Personal Info
Birth date
1919-02-12 (106 Years)
Day of death
1986-10-25
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Plainfield, Indiana, USA
Also known as
Forrest Meredith Tucker
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Forrest Tucker
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Forrest Meredith Tucker (February 12, 1919 – October 25, 1986) was an American actor in both movies and television who appeared in nearly a hundred films. Tucker described himself as a farm boy. He was born in Plainfield, Indiana, on February 12, 1919, a son of Forrest A. Tucker and his wife, Doris Heringlake. His mother has been described as an alcoholic. Tucker began his performing career at age 14 at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, pushing the big wicker tourist chairs by day and singing "Throw Money" at night. After his family moved to Washington, D.C., Tucker attracted the attention of Jimmy Lake, the owner of the Old Gaiety Burlesque Theater, by winning its Saturday night amateur contest on consecutive weeks. After his second win, Tucker was hired there at full time as Master of Ceremonies, but left when it was soon discovered that he was underage. He graduated from Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., in 1938, and, joining the United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Myer in Arlington County, Virginia, but discharged for, once again, being underage. He returned to work at the Old Gaiety after his 18th birthday. When Lake's theatre closed for the summer in 1939, Tucker was helped by a wealthy mentor to travel to California and try to break into film acting. He made a successful screen test, and began auditioning for movie roles. In his own estimation, Tucker was in the mold of large "ugly guys" such as Wallace Beery, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen, rather than a matinee idol. His debut was as a powerfully built farmer who clashes with the hero in The Westerner (1940), which starred Gary Cooper. Like many other movie actors at the time, Tucker enlisted in the United States Army during World War II; he earned a commission as a second lieutenant. Tucker married four times: Sandra Jolley (1919–1986) in 1940, divorced in 1950, daughter of the character actor I. Stanford Jolley (who also died of emphysema) and the sister of the Academy Award-winning art director Stan Jolley. They had a daughter, Pamela "Brooke" Tucker. Marilyn Johnson on March 28, 1950 (died on July 19, 1960). Marilyn Fisk on October 23, 1961. They had a daughter, Cindy Tucker, and son, Forrest Sean Tucker. Sheila Forbes on April 15, 1986. Tucker, who had battled lung cancer for more than a year, as well as having a series of minor illnesses, collapsed and was hospitalized, for the second time in a week, on his way to the ceremony for his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 21, 1986. He died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital on October 25, 1986, a few months after the theatrical release of Thunder Run and Outtakes. He was interred in Forest Lawn–Hollywood Hills Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills. CLR
Filmography
Columbo
8.097
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.The Merv Griffin Show
6.222
Overview:
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Bonanza
7.512
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Wagon Train
6.3
Overview:
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.Robert Montgomery Presents
5.6
Overview:
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.Little House on the Prairie
7.938
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.The Ford Television Theatre
7.333
Overview:
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.Matt Houston
6.2
Overview:
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.Daniel Boone
6.867
Overview:
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.Police Woman
6.3
Overview:
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.Alice
7.036
Overview:
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.Rawhide
7.1
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.The Love Boat
6.3
Overview:
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.The Bionic Woman
6.969
Overview:
After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.Climax!
3.273
Overview:
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.Kojak
7.004
Overview:
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.F Troop
6.19
Overview:
F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 and concluded its run on April 6, 1967 with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was filmed in black-and-white, but the show switched to color for its second season.Love, American Style
6.056
Overview:
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.Grizzly Adams
7
Overview:
An innocent fugitive from the law lives in the wilderness with a grizzly bear companion and helps passers-by in the forest.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Dusty's Trail
5
Overview:
Dusty's Trail is an American Western/comedy series that aired in syndication from September 1973 to March 1974 starring Bob Denver and Forrest Tucker. The series is a western-themed reworking of Gilligan's Island. The series, set in the latter 19th century, is about a small, diverse cluster of lost travelers, who become separated from their wagon train.Flo
5
Overview:
Flo is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from 1980 to 1981. The series is a spin-off for Polly Holliday who portrayed the sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the sitcom Alice. Flo was cancelled at the end of its second season.The Virginian
6.4
Overview:
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.Filthy Rich
5
Overview:
Filthy Rich is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from August 1982 to July 1983. Starring Dixie Carter and Delta Burke, the series satirized prime-time soap operas such as Dallas and Dynasty.Gunsmoke
6.6
Overview:
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.Acting
1993La Classe américaine as The Fax Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987Outtakes as Himself
1987Timestalkers as Texas John Cody
1985Thunder Run as Charlie Morrison
1984Rare Breed as Unknown
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Tom Cassidy
1983Blood Feud as Lyndon B. Johnson
1982Matt Houston (1 Episode) as Buck Turley
1982Filthy Rich (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1981The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Duke
1980Flo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979The Rebels as Angus Fletcher
1978A Real American Hero as Carl Pusser
1977The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Mike Fink
1977The Love Boat (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Sam Zachary, Tex, Tom Preston
1977Final Chapter: Walking Tall as Carl
1977Grizzly Adams (1 Episode) as Ernie
1976Once an Eagle (7 Episodes) as Col. Avery
1976Alice (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West as Wagonmaster Callahan
1976The Bionic Woman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Ellery Queen (1 Episode) as Clint McGraw
1975The Ghost Busters (15 Episodes) as Unknown
1975The Wild McCullochs as J. J. McCulloch
1975S.W.A.T. (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Police Woman (1 Episode) as O'Malley
1974Little House on the Prairie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Det. Paul Zachary
1973Dusty's Trail (26 Episodes) as Wagonmaster Callahan
1973Jarrett as Rev. Vocal Simpson
1972Footsteps as Bradford Emmons
1972Cancel My Reservation as Reese
1972Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol as Harry McMartin
1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Bo Williamson
1971Cat Ballou as Kid Sheleen
1971Alias Smith and Jones (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Dr. Ernest Stringfellow
1970Barquero as Mountain Phil
1970Chisum as Lawrence Murphy
1969Love, American Style (1, 1 Episode) as John, Horton
1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Ollie Wayne
1969Doc as Dr. Jason Fillmore
1968The Night They Raided Minsky's as Trim Houlihan
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1 Episode) as Self
1967A Boy Called Nuthin’ as Turkeyneck
1967Hondo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Ironside (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title as Romantic Diner Customer (uncredited)
1965F Troop (65 Episodes) as Sergeant. Morgan O'Rourke
1964Daniel Boone (2 Episodes) as Joe Snag
1963Burke's Law (1 Episode) as Cyrus Smuts
1963Channing (1 Episode) as Major Don Landon
1962The Merv Griffin Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1962The Virginian (1 Episode) as Martin Evers
1961The Mike Douglas Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as Max Beemis
1959Counterplot as Brock Miller
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Frank Ryan
1959Rawhide (1 Episode) as Dan Carlock
1958Gunsmoke in Tucson as John Brazos
1958Auntie Mame as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
1958The Crawling Eye as Alan Brooks
1958Girl in the Woods as Steve Cory
1958Fort Massacre as McGurney
1958The Strange World of Planet X as Gil Graham
1957Wagon Train (1 Episode) as Rex Montana
1957The Deerslayer as Harry March
1957The Abominable Snowman as Tom Friend
1957The Quiet Gun as Sheriff Carl Brandon
1956Stagecoach To Fury as Frank Townsend
1956Three Violent People as Deputy Commissioner Cable
1955Paris Follies of 1956 as Dan Bradley
1955The Vanishing American as Morgan
1955Gunsmoke (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Brad McClain, Adam Benteen, John Charron, Sergeant Holly, Sgt. Emmett Holly, Will Donavan
1955Night Freight as Mike Peters
1955Finger Man as Dutch Becker
1955Rage at Dawn as Frank Reno
1955Break in the Circle as Baron Keller
1954Climax! (1 Episode) as Chips Murphy
1954Trouble in the Glen as Maj. Jim 'Lance' Lansing
1954Jubilee Trail as John Ives
1954The Big Moment as Uri
1953Flight Nurse as Capt. Bill Eaton
1953Laughing Anne as Jem Farrell
1953Pony Express as James Butler aka Wild Bill Hickok
1953San Antone as Lt. Brian Culver, CSA
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Frank Marlowe
1952Ride the Man Down as Sam Danfelser
1952Montana Belle as Mac
1952Hurricane Smith as Dan McGuire
1952The Ford Television Theatre (1 Episode) as Red Healey
1952Hoodlum Empire as Charles A. 'Charley' Pignatalli
1952Bugles in the Afternoon as Donavan
1952Flaming Feather as Lt. Tom Blaine
1951The Wild Blue Yonder as Maj. Tom West
1951Warpath as Sgt. O'Hara
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Steve MacGregor
1951Crosswinds as 'Jumbo' Johnson
1951Fighting Coast Guard as Bill Rourk
1951Oh! Susanna as Lt. Col. Unger
1950California Passage as Mike Prescott
1950Lux Video Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as William Patterson, Ken
1950Rock Island Trail as Reed Loomis
1950Robert Montgomery Presents (1 Episode) as Bob Slater
1950The Nevadan as Tom Tanner
1950Sands of Iwo Jima as PFC Al J. Thomas
1949Brimstone as Sheriff Henry McIntyre
1949Hellfire as Marshall Bucky McLean
1949The Big Cat as Gil Hawks
1949The Last Bandit as Jim Plummer
1948The Plunderers as Whit Lacey
1948Two Guys from Texas as 'Tex' Bennett
1948Coroner Creek as Ernie Combs
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (1 Episode) as Self
1948Adventures in Silverado as Zeke Butler
1947Gunfighters as Ben Orcutt
1946The Yearling as Lem Forrester
1946Never Say Goodbye as Fenwick Lonkowski
1946Dangerous Business as Clayton Russell
1946Renegades as Frank Dembrow
1946The Man Who Dared as Larry James
1946Talk About a Lady as Bart Manners
1943Keeper of the Flame as Geoff Midford
1942Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood as Whipper
1942The Spirit of Stanford as Buzz Costello (uncredited)
1942My Sister Eileen as Sandhog (uncredited)
1942Counter-Espionage as Anton Schugg
1942Parachute Nurse as Lt. Tucker
1942Submarine Raider as Pulaski
1942Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! as Blond Bomber
1942Canal Zone as Recruit Madigan
1942Shut My Big Mouth as Red
1941Honolulu Lu as Barney
1941New Wine as Moritz
1941Emergency Landing as Jerry Barton
1940The Westerner as Wade Harper