Richard Tucker

Person · Open Library

Works

14

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Film & TV

Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Tucker (June 4, 1884 – December 5, 1942) was an American actor. Tucker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1884. Appearing in 266 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…

Known for

• Dance of the Cookoos — Banker Smith1982
• Tomorrow is Cancelled — Father1970
• Spaceship to the Unknown — Prof. Gordon (archive footage)1966
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
• The Bell Telephone Hour — Self1959
• Road to Singapore — Officer on Ship (uncredited)1940
• The Covered Trailer — Doctor1939
• The Great Victor Herbert — Michael Brown1939
• Risky Business — District Attorney1939
• They Made Her a Spy — Colonel at Explosion1939

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Listeners

3,330

Total plays

17,701

Richard Tucker (August 28, 1913 – January 8, 1975) was an American tenor. He was born Ruvn Ticker in Brooklyn, New York, and his musical aptitude was discovered early. His first job was as a boy alto at the Lower East Side Manhattan Synagogue. He sang often for weddings and Bar Mitzvahs and eventually became a cantor at the Brooklyn Jewish Center. He participated in the Metropolitan Opera auditions in 1941, but did not win. However, when Met general manager Edward Johnson heard him sing at the

via Last.fm · Richard Tucker

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Richard

Family name

Tucker

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Brooklyn

Place of death

Woodland Hills

Image

The Road to Ruin (1934) - Richard Tucker 2.jpg

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