Michael Tucker
Acting
Born: February 6, 1945 (age 81) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Highest Rated
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
Known for
Network
1976
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
Law & Order
1990
Radio Days
1987
D2: The Mighty Ducks
1994
Batman Beyond
1999
For Love or Money
1993
Diner
1982
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978
Cold Souls
2009
Tin Men
1987
Hill Street Blues
1981
Photos (2)
Movies (31)
Network
Man at Desk (uncredited)
For Love or Money
Harry Wegman
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Tibbles
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Gil's Agent
Diner
Bagel
Cold Souls
Theatre Director
Tin Men
Bagel
Radio Days
Father
Eyes of Laura Mars
Bert
An Unmarried Woman
Fred
Too Young to Die
Buddy Thornton
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Stuart Markowitz
'Til There Was You
Saul Moss
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
Murv
L.A. Law: The Movie
Stuart Markowitz
Day One
Leo Szilard
Checking Out
Harry Lardner
A Night Full of Rain
Friend
L.A. Law: Pilot
Stuart Markowitz
Growing Up Brady
Sherwood Schwartz
The Goodbye People
Michael Silverman
Vampire
Christopher Bell
25 Hill
Bank Manager
Assault and Matrimony
Edgar
In the Nick of Time
Ben Talbot
Gone in a Heartbeat
Mark Hale
Spy
Tony Cooper
On Hope
1994
Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child
Peter Ctilwell
A Town Torn Apart
Dennis 'Doc' Littky
Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece
Host
TV Shows (19)
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Quentin Putney · 1 eps
Law & Order
Nelson Lehman · 1 eps
Law & Order
Terrence Putney · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
The Practice
Rabbi Richard Jacobs · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
2 eps
Hill Street Blues
Mr. Heidel · 1 eps
Judging Amy
Judge Jack Feinstein · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Stuart Markowitz · 171 eps
Batman Beyond
Watkins (voice) · 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Frank · 1 eps
The District
Dr. Clay · 1 eps
Family Law
Howard · 1 eps
Family Law
D.A. Newman · 1 eps
Nowhere Man
Dr. Bellamy · 1 eps
Tracey Takes On...
Harry Rosenthal · 50 eps
East New York
Sy Somers · 1 eps
Conrad Bloom
Dr. Teddy Margolis · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
