Forrest Tucker

Ator

12 de fevereiro de 1919 — 25 de outubro de 1986 (67 anos)
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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

Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 temporadas
  • O Galante Aventureiro
    O Galante Aventureiro1940
  • Homens que São Feras
    Homens que São Feras1955
  • Death Valley Days
    Death Valley Days18 temporadas
  • The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
    The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West1976
  • Marcado para Morrer
    Marcado para Morrer1952
  • Califórnia, Terra da Cobiça
    Califórnia, Terra da Cobiça1950

Conhecido Por

  • A Mulher do Século
    A Mulher do Século1958
  • Chisum
    Chisum1970
  • O Abominável Homem das Neves
    O Abominável Homem das Neves1957
  • O Olho Rastejante
    O Olho Rastejante1958
  • Iwo Jima - O Portal da Glória
    Iwo Jima - O Portal da Glória1949
  • F Troop
    F Troop2 temporadas
  • O Monstro Cósmico
    O Monstro Cósmico1958
  • O Galante Aventureiro
    O Galante Aventureiro1940
  • Virtude Selvagem
    Virtude Selvagem1946
  • Homens que São Feras
    Homens que São Feras1955
  • Barquero
    Barquero1970
  • O Fogo Sagrado
    O Fogo Sagrado1943
  • O Forte Do Massacre
    O Forte Do Massacre1958
  • Quando o Striptease Começou
    Quando o Striptease Começou1968
  • O Tesouro do Bandoleiro
    O Tesouro do Bandoleiro1950
  • Na Rota do Perigo
    Na Rota do Perigo1986
  • Manipuladores do Tempo aka O Exterminador do Passado
    Manipuladores do Tempo aka O Exterminador do Passado1987
  • O Revólver Silencioso
    O Revólver Silencioso1957
  • Fibra de Valente 3
    Fibra de Valente 31977
  • As Aventuras de Buffalo Bill
    As Aventuras de Buffalo Bill1953

Filmography

2007
1993
TV's Western Heroes · as Sgt. Morgan O'rourke
1993
La classe américaine · as The Fax Man (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1987
Bloopermania · as Cast
1987
Timestalkers · as Texas John Cody
1986
Thunder Run · as Charlie Morrison
1984
1984
Murder, She Wrote · as Tom Cassidy
1984
Katy Caterpillar · as Goliath
1983
Blood Feud · as Lyndon B. Johnson
1982
Matt Houston · as Buck Turley
1982
1981
1980
1979
The Rebels · as Angus Fletcher
1978
A Real American Hero · as Carl Pusser
1978
Black Beauty (1978) · as Mr. York
1977
1977
1977
The Love Boat · as Tex
1977
1977
Fantasy Island · as Jake Gordon
1976
Once an Eagle · as Col. Avery
1976
1976
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West · as Wagonmaster CallahanNo Plex
1976
1975
1975
The Wild McCullochs · as J. J. Mcculloch
1975
Ellery Queen · as Clint Mcgraw
1975
1974
Police Woman · as O'malley
1974
1973
Kojak · as Det. Paul Zachary
1973
Dusty's Trail · as Wagonmaster Callahan
1973
Jarrett · as Rev. Vocal Simpson
1972
Footsteps · as Bradford Emmons
1972
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol · as Harry Mcmartin
1971
Cade's County · as Ward Farrell
1971
Columbo · as Bo Williamson
1971
Alias Smith and Jones · as Deputy Harker Wilkins
1970
Chisum · as Lawrence Murphy
1970
Barquero · as Mountain Phil
1969
Night Gallery · as Dr. Ernest Stringfellow
1969
1969
Bracken's World · as Jim Grange
1969
Medical Center · as Ollie Wayne
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. · as Officer Andrew Stewart
1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's · as Trim Houlihan
1968
The Name of the Game · as Sheriff Ed Walsh
1967
1967
1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title · as Romantic Diner Customer (uncredited)
1965
F Troop · as Sergeant. Morgan O'rourke
1964
Daniel Boone · as Joe Snag
1964
Slattery's People · as Bill Bailey
1963
Burke's Law · as Cyrus Smuts
1963
Channing · as Major Don Landon
1963
Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Wade Harper
1962
The Wide Country · as Lynn Horn
1962
The Virginian · as Martin Evers
1961
Dr. Kildare · as Max Beemis
1959
Counterplot · as Brock Miller
1959
Bonanza · as Frank RyanNo Plex
1959
Rawhide · as Dan Carlock
1958
1958
The Crawling Eye · as Alan Brooks
1958
Auntie Mame · as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
1958
Gunsmoke in Tucson · as John Brazos
1958
Girl in the Woods · as Steve Cory
1958
Fort Massacre · as Mcgurney
1957
The Abominable Snowman · as Tom Friend
1957
Wagon Train · 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 · as Harlan Thatcher
1955
Paris Follies of 1956 · as Dan Bradley
1955
1955
Gunsmoke · as Sergeant Holly
1955
Night Freight · as Mike Peters
1955
Fingerman · as Dutch Becker
1955
Rage at Dawn · as Frank RenoNo Plex
1955
Break in the Circle · as Baron Keller
1954
Trouble in the Glen · as Maj. Jim 'lance' Lansing
1954
Disneyland · as Turkey-Neck
1954
Climax! · 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 · as Frank Marlowe
1952
Ride the Man Down · as Sam DanfelserNo Plex
1952
Montana Belle · as Mac
1952
Hurricane Smith · as Dan Mcguire
1952
1952
1952
Hoodlum Empire · as Charles A. 'charley' Pignatalli
1952
Death Valley Days · as Bob DaltonNo Plex
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 · as Steve Macgregor
1951
The Red Skelton Show · as Dr. Hudson
1951
Fighting Coast Guard · as Bill Rourk
1951
Oh! Susanna · as Lt. Col. Unger
1950
California Passage · as Mike PrescottNo Plex
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as William Patterson
1950
Rock Island Trail · as Reed Loomis
1950
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
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
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
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! · as Blond Bomber
1942
Canal Zone · as Recruit Madigan
1942
1941
Honolulu Lu · as Barney
1941
Emergency Landing · as Jerry Barton
1940
The Westerner · as Wade HarperNo Plex