Cast & creator
James B. Sikking
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Perry Mason, Columbo
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.
Also known as: James Barrie Sikking, James Sikking, Jim Sikking, James B. Skiking, ジェームズ・シッキング
68
film credits
98
television credits
166
1955–2024 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (166)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Perry Mason
Civilian Engineer Bert Springer
1957
Columbo
Policeman in Office (uncredited)
1971
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jim Remington
2000
Bonanza
Kevin Maco
1959Bonanza
Jack Rimbau
1959
The Closer
Judge Edward Crosby
2005
Hawaii Five-O
George Cameron
1969Hawaii Five-O
Oscar Ross
1969
M*A*S*H
Finance Officer
1972
Adam-12
Tex
1968
The Fugitive
Bert
1963The Fugitive
Deputy Marsh
1963The Fugitive
Leonard Taft
1963
American Playhouse
The Old Man
1982
Mannix
Sketchley
1967Mannix
Mark Langdon
1967
Love, American Style
Leonard
1969
Little House on the Prairie
Mr. Franklin
1974
Ironside
Voice Print Officer Jay
1967
Mission: Impossible
Corrigan
1966Mission: Impossible
Wilson
1966
Hill Street Blues
Howard Hunter
1981
Charlie's Angels
Frisch
1976Charlie's Angels
Lawrence Wellman
1976
The Rockford Files
Jeff Seales
1974The Rockford Files
John Hicklin
1974
Cannon
1971
The Virginian
Sanders
1962
Hogan's Heroes
Gestapo Officer
1965Hogan's Heroes
Private Berger
1965Hogan's Heroes
Hercules
1965
The Guardian
Bill Magee
2001
Who's the Boss?
Cornelius
1984
Starsky & Hutch
Ted McDermott
1975
The F.B.I.
Hair and Fibers Expert
1965The F.B.I.
Second Special Agent
1965The F.B.I.
Technician
1965The F.B.I.
RA Dan Menaphee
1965The F.B.I.
SRA Herbert Withers
1965The F.B.I.
Agent Marley
1965The F.B.I.
Agent Al Harte
1965The F.B.I.
SA Ed Spanger
1965The F.B.I.
Technician (uncredited)
1965The F.B.I.
FBI Firearms and Ballistics Technician
1965
The Incredible Hulk
Cliff McConnell
1977
Rawhide
Luke Harger
1959
The Name of the Game
Police Lieutenant
1968
Combat!
Lyles
1962
Batman Beyond
Harry (voice)
1999Batman Beyond
Foreman (voice)
1999
Hunter
Jack Small
1984
The Bob Newhart Show
Dick
1972
Doogie Howser, M.D.
David Howser
1989
The Doris Day Show
Horace Bowers
1968The Doris Day Show
Detective Charles
1968The Doris Day Show
Fred Sutton
1968
Duckman
James Madison (voice)
1994
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Colonel Richardson
1964
The Rookies
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Major Frank Kramer, US Army Doctor
1972
Run for Your Life
Nugent
1965Run for Your Life
Doctor
1965
Night Gallery
State Trooper (segment "Death in the Family")
1970Night Gallery
1st Reporter (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
1970
The Outer Limits
Botany
1963The Outer Limits
Orderly
1963
The Invaders
Capt. William Taft
1967
The Bionic Woman
1976
Eight Is Enough
1977
The Mod Squad
Political Science Professor
1968The Mod Squad
Dr. Webber
1968The Mod Squad
Major Bernard
1968
12 O'Clock High
Captain Rand
1964
My Favorite Martian
Aide
1963
Room 222
1969
Ellery Queen
Mike Hewitt
1975
Brooklyn South
Stan Jonas
1997
Honey West
Valentine
1965
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Matthew Downey
1976
The Loner
Confederate Captain
1965
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1st Reporter
1969
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Made of Honor
Reverend Foote
2008
Here Come the Brides
1968
The Pelican Brief
Denton Voyles
1993
My Mother the Car
1965
Delvecchio
Ned Wagner
1976
Cop Rock
Lt. Howard Hunter (uncredited)
1990
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Control Room Officer (uncredited)
1971
Banyon
Andrews
1972
The Immortal
1970
Ordinary People
Ray Hanley
1980
Around the World in 80 Days
Jenks
1989
Operation Petticoat
Lt. O'Reilly
1977
Paris
Lew Castle
1979
Capricorn One
Control Room Man
1977
Fever Pitch
Doug Meeks
2005
Outland
Sgt. Montone
1981
Search
1972
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Captain Styles
1984
Point Blank
Hired Gun
1967
Invasion America
General Gordon (voice)
1998
A Woman Called Moses
McCracken
1978
Brotherhood of the Rose
1989
Von Ryan's Express
American Soldier (uncredited)
1965
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Captain Andy Hayes
1972Turnabout
1979
Soul Man
Bill Watson
1986
The Electric Horseman
Dietrich
1979
The Star Chamber
Dr. Harold Lewin
1983
Narrow Margin
Nelson
1990
In Pursuit of Honor
Gen Douglas MacArthur
1995
Dress Gray
Maj. Clifford Bassett
1986
Up the Creek
Tozer
1984
The New Centurions
Sergeant Anders
1972
Scorpio
Harris
1973
In Like Flint
Secret Service Man (uncredited)
1967
The Terminal Man
Ralph Friedman
1974
Charro!
Gunner
1969
Dead Badge
Wheeler / Aaron Feld
1995
Morons from Outer Space
Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
1985
Doing Time on Maple Drive
Phil Carter
1992
The President's Plane Is Missing
Aide to Dunbar
1973
Man on a String
Pipe Smoker
1972
Five Guns West
Union Soldier (uncredited)
1955
The Jesse Owens Story
Avery Brundage
1984
American Primitive
William Cauldicott
2009
Kill Me If You Can
Mr. Lea
1977
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
2nd OSO Agent
1973
Tyson
Bill Clayton
1995
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Mayor Cameron
1987
Coffee, Tea or Me?
Businessman
1973
First Steps
Jim Davis
1985
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Joe Menchell
1969
Point Blank the Documentary
Self
2024
The Night God Screamed
Deacon Paul
1971
Too Good to Be True
Russell Quinton
1988
Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores
Colonel Manzone
1977
Inside O.U.T.
Patrolman
1971
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
Roger Salisbury
1995Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
Bart Burton
1977
Trouble in High Timber Country
Roger Lomax
1980
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
New Orleans SAC
1974
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
The Old Man
1988
The Final Days
Elliott Richardson
1989
Imps*
Dracula
1983
The Alpha Caper
Henry Kellner
1973
Brother on the Run
Lt Summers
1973
Nowhere to Land
George Eller
2000
The Strangler
Police Sketch Artist
1964
The Ring
Sam Liebman
1996
The Astronaut
Astronaut Higgins
1972
Submerged
Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole
2001
Gidget Gets Married
Jim Johnson
1972
The Competition
Brudenell
1980
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Commander Devril
1977
Bay Coven
Nicholas Kline
1987
Mutiny
Lt. Cmdr. Tynan
1999
Family Flight
Second Controller
1972
Final Approach
Col. Jason Halsey
1991
The Magic Statue
Geoffrey St. James
1982
Dare to Love
Ron Wells
1995
Seduced by Evil
Nick Lindsay
1994
Outrage!
Officer Geary
1973
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Kirby Clarke
1989