James Sikking
Born	James Barrie Sikking March 5, 1934 (1934-03-05) (age 75) Los Angeles, California

James Barrie Sikking (born March 5, 1934) is 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, 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 brothers, Tom and Art, and a sister, Joy.^[1] Sikking is sometimes credited as "James B. Sikking" and is the father of actor Andrew Sikking.

[edit] Filmography

• American Primitive (2008)
• Made of Honor (2008)
• Whisper of the Heart (2006) (voice)
• Fever Pitch (2005)
• Submerged (2001) (TV)
• Dead Badge (1995)
• Tyson (1995) (TV)
• The Pelican Brief (1993)
• Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992) (TV)
• Final Approach (1991)
• Narrow Margin (1990)
• Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) (TV)
• Morons from Outer Space (1985)
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
• Up the Creek (1984)
• The Star Chamber (1983)
• Outland (1981)
• The Competition (1980)
• Ordinary People (1980)
• Little House on the Prairie (1977) (TV)
• Columbo: Publish or Perish (1974) (not credited)
• Scorpio (1973)
• The Magnificent Seven Ride (1972)
• Point Blank (1967)
• Von Ryan's Express (1965)
• Five Guns West (1955)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• James Sikking at the Internet Movie Database
• James Sikking at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)