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James B. Sikking
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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 sometimes credited as "James B. Sikking" and is the father of actor Andrew Sikking. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Sikking, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
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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 sometimes credited as "James B. Sikking" and is the father of actor Andrew Sikking. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Sikking, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
The F.B.I.
Columbo
L.A. Law
Mannix
The Fugitive
The Closer
Hawaii Five-O
Perry Mason
The Virginian
Cannon
Hunter
The Name of the Game
Rawhide
The Incredible Hulk
Mission: Impossible
The Rockford Files
Run for Your Life
Starsky & Hutch
Ironside
The Rookies
Night Gallery
Little House on the Prairie
Who's the Boss?
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Ellery Queen
The Doris Day Show
Eight Is Enough
Search
The Loner
My Favorite Martian
Batman Beyond
Banyon
Hogan's Heroes
The Bob Newhart Show
M*A*S*H
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
My Mother the Car
Paris
Charlie's Angels
Adam-12
Up the Creek
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Coffee, Tea or Me?
Ordinary People
The Astronaut
First Steps
Around the World in 80 Days
A Woman Called Moses
Hill Street Blues
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Pelican Brief
Doogie Howser, M.D.
In Pursuit of Honor
Brotherhood of the Rose
Brooklyn South
Outland
Turnabout
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