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James B. Sikking

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James B. Sikking
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March 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:"James B. Sikking" (the "B" stands for Barrie, as in James M. Barrie, his parents' favorite author) was active in student theatricals at the University of California-Santa Barbara, UCLA and the University of Hawaii. Sikking's first film was 1963's The Strangler; his subsequent movie work found him alternating between punkish villains and steely authority types. His earliest regular TV stint was as Dr. James Hobart, one of Rachel Ames' many amours, on the daytime drama "General Hospital." If we bypass his brief stint as cosmetics executive Geoffrey St. James in the mercifully short-lived 1979 sitcom Turnabout, we can regard Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill Street Blues as Sikking's first recurring prime-time TV characterization. Looking like a cross between "George C. Scott" and "Roy Scheider" on both of their bad days, Lt. Hunter was Hill Street Station's gonzo SWAT team leader, eager to prove his worth by... Full Biography
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"Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989-1993) This Steve Bochco/David E. Kelley-produced single-camera dramedy...
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