--- name: "Richard Tucker" canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-tucker" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 June 1884" died: "5 December 1942" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T23:09:42.925080+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Richard Tucker Actor. Born 3 June 1884 in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA. Died 5 December 1942. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 June 1884, Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA - **Died:** 5 December 1942 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 78 (1), 1930s 77 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tucker_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3934887, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875983/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14290 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Wings*](https://film.one/film/wings-1927.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Richard Tucker was an American actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1911 and 1940, including as the Air Commander in *Wings* (1927) and as Harry Lee in *The Jazz Singer* (1927). Other credits include *Flash Gordon* (1936), *Libeled Lady* (1936) and *Road to Singapore* (1940). Tucker was the first official member of the Screen Actors Guild and a founding member of its Board of Directors. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, in 1942. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these - *Wings* (1927), Fi1m 78, as Air Commander — [page](https://film.one/film/wings-1927.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Libeled Lady* (1936), Fi1m 77, as Barker (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md) ## Complete filmography (196) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dance of the Cookoos* (1982), as Banker Smith - *Tomorrow is Cancelled* (1970), as Father - *Spaceship to the Unknown* (1966), as Prof. Gordon (archive footage) - *Road to Singapore* (1940), as Officer on Ship (uncredited) - *The Great Victor Herbert* (1939), as Michael Brown - *The Covered Trailer* (1939), as Doctor - *Girl from Rio* (1939), as Roger Montgomery - *They Made Her a Spy* (1939), as Colonel at Explosion - *Sudden Money* (1939), as Mr. Rodney Hinds - *Risky Business* (1939), as District Attorney - *Trade Winds* (1938), as John Johnson - *Sons of the Legion* (1938), as State Commander - *Letter of Introduction* (1938), as Mr. Tucker (uncredited) - *On the Great White Trail* (1938), as Inspector Newcom - *Delinquent Parents* (1938), as Harry Jefferson - *The Higgins Family* (1938), as Burgess - *The Girl of the Golden West* (1938), as Colonel - *Rocket Ship* (1938), as Professor Gordon - *She's Got Everything* (1937), as Dr. Blicker - *Something to Sing About* (1937), as Blaine - *The Girl Said No* (1937), as Charles Dillon - *Trapped by G-Men* (1937), as Agency Chief Conover - *Make a Wish* (1937), as Grant - *Jungle Menace* (1937), as Robert Banning - *Headline Crasher* (1937), as Sen. James Tallant - *I Cover the War!* (1937), as Army Officer - *Dangerous Holiday* (1937), as Stone - *Armored Car* (1937), as John Hale - *Shall We Dance* (1937), as Mr. Russell (uncredited) - *The Woman I Love* (1937), as General - *The Little Maestro* (1937), as Manager - *She's Dangerous* (1937), as District Attorney - *We Who Are About to Die* (1937), as Defense Attorney (uncredited) - *The Plot Thickens* (1936), as John Carter - *Flying Hostess* (1936), as Doctor - *Two Minutes to Play* (1936), as Lyman Gaines - *Libeled Lady* (1936), as Barker (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md) - *Special Agent K-7* (1936), as Chief Agent John Adams - *Flash Gordon* (1936), as Professor Gordon - *It's in the Air* (1935), as Revenue Chief (uncredited) - *Diamond Jim* (1935), as Headwaiter - *Here Comes the Band* (1935), as Jim - Banker in Band - *Calm Yourself* (1935), as Police Inspector - *Murder in the Fleet* (1935), as Harry Jeffries (Uncredited) - *West Point of the Air* (1935), as George - Dare's Companion at Football Game - *Shadow of Doubt* (1935), as Mark Torrey - *Elinor Norton* (1934), as Civilian Doctor - *A Successful Failure* (1934), as J.W. Blair - *Take the Stand* (1934), as Mr. Burnside - *Paris Interlude* (1934), as Stevens - *Handy Andy* (1934), as Mr. Beauregard - *Baby Take a Bow* (1934), as Mr. Joseph Carson - *Money Means Nothing* (1934), as George Whitney - *The Road to Ruin* (1934), as Mr. Dixon - *Sadie McKee* (1934), as Dr. Patrick (uncredited) - *A Modern Hero* (1934), as Mr. Eggelson - *The Countess of Monte Cristo* (1934), as Picture Director - *This Side of Heaven* (1934), as Henry W. Maxwell - Producer (uncredited) - *Public Stenographer* (1934), as James Martin Sr. - *The Women in His Life* (1933), as Prosecuting Attorney - *Back Page* (1933), as John H. Smith - *Only Yesterday* (1933), as One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited) - *Meet the Baron* (1933), as Radio Station Boss (uncredited) - *Saturday's Millions* (1933), as Mr. Chandler - *Midnight Mary* (1933), as Club Imperial Manager (uncredited) - *Made on Broadway* (1933), as Party Guest - *The Working Man* (1933), as Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited) - *The World Gone Mad* (1933), as Graham Gaines - *Daring Daughters* (1933), as Lawton - *Men Must Fight* (1933), as Doctor - *The Iron Master* (1933), as Paul Rankin - *The Crash* (1932), as Frank Parrish - *A Successful Calamity* (1932), as Lawrence - Partington's Partner - *Pack Up Your Troubles* (1932), as Mr. Smith - *Guilty as Hell* (1932), as District Attorney - *The Stoker* (1932), as Alan Ballard - *Flames* (1932), as Garson - *Careless Lady* (1932), as Captain Gerard - *The Shadow of the Eagle* (1932), as Major Evans - *The Devil Plays* (1931), as Jerry Murdock - *The Deceiver* (1931), as Mr. Lawson - *Convicted* (1931), as Tony Blair - *Graft* (1931), as District Attorney Martin Harrison - *Maker of Men* (1931), as Mr. Rhodes - *A Holy Terror* (1931), as Tom Hedges - *The Black Camel* (1931), as Wilkie Ballou (uncredited) - *Stout Hearts and Willing Hands* (1931), Actor - *Up for Murder* (1931), as Cyril Herk - *Seed* (1931), as Bliss - *Too Young to Marry* (1931), as Chester Armstrong - *Hell Bound* (1931), as Gilbert - *Stepping Out* (1931), as Charley Miller - *Inspiration* (1931), as Galand - *The Bat Whispers* (1930), as Mr. Bell - *Brothers* (1930), as Prosecuting Attorney - *College Lovers* (1930), as Gene Hutton - *Manslaughter* (1930), as J.P. Albee, Attorney - *Recaptured Love* (1930), as Rawlings - *Shadow of the Law* (1930), as Lew Durkin - *Safety in Numbers* (1930), as F. Carstair Reynolds - *Courage* (1930), as James Rudlin - *The Benson Murder Case* (1930), as Anthony Benson - *Puttin' on the Ritz* (1930), as Fenway Brooks - *Peacock Alley* (1930), as Martin Saunders - *Navy Blues* (1929), as Man Dancing with Alice - *Painted Faces* (1929), as District Attorney - *Half Marriage* (1929), as Mr. Page - *The Unholy Night* (1929), as Colonel Davidson - *The King of the Kongo* (1929), as Chief of the Secret Service - *This Is Heaven* (1929), as E.D. Wallace - *The Squall* (1929), as Josef - *The Dummy* (1929), as Blackie Baker - *Daughters of Desire* (1929), Actor - *Lucky Boy* (1929), as Mr. Ellis - *Ruby Lips* (1929), Actor - *The Border Patrol* (1928), as Earl Hanway - *My Man* (1928), as Waldo - *On Trial* (1928), as Prosecuting Attorney - *Love Over Night* (1928), as Richard Thorne - *Show Folks* (1928), as Vaudeville Performer - *Captain Swagger* (1928), as Phil Poole - *Show Girl* (1928), as Jack Milton - *Loves of an Actress* (1928), as Baron Hartman - *The Crimson City* (1928), as Richard Brand - *Thanks for the Buggy Ride* (1928), as Mr. McBride - *Beware of Married Men* (1928), as Leonard Gilbert - *The Jazz Singer* (1927), as Harry Lee - *Women's Wares* (1927), as Frank Stanton - *The Girl from Rio* (1927), as Antonio Santos - *The Desired Woman* (1927), as Sir Sydney Vincent - *The Bush Leaguer* (1927), as Wallace Ramsey - *Wings* (1927), as Air Commander — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/wings-1927.md) - *Dearie* (1927), as Luigi - *The World At Her Feet* (1927), as Dr. H.G. Pauls - *Matinee Ladies* (1927), as Tom Mannion - *A Kiss in a Taxi* (1927), as Henri Le Sage - *The Lily* (1926), as Huzar - *Shameful Behavior?* (1926), as Jack Lee - *Devil's Island* (1926), as Jean Valyon - *That's My Baby* (1926), as Schuyler Van Loon - *The Blind Goddess* (1926), as Henry Kelling - *The Golden Cocoon* (1925), as Mr. Renfro - *The Lure of the Wild* (1925), as Gordon Daniels - *The Air Mail* (1925), as Jim Cronin - *As No Man Has Loved* (1925), as Aaron Burr - *The Tornado* (1925), as Ross Travers - *The Bridge of Sighs* (1925), as Glenn Hayden - *The Star Dust Trail* (1924), as John Benton - *The Fast Worker* (1924), as Roxbury Medcroft - *40-Horse Hawkins* (1924), as Rudolph Catalina - *Beau Brummel* (1924), as Lord Stanhope - *The Broken Wing* (1923), as Sylvester Cross - *Cameo Kirby* (1923), as Cousin Aaron Randall - *The Eleventh Hour* (1923), as Herbert Glenville - *Her Accidental Husband* (1923), as Paul Dupré - *Lovebound* (1923), as Paul Meredith - *Is Divorce a Failure?* (1923), as David Lockwood - *The Dangerous Age* (1923), as Robert Chanslor - *Poor Men's Wives* (1923), as Richard Smith-Blanton - *Hearts Aflame* (1923), as Philip Rowe - *Remembrance* (1922), as J.P. Grout Jr. - *Rags to Riches* (1922), as Blackwell Clarke - *A Self-Made Man* (1922), as Hugo Bonsall - *When the Devil Drives* (1922), as John Graham - *Strange Idols* (1922), as Malcolm Sinclair - *Yellow Men and Gold* (1922), as Lynch - *The Worldly Madonna* (1922), as Alan Graves - *Grand Larceny* (1922), as Franklin - *A Virginia Courtship* (1921), as Dwight Neville - *Voices of the City* (1921), as Clancy - *Don't Neglect Your Wife* (1921), as George Geary - *The Old Nest* (1921), as Tom at 36 - *A Voice in the Dark* (1921), as Lieutenant Patrick Cloyd - *The Great Lover* (1920), as Ward - *The Branding Iron* (1920), as Prosper Gael - *Darling Mine* (1920), as Jay Savoy - *Dollars and Sense* (1920), as George Garrison - *The Woman in Room 13* (1920), as Joe - *Behind the Mask* (1917), as Lord Strathmore - *Babbling Tongues* (1917), as Viscount de Bellerive - *Think It Over* (1917), as Henry Whitworth - *The On-the-Square Girl* (1917), as Actor - *The Power of Decision* (1917), as Austin Bland - *The Law of the North* (1917), as The Rt. Hon. Reginald Annesley - *Pardners* (1917), as Justus Morrow - *Threads of Fate* (1917), as Dr. Grant Hunter - *The Master Passion* (1917), as Professor Alberto Martino - *The Cossack Whip* (1916), as Sergius Kordkin - *When Love Is King* (1916), as Felix, the King - *Vanity Fair* (1915), as George Osborne - *Caste* (1913), as The Honorable George D'Alroy - *Who Will Marry Mary?* (1913), as Duke Leonardo de Ferrara - *A Proposal from the Duke* (1913), as Duke Leonardo Di Ferrara - *A Reluctant Cinderella* (1913), as Dinner Guest - *Bread on the Waters* (1913), as George Varick - *A Letter to Uncle Sam* (1913), as 2nd Officer ## Gallery - ![Richard Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/1224066/gallery-f64a26ae763a.jpg) Richard Tucker — Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/The_Road_to_Ruin_%281934%29_-_Richard_Tucker_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![The Benson Murder Case Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/1224066/gallery-a19e901876f6.jpg) The Benson Murder Case Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses (1930) — Unknown photographerUnknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/The_Benson_Murder_Case_%28SAYRE_15269%29.jpg/1280px-The_Benson_Murder_Case_%28SAYRE_15269%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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