Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 6, 1945
Place of Birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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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
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Year | Movie | Role |
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2011 | 25 Hill | Bank Manager |
2009 | Cold Souls | Theatre Director |
2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self |
2002 | L.A. Law: The Movie | Stuart Markowitz |
2000 | Growing Up Brady | Sherwood Schwartz |
1999 | Diner: On The Flip Side | Self |
1997 | 'Til There Was You | Saul Moss |
1996 | Gone in a Heartbeat | Mark Hale |
1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | Tibbles |
1994 | On Hope | |
1993 | For Love or Money | Harry Wegman |
1992 | A Town Torn Apart | Dennis 'Doc' Littky |
1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member |
1991 | Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece | Host |
1991 | In the Nick of Time | Ben Talbot |
1990 | Too Young to Die | Buddy Thornton |
1990 | Runaway Heart | Walter |
1990 | Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child | Peter Ctilwell |
1989 | Day One | Leo Szilard |
1989 | Spy | Tony Cooper |
1988 | A Family Again | Jeremy Foster |
1988 | Checking Out | Harry Lardner |
1988 | Your Alcohol I.Q. | Self |
1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Stuart Markowitz |
1987 | Radio Days | Father |
1987 | Assault and Matrimony | Edgar |
1987 | Tin Men | Bagel |
1986 | L.A. Law: Pilot | Stuart Markowitz |
1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Gil's Agent |
1984 | The Goodbye People | Michael Silverman |
1982 | Diner | Bagel |
1979 | Vampire | Christopher Bell |
1978 | An Unmarried Woman | Fred |
1978 | A Night Full of Rain | Friend |
1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | Bert |
1977 | Final Chapter: Walking Tall | Murv |
Year | TV Show | Role |
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2022 | East New York | Sy Somers |
2000 | The District | Dr. Clay |
1999 | Batman Beyond | Watkins (voice) |
1999 | Judging Amy | Judge Jack Feinstein |
1999 | Family Law | Howard |
1999 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | |
1999 | Family Law | D.A. Newman |
1998 | Conrad Bloom | Dr. Teddy Margolis |
1997 | The Practice | |
1996 | Tracey Takes On... | Harry Rosenthal |
1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
1995 | Nowhere Man | Dr. Bellamy |
1995 | Nowhere Man | Dr. Bellamy (voice) (uncredited) |
1990 | Law & Order | Defense Attorney Quentin Putney |
1990 | Law & Order | Nelson Lehman |
1990 | Law & Order | Terrence Putney |
1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
1986 | L.A. Law | Stuart Markowitz |
1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Frank |
1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
1981 | Hill Street Blues | Mr. Heidel |
1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |