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James Barrie Sikking (born March 5, 1934) is an American actor, most known for his role as Lt. Howard Hunter on the 1980s TV series Hill Street Blues. [1] [2] Early years [ edit ]
- Actor
- 1955–2012
- Florine Sikking
James Sikking. Actor: The Pelican Brief. James B. Sikking was born on March 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, the son of Unity ministers. Best known for his yeoman work as hard-charging, hardheaded SWAT leader Lt. Howard Hunter on the classic 80's police drama Hill Street Blues (1981), he received the name James Barrie Sikking as J.M. Barrie (of "Peter Pan" fame) was his parents' favorite ...
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James Sikking. Actor: The Pelican Brief. James B. Sikking was born on March 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, the son of Unity ministers. Best known for his yeoman work as hard-charging, hardheaded SWAT leader Lt. Howard Hunter on the classic 80's police drama Hill Street Blues (1981), he received the name James Barrie Sikking as J.M. Barrie (of "Peter Pan" fame) was his parents' favorite ...
- March 5, 1934
One of them was James B. Sikking, who had appeared in a number of Bochco-written shows. On “Hill Street,” Sikking played Howard Hunter, the martinet head of the station’s SWAT-like squad ...
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.
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He was sometimes credited as James Sikking or Jim Sikking in some of his earlier roles on film and TV. His film work includes The Competition, Outland, Up the Creek, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Narrow Margin, as well as a minor (but crucial) part, as a cynical hitman, in the earlier Point Blank. Sikking's film career started in 1955.
This stern-featured veteran character actor excels at playing tightly wound and officious fathers, professionals, and other would-be martinets. James B. Sikking may have made his enduring impression on pop culture as Lieutenant Howard Hunter, the pipe-smoking, somewhat prissy but still gung ho S.W.A.T. team leader, on the Steven Bochco-produced ...
