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Forrest Tucker
Actor
Born February 12, 1919Died October 25, 1986 (67 years)
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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
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
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Filmography
| 1993 | La classe américaine · as The Fax Man (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Bloopermania · as Cast |
| 1987 | Timestalkers · as Texas John Cody |
| 1985 | Thunder Run · as Charlie Morrison |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Tom Cassidy |
| 1984 | Katy Caterpillar · as Goliath |
| 1983 | Blood Feud · as Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) · as Buck Turley |
| 1982 | Filthy Rich (TV Series) |
| 1981 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Duke |
| 1980 | Flo (TV Series) |
| 1978 | A Real American Hero · as Carl Pusser |
| 1978 | Black Beauty (1978) (TV Series) · as Mr. York |
| 1977 | Incredible Rocky Mountain Race · as Mike Fink |
| 1977 | Final Chapter: Walking Tall · as Carl |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Tom Preston |
| 1977 | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Jake Gordon |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle (TV Series) · as Col. Avery |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West · as Wagonmaster Callahan |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Ghost Busters (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Wild McCullochs · as J. J. Mcculloch |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Clint Mcgraw |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Det. Paul Zachary |
| 1973 | Dusty's Trail (TV Series) · as Wagonmaster Callahan |
| 1973 | Jarrett · as Rev. Vocal Simpson |
| 1972 | Footsteps · as Bradford Emmons |
| 1972 | Cancel My Reservation · as Reese |
| 1972 | Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol · as Harry Mcmartin |
| 1971 | Cade's County (TV Series) · as Ward Farrell |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Bo Williamson |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Chisum · as Lawrence Murphy |
| 1970 | Barquero · as Mountain Phil |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Dr. Ernest Stringfellow |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Horton |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Jim Grange |
| 1969 | Doc · as Dr. Jason Fillmore |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Ollie Wayne |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Officer Andrew Stewart |
| 1968 | The Night They Raided Minsky's · as Trim Houlihan |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Sheriff Ed Walsh |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Hondo (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title · as Romantic Diner Customer (uncredited) |
| 1965 | F Troop (TV Series) · as Sergeant. Morgan O'rourke |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Joe Snag |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Bill Bailey |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Cyrus Smuts |
| 1963 | Channing (TV Series) · as Major Don Landon |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Wade Harper |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Lynn Horn |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Martin Evers |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Max Beemis |
| 1959 | Counterplot · as Brock Miller |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Dan Carlock |
| 1958 | The Strange World of Planet X · as Gil Graham |
| 1958 | The Crawling Eye · as Alan Brooks |
| 1958 | Auntie Mame · as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside |
| 1958 | Gunsmoke in Tucson · as John Brazos |
| 1958 | Fort Massacre · as Mcgurney |
| 1957 | The Abominable Snowman · as Tom Friend |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Rex Montana |
| 1957 | The Deerslayer · as Harry March |
| 1957 | The Quiet Gun · as Sheriff Carl Brandon |
| 1956 | Stagecoach to Fury · as Frank Townsend |
| 1956 | Three Violent People · as Deputy Commissioner Cable |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as Harlan Thatcher |
| 1955 | Paris Follies of 1956 · as Dan Bradley |
| 1955 | The Vanishing American · as Morgan |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Will Donavan |
| 1955 | Fingerman · as Dutch Becker |
| 1955 | Rage at Dawn · as Frank Reno |
| 1955 | Break in the Circle · as Baron Keller |
| 1954 | Trouble in the Glen · as Maj. Jim 'lance' Lansing |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Turkey-Neck |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Chips Murphy |
| 1954 | Jubilee Trail · as John Ives |
| 1953 | Flight Nurse · as Capt. Bill Eaton |
| 1953 | Laughing Anne · as Jem Farrell |
| 1953 | Pony Express · as James Butler Aka Wild Bill Hickok |
| 1953 | San Antone · as Lt. Brian Culver, Csa |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Frank Marlowe |
| 1952 | Ride the Man Down · as Sam Danfelser |
| 1952 | Montana Belle · as Mac |
| 1952 | Hurricane Smith · as Dan Mcguire |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Red Healey |
| 1952 | Bugles in the Afternoon · as Donavan |
| 1952 | Hoodlum Empire · as Charles A. 'charley' Pignatalli |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Bob Dalton |
| 1952 | Flaming Feather · as Lt. Tom Blaine |
| 1951 | Crosswinds · as 'jumbo' Johnson |
| 1951 | The Wild Blue Yonder · as Maj. Tom West |
| 1951 | Warpath · as Sgt. O'hara |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Steve Macgregor |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Hudson |
| 1951 | Fighting Coast Guard · as Bill Rourk |
| 1951 | Oh! Susanna · as Lt. Col. Unger |
| 1950 | California Passage · as Mike Prescott |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Ken |
| 1950 | Rock Island Trail · as Reed Loomis |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Bob Slater |
| 1950 | The Nevadan · as Tom Tanner |
| 1949 | Sands of Iwo Jima · as Pfc Al J. Thomas |
| 1949 | Brimstone · as Sheriff Henry Mcintyre |
| 1949 | Hellfire · as Marshall Bucky Mclean |
| 1949 | The Big Cat · as Gil Hawks |
| 1949 | The Last Bandit · as Jim Plummer |
| 1948 | The Plunderers · as Whit Lacey |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Two Guys from Texas · as 'tex' Bennett |
| 1948 | Coroner Creek · as Ernie Combs |
| 1948 | Adventures in Silverado · as Zeke Butler |
| 1947 | Gunfighters · as Ben Orcutt |
| 1946 | The Yearling · as Lem Forrester |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye · as Fenwick Lonkowski |
| 1946 | Renegades · as Frank Dembrow |
| 1946 | The Man Who Dared · as Larry James |
| 1942 | Keeper of the Flame · as Geoff Midford |
| 1942 | Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood · as Whipper |
| 1942 | The Spirit of Stanford · as Buzz Costello (uncredited) |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen · as Sandhog (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Counter-Espionage · as Anton Schugg |
| 1942 | Parachute Nurse · as Lt. Tucker |
| 1942 | Submarine Raider · as Pulaski |
| 1942 | Canal Zone · as Recruit Madigan |
| 1942 | Shut My Big Mouth · as Red |
| 1941 | Honolulu Lu · as Barney |
| 1941 | New Wine · as Moritz |
| 1941 | Emergency Landing · as Jerry Barton |
| 1940 | The Westerner · as Wade Harper |