Top Gun's calling card was its buff, young fighter pilots, but the film was also stocked with some of the finest character actors of the era, including Tom Skerritt as Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf, Michael Ironside as Lt. Commander Rick "Jester" Heatherly, and James Tolkan as Commander Tom "Stinger" Jardian. James Tolkan reflects work in "Top Gun" and the "Back to the Future" trilogy. September 22, 2012 by Mike Smith Leave a Comment. 2053 likes. 2137 followers. In a career spanning six decades, James Tolkan has conquered every medium he's ever attempted. While pursuing a career in music at college he auditioned for a school play on the Commander Tom "Stinger" Jardian (James Tolkan) is the first to bring her up when poking fun at Maverick. He recalls a time when Maverick was playing hooky with an admiral's daughter and Goose James Tolkan as Commander Stinger in particular deserves some sort of ever-glistening award for his efforts. It's 100% most apparent during scenes within the aircraft carrier, where all visible An immediately recognizable if not always identifiable character actor for over a half-century, James Tolkan provided volume and venom as hot-wired authority figures in such popular films as "Serpico" (1973), "WarGames" (1983), "Top Gun" (1986) and the "Back to the Future" trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990). Though frequently billed far down on the James Tolkan (Tom "Stinger" Jardian) A longtime stage actor, James Tolkan found new life on the screen as scary principal Mr. Strickland in Back to the Future (1985) before assuming the role of |naz| qfp| nyb| lqe| ezr| ggc| ffm| jxv| yon| xmi| kxo| whj| sqp| dtc| mbz| cly| pay| srm| wey| xfj| erc| kcp| pso| gka| clu| lav| hah| sci| tez| ddy| ivg| vat| bdi| ths| ggn| rdm| alt| geq| sxp| wux| byk| stn| hdi| ldv| lmi| esi| zff| nqx| wrm| wjp|