Richard Tucker
Known for
Acting
Life
1884 – 1942 (aged 58)
Born in
Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb196 acting credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Tucker (June 4, 1884 – December 5, 1942) was an American actor. Tucker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1884. Appearing in 266 films between 1911 and 1940, he was the first official member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and a founding member of SAG's Board of Directors. Tucker died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in an unmarked niche in Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Faith.
Known For
Wings
12 Aug 1927
The Jazz Singer
06 Oct 1927
Libeled Lady
09 Oct 1936
Shall We Dance
07 May 1937
Pack Up Your Troubles
16 Sep 1932
Flash Gordon
06 Apr 1936
Road to Singapore
22 Mar 1940
The Black Camel
21 Jun 1931
Filmography
1982
- Dance of the Cookoosas Banker Smith
1970
- Tomorrow is Cancelledas Father
1966
- Spaceship to the Unknownas Prof. Gordon (archive footage)
1940
- Road to Singaporeas Officer on Ship (uncredited)
1939
- The Great Victor Herbertas Michael Brown
- The Covered Traileras Doctor
- Girl from Rioas Roger Montgomery
- They Made Her a Spyas Colonel at Explosion
- Sudden Moneyas Mr. Rodney Hinds
- Risky Businessas District Attorney
1938
- Trade Windsas John Johnson
- Sons of the Legionas State Commander
- Letter of Introductionas Mr. Tucker (uncredited)
- On the Great White Trailas Inspector Newcom
- Delinquent Parentsas Harry Jefferson
- The Higgins Familyas Burgess
- The Girl of the Golden Westas Colonel
- Rocket Shipas Professor Gordon
1937
- She's Got Everythingas Dr. Blicker
- Something to Sing Aboutas Blaine
- The Girl Said Noas Charles Dillon
- Trapped by G-Menas Agency Chief Conover
- Jungle Menaceas Robert Banning
- Make a Wishas Grant
- Headline Crasheras Sen. James Tallant
- I Cover the War!as Army Officer
- Dangerous Holidayas Stone
- Armored Caras John Hale
- Shall We Danceas Mr. Russell (uncredited)
- The Woman I Loveas General
- The Little Maestroas Manager
- She's Dangerousas District Attorney
- We Who Are About to Dieas Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1936
- The Plot Thickensas John Carter
- Flying Hostessas Doctor
- Two Minutes to Playas Lyman Gaines
- Libeled Ladyas Barker (uncredited)
- Special Agent K-7as Chief Agent John Adams
- Flash Gordonas Professor Gordon
1935
- It's in the Airas Revenue Chief (uncredited)
- Diamond Jimas Headwaiter
- Here Comes the Bandas Jim - Banker in Band
- Calm Yourselfas Police Inspector
- Murder in the Fleetas Harry Jeffries (Uncredited)
- West Point of the Airas George - Dare's Companion at Football Game
- Shadow of Doubtas Mark Torrey
1934
- Elinor Nortonas Civilian Doctor
- A Successful Failureas J.W. Blair
- Take the Standas Mr. Burnside
- Paris Interludeas Stevens
- Handy Andyas Mr. Beauregard
- Baby Take a Bowas Mr. Joseph Carson
- Money Means Nothingas George Whitney
- The Road to Ruinas Mr. Dixon
- Sadie McKeeas Dr. Patrick (uncredited)
- A Modern Heroas Mr. Eggelson
- The Countess of Monte Cristoas Picture Director
- This Side of Heavenas Henry W. Maxwell - Producer (uncredited)
- Public Stenographeras James Martin Sr.
1933
- The Women in His Lifeas Prosecuting Attorney
- Back Pageas John H. Smith
- Only Yesterdayas One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)
- Meet the Baronas Radio Station Boss (uncredited)
- Saturday's Millionsas Mr. Chandler
- Midnight Maryas Club Imperial Manager (uncredited)
- Made on Broadwayas Party Guest
- The Working Manas Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)
- The World Gone Madas Graham Gaines
- Daring Daughtersas Lawton
- Men Must Fightas Doctor
- The Iron Masteras Paul Rankin
1932
- The Crashas Frank Parrish
- A Successful Calamityas Lawrence - Partington's Partner
- Pack Up Your Troublesas Mr. Smith
- Guilty as Hellas District Attorney
- The Stokeras Alan Ballard
- Flamesas Garson
- Careless Ladyas Captain Gerard
- The Shadow of the Eagleas Major Evans
1931
- The Devil Playsas Jerry Murdock
- The Deceiveras Mr. Lawson
- Convictedas Tony Blair
- Graftas District Attorney Martin Harrison
- Maker of Menas Mr. Rhodes
- A Holy Terroras Tom Hedges
- The Black Camelas Wilkie Ballou (uncredited)
- Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
- Up for Murderas Cyril Herk
- Seedas Bliss
- Too Young to Marryas Chester Armstrong
- Hell Boundas Gilbert
- Stepping Outas Charley Miller
- Inspirationas Galand
1930
- The Bat Whispersas Mr. Bell
- Brothersas Prosecuting Attorney
- College Loversas Gene Hutton
- Manslaughteras J.P. Albee, Attorney
- Recaptured Loveas Rawlings
- Shadow of the Lawas Lew Durkin
- Safety in Numbersas F. Carstair Reynolds
- Courageas James Rudlin
- The Benson Murder Caseas Anthony Benson
- Puttin' on the Ritzas Fenway Brooks
- Peacock Alleyas Martin Saunders
1929
- Navy Bluesas Man Dancing with Alice
- Painted Facesas District Attorney
- Half Marriageas Mr. Page
- The Unholy Nightas Colonel Davidson
- The King of the Kongoas Chief of the Secret Service
- This Is Heavenas E.D. Wallace
- The Squallas Josef
- The Dummyas Blackie Baker
- Daughters of Desire
- Lucky Boyas Mr. Ellis
- Ruby Lips
1928
- The Border Patrolas Earl Hanway
- My Manas Waldo
- On Trialas Prosecuting Attorney
- Love Over Nightas Richard Thorne
- Show Folksas Vaudeville Performer
- Captain Swaggeras Phil Poole
- Show Girlas Jack Milton
- Loves of an Actressas Baron Hartman
- The Crimson Cityas Richard Brand
- Thanks for the Buggy Rideas Mr. McBride
- Beware of Married Menas Leonard Gilbert
1927
- The Jazz Singeras Harry Lee
- Women's Waresas Frank Stanton
- The Girl from Rioas Antonio Santos
- The Desired Womanas Sir Sydney Vincent
- The Bush Leagueras Wallace Ramsey
- Wingsas Air Commander
- Dearieas Luigi
- The World At Her Feetas Dr. H.G. Pauls
- Matinee Ladiesas Tom Mannion
- A Kiss in a Taxias Henri Le Sage
1926
- The Lilyas Huzar
- Shameful Behavior?as Jack Lee
- Devil's Islandas Jean Valyon
- That's My Babyas Schuyler Van Loon
- The Blind Goddessas Henry Kelling
1925
- The Golden Cocoonas Mr. Renfro
- The Lure of the Wildas Gordon Daniels
- The Air Mailas Jim Cronin
- As No Man Has Lovedas Aaron Burr
- The Tornadoas Ross Travers
- The Bridge of Sighsas Glenn Hayden
1924
- The Star Dust Trailas John Benton
- The Fast Workeras Roxbury Medcroft
- 40-Horse Hawkinsas Rudolph Catalina
- Beau Brummelas Lord Stanhope
1923
- The Broken Wingas Sylvester Cross
- Cameo Kirbyas Cousin Aaron Randall
- The Eleventh Houras Herbert Glenville
- Her Accidental Husbandas Paul Dupré
- Loveboundas Paul Meredith
- Is Divorce a Failure?as David Lockwood
- The Dangerous Ageas Robert Chanslor
- Poor Men's Wivesas Richard Smith-Blanton
- Hearts Aflameas Philip Rowe
1922
- Remembranceas J.P. Grout Jr.
- Rags to Richesas Blackwell Clarke
- A Self-Made Manas Hugo Bonsall
- When the Devil Drivesas John Graham
- Strange Idolsas Malcolm Sinclair
- Yellow Men and Goldas Lynch
- The Worldly Madonnaas Alan Graves
- Grand Larcenyas Franklin
1921
- A Virginia Courtshipas Dwight Neville
- Voices of the Cityas Clancy
- Don't Neglect Your Wifeas George Geary
- The Old Nestas Tom at 36
- A Voice in the Darkas Lieutenant Patrick Cloyd
1920
- The Great Loveras Ward
- The Branding Ironas Prosper Gael
- Darling Mineas Jay Savoy
- Dollars and Senseas George Garrison
- The Woman in Room 13as Joe
1917
- Behind the Maskas Lord Strathmore
- Babbling Tonguesas Viscount de Bellerive
- Think It Overas Henry Whitworth
- The On-the-Square Girlas Actor
- The Power of Decisionas Austin Bland
- The Law of the Northas The Rt. Hon. Reginald Annesley
- Pardnersas Justus Morrow
- Threads of Fateas Dr. Grant Hunter
- The Master Passionas Professor Alberto Martino
1916
- The Cossack Whipas Sergius Kordkin
- When Love Is Kingas Felix, the King
1915
- Vanity Fairas George Osborne
1913
- Casteas The Honorable George D'Alroy
- Who Will Marry Mary?as Duke Leonardo de Ferrara
- A Proposal from the Dukeas Duke Leonardo Di Ferrara
- A Reluctant Cinderellaas Dinner Guest
- Bread on the Watersas George Varick
- A Letter to Uncle Samas 2nd Officer