Acting
Forrest Tucker
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
The World of Hammer
Series · 1994
La Classe américaine
Film · 1993
Timestalkers
Film · 1987
Outtakes
Film · 1987
Thunder Run
Film · 1985
A Rare Breed
Film · 1984
Ringstealer
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Blood Feud
Film · 1983
Filthy Rich
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Film · 1981
Flo
Series · 1980
The Rebels
Series · 1979
A Real American Hero
Film · 1978
Fantasy Island
Series · 1978
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
Film · 1977
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Film · 1977
Grizzly Adams
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Film · 1976
Alice
Series · 1976
The Bionic Woman
Series · 1976
Once an Eagle
Series · 1976
The Wild McCullochs
Film · 1975
The Ghost Busters
Series · 1975
S.W.A.T.
Series · 1975
Ellery Queen
Series · 1975
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Jarrett
Film · 1973
Kojak
Series · 1973
Dusty's Trail
Series · 1973
Cancel My Reservation
Film · 1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Film · 1972
Footsteps
Film · 1972
Cat Ballou
Film · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Series · 1971
Barquero
Film · 1970
Chisum
Film · 1970
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
Doc
Film · 1969
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Film · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
A Boy Called Nuthin’
Film · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Hondo
Series · 1967
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Film · 1966
F Troop
Series · 1965
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Channing
Series · 1963
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Counterplot
Film · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Crawling Eye
Film · 1958
Auntie Mame
Film · 1958
The Strange World of Planet X
Film · 1958
Fort Massacre
Film · 1958
Gunsmoke in Tucson
Film · 1958
Girl in the Woods
Film · 1958
The Abominable Snowman
Film · 1957
The Deerslayer
Film · 1957
The Quiet Gun
Film · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Stagecoach To Fury
Film · 1956
Three Violent People
Film · 1956
Rage at Dawn
Film · 1955
Finger Man
Film · 1955
The Vanishing American
Film · 1955
Break in the Circle
Film · 1955
Night Freight
Film · 1955
Paris Follies of 1956
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Trouble in the Glen
Film · 1954
Jubilee Trail
Film · 1954
The Big Moment
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Pony Express
Film · 1953
Laughing Anne
Film · 1953
Flight Nurse
Film · 1953
San Antone
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Hoodlum Empire
Film · 1952
Bugles in the Afternoon
Film · 1952
Montana Belle
Film · 1952
Hurricane Smith
Film · 1952
Flaming Feather
Film · 1952
Ride the Man Down
Film · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
Crosswinds
Film · 1951
The Wild Blue Yonder
Film · 1951
Warpath
Film · 1951
Oh! Susanna
Film · 1951
Fighting Coast Guard
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
The Nevadan
Film · 1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
Film · 1950
Rock Island Trail
Film · 1950
California Passage
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
The Big Cat
Film · 1949
Brimstone
Film · 1949
Hellfire
Film · 1949
The Last Bandit
Film · 1949
Coroner Creek
Film · 1948
The Plunderers
Film · 1948
Two Guys from Texas
Film · 1948
Adventures in Silverado
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Gunfighters
Film · 1947
Never Say Goodbye
Film · 1946
The Yearling
Film · 1946
Renegades
Film · 1946
The Man Who Dared
Film · 1946
Talk About a Lady
Film · 1946
Dangerous Business
Film · 1946
Keeper of the Flame
Film · 1943
My Sister Eileen
Film · 1942
The Spirit of Stanford
Film · 1942
Submarine Raider
Film · 1942
Parachute Nurse
Film · 1942
Shut My Big Mouth
Film · 1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Film · 1942
Counter-Espionage
Film · 1942
Canal Zone
Film · 1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Film · 1942
Emergency Landing
Film · 1941
Honolulu Lu
Film · 1941
New Wine
Film · 1941
The Westerner
Film · 1940