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Forrest Meredith Tucker Biography (1919-1986)

Born February 12, 1919, in Plainfield, IN; died of throat cancer in WoodlandHills, CA, October 25, 1986; son of Forrest A. and Doris P. (Heringlake) Tucker; married Marilyn Johnson, March 28, 1950 (died July, 1960); married Marilyn Fisk, October 23, 1961; children: (first marriage) Pamela Brooke; (second marriage) Cynthia, Forrest Sean.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

February 12, 1919

Plainfield, Indiana, United States

Death Details

October 25, 1986

Woodland Hills, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• FILM DEBUT--The Westerner, 1939.
• The Howards of Virginia, 1940.
• Emergency Landing, 1941.
• New Wave, 1941.
• Keeper of the Flame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1942.
• Counter Espionage, 1942.
• The Yearling, MGM, 1946.
• Renegades, 1946.
• Never Say Goodbye, 1946.
• Rock Island Trail, 1950.
• Sands of Iwo Jima, 1950.
• Warpath, 1951.
• Oh, Susannah!, 1951.
• Crosswinds, 1951.
• The Fighting Coast Guard, 1951.
• Wild Blue Yonder, 1951.
• Flaming Feather, 1951.
• Bugles in the Afternoon, 1952.
• Hoodlum Empire, 1952.
• Ride the Man Down, 1952.
• Hurricane Smith, 1952.
• Montana Belle, 1952.
• Pony Express, 1953.
• Laughing Anne, 1953.
• Trouble in the Glen, 1953.
• Jubilee Trail, 1954.
• San Antone, 1954.
• Flight Nurse, 1954.
• Rage at Dawn, RKO, 1955.
• Vanishing American, Republic, 1955.
• Finger Man, Allied Artists, 1955.
• Night Freight, Allied Artists, 1955.
• Paris Follies of 1956, Allied Artists, 1956.
• Break in the Circle, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
• Auntie Mame, Warner Brothers, 1958.
• Counterplot, United Artists, 1959.
• The Night They Raided Minsky's, United Artists, 1968.
• Barquiero, United Artists, 1970.
• Chisum, Warner Brothers, 1970.
• The Wild McCullocks, American International, 1975.
• The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West, Topar, 1977.
• The Final Chapter: Walking Tall, 1977.
• Thunder Run, 1985.
• Outtakes, 1985.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Crunch and Des, NBC, 1956.
• Sergeant Morgan O'Rourke, F Troop, ABC, 1965-67.
• Mr. Callahan, Dusty's Trail, syndicated, 1973.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Kaiser Aluminum Hour, NBC.
• Filthy Rich, CBS.
• Murder, She Wrote, CBS.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Welcome Home Johnny Bristol, 1971.
• Footsteps, 1972.
• Jarrett, 1973.
• The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race, 1977.
• A Real American Hero, 1978.
• The Rebels, 1979.
• Blood Feud, 1983.
• Also Black Beauty; Once an Eagle.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• STAGE DEBUT--Gayety Burlesque Theatre, Washington, DC.
• Fair Game for Lovers, Broadway production, 1964.
• The Confidence Game, Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago, 1972-73.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Professor Harold Hill, The Music Man, U.S. cities, for three and one-halfyears.
• Plaza Suite, U.S. cities, 1971-72.
• That Championship Season, 1972-73.
• Also Showboat.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
• Host of music and interview show, WCFL, Chicago, 1960s.