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James Sloyan

Highest Rated: 93% The Sting (1973)

Lowest Rated: 31% Xanadu (1980)

Birthday: Feb 24, 1940

Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

When actor James Sloyan was a young boy, his parents took him from his hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana, to Europe, where he spent his youth living in several different countries. He returned to the United States at the age of 17 and began to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City on a scholarship. After studying for two years, he took a job with theater director and producer Joseph Papp and his New York Shakespeare Festival. In 1962, he was drafted into the army to fight in Vietnam. He returned after four years and went to work for Papp again, performing in 28 productions and choreographing all the stage fights. His first on-screen appearance came in 1970 with a role in the black comedy "The Traveling Executioner," which starred Stacy Keach. He made his first television appearance in 1972 on the crime drama "Madigan." From there, he took on many television roles, appearing on shows like the popular police dramas "Kojak" and "Hawaii Five-O," the sci-fi spinoff series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," the action series "The Fall Guy," and family drama "Party of Five," where he played the recurring role of Avery Baltus, a family friend. In 1989, he became the voice of the the Lexus car company for its United States launch, a job he held until 2009.

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Highest rated movies

93% 95% The Sting
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31% 58% Xanadu
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20% Bigfoot
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The Million Dollar Rip-Off
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The Family Kovack
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The Disappearance of Aimee
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Act of Violence
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38% Callie & Son
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Matlock: The Investigation
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The Yeagers
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Son Is Innocent Niles Brokaw (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story Defense Attorney (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 50% Changes Paul Stevenson (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Gets the Friends? Lou McClinton (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 74% Billionaire Boys Club District Attorney (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 20% Bigfoot Unknown (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock: The Investigation Elliot Atkins (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vital Signs Unknown (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Amos Sheriff John Thomas (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 65% Prime Suspect John Malloy (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 38% Callie & Son Bubba Wrench (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Violation of Sarah McDavid Eddie (Character) - 1981
31% 58% Xanadu Simpson (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Yeagers John David Yaeger (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Act of Violence Tony Bonelli (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Million Dollar Rip-Off Lubeck (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Disappearance of Aimee Dist. Atty. Asa Keyes (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Family Kovack Vinnie Kovack (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Panic on the 5:22 Frankie Scamantino (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 50% Honor Thy Father Pete Notario (Character) - 1973
93% 95% The Sting Mottola (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Traveling Executioner Piquant (Character) - 1970

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Chicago Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet 91% Party of Five Unknown (Guest Star) 1995-1997
91% 89% Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Dr. Mora Pol (Guest Star) 1994 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diagnosis Murder Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Quinn Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
83% 95% NYPD Blue Barry Ulin (Guest Star) 1996
100% No Score Yet Strange Luck Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
76% 80% Star Trek: Voyager Ma'bor Jetrel (Guest Star) 1995
74% 86% The X-Files Dr. Frank Nollette (Character) 1994
92% 90% Star Trek: The Next Generation K'Mtar (Guest Star) 1990 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baywatch Mr. Drishler (Guest Star) 1989 1992
No Score Yet 93% Beverly Hills, 90210 Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Theodore Moody (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Robert Butler (Guest Star) 1988 1990-1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guns of Paradise Unknown (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet 70% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1989-1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jake and the Fatman Unknown (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1988-1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mission: Impossible Unknown (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who's the Boss? Unknown (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Growing Pains Unknown (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet 64% Highway to Heaven Dr. Bryant (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Simon & Simon Don Shoop (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fall Guy Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Unknown (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Riptide Unknown (Character) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Partners in Crime Leo (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Oh Madeline Charlie Wayne (Character) 1983-1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1981
100% 82% Wonder Woman Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Fred Ellis (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco Wilson Tubbs (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak Jack Murzie (Guest Star) 1973