Michael Tucker
Born: 1945-02-06 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Tucker (born February 6, 1945) is an American actor and author, most widely known for his role in L.A. Law, a portrayal for which he received Emmy nominations three years in a row. Tucker was born in Baltimore, Maryland and is a graduate of the Baltimore City College high school and Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was close to the American T.V. writer and producer, Steven Bochco, later to create L.A. Law. His acting experience includes early appearances with Joseph Papp and a major stint at the Arena Theatre, in Washington, D.C. He also has worked with Lina Wertmuller, Woody Allen, and Barry Levinson (also from Baltimore). Tucker played Stuart Markowitz in L.A. Law, where he co-starred with his wife Jill Eikenberry. Both he and Eikenberry are active in fund-raising for breast cancer research and treatment. He has written three books, including Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy, which describes his buying a house in a small Italian village and mastering the fine art of Italian cooking. He is the author of "Notes From The Culinary Wasteland" a blog about food, travel and the good life. After meeting artist Emile Norman, Eikenberry and Tucker purchased land from him to become his neighbors in Big Sur, California. In 2008 they produced a PBS documentary, Emile Norman: By His Own Design Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Tucker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
2022
- East New York as Sy Somers
2011
- 25 Hill as Bank Manager
2009
- Cold Souls as Theatre Director
2002
- L.A. Law: The Movie as Stuart Markowitz
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2000
- The District as Dr. Clay
- Growing Up Brady as Sherwood Schwartz
1999
- Judging Amy as Judge Jack Feinstein
- Batman Beyond as Watkins (voice)
- Family Law as Howard
- Diner: On The Flip Side as Self
- Chicken Soup for the Soul
1998
- Conrad Bloom as Dr. Teddy Margolis
1997
- The Practice as Rabbi Richard Jacobs
- 'Til There Was You as Saul Moss
1996
- Tracey Takes On... as Harry Rosenthal
- Gone in a Heartbeat as Mark Hale
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- Nowhere Man as Dr. Bellamy
1994
- D2: The Mighty Ducks as Tibbles
- On Hope
1993
- For Love or Money as Harry Wegman
1992
- A Town Torn Apart as Dennis 'Doc' Littky
1991
- Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
- In the Nick of Time as Ben Talbot
- Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece as Host
1990
- Law & Order as Defense Attorney Quentin Putney
- Too Young to Die as Buddy Thornton
- Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child as Peter Ctilwell
- Runaway Heart as Walter
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
- Checking Out as Harry Lardner
- Your Alcohol I.Q. as Self
- Mickey's 60th Birthday as Stuart Markowitz
- A Family Again as Jeremy Foster
1987
- Radio Days as Father
- Tin Men as Bagel
- Assault and Matrimony as Edgar
1986
- L.A. Law as Stuart Markowitz
- L.A. Law: Pilot as Stuart Markowitz
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Frank
- The Purple Rose of Cairo as Gil's Agent
1984
- The Goodbye People as Michael Silverman
1982
- Diner as Bagel
1981
1979
- Vampire as Christopher Bell
1978
- A Night Full of Rain as Friend
- Eyes of Laura Mars as Bert
- An Unmarried Woman as Fred
1977
- Final Chapter: Walking Tall as Murv
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee