James B. Sikking
James B. Sikking (March 5, 1934 - July 13, 2024) was 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, The Outer Limits, General Hospital, 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 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. His brother Bob served in the 101st Airborne and was a partial inspiration for Stephen Speilberg and Tom Hanks production Band of Brothers. Bob was awarded two purple hearts, the bronze star, and together with his fellow soldiers, received a presidential citation for their part in the Siege of Bastogne which led to the defeat of Hitler's sixth Army. His photograph as the first American soldier to reach Dachau Concentration Camp appears in the Imperial War Museum, London. Sikking is the father of actor Andrew Sikking.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.039 |
| Birthday | 1934-03-05 |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Also Known As | James Barrie Sikking, James Sikking, Jim Sikking, James B. Skiking, |
1981
Outland
6.4/618
An honest marshal in a corrupt mining colony on Io, Jupiter's sunless third moon, is determined to confront a violent drug ring even though it may cos...
Watch Now
Outland
2008
Made of Honor
6.5/1680
Tom and Hannah have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is start...
Watch Now
Made of Honor
1992
Doing Time on Maple Drive
5.5/25
Yale scholar Matt Carter introduces his wealthy fiancée, Allison, to his family, and initially everything goes smoothly. However, it isn't long before...
Watch Now
Doing Time on Maple Drive
1990
Narrow Margin
6.392/203
An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically...
Watch Now
Narrow Margin
1977
Capricorn One
6.769/468
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing....
Watch Now
Capricorn One
1985
Morons from Outer Space
4.7/42
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. Dur...
Watch Now
Morons from Outer Space
1983
The Star Chamber
6/166
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle wi...
Watch Now
The Star Chamber
1967
Point Blank
7/388
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money...
Watch Now
Point Blank
1983
Imps*
3.9/13
Once Upon a Time in a mythical place called Hollywood, a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy not so very far away, a witty group of actors with 38 E...
Watch Now
Imps*
1984
Up the Creek
5.7/85
Bob McGraw is in his 12th year of college, goofing his way through life. Bob, Irwing, Gonzer and Max are the four losers forced and bribed to represen...
Watch Now
Up the Creek
1991
Final Approach
6/14
Final Approach deals with the mental condition of Amnesia when a stealth test pilot, Col. Jason Halsey, is involved in an air disaster. A psychiatrist...
Watch Now
Final Approach
1973
Scorpio
6.1/103
Cross is an old hand at the CIA who often teams up with Frenchman Jean “Scorpio” Laurier, a gifted freelance operative. After their last mission toget...
Watch Now
Scorpio
1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
5.5/89
Marshal Chris Adams turns down a friend's request to help stop the depredations of a gang of Mexican bandits. When his wife is killed by bank robbers...
Watch Now
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1980
Ordinary People
7.5/632
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the e...
Watch Now
Ordinary People
1982
The Magic Statue
0/0
A young woman's wish that she be able to exchange places with her husband is granted.
Watch Now
The Magic Statue
1995
Tyson
6.1/49
The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the W...
Watch Now
Tyson
1996
The Ring
5.7/10
During WW II, a young German woman is separated from her family and imprisoned by the Nazis. After being freed she falls in love with and marries a Ge...
Watch Now
The Ring
1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
5/4
A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.
Watch Now
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1972
Gidget Gets Married
5.6/5
Gidget finally gets married and rebels against the social caste system in her new husband's company.
Watch Now
Gidget Gets Married
1977
Man From Atlantis: Killer Spores
0/0
The Cetacean is called upon to recover a space probe that crashes in the sea, and Mark soon learns that the probe is covered with thousands of tiny al...
Watch Now
Man From Atlantis: Killer Spores
1967
In Like Flint
6.1/78
Flint is again called out of retirement when his old boss finds that he seems to have missed 3 Minutes while golfing with the President. Flint finds t...
Watch Now
In Like Flint
1987
Bay Coven
4.2/18
A young newlywed couple move to a remote island only to find a secret coven of witches who want them to join all the fun...or face the consequences.
Watch Now
Bay Coven
1955
Five Guns West
4.2/21
During the Civil War, five condemned Southern prisoners are plucked off Death Row and promised pardons on the condition that they undertake a mission...
Watch Now
Five Guns West
1973
The President's Plane Is Missing
6.2/6
When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try to avert a nuclear exchan...
Watch Now
The President's Plane Is Missing
1995
In Pursuit of Honor
5.9/22
To save a group of horses slated to be destroyed by the US Cavalry, a group of officers rebel and begin a journey towards Canada to save themselves an...
Watch Now
In Pursuit of Honor
1972
The Astronaut
5.7/7
An elaborate deception emerges when an American astronaut is lost on a mission to Mars. Space agency officials fearful of losing public support and go...
Watch Now
The Astronaut
2001
Submerged
4.6/7
A moment by moment account of the sinking and rescue of the crew of the submarine USS Squalus which was the first rescue of living crew on a submarine...
Watch Now
Submerged
1971
Inside O.U.T.
0/0
Agents from The Office of Unusual Tactics (aka O.U.T.), a secret government agency, clean up snafus created by other government organizations.
Watch Now
Inside O.U.T.
1973
Brother on the Run
3/2
A black exploitation flick of the early 70's about a college/high school teacher who tries to intervene and rescue his student who is being pursued by...
Watch Now
Brother on the Run
1988
Too Good to Be True
3.3/3
A self-entitled woman is determined to keep her new man to herself at all costs.
Watch Now
Too Good to Be True
1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
7.1/11
From Jean Shepherd (A Christmas Story) comes the story of 14 year old Ralphie's first job, and the family vacation the family is planning to a rustic...
Watch Now
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1972
The New Centurions
6.7/68
An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he...
Watch Now
The New Centurions
1974
The Terminal Man
5.4/51
As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures...
Watch Now
The Terminal Man
1977
Kill Me If You Can
0/0
The story of Caryl Chessman, a convicted California rapist who spent 12 years on death row before finally being executed.
Watch Now
Kill Me If You Can
2000
Nowhere to Land
5.3/13
A pilot must safely land a 747 on which deadly nerve gas has been planted.
Watch Now
Nowhere to Land
1986
Soul Man
5.3/154
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qual...
Watch Now
Soul Man
1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
0/0
A proud patriarch battles union organizers and a powerful conglomerate threatening the family-owned lumber and mining operation which he runs with his...
Watch Now
Trouble in High Timber Country
1985
First Steps
0/0
Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new wheelchair-bound life. One day she hears about new resear...
Watch Now
First Steps
1969
Charro!
5.413/46
Vince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory canon from Mexico and blames the deed on ex-member Jess Wade, who wants to go straight.
Watch Now
Charro!
2005
Fever Pitch
6.202/711
When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but the...
Watch Now
Fever Pitch
2009
Wild About Harry
5.4/5
Set in 1973 and inspired by true events, 'Wild About Harry' follows the havoc wreaked in a teen girl’s life when she discovers that her widowed father...
Watch Now
Wild About Harry
1995
Dare to Love
2/1
A mentally fragile woman is pushed over the edge by the death of her brother, to whom she was inordinately close.
Watch Now
Dare to Love
1994
Seduced by Evil
7.5/2
New Mexican warlock Cerio goads working mother Leigh Lindsey into a sexual affair.
Watch Now
Seduced by Evil
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
6.6/1383
A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.
Watch Now
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1971
The Night God Screamed
5.1/5
A woman is persecuted by Jesus freaks after they've crucified her preacher husband.
Watch Now
The Night God Screamed
1973
Outrage
6.1/7
One man decides to wage war against a gang of teenage punks besieging an affluent California community. Based on a true incident.
Watch Now
Outrage
1965
Von Ryan's Express
7.1/219
Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win ov...
Watch Now
Von Ryan's Express
1979
The Electric Horseman
6.1/150
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perfor...
Watch Now
The Electric Horseman
1989
Desperado: Badlands Justice
0/0
Alex McArthur returns as cowboy Duell McCall, who wanders the wide frontier in search of the one man who will clear him of a murder charge (What price...
Watch Now
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1993
The Pelican Brief
6.587/1630
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
Watch Now
The Pelican Brief
1987
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
5/2
Thriller/Drama about LAPD detectives tracking down two serial killers who are murdering hookers.
Watch Now
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.367/1112
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans...
Watch Now
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1995
Dead Badge
8.3/3
After a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a fallen officer. Badge #2424 used to belong to Many Tor...
Watch Now
Dead Badge
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
6.3/12
A criminal organization known as OSO specializes in kidnapping high ranking U.S. representatives. Although Steve Austin has already thwarted one of th...
Watch Now
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973
Coffee, Tea or Me?
0/0
An airline stewardess juggles a life that includes a husband in Los Angeles and another one in London.
Watch Now
Coffee, Tea or Me?
1972
Family Flight
5.2/6
A bitterly divided family is forced to cooperate when their holiday plane crash-lands in the California wilderness. Overcoming their differences, they...
Watch Now
Family Flight
1977
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
0/0
The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous mission during World War II.
Watch Now
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1995
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
0/0
Gerald McRaney stars as Jake Lassiter, a colorful ex-football player turned top defense attorney who is hired to defend Dr. Roger Salisbury, a surgeon...
Watch Now
Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou
1980
The Competition
6.1/17
The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better p...
Watch Now
The Competition
1999
Mutiny
4.8/4
Fact-based story about 300 predominantly black sailors who were killed on July 17, 1944 while loading munitions on a ship in San Francisco. Three week...
Watch Now
Mutiny
1972
Man On A String
7/1
A government agent, out to destroy a crime ring, finds himself in the middle of a mob war.
Watch Now
Man On A String
1973
The Alpha Caper
7/1
A parole officer forced into retirement gets together three ex-convicts to pull off a $30-million armored car robbery.
Watch Now
The Alpha Caper
1984
The Jesse Owens Story
7.9/4
The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama wo...
Watch Now
The Jesse Owens Story
1989
The Final Days
7.2/4
The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.
Watch Now
The Final Days
1977
Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
0/0
The life of doctor and hospital administrator Jim Storm at All Fellows Hospital and his cop wife, Patti.
Watch Now
Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
0/0
J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI go after notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis and his gang.
Watch Now
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1964
The Strangler
6.3/23
An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
Watch Now