India, March 28 -- James Tolkan, best known for his roles in Back to the Future and Top Gun, died at 94. The Back to the Future website confirmed the news of the death.

Bob Gale, who, along with director Robert Zemeckis created the Back to the Future franchise also shared the news of his demise with TMZ.

Tolkan had several other notable works under his name like War Games, and appeared in many films in the 80s. However, he was best remembered for playing Vice Principal Strickland in the Back to the Future franchise, where the character earned a bad reputation for giving Marty McFly a tough time about being a slacker.

Tolkan died on Friday peacefully at his Lake Placid home, as per one report. Another noted that he had passed away in Sa...