
Known for
Acting
Born
February 12, 1919
Birthplace
Plainfield, Indiana, USA
Died
October 25, 1986 (aged 67)
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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...
1994
1993
as The Fax Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987
as Himself
1987
as Texas John Cody
1985
as Charlie Morrison
1984
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as Narrator
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as Lyndon B. Johnson
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as Carl Pusser
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as Mike Fink
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as Carl
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as Wagonmaster Callahan
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