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Richard Tucker

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 3, 1884 (Died at 58)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthBrooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Career Span1920 – 1942
Known Credits186 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1

Richard Tucker

Total Works

186

184 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Tucker (June 4, 1884 – December 5, 1942) was an American actor. Tucker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1884. Appearing in 266 films between 1911 and 1940, he was the first official member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and a founding member of SAG's Board of Directors. Tucker died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in an unmarked niche in Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Faith.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Wings
7.2
Wings
1927•movie
as Air Commander
The Jazz Singer
6.1
The Jazz Singer
1927•movie
as Harry Lee
Libeled Lady
7.3
Libeled Lady
1936•movie
as Barker (uncredited)
Shall We Dance
7.3
Shall We Dance
1937•movie
as Mr. Russell (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 186 titles featuring Richard Tucker

Wings
7.2
Wings
1927•movie

as Air Commander

The Jazz Singer
6.1
The Jazz Singer
1927•movie

as Harry Lee

Libeled Lady
7.3
Libeled Lady
1936•movie

as Barker (uncredited)

Shall We Dance
7.3
Shall We Dance
1937•movie

as Mr. Russell (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
1 eps
Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

as Mr. Smith

Road to Singapore
6.4
Road to Singapore
1940•movie

as Officer on Ship (uncredited)

Flash Gordon
6.4
Flash Gordon
1936•movie

as Professor Gordon

The Black Camel
6.1
The Black Camel
1931•movie

as Wilkie Ballou (uncredited)

The Bat Whispers
6.6
The Bat Whispers
1930•movie

as Mr. Bell

Midnight Mary
6.8
Midnight Mary
1933•movie

as Club Imperial Manager (uncredited)

Sadie McKee
7.0
Sadie McKee
1934•movie

as Dr. Patrick (uncredited)

Baby Take a Bow
5.7
Baby Take a Bow
1934•movie

as Mr. Joseph Carson

The Road to Ruin
4.3
The Road to Ruin
1934•movie

as Mr. Dixon

Something to Sing About
6.2

as Blaine

The Benson Murder Case
6.1

as Anthony Benson

Beau Brummel
7.0
Beau Brummel
1924•movie

as Lord Stanhope

The World Gone Mad
4.8
The World Gone Mad
1933•movie

as Graham Gaines

The Devil Plays
4.6
The Devil Plays
1931•movie

as Jerry Murdock

Shadow of the Law
6.7
Shadow of the Law
1930•movie

as Lew Durkin

The Shadow of the Eagle
5.4

as Major Evans

Letter of Introduction
6.0

as Mr. Tucker (uncredited)

Cameo Kirby
5.9
Cameo Kirby
1923•movie

as Cousin Aaron Randall

Make a Wish
5.8
Make a Wish
1937•movie

as Grant

The Unholy Night
5.7
The Unholy Night
1929•movie

as Colonel Davidson

The Plot Thickens
6.3
The Plot Thickens
1936•movie

as John Carter

Inspiration
5.9
Inspiration
1931•movie

as Galand

The Girl Said No
6.0
The Girl Said No
1937•movie

as Charles Dillon

Guilty as Hell
6.7
Guilty as Hell
1932•movie

as District Attorney

Men Must Fight
6.2
Men Must Fight
1933•movie

as Doctor

I Cover the War!
5.1
I Cover the War!
1937•movie

as Army Officer

The Squall
4.4
The Squall
1929•movie

as Josef

Trade Winds
6.4
Trade Winds
1938•movie

as John Johnson

The Working Man
6.5
The Working Man
1933•movie

as Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)

The Great Victor Herbert
5.4

as Michael Brown

Back Page
6.9
Back Page
1933•movie

as John H. Smith

The Women in His Life
4.3

as Prosecuting Attorney

Only Yesterday
7.1
Only Yesterday
1933•movie

as One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)

A Successful Calamity
5.6

as Lawrence - Partington's Partner

Convicted
5.0
Convicted
1931•movie

as Tony Blair

This Side of Heaven
7.5

as Henry W. Maxwell - Producer (uncredited)

Shadow of Doubt
6.7
Shadow of Doubt
1935•movie

as Mark Torrey

Half Marriage
5.8
Half Marriage
1929•movie

as Mr. Page

A Holy Terror
6.4
A Holy Terror
1931•movie

as Tom Hedges

Paris Interlude
4.0
Paris Interlude
1934•movie

as Stevens

Meet the Baron
5.3
Meet the Baron
1933•movie

as Radio Station Boss (uncredited)

The Crash
5.5
The Crash
1932•movie

as Frank Parrish

The Girl of the Golden West
5.3

as Colonel

Painted Faces
5.4
Painted Faces
1929•movie

as District Attorney

Manslaughter
7.0
Manslaughter
1930•movie

as J.P. Albee, Attorney

Up for Murder
4.8
Up for Murder
1931•movie

as Cyril Herk

Careless Lady
5.8
Careless Lady
1932•movie

as Captain Gerard

We Who Are About to Die
7.0

as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Murder in the Fleet
6.6

as Harry Jeffries (Uncredited)

Rocket Ship
6.3
Rocket Ship
1938•movie

as Professor Gordon

Puttin' on the Ritz
6.2

as Fenway Brooks

Graft
5.0
Graft
1931•movie

as District Attorney Martin Harrison

Special Agent K-7
4.9
Special Agent K-7
1936•movie

as Chief Agent John Adams

Peacock Alley
5.0
Peacock Alley
1930•movie

as Martin Saunders

Armored Car
5.6
Armored Car
1937•movie

as John Hale

Safety in Numbers
5.5
Safety in Numbers
1930•movie

as F. Carstair Reynolds

West Point of the Air
7.0

as George - Dare's Companion at Football Game

They Made Her a Spy
6.8

as Colonel at Explosion

Take the Stand
5.5
Take the Stand
1934•movie

as Mr. Burnside

She's Got Everything
5.8

as Dr. Blicker

A Modern Hero
7.0
A Modern Hero
1934•movie

as Mr. Eggelson

Lucky Boy
5.2
Lucky Boy
1929•movie

as Mr. Ellis

Flames
4.2
Flames
1932•movie

as Garson

A Successful Failure
4.2

as J.W. Blair

Money Means Nothing
5.8

as George Whitney

The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0
1 eps

as Self

The World At Her Feet
3.3

as Dr. H.G. Pauls

Stepping Out
6.7
Stepping Out
1931•movie

as Charley Miller

Dangerous Holiday
5.3
Dangerous Holiday
1937•movie

as Stone

Delinquent Parents
7.3
Delinquent Parents
1938•movie

as Harry Jefferson

Navy Blues
7.0
Navy Blues
1929•movie

as Man Dancing with Alice

Two Minutes to Play
5.7

as Lyman Gaines

Girl from Rio
4.8
Girl from Rio
1939•movie

as Roger Montgomery

It's in the Air
6.3
It's in the Air
1935•movie

as Revenue Chief (uncredited)

The Countess of Monte Cristo
6.3

as Picture Director

Sudden Money
7.0
Sudden Money
1939•movie

as Mr. Rodney Hinds

Beware of Married Men
3.7

as Leonard Gilbert

Spaceship to the Unknown
7.3

as Prof. Gordon (archive footage)

Public Stenographer
5.7

as James Martin Sr.

Calm Yourself
6.0
Calm Yourself
1935•movie

as Police Inspector

Made on Broadway
7.0
Made on Broadway
1933•movie

as Party Guest

The Higgins Family
7.0
The Higgins Family
1938•movie

as Burgess

The Cossack Whip
8.0
The Cossack Whip
1916•movie

as Sergius Kordkin

Recaptured Love
6.0
Recaptured Love
1930•movie

as Rawlings

Seed
6.5
Seed
1931•movie

as Bliss

Daring Daughters
7.0
Daring Daughters
1933•movie

as Lawton

She's Dangerous
7.0
She's Dangerous
1937•movie

as District Attorney

Jungle Menace
7.0
Jungle Menace
1937•movie

as Robert Banning

On the Great White Trail
6.5

as Inspector Newcom

The King of the Kongo
8.0

as Chief of the Secret Service

Sons of the Legion
7.5
Sons of the Legion
1938•movie

as State Commander

Elinor Norton
6.5
Elinor Norton
1934•movie

as Civilian Doctor

Risky Business
6.5
Risky Business
1939•movie

as District Attorney

Show Folks
7.0
Show Folks
1928•movie

as Vaudeville Performer

Here Comes the Band
7.0

as Jim - Banker in Band

The Iron Master
7.0
The Iron Master
1933•movie

as Paul Rankin

Rags to Riches
10.0
Rags to Riches
1922•movie

as Blackwell Clarke

Diamond Jim
6.5
Diamond Jim
1935•movie

as Headwaiter

On Trial
7.0
On Trial
1928•movie

as Prosecuting Attorney

Saturday's Millions
7.0

as Mr. Chandler

Handy Andy
5.5
Handy Andy
1934•movie

as Mr. Beauregard

Strange Idols
4.0
Strange Idols
1922•movie

as Malcolm Sinclair

The Master Passion
4.0
The Master Passion
1917•movie

as Professor Alberto Martino

The Covered Trailer
7.0

as Doctor

Daughters of Desire
8.0
8.0
The Blind Goddess
1926•movie

as Henry Kelling

40-Horse Hawkins
7.0
40-Horse Hawkins
1924•movie

as Rudolph Catalina

Yellow Men and Gold
10.0

as Lynch

The Dummy
8.0
The Dummy
1929•movie

as Blackie Baker

Ruby Lips
10.0
Ruby Lips
1929•movie
Dollars and Sense
10.0
Dollars and Sense
1920•movie

as George Garrison

A Voice in the Dark
8.0

as Lieutenant Patrick Cloyd

The Woman in Room 13
10.0

as Joe

Caste
10.0
Caste
1913•movie

as The Honorable George D'Alroy

Trapped by G-Men
7.0
Trapped by G-Men
1937•movie

as Agency Chief Conover

Devil's Island
10.0
Devil's Island
1926•movie

as Jean Valyon

Headline Crasher
7.0
Headline Crasher
1937•movie

as Sen. James Tallant

The Law of the North
6.0

as The Rt. Hon. Reginald Annesley

Babbling Tongues
8.0
Babbling Tongues
1917•movie

as Viscount de Bellerive

The Old Nest
8.0
The Old Nest
1921•movie

as Tom at 36

Courage
7.0
Courage
1930•movie

as James Rudlin

College Lovers
10.0
College Lovers
1930•movie

as Gene Hutton

Shameful Behavior?
8.0
Shameful Behavior?
1926•movie

as Jack Lee

As No Man Has Loved
7.0

as Aaron Burr

The Great Lover
8.0
The Great Lover
1920•movie

as Ward

Remembrance
9.0
Remembrance
1922•movie

as J.P. Grout Jr.

The Desired Woman
10.0
The Desired Woman
1927•movie

as Sir Sydney Vincent

This Is Heaven
9.0
This Is Heaven
1929•movie

as E.D. Wallace

The Stoker
7.0
The Stoker
1932•movie

as Alan Ballard

The Branding Iron
7.0
The Branding Iron
1920•movie

as Prosper Gael

The Air Mail
9.0
The Air Mail
1925•movie

as Jim Cronin

The Eleventh Hour
7.0
The Eleventh Hour
1923•movie

as Herbert Glenville

Maker of Men
7.0
Maker of Men
1931•movie

as Mr. Rhodes

Pardners
7.0
Pardners
1917•movie

as Justus Morrow

Loves of an Actress
8.0

as Baron Hartman

Captain Swagger
7.0
Captain Swagger
1928•movie

as Phil Poole

Don't Neglect Your Wife
7.0

as George Geary

Voices of the City
7.0
Voices of the City
1921•movie

as Clancy

Grand Larceny
10.0
Grand Larceny
1922•movie

as Franklin

Is Divorce a Failure?
8.0

as David Lockwood

My Man
9.0
My Man
1928•movie

as Waldo

Too Young to Marry
8.0
Too Young to Marry
1931•movie

as Chester Armstrong

The Broken Wing
8.0
The Broken Wing
1923•movie

as Sylvester Cross

Flying Hostess
10.0
Flying Hostess
1936•movie

as Doctor

The Woman I Love
7.0
The Woman I Love
1937•movie

as General

The Lily
7.0
The Lily
1926•movie

as Huzar

The Tornado
9.0
The Tornado
1925•movie

as Ross Travers

The Border Patrol
10.0
The Border Patrol
1928•movie

as Earl Hanway

The Fast Worker
9.0
The Fast Worker
1924•movie

as Roxbury Medcroft

The Crimson City
9.0
The Crimson City
1928•movie

as Richard Brand

Her Accidental Husband
9.0

as Paul Dupré

Lovebound
9.0
Lovebound
1923•movie

as Paul Meredith

The Golden Cocoon
10.0
The Golden Cocoon
1925•movie

as Mr. Renfro

The Bridge of Sighs
9.0

as Glenn Hayden

The Girl from Rio
7.0
The Girl from Rio
1927•movie

as Antonio Santos

A Kiss in a Taxi
7.0
A Kiss in a Taxi
1927•movie

as Henri Le Sage

The Dangerous Age
8.0
The Dangerous Age
1923•movie

as Robert Chanslor

Poor Men's Wives
10.0
Poor Men's Wives
1923•movie

as Richard Smith-Blanton

Hell Bound
7.0
Hell Bound
1931•movie

as Gilbert

A Self-Made Man
7.0
A Self-Made Man
1922•movie

as Hugo Bonsall

Dance of the Cookoos
10.0

as Banker Smith

The Power of Decision
9.0

as Austin Bland

Show Girl
8.0
Show Girl
1928•movie

as Jack Milton

Brothers
9.0
Brothers
1930•movie

as Prosecuting Attorney

Women's Wares
8.0
Women's Wares
1927•movie

as Frank Stanton

The Bush Leaguer
10.0
The Bush Leaguer
1927•movie

as Wallace Ramsey

The Deceiver
8.0
The Deceiver
1931•movie

as Mr. Lawson

Matinee Ladies
9.0
Matinee Ladies
1927•movie

as Tom Mannion

Hearts Aflame
9.0
Hearts Aflame
1923•movie

as Philip Rowe

The Lure of the Wild
9.0

as Gordon Daniels

A Virginia Courtship
10.0

as Dwight Neville

The Star Dust Trail
7.0

as John Benton

When the Devil Drives
8.0

as John Graham

Dearie
8.0
Dearie
1927•movie

as Luigi

Love Over Night
7.0
Love Over Night
1928•movie

as Richard Thorne

Thanks for the Buggy Ride
10.0

as Mr. McBride

The On-the-Square Girl

as Actor

Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
1915•movie

as George Osborne

Threads of Fate
Threads of Fate
1917•movie

as Dr. Grant Hunter

Darling Mine
Darling Mine
1920•movie

as Jay Savoy

Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask
1917•movie

as Lord Strathmore