Marsh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Night Gallery

as 1st Reporter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Paris

as Lew Castle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1979

Honey West

as Valentine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Night Gallery

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

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Bonanza

as Kevin Maco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Fugitive

as Leonard Taft

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Batman Beyond

as Foreman (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

The F.B.I.

as Second Special Agent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Technician

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as RA Dan Menaphee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as SRA Herbert Withers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Agent Marley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Agent Al Harte

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as SA Ed Spanger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The Outer Limits

as Botany

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

The Outer Limits

as Orderly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

Hawaii Five-O

as Oscar Ross

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Ellery Queen

as Mike Hewitt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1975

The Rockford Files

as Jeff Seales

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Rockford Files

as John Hicklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Hogan's Heroes

as Private Berger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Mannix

as Sketchley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Mannix

as Mark Langdon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

12 O'Clock High

as Captain Rand

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1964

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as 1st Reporter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1969

Ironside

as Voice Print Officer Jay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Charlie's Angels

as Lawrence Wellman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

The Invaders

as Capt. William Taft

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1967

Columbo

as Policeman in Office (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

The Incredible Hulk

as Cliff McConnell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

Mission: Impossible

as Corrigan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Banyon

as Andrews

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

Operation Petticoat

as Lt. O'Reilly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1977

Love, American Style

as Leonard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

The Mod Squad

as Political Science Professor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Mod Squad

as Dr. Webber

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Doris Day Show

as Horace Bowers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Mod Squad

as Major Bernard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The F.B.I.

as Technician (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The Name of the Game

as Police Lieutenant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Mission: Impossible

as Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

The Doris Day Show

as Detective Charles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Doris Day Show

as Fred Sutton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Hogan's Heroes

as Hercules

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

My Favorite Martian

as Aide

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1963

The Loner

as Confederate Captain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Bonanza

as Jack Rimbau

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Closer

as Judge Edward Crosby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

Run for Your Life

as Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Duckman

as James Madison (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1994

The F.B.I.

as FBI Firearms and Ballistics Technician

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Turnabout

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 26, 1979

The Rookies

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Cannon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

My Mother the Car

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1965

Brotherhood of the Rose

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 1989

The Bionic Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1976

Room 222

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1969

Eight Is Enough

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1977

The Immortal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1970

Battle of the Network Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 13, 1976

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

Here Come the Brides

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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