Deceased

How Did Richard Tucker Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 58

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/06/1884Born inBrooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USADied05/12/1942 (aged 58)Died inWoodland HillsCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3934887 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#14290 ↗

Richard Whitlock Tucker was an American actor. Tucker was born in Brooklyn, New York. Appearing in more than 260 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.

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Filmography110 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1970	Tomorrow is CancelledMovie	Father	86
1966	Spaceship to the UnknownMovie	Prof. Gordon (archive footage)	82
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	78
1959	The Bell Telephone HourSeries	Self	75
1939	Risky BusinessMovie	District Attorney	55
1939	They Made Her a SpyMovie	Colonel at Explosion	55
1939	The Great Victor HerbertMovie	Michael Brown	55
1939	The Covered TrailerMovie	Doctor	55
1938	Letter of IntroductionMovie	Mr. Tucker (uncredited)	54
1938	The Girl of the Golden WestMovie	Colonel	54
1938	Sons of the LegionMovie	State Commander	54
1938	The Higgins FamilyMovie	Burgess	54
1938	On the Great White TrailMovie	Inspector Newcom	54
1937	We Who Are About to DieMovie	Defense Attorney (uncredited)	53
1937	Shall We DanceMovie	Mr. Russell (uncredited)	53
1937	Jungle MenaceMovie	Robert Banning	53
1937	I Cover the War!Movie	Army Officer	53
1937	The Little MaestroMovie	Manager	53
1937	Armored CarMovie	John Hale	53
1937	Dangerous HolidayMovie	Stone	53
1936	Libeled LadyMovie	Barker (uncredited)	52
1936	Special Agent K-7Movie	Chief Agent John Adams	52
1936	Two Minutes to PlayMovie	Lyman Gaines	52
1936	Flying HostessMovie	Doctor	52
1935	It's in the AirMovie	Revenue Chief (uncredited)	51
1935	Here Comes the BandMovie	Jim - Banker in Band	51
1935	Calm YourselfMovie	Police Inspector	51
1935	West Point of the AirMovie	George - Dare's Companion at Football Game	51
1935	Shadow of DoubtMovie	Mark Torrey	51
1935	Murder in the FleetMovie	Harry Jeffries (Uncredited)	51
1935	Diamond JimMovie	Headwaiter	51
1934	Sadie McKeeMovie	Dr. Patrick (uncredited)	50
1934	This Side of HeavenMovie	Henry W. Maxwell - Producer (uncredited)	50
1934	Take the StandMovie	Mr. Burnside	50
1934	Handy AndyMovie	Mr. Beauregard	50
1934	A Modern HeroMovie	Mr. Eggelson	50
1934	Public StenographerMovie	James Martin Sr.	50
1934	A Successful FailureMovie	J.W. Blair	50
1934	Paris InterludeMovie	Stevens	50
1934	Money Means NothingMovie	George Whitney	50
1933	The Working ManMovie	Reeves Company Board Member (uncredited)	49
1933	Only YesterdayMovie	One of Jim's Friends (Uncredited)	49
1933	Made on BroadwayMovie	Party Guest	49
1933	Back PageMovie	John H. Smith	49
1933	Midnight MaryMovie	Club Imperial Manager (uncredited)	49
1933	Men Must FightMovie	Doctor	49
1933	The Iron MasterMovie	Paul Rankin	49
1933	Daring DaughtersMovie	Lawton	49
1933	The Women in His LifeMovie	Prosecuting Attorney	49
1932	Pack Up Your TroublesMovie	Mr. Smith	48
1932	Guilty as HellMovie	District Attorney	48
1932	The CrashMovie	Frank Parrish	48
1932	Careless LadyMovie	Captain Gerard	48
1932	FlamesMovie	Garson	48
1931	GraftMovie	District Attorney Martin Harrison	47
1931	Hell BoundMovie	Gilbert	47
1931	InspirationMovie	Galand	47
1931	The Devil PlaysMovie	Jerry Murdock	47
1931	SeedMovie	Bliss	47
1931	A Holy TerrorMovie	Tom Hedges	47
1931	Stepping OutMovie	Charley Miller	47
1931	ConvictedMovie	Tony Blair	47
1931	Too Young to MarryMovie	Chester Armstrong	47
1930	Shadow of the LawMovie	Lew Durkin	46
1930	The Benson Murder CaseMovie	Anthony Benson	46
1930	ManslaughterMovie	J.P. Albee, Attorney	46
1930	Peacock AlleyMovie	Martin Saunders	46
1930	BrothersMovie	Prosecuting Attorney	46
1930	College LoversMovie	Gene Hutton	46
1930	Safety in NumbersMovie	F. Carstair Reynolds	46
1930	Puttin' on the RitzMovie	Fenway Brooks	46
1929	This Is HeavenMovie	E.D. Wallace	45
1929	Lucky BoyMovie	Mr. Ellis	45
1929	The Unholy NightMovie	Colonel Davidson	45
1929	The DummyMovie	Blackie Baker	45
1929	The King of the KongoMovie	Chief of the Secret Service	45
1929	Ruby LipsMovie	—	45
1929	The SquallMovie	Josef	45
1929	Navy BluesMovie	Man Dancing with Alice	45
1928	Show FolksMovie	Vaudeville Performer	44
1928	The Border PatrolMovie	Earl Hanway	44
1928	Loves of an ActressMovie	Baron Hartman	44
1928	My ManMovie	Waldo	44
1928	Captain SwaggerMovie	Phil Poole	44
1928	Show GirlMovie	Jack Milton	44
1928	Beware of Married MenMovie	Leonard Gilbert	44
1928	Thanks for the Buggy RideMovie	Mr. McBride	44
1928	Love Over NightMovie	Richard Thorne	44
1927	The Girl from RioMovie	Antonio Santos	43
1927	WingsMovie	Air Commander	43
1927	DearieMovie	Luigi	43
1927	Women's WaresMovie	Frank Stanton	43
1927	The Bush LeaguerMovie	Wallace Ramsey	43
1926	That's My BabyMovie	Schuyler Van Loon	42
1926	Shameful Behavior?Movie	Jack Lee	42
1925	The Bridge of SighsMovie	Glenn Hayden	41
1925	As No Man Has LovedMovie	Aaron Burr	41
1925	The Golden CocoonMovie	Mr. Renfro	41
1924	The Fast WorkerMovie	Roxbury Medcroft	40
1923	The Broken WingMovie	Sylvester Cross	39
1922	RemembranceMovie	J.P. Grout Jr.	38
1922	Grand LarcenyMovie	Franklin	38
1922	Rags to RichesMovie	Blackwell Clarke	38
1922	Strange IdolsMovie	Malcolm Sinclair	38
1921	A Virginia CourtshipMovie	Dwight Neville	37
1921	The Old NestMovie	Tom at 36	37
1917	The Power of DecisionMovie	Austin Bland	33
1917	PardnersMovie	Justus Morrow	33
1913	Who Will Marry Mary?Movie	Duke Leonardo de Ferrara	29
1913	A Letter to Uncle SamMovie	2nd Officer	29