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 worked as a vaudeville straight man at the age of fifteen. A mentor provided funds and contacts for a trip to California, where party hostess Cobina Wright persuaded guest Wesley Ruggles to give Tucker a screen test because of Tucker's photogenic good looks, thick wavy hair and height of six feet, five inches. Tucker was a sight reader who needed only one take and his film career started well despite a perception in most

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studios that blond men were not photogenic. He enlisted in the Army during World War II. After twenty years spent mainly in Westerns and action roles, he returned to his roots, showing versatility as a comedic and stage musical actor. In the television series '' F Troop'', he became identified with the character of Cavalry Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke (a manipulative character quite similar to Phil Silvers' role as MSgt. Ernie Bilko). Tucker struggled with a drinking problem that began to affect his performances in the later years of his career.

Early life and education

Tucker described himself as a farm boy. He was born in

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, 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.

Career

Hollywood

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,

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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. Tucker stood out in a fight scene with Cooper. Tucker had a support role in '' The Great Awakening'' (1941) for United Artists. Overcoming a feeling in Hollywood that fair hair did not photograph well, he quickly attained leading man status, starring in PRC's '' Emergency Landing'' (1941). He signed a contract with Columbia Pictures.

Columbia Pictures

At Columbia Tucker had a support role in one of their Lone Wolf pictures, '' Counter-Espionage'' (1942), followed by a

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entry, ''

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'' (1942). He was borrowed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for '' Keeper of the Flame'' with Tracy and Hepburn.

World War II

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

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Post War

Tucker resumed his acting career at war's end. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer borrowed him for the classic film '' The Yearling'' (1946). Warners borrowed him to play Errol Flynn's love rival with Eleanor Parker in ''

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'' the same year. Back at Columbia Pictures, he was in '' Coroner Creek'' (1948) with

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Republic Pictures

In 1948, Tucker left Columbia and signed with

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. His first films for them were '' Hellfire'' (1949) and '' The Last Bandit'' (1949) with Wild Bill Elliott. He made ''

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'' for Republic with Jane Russell; it was sold to RKO. Tucker had a role in Republic's ''

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'' (1949), as PFC Thomas, a Marine with a score to settle with

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's Sergeant Stryker. He went back to Columbia to support Scott again in '' The Nevadan'' (1950). Tucker was promoted to star roles with '' California Passage'' (1950). He followed this with '' Rock Island Trail'' (1950). Tucker was back to supporting actor for ''

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'' (1952) then over at Paramount he co-starred with Sterling Hayden in '' Flaming Feather'' (1952) and supported

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in '' Pony Express'' (1953). Tucker went to England in support of British film star Margaret Lockwood in '' Laughing Anne'' (1953), a co-production with Republic. Back in the United States, he went back to work for Republic: '' San Antone'' (1953) with Rod Cameron; '' Flight Nurse'' (1953) and '' Jubilee Trail'' (1954) with Joan Leslie.

England and ''Crunch and Des''

He returned to England to make another with Lockwood, '' Trouble in the Glen'' (1954), and stayed on to make '' Break in the Circle'' (1955) for

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. Tucker made some films for Allied Artists, '' Paris Follies of 1956'' (1955) and ''

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'' (1955) in support of

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, and then supported Randolph Scott once more in '' Rage at Dawn'' (1956). Tucker had a two-year stint on television playing the well-received role of a charter-boat captain in Bermuda in the series ''Crunch and Des'' from 1955 to 1956 with Sandy Kenyon. He was top billed in Fox's ''

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'' (1957) and supported Charlton Heston in ''

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'' (1957). Hammer Films in Britain asked him back to play the lead in '' The Abominable Snowman'' (1957). He stayed on in England for '' The Strange World of Planet X'' (1957), and ''

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'' (1958).

''Auntie Mame''

The year 1958 brought another turning point in his career, when he won the role of Beauregard Burnside, Mame's first husband in '' Auntie Mame'', the highest grossing U.S. film of the year. Tucker showed a flair for light comedy under the direction of Morton DaCosta that had largely been unexplored in his roles in Westerns and science fiction films. He supported Joel McCrea in '' Fort Massacre'' (1958) and had the lead in '' Counterplot'' (1959).

Stage

Tucker was cast as Professor Harold Hill in the national touring production of '' The Music Man'' in 1958 and played the role 2,008 times over the next five years, including a 56-week run at the Shubert Theatre in Chicago. Following his ''Music Man'' run, Tucker starred in the Broadway production of ''Fair Game for Lovers'' (1964).

Television and ''F Troop''

In 1961, Tucker appeared on NBC in Audie Murphy's short-lived western series '' Whispering Smith''. Tucker played the outlaw Bob Dalton in the 1963 episode "Three Minutes to Eternity" of the

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Western series, '' Death Valley Days'', a dramatization of the simultaneous bank robberies by the Dalton gang in Coffeyville, Kansas. Tucker appeared in CBS's ''Appointment with Adventure'' in the 1956 series finale titled "Two Falls for Satan"; and ABC's '' Channing'', a drama about college life that aired during the 1963–64 season. Tucker turned to television for his most famous role, starring as frontier capitalist Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke in '' F Troop'' (1965–67). Though ''F Troop'' lasted only two seasons on ABC, the series has been in constant syndication since, reaching three generations of viewers. (Two of his ''

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'' episodes feature Tucker in his cavalry uniform again, as the unconventional Sergeant Holly (1970), who in one scene "marries" and spends a hectic night with Miss Kitty.)

Later career

After the close of ''F Troop'', Tucker returned to films in character roles like '' The Night They Raided Minsky's'' (1969), ''

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'' (1970), '' Chisum'' (1970), '' Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol'' (1972), and '' Cancel My Reservation'' (1972). He had the lead in '' The Wild McCullochs'' (1975), and was a supporting actor in the television movie ''

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'' (1978). On television, Tucker was a frequent guest star, including a total of six appearances on ''

'' and the recurring role of Jarvis Castleberry, Flo's estranged father on the 1976-1985 TV series, ''

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'' and its spinoff, ''

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''. Tucker was a regular on three series after '' F Troop'': '' Dusty's Trail'' (1973) with Bob Denver; '' The Ghost Busters'' (1975) which reunited him with ''F Troop'' co-star Larry Storch; guest star on '' The Bionic Woman'' as J.T. Conners and '' Filthy Rich'' playing the second Big Guy Beck. (1982–83). He continued to be active on stage as well, starring in the national productions of '' Plaza Suite'', '' Show Boat'' and '' That Championship Season''. Tucker returned to the big screen, after an absence of several years, in the Cannon Films action film ''

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'' (1986), playing the hero, trucker Charlie Morrison. His final film appearance was ''Outtakes'', a low-budget imitation of '' The Groove Tube''.

Personal life

Tucker married four times: # Sandra Jolley (1919–1986) in 1940, divorced in 1950, daughter of the

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(who also died of emphysema) and the sister of the Academy Award-winning

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. They had a daughter, Pamela "Brooke" Tucker. # Marilyn Johnson on March 28, 1950 (died of a heart ailment on July 19, 1960 at the age of 37). # Marilyn Fisk on October 23, 1961. They had a daughter, Cindy Tucker, and son, Forrest Sean Tucker. # Sheila Forbes on April 15, 1986. Tucker was a Republican.

Death

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

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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 ''

'' and ''Outtakes''. He was interred in Forest Lawn–Hollywood Hills Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

Selected filmography

*'' The Westerner'' (1940) .... Wade Harper *'' Emergency Landing'' (1941) .... Jerry Barton *'' The Great Awakening'' (1941) .... Moritz *'' Honolulu Lu'' (1941) .... Barney *'' Shut My Big Mouth'' (1942) .... Red *'' Canal Zone'' (1942) .... Recruit Madigan *'' Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' (1942) .... Blond Bomber *''

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'' (1942) .... Pulaski *''

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'' (1942) .... Lt. Tucker *'' Counter-Espionage'' (1942) .... Anton Schugg *'' My Sister Eileen'' (1942) .... Sandhog (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) .... Buzz Costello (uncredited) *''

'' (1942) .... Whipper *'' Keeper of the Flame'' (1942) .... Geoffrey Midford *''

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'' (1946) .... Bart Manners *'' The Man Who Dared'' (1946) .... Larry James *'' Renegades'' (1946) .... Frank Dembrow *'' Dangerous Business'' (1946) .... Clayton Russell *''

'' (1946) .... Fenwick Lonkowski *'' The Yearling'' (1946) .... Lem Forrester *''

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'' (1947) .... Ben Orcutt *'' Adventures in Silverado'' (1948) .... Zeke Butler *'' Coroner Creek'' (1948) .... Ernie Combs *'' Two Guys from Texas'' (1948) .... 'Tex' Bennett *'' The Plunderers'' (1948) .... Whit Lacey *'' The Last Bandit'' (1949) .... Jim Plummer *'' The Big Cat'' (1949) .... Gil Hawks *'' Hellfire'' (1949) .... Marshal Bucky McLean *'' Brimstone'' (1949) .... Sheriff Henry McIntyre *''

'' (1949) .... Pfc. Al Thomas *'' The Nevadan'' (1950) .... Tom Tanner *'' Rock Island Trail'' (1950) .... Reed Loomis *'' California Passage'' (1950) .... Mike Prescott *'' Oh! Susanna'' (1951) .... Lieutenant Colonel Unger *'' Fighting Coast Guard'' (1951) .... Bill Rourk *'' Warpath'' (1951) .... Sgt. O'Hara *''

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'' (1951) .... Gerald 'Jumbo' Johnson *'' The Wild Blue Yonder'' (1951) .... Maj. Tom West *'' Flaming Feather'' (1952) .... Lt. Tom Blaine *''

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'' (1952) .... Donavan *''

'' (1952) .... Charley Pignatalli *'' Hurricane Smith'' (1952) .... Dan McGuire *''

'' (1952) .... Mac *''

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'' (1952) .... Sam Danfelser *'' San Antone'' (1953) .... Lt. Brian Culver, CSA *'' Pony Express'' (1953) .... Wild Bill Hickok *'' Laughing Anne'' (1953) .... Jem Farrell *'' Flight Nurse'' (1953) .... Capt. Bill Eaton *'' Jubilee Trail'' (1954) .... John Ives *'' Trouble in the Glen'' (1954) .... Maj. Jim 'Lance' Lansing *'' Break in the Circle'' (1955) .... Capt. Skip Morgan *'' Rage at Dawn'' (1955) .... Frank Reno *''

'' (1955) .... Dutch Becker *''

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'' (1955) .... Mike Peters *''

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'' (1955) .... Morgan *'' Paris Follies of 1956'' (1955) .... Dan Bradley *''

Stagecoach to Fury ''Stagecoach to Fury'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by William F. Claxton and starring Forrest Tucker and Mari Blanchard. It was the first film from Robert L. Lippert's Regal films; the B picture unit of 20th Century Fox set up to ...

'' (1956) .... Frank Townsend *''

'' (1956) .... Deputy Commissioner Cable *''

'' (1957) .... Sheriff Carl Brandon *'' The Abominable Snowman'' (1957) .... Tom Friend *'' The Deerslayer'' (1957) .... Harry March *'' The Strange World of Planet X'' (1958) .... Gil Graham *'' Fort Massacre'' (1958) .... McGurney *'' Girl in the Woods'' (1958) .... Steve Cory *''

'' (1958, also known as ''The Crawling Eye'') .... Alan Brooks *'' Auntie Mame'' (1958) .... Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside *'' Gunsmoke in Tucson'' (1958) .... John Brazos *'' Counterplot'' (1959) .... Brock Miller *'' Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title'' (1966) .... Romantic Diner Customer (uncredited) *'' The Night They Raided Minsky's'' (1968) .... Trim Houlihan *''

'' (1970) .... Mountain Phil *'' Chisum'' (1970) .... Lawrence Murphy *'' Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol'' (1972, TV Movie) .... Harry McMartin *'' Cancel My Reservation'' (1972) .... Reese *'' The Wild McCullochs'' (1975) .... J.J. McCulloch *'' Walking Tall: Final Chapter'' (1977) .... Grandpa Pusser *''Rare Breed'' (1984) .... Jess Cutler *'' Katy Caterpillar'' (1984) .... Goliath the Cat (English version, voice) *''

'' (1986) .... Charlie Morrison *''Outtakes'' (1987) .... Himself *''

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'' (1987, TV Movie) .... Texas John Cody (final film role)

Television

*'' Wagon Train'' episode "The Rex Montana Story" (May 28, 1958) .... Rex Montana *'' Death Valley Days'' episode "Three Minutes to Eternity" (1963) .... Bob Dalton of the Dalton Gang. *'' The Virginian'' (episode "Hideout" - 1965) .... Martin Evers *'' F Troop'' (1965-1967) .... Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke / Sgt. O'Rourke / Sgt. Morgan Sylvester O'Rourke *'' Daniel Boone'' episode "The Ballad of Sidewinder and Cherokee" (1967) .... Joe Snag *'' Rawhide'' episode “Incident of the Death Dancer” (Dec 5, 1967) *''

'' episode "Cattle Barons" (1967) .... John Charron *''

'' episode "Sergeant Holly" (1970) .... Sgt. Emmett Holly *''

'' episode "The War Priest" (1970) .... Sergeant Emmett Holly *'' Alias Smith and Jones'' episode "Alias Smith and Jones" (1971) .... Deputy Harker Wilkins *'' Night Gallery'' (1971) .... Dr. Ernest Stringfellow (segment "Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator") *''

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'' episode "Blueprint for Murder" (1972) .... Bo Williamson *''

'' episode "Yankton" (1972) .... Will Donavan *'' Dusty's Trail'' (1973-1974) .... Mr. Callahan *'' The Ghost Busters'' (1975) .... Jake Kong *'' Little House on the Prairie'' episode "Founder's Day" (1975) *'' Kojak'' episode "On The Edge" (1975) .... Det. Paul Zachary *'' The Bionic Woman'' episode "The Deadly Missiles" (1976) .... J.T. Connors *'' Once an Eagle'' miniseries (1976) .... Col. Avery *'' The Rebels'' (1979, TV Movie) .... Angus Fletcher *''

'' (1979) .... Edsel Jarvis Castleberry *''

'' (1980) .... Jarvis Castleberry * '' The Love Boat'' (1980, 1982, 1983) .... 3 episodes (3 roles) *''

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'' episode "It's a Dog's Life" (1984) .... Tom Cassidy

References

External links

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Biography and list of appearances

Grave at seeing-stars.com
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