Tucker, Michael 1944–

PERSONAL

Born February 6, 1944, in Baltimore, MD; married second wife, Jill Eikenberry (an actress), 1973; children: (first marriage) Alison (an actress); (second marriage) Max. Education: Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University), graduated, 1966.

Addresses: Agent—Artists Group Ltd., 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2490, Los Angeles, CA 90067-4003.

Career: Actor. Performed on stage at Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1960s; Arena Stage, Washington, DC, actor, 1970; GenerationA.com Web site, celebrity host, 2000; also worked as acting coach. Writer of speeches and sketches for trade and industrial shows.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nominations, best supporting actor in a drama series, 1987, and best actor in a drama series, 1988 and 1989, Golden Globe Award nominations, best actor in a dramatic television series, 1988, and best supporting actor in a television series, miniseries, or movie, 1990, all for L.A. Law; Good Guys Award, National Women's Political Caucus.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Harry Harcourt, Ryan's Hope, 1981.

Stuart Markowitz, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986–94.

Host, Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Christopher Bell, Vampire, ABC, 1979.

Edgar Chalmers, Assault and Matrimony, NBC, 1987.

Leo Szilard, "Day One," AT&T Presents, CBS, 1989.

Tony Krueger (some sources cite Tony Cooper), Spy, USA Network, 1989.

Peter Stillwell, Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child, NBC, 1990.

Buddy Thorton, Too Young to Die? NBC, 1990.

Walter Sharphorn, The Secret Life of Archie's Wife (also known as Archie's Wife and Runaway Heart), CBS, 1991.

Ben Talbot, In the Nick of Time, NBC, 1991.

Dennis "Doc" Littky, A Town Torn Apart (also known as Doc: The Dennis Littky Story), 1992.

Mark Hale, Gone in a Heartbeat (also known as Taken Away), CBS, 1996.

Lieutenant Jim Mahaffey, The Alibi, ABC, 1997.

Sherwood Schwartz, Growing Up Brady, NBC, 2000.

Stuart Markowitz, L.A. Law: The Movie, NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mr. Heidel, "Fecund Hand Rose," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

Gabe Fimpel, "Mayo, Hold the Pickle," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

Game Fimpel, "Watt a Way to Go," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

Frank, "There Was a Little Girl …," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1988.

Jo-Jo's father, "The Baltimore Stoops," The Tracey Ullman Show, 1989.

Dr. Bellamy, "Absolute Zero," Nowhere Man, UPN, 1995.

Dr. Teddy Margolis, "How Florrie Got Her Groove Back," Conrad Bloom, 1998.

Harold "Harry" Rosenthal, "Agent," Tracey Takes On …, HBO, 1998.

Harold "Harry" Rosenthal, "Lies," Tracey Takes On …, HBO, 1999.

Rabbi Richard Jacobs, "Do Unto Others," The Practice, ABC, 1999.

Voice of Watkins, "Hidden Agenda," Batman Beyond (animated), 1999.

Howard, "For Love," Family Law, CBS, 2000.

District Attorney Newman, "The Quality of Mercy," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

Himself, "L.A. Law Edition," Weakest Link, NBC, 2002.

Judge Jack Feinstein, "Hard to Get," Judging Amy, CBS, 2005.

Quentin, "Publish and Perish," Law & Order, NBC, 2005.

Terrence Putney, "Acid," Law & Order, NBC, 2005.

Also guest on At Rona's, NBC.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Friend, Love, Sex … and Marriage, ABC, 1986.

Voice, Animal Alphabet (animated), HBO, 1986.

Funny, You Don't Look 200 (also known as Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville), ABC, 1987.

"Mickey's 60th Birthday Special," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1988.

Jeremy Foster (some sources cite Michael), "A Family Again," ABC Family Theater, ABC, 1988.

From the Heart … The First International Very Special Arts Festival (also known as The First International Very Special Arts Festival and The Very Special Arts Festival), NBC, 1989.

Host, Fantasia: The Creation of a Disney Classic, The Disney Channel, 1990.

Member of choir, Voices that Care, Fox, 1991.

The L.A. Law 100th Episode Special, NBC, 1991.

Host and narrator, Celebrating the American Family, PBS, 1992.

Harry Rosenthal, "The Rosenthal Affair," Tracey Ullman Takes On New York, HBO, 1993.

The butcher, "On Hope," Directed By, Showtime, 1994.

Voice, Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger, HBO, 1994.

The Opening Ceremonies of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, NBC, 1995.

Harold "Harry" Rosenthal, The Best of Tracey Takes On …, HBO, 1996.

Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Jill Eikenberry, Lifetime, 1997.

National Memorial Day Concert, PBS, 1999.

Narrator, Peace Kids: The China Trip, PBS, 2001.

Interviewee, L.A. Law: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Stuart Markowitz, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986.

Vince DeMarco, The DeMarcos, CBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Host, The 1987 Clio Awards: The Best Television Commercials in the World, syndicated, 1987.

Presenter, The American Television Awards, ABC, 1993.

Presenter, Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1994.

Television Appearances; Other:

General Grant, They've Killed President Lincoln, 1971.

Harold Rosenwald, Concealed Enemies (miniseries), PBS, 1984.

Film Appearances:

Marv, Final Chapter: Walking Tall (also known as The Man in the Back Seat and Walking Tall: The Final Chapter), 1977.

Friend, The End of the World (in Our Usual Bed in a Night Full of Rain) (also known as A Night Full of Rain, La fine del mondo in una notte piena di pioggia, and La fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena di pioggia), Warner Bros., 1978.

Fred, An Unmarried Woman, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.

Bert, Eyes of Laura Mars, Columbia, 1978.

Bagel, Diner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982.

Michael Silverman, The Goodbye People, Embassy, 1984.

Gil's agent, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Orion, 1985.

Father, Radio Days, Orion, 1987.

Bagel, Tin Men, Buena Vista, 1987.

Harry Lardner, Checking Out, Warner Bros., 1989.

Harry Wegman, For Love or Money (also known as The Concierge), Universal, 1993.

Tibbles, D2: The Mighty Ducks (also known as The Mighty Ducks 2), Buena Vista, 1994.

Saul Moss, 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997.

Stage Appearances:

Milkman, Moonchildren, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1972.

Peter Simple, The Merry Wives of Windsor, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1974.

Fag, The Rivals, Roundabout Theatre Stage I, New York City, 1974.

Tom Wrench, Trelawny of the "Wells", New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1975.

Dromio of Syracuse, The Comedy of Errors, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1976.

Melamed, prosecuting angel, and principal, The World of Sholem Aleichem, Roundabout Theatre State I, 1976.

Froth, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1976.

Leopold Zbotoedki, Modigliani, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1979–80.

Michael Silverman, The Goodbye People, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1979.

Sanelli, Flux, Second Stage Theatre, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1982.

Elliott Brucknell, Two Fish in the Sky, Theatre at St. Peter's Church (now York Theatre at St. Peter's), New York City, 1982.

Voice of announcer, Kid Purple, Manhattan Punch Line, New York City, 1984.

Danforth, I'm Not Rappaport, American Place Theatre, then Booth Theatre, both New York City, 1985.

The Shadow Box, Temple of Music and Art, Tucson, AZ, 1993.

Appeared as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, Love Letters; also appeared in Mother Courage, Oh, What a Lovely War, and Waiting for Godot.

Stage Work:

Producer (with others), El Grande de Coca-Cola, Village Gate Theatre Downstairs, New York City, 1986.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Diner: On the Flip Side, Warner Home Video, 2000.

WRITINGS

Nonfiction:

I Never Forget a Meal: An Indulgent Reminiscence, Little, Brown, 1995.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Celebrity Dish, September, 2000, pp. 70-77.

In Style, March, 1996, pp. 62-64.

People Weekly, December 20, 1993, pp. 57-58; July 25, 1994, pp. 122-125; January 22, 1996, p. 33.