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Forrest Tucker‌

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Birthday

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Popularity

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Forrest Tucker

Plainfield, Indiana, USA

Forrest Tucker

Plainfield, Indiana, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1919-02-12

Popularity

star5.7

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

Movie Credits

Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn‌
star6.1
calendar 1955

Barquero

Barquero‌
star6.3
calendar 1970

Keeper of the Flame

Keeper of the Flame‌
star6.6
calendar 1943

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen‌
star6.7
calendar 1942

Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire‌
star6.1
calendar 1952

Jarrett

Jarrett‌
star2.0
calendar 1973

The Spirit of Stanford

The Spirit of Stanford‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's‌
star5.6
calendar 1968

The Westerner

The Westerner‌
star7.0
calendar 1940

Coroner Creek

Coroner Creek‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Pony Express

Pony Express‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

The Trollenberg Terror

The Trollenberg Terror‌
star4.7
calendar 1958

Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye‌
star6.1
calendar 1946

The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame‌
star7.0
calendar 1958

Chisum

Chisum‌
star6.7
calendar 1970

The Nevadan

The Nevadan‌
star5.8
calendar 1950

Finger Man

Finger Man‌
star5.4
calendar 1955

Crosswinds

Crosswinds‌
star5.9
calendar 1951

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima‌
star6.4
calendar 1950

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title‌
star3.5
calendar 1966

The Yearling

The Yearling‌
star6.5
calendar 1946

Timestalkers

Timestalkers‌
star5.2
calendar 1987

Thunder Run

Thunder Run‌
star4.9
calendar 1985

The Strange World of Planet X

The Strange World of Planet X‌
star4.1
calendar 1958

Gunfighters

Gunfighters‌
star5.3
calendar 1947

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West‌
star4.7
calendar 1976

Final Chapter: Walking Tall

Final Chapter: Walking Tall‌
star5.2
calendar 1977

Fort Massacre

Fort Massacre‌
star5.9
calendar 1958

Bugles in the Afternoon

Bugles in the Afternoon‌
star5.0
calendar 1952

Submarine Raider

Submarine Raider‌
star5.2
calendar 1942

Montana Belle

Montana Belle‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer‌
star5.4
calendar 1957

A Real American Hero

A Real American Hero‌
star4.0
calendar 1978

Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

Incredible Rocky Mountain Race‌
star3.0
calendar 1977

Cancel My Reservation

Cancel My Reservation‌
star5.3
calendar 1972

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

Emergency Landing

Emergency Landing‌
star5.8
calendar 1941

Trouble in the Glen

Trouble in the Glen‌
star5.7
calendar 1954

Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail‌
star4.6
calendar 1954

The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

The Big Cat

The Big Cat‌
star4.0
calendar 1949

Counterplot

Counterplot‌
star4.7
calendar 1959

The Plunderers

The Plunderers‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Blood Feud

Blood Feud‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Warpath

Warpath‌
star5.8
calendar 1951

Stagecoach To Fury

Stagecoach To Fury‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Vanishing American

The Vanishing American‌
star4.0
calendar 1955

The Quiet Gun

The Quiet Gun‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Renegades

Renegades‌
star5.8
calendar 1946

Brimstone

Brimstone‌
star6.5
calendar 1949

Break in the Circle

Break in the Circle‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

The Man Who Dared

The Man Who Dared‌
star3.7
calendar 1946

Laughing Anne

Laughing Anne‌
star4.3
calendar 1953

Three Violent People

Three Violent People‌
star6.1
calendar 1956

Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Two Guys from Texas

Two Guys from Texas‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

The Big Moment

The Big Moment‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Oh! Susanna

Oh! Susanna‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

The Wild McCullochs

The Wild McCullochs‌
star4.0
calendar 1975

Talk About a Lady

Talk About a Lady‌
star3.0
calendar 1946

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

Flaming Feather

Flaming Feather‌
star5.8
calendar 1952

Dangerous Business

Dangerous Business‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Gunsmoke in Tucson

Gunsmoke in Tucson‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

Rock Island Trail

Rock Island Trail‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

San Antone

San Antone‌
star5.0
calendar 1953

California Passage

California Passage‌
star4.0
calendar 1950

The Rebels

The Rebels‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Parachute Nurse

Parachute Nurse‌
star5.0
calendar 1942

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth‌
star10.0
calendar 1942

Night Freight

Night Freight‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!‌
star3.5
calendar 1942

Counter-Espionage

Counter-Espionage‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

Honolulu Lu

Honolulu Lu‌
star4.2
calendar 1941

Hellfire

Hellfire‌
star5.8
calendar 1949

Canal Zone

Canal Zone‌
star5.5
calendar 1942

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood‌
star5.0
calendar 1942

Outtakes

Outtakes‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Adventures in Silverado

Adventures in Silverado‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

The Last Bandit

The Last Bandit‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

Footsteps

Footsteps‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

New Wine

New Wine‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Paris Follies of 1956

Paris Follies of 1956‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Rare Breed

Rare Breed‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

A Boy Called Nuthin’

A Boy Called Nuthin’‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine‌
star7.7
calendar 1993

Girl in the Woods

Girl in the Woods‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Doc

Doc‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Tv Credits

Alice

Alice‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

The Ghost Busters

The Ghost Busters‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

Flo

Flo‌
star5.0
calendar 1980

F Troop

F Troop‌
star6.1
calendar 1965

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie‌
star8.0
calendar 1974

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones‌
star6.9
calendar 1971

Kojak

Kojak‌
star6.9
calendar 1973

Dusty's Trail

Dusty's Trail‌
star5.0
calendar 1973

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Night Gallery

Night Gallery‌
star7.8
calendar 1970

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Filthy Rich

Filthy Rich‌
star5.0
calendar 1982

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Police Woman

Police Woman‌
star6.3
calendar 1974

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Hondo

Hondo‌
star6.2
calendar 1967

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
star4.3
calendar 1950

Grizzly Adams

Grizzly Adams‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

Channing

Channing‌
star7.0
calendar 1963

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Columbo

Columbo‌
star8.1
calendar 1971

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Bonanza

Bonanza‌
star7.5
calendar 1959

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Wagon Train

Wagon Train‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen‌
star7.4
calendar 1975

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Matt Houston

Matt Houston‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

Once an Eagle

Once an Eagle‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

Medical Center

Medical Center‌
star6.1
calendar 1969