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James Tolkan

1931 - Today

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James Stewart Tolkan (born June 20, 1931) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Strickland in Back to the Future (1985) and Back to the Future Part II (1989), and as his ancestor, Marshal James Strickland, in Back to the Future Part III (1990). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Tolkan has received more than 1,751,020 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. James Tolkan is the 1,282nd most popular actor (down from 985th in 2019), the 2,234th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,793rd in 2019) and the 607th most popular American Actor.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Tolkan ranks 1,282 out of 13,578. Before him are Fredric March, Martin Kove, Eileen Essell, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Rachel McAdams, and Jason Momoa. After him are Renée Simonot, Edward Gordon Craig, Wilford Brimley, Daniel Brühl, Akim Tamiroff, and Ernst Busch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, James Tolkan ranks 117. Before him are Stig Anderson, Don Walsh, Yao Wenyuan, Leslie Caron, Reizo Fukuhara, and Morris Chang. After him are Augusto Boal, Ermanno Olmi, Arawa Kimura, Viliam Schrojf, Alfred Schmidt, and Zeki Müren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Tolkan ranks 2,234 out of 20,380. Before him are George Floyd (1973), Ray Conniff (1916), Mary Parker Follett (1868), Albert King (1923), Jason Momoa (1979), and Terry Riley (1935). After him are Patricia Cornwell (1956), Chris Brown (1989), Jenna Jameson (1974), Wilford Brimley (1934), Dean Acheson (1893), and George Stevens (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Tolkan ranks 607. Before him are Kate Capshaw (1953), Patrick Duffy (1949), Stockard Channing (1944), Fredric March (1897), Martin Kove (1946), and Jason Momoa (1979). After him are Wilford Brimley (1934), Rhea Seehorn (1972), Wade Williams (1961), Henry Bergman (1868), Terry O'Quinn (1952), and Chazz Palminteri (1952).

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