James Sikking
James Barrie Sikking ( born March 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor.
Life
James Barrie Sikking is the son of Sue Sikking, founder of the Santa Monica's Unity -by-the -Sea Church. He grew up with his two brothers and his sister in his hometown of Los Angeles. His third brother, Robert "Bob" Paxton Sikking (1922-1988) served during the Second World War in the 101st Airborne Division and was thus also an inspiration for the TV series Band of Brothers, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks - we were like brothers. James Sikking visited the El Segundo High School and studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, UCLA and the University of Hawaii later.
During his studies, his interest for acting began in 1955 so that it go in the Western Five revolver westward his big screen debut, where he was a nameless extra, which was not mentioned in the credits. Sikking should still often play such roles before he succeeded gradually in the early 1970s to the breakthrough and his roles were significant. He has played, among others, in Scorpio, the killer, Outland - Planet of the Damned and the Federation Captain Styles in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock with. At the same time he played regularly in series with, where his most important roles that the Lt. Howard Hunter, which he played from 1981 to 1987 in 140 episodes of police television series Hill Street Blues, and the figure of Dr. David Howser, he from 1989 to 1993 in 90 episodes of the series Doogie Howser doctor, MD embodied, were.
James Sikking was married from 1953 to 1954 with Mary Roanne Blakeman, with whom he has a common child. Since 1 September 1962, he is married to Florine Caplan, with whom he has two children together.