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name: "Tucker Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tucker-smith"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 April 1936"
died: "22 December 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:52:38.051948+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."
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# Tucker Smith

Actor. Born 24 April 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 22 December 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 April 1936, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 22 December 1988
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7851089, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810233/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18872

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*West Side Story*](https://film.one/film/west-side-story.md) (80)

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## Biography

Tucker Smith (born Thomas William Smith) was an American actor, dancer and singer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he moved to New York City in 1955 after winning an American Theatre Wing scholarship. He joined the national tour of *Damn Yankees* and appeared in replacement roles, including Diesel and Snowboy, in the original Broadway production of *West Side Story*.

Smith played the role of Ice in the 1961 film adaptation of *West Side Story*, performing the song "Cool". His other film credits include *The Producers* (1968) as lead dancer, *Hello, Dolly!* (1969) as a dancer and *To Be or Not to Be* (1983). He also appeared on Broadway in *Anyone Can Whistle* (1964). Smith died in Los Angeles, California, on 22 December 1988.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *West Side Story* (1961), Fi1m 80, as Ice, Riff (Singing) (Uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/west-side-story.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

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

- *That's Dancing!* (1985), as 'West Side Story' dancer
- *To Be or Not to Be* (1983), as Klotski's Klown
- *Hearts of the West* (1975), as Noodle in Pith Helmet
- *At Long Last Love* (1975), as The Primitive Man Dancer
- *Hello, Dolly!* (1969), as Dancer (uncredited) — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hello-dolly.md)
- *The Producers* (1968), as Lead Dancer
- *West Side Story* (1961), as Ice, Riff (Singing) (Uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/west-side-story.md)
- *87th Precinct* (1961), series, Actor
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, Actor

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