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| - Often cast as a strict, overbearing, bald-headed authority figure, Tolkan currently lives in Lake Placid, New York. Other well-known films include WarGames (1983, John Badham), playing a fanatic FBI agent; and the box office hit Top Gun (1986, Tony Scott), where he uttered the famous line "Your ego is writing checks your body can't cash". He also appeared in the film Masters of the Universe (1987, Gary Goddard), as a hard-nosed police detective who eventually fights Skeletor's forces.
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| - Often cast as a strict, overbearing, bald-headed authority figure, Tolkan currently lives in Lake Placid, New York. Other well-known films include WarGames (1983, John Badham), playing a fanatic FBI agent; and the box office hit Top Gun (1986, Tony Scott), where he uttered the famous line "Your ego is writing checks your body can't cash". He also appeared in the film Masters of the Universe (1987, Gary Goddard), as a hard-nosed police detective who eventually fights Skeletor's forces. Tolkan was the star of the short-lived ABC television show The Hat Squad (1992-93). He has also made guest appearances on many TV shows, including Naked City, Remington Steele, Miami Vice and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. A member of the repertory cast of A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001-2002), he also directed two episodes ("Die Like a Dog" and "The Next Witness") of the A&E TV series.
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