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name: "Forrest Tucker"
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born: "12 February 1919"
died: "25 October 1986"
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# Forrest Tucker

Actor. Born 12 February 1919 in Plainfield, Indiana, USA. Died 25 October 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 February 1919, Plainfield, Indiana, USA
- **Died:** 25 October 1986
- **Active:** 1946–1958
- **Also known as:** Forrest Meredith Tucker, فارست تاکر
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Tucker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937247, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875861/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41214

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Yearling*](https://film.one/film/the-yearling.md) (79)

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## Biography

Forrest Meredith Tucker (12 February 1919 – 25 October 1986) was an American actor who appeared in nearly a hundred films and numerous television series. Born in Plainfield, Indiana, he began performing as a teenager, working in burlesque and vaudeville before making his screen debut in *The Westerner* (1940).

Tucker served in the United States Army during the Second World War. After the war he resumed his career with roles including Lem Forrester in *The Yearling* (1946). He became known for Westerns such as *Sands of Iwo Jima* (1950) and *Chisum* (1970), and later for his stage work, including a long national tour of *The Music Man*.

On television he played Sergeant Morgan O'Rourke in the sitcom *F Troop* (1965–1967) and appeared in episodes of *Columbo*, *Bonanza*, *Kojak* and *Murder, She Wrote*. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Yearling* (1946), Fi1m 79, as Lem Forrester — [page](https://film.one/film/the-yearling.md)

## Complete filmography (133)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *La Classe américaine* (1993), as The Fax Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Timestalkers* (1987), as Texas John Cody
- *Thunder Run* (1985), as Charlie Morrison
- *A Rare Breed* (1984), Actor
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Tom Cassidy
- *Ringstealer* (1984), as Narrator
- *Blood Feud* (1983), as Lyndon B. Johnson
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, as Buck Turley
- *Filthy Rich* (1982), series, Actor
- *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* (1981), as Duke
- *Flo* (1980), series, Actor
- *The Rebels* (1979), series, as Angus Fletcher
- *A Real American Hero* (1978), as Carl Pusser
- *Fantasy Island* (1978), series, as Jake Gordon
- *The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race* (1977), as Mike Fink
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Sam Zachary, Tex, Tom Preston
- *Final Chapter: Walking Tall* (1977), as Carl
- *Grizzly Adams* (1977), series, as Ernie
- *Once an Eagle* (1976), series, as Col. Avery
- *Alice* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West* (1976), as Wagonmaster Callahan
- *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, Actor
- *Ellery Queen* (1975), series, as Clint McGraw
- *The Ghost Busters* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Wild McCullochs* (1975), as J. J. McCulloch
- *S.W.A.T.* (1975), series, Actor
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, as O'Malley
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Jim Tyler
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Det. Paul Zachary — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Dusty's Trail* (1973), series, as Wagonmaster Callahan
- *Jarrett* (1973), as Rev. Vocal Simpson
- *Footsteps* (1972), as Bradford Emmons
- *Cancel My Reservation* (1972), as Reese
- *Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol* (1972), as Harry McMartin
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Bo Williamson — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Cat Ballou* (1971), as Kid Sheleen
- *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, as Deputy Harker Wilkins
- *Night Gallery* (1970), series, as Dr. Ernest Stringfellow
- *Barquero* (1970), as Mountain Phil
- *Chisum* (1970), as Lawrence Murphy
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as John, Horton
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Ollie Wayne
- *Doc* (1969), as Dr. Jason Fillmore
- *The Night They Raided Minsky's* (1968), as Trim Houlihan
- *A Boy Called Nuthin’* (1967), as Turkeyneck
- *Hondo* (1967), series, Actor
- *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor
- *Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title* (1966), as Romantic Diner Customer (uncredited)
- *F Troop* (1965), series, as Sergeant. Morgan O'Rourke
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Joe Snag
- *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Cyrus Smuts
- *Channing* (1963), series, as Major Don Landon
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Martin Evers
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Max Beemis
- *Counterplot* (1959), as Brock Miller
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Frank Ryan
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Dan Carlock
- *Gunsmoke in Tucson* (1958), as John Brazos
- *Auntie Mame* (1958), as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
- *The Crawling Eye* (1958), as Alan Brooks
- *Girl in the Woods* (1958), as Steve Cory
- *Fort Massacre* (1958), as McGurney
- *The Strange World of Planet X* (1958), as Gil Graham
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Rex Montana
- *The Deerslayer* (1957), as Harry March
- *The Abominable Snowman* (1957), as Tom Friend
- *The Quiet Gun* (1957), as Sheriff Carl Brandon
- *Stagecoach To Fury* (1956), as Frank Townsend
- *Three Violent People* (1956), as Deputy Commissioner Cable
- *Paris Follies of 1956* (1955), as Dan Bradley
- *The Vanishing American* (1955), as Morgan
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Brad McClain, Adam Benteen, John Charron, Sergeant Holly, Sgt. Emmett Holly, Will Donavan
- *Night Freight* (1955), as Mike Peters
- *Finger Man* (1955), as Dutch Becker
- *Rage at Dawn* (1955), as Frank Reno
- *Break in the Circle* (1955), as Baron Keller
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Chips Murphy
- *Trouble in the Glen* (1954), as Maj. Jim 'Lance' Lansing
- *Jubilee Trail* (1954), as John Ives
- *The Big Moment* (1954), as Uri
- *Flight Nurse* (1953), as Capt. Bill Eaton
- *Laughing Anne* (1953), as Jem Farrell
- *Pony Express* (1953), as James Butler aka Wild Bill Hickok
- *San Antone* (1953), as Lt. Brian Culver, CSA
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Frank Marlowe
- *Ride the Man Down* (1952), as Sam Danfelser
- *Montana Belle* (1952), as Mac
- *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, as Red Healey
- *Hurricane Smith* (1952), as Dan McGuire
- *Hoodlum Empire* (1952), as Charles A. 'Charley' Pignatalli
- *Bugles in the Afternoon* (1952), as Donavan
- *Flaming Feather* (1952), as Lt. Tom Blaine
- *The Wild Blue Yonder* (1951), as Maj. Tom West
- *Warpath* (1951), as Sgt. O'Hara
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Steve MacGregor
- *Crosswinds* (1951), as 'Jumbo' Johnson
- *Fighting Coast Guard* (1951), as Bill Rourk
- *Oh! Susanna* (1951), as Lt. Col. Unger
- *California Passage* (1950), as Mike Prescott
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as William Patterson, Ken
- *Rock Island Trail* (1950), as Reed Loomis
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Bob Slater
- *The Nevadan* (1950), as Tom Tanner
- *Sands of Iwo Jima* (1950), as PFC Al J. Thomas
- *Brimstone* (1949), as Sheriff Henry McIntyre
- *Hellfire* (1949), as Marshall Bucky McLean
- *The Big Cat* (1949), as Gil Hawks
- *The Last Bandit* (1949), as Jim Plummer
- *The Plunderers* (1948), as Whit Lacey
- *Two Guys from Texas* (1948), as 'Tex' Bennett
- *Coroner Creek* (1948), as Ernie Combs
- *Adventures in Silverado* (1948), as Zeke Butler
- *Gunfighters* (1947), as Ben Orcutt
- *The Yearling* (1946), as Lem Forrester — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-yearling.md)
- *Never Say Goodbye* (1946), as Fenwick Lonkowski
- *Dangerous Business* (1946), as Clayton Russell
- *Renegades* (1946), as Frank Dembrow
- *The Man Who Dared* (1946), as Larry James
- *Talk About a Lady* (1946), as Bart Manners
- *Keeper of the Flame* (1943), as Geoff Midford
- *Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood* (1942), as Whipper
- *The Spirit of Stanford* (1942), as Buzz Costello (uncredited)
- *My Sister Eileen* (1942), as Sandhog (uncredited)
- *Counter-Espionage* (1942), as Anton Schugg
- *Parachute Nurse* (1942), as Lt. Tucker
- *Submarine Raider* (1942), as Pulaski
- *Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!* (1942), as Blond Bomber
- *Canal Zone* (1942), as Recruit Madigan
- *Shut My Big Mouth* (1942), as Red
- *Honolulu Lu* (1941), as Barney
- *New Wine* (1941), as Moritz
- *Emergency Landing* (1941), as Jerry Barton
- *The Westerner* (1940), as Wade Harper

## Gallery

- ![Forrest Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/1235482/gallery-bba27968fbe2.jpg) Forrest Tucker — Lowell State Teachers College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Forrest_Tucker_Music_Man_1962.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Joan Weldon & Forrest Tucker in the original US National Tour of the musical The Music Man - publicity still (original image damaged, modified and cropped : (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/1235482/gallery-fb52f0d267c4.jpg) Joan Weldon & Forrest Tucker in the original US National Tour of the musical The Music Man - publicity still (original image damaged, modified and cropped : (1960) — John E. Hall studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Joan_Weldon-Forrest_Tucker_in_The_Music_Man.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Forrest Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/1235482/gallery-115fd76a8c4e.jpg) Forrest Tucker — Image via TMDB

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