James B Sikking

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Biography

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 "Hill Street Blues" (NBC, 1981-87). Though initially depicted as fairly ridiculous, Hunter became more sympathetic and complex as the series progressed. Sikking enjoyed another healthy run as the kindly but no-nonsense doctor dad of a …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

March 5, 1934

Career Milestones

Returned to series TV in the CBS drama "Brooklyn South"

1995

Played General Douglas MacArthur in "In Pursuit of Honor" (HBO)

1992

Played father in Fox Network's first TV movie to arn notice, "Doing Time On Maple Drive"

Cast as a regular on "Doogie Howser. M.D."

1984

Played St. Styles in "Star trek III: The Search for Spock"

Starred in the London West End production of Clifford Odets's "The Big Knife"

During a hiatus from "Hill Street Blues", co-starred with Mariette Hartley in an LA production of "Put Them All Together"

Cast as an ensemble member, playing Lt. Howard Hunter, on "Hill Street Blues"

1979

TV series debut as a regular, "Turnabout", a short-lived NBC comedy-fantasy

1973

Appeared as Dr. James Hobart on daytime drama "General Hospital" (ABC)

1972

Made TV movie debut in "The Astronaut"

1964

Film debut, "The Strangler", as an artist

1961

Had first episodic credit on syndicated "Assingment: Underwater"

Awards

1984

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues