Tolkan, known for portraying authoritarian figures, died \u2018peacefully\u2019 in Lake Placid, New York, his agent said<\/p>\n
James Tolkan, known for his roles as an authoritarian figure in the Back to the Future and Top Gun films, has died. He was 94.<\/p>\n
Tolkan died Thursday in Lake Placid, New York, where he lived, his booking agent, John Alcantar, said Saturday. A brief obituary published on the Back to the Future website said Tolkan died \u201cpeacefully\u201d, but no cause of death was given.<\/p>\n
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