Forrest Tucker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Forrest Tucker

American actor

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1919

Place of Birth: Plainfield, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1986

Profession: stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Forrest Meredith Tucker (February 12, 1919 – October 25, 1986) was an American actor in both movies and television who appeared in nearly a hundred films.
Tucker worked as a vaudeville straight man at the age of only fifteen years old.
A mentor provided funds and contacts for a trip to California, where party hostess Cobina Wright persuaded guest Wesley Ruggles to give Tucker a screen test, based on his photogenic good looks, thick wavy hair and height of six feet, five inches.
Tucker was a sight reader who needed only one take and his film career started well despite a perception in most Hollywood studios that blond men were not photogenic.
He enlisted during WW2.
After twenty years spent mainly in Westerns and action roles, he returned to his roots, showing versatility as a comedic and stage musical actor.
In the television series F Troop, he became identified with the character of Cavalry Sgt.
Morgan O'Rourke (a manipulative character quite similar to Phil Silvers' role as MSgt.
Ernie Bilko).
Tucker struggled with a drinking problem that began to affect his performances in the later years of his career.