Richard Tucker (actor)
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Richard Tucker was an American actor. He appeared in 266 films between 1911
1911 in film
The year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....

 and 1940
1940 in film
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....

.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was the first official member of the Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...

 (SAG) and a founding member of SAG's Board of Directors. Tucker died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...

.

Selected filmography

  • Jungle Menace
    Jungle Menace
    -External links:* * * **...

     (1937
    1937 in film
    The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....

    )
  • Flash Gordon
    Flash Gordon (serial)
    Flash Gordon is a 1936 science fiction film serial. Told in 13 installments, it was the first screen adventure for the comic-strip character Flash Gordon, and tells the story of his first visit to the planet Mongo and his encounter with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. Buster Crabbe, Jean...

     (1936
    1936 in film
    The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...

    )
  • The Shadow of the Eagle
    The Shadow of the Eagle
    The Shadow of the Eagle is a Mascot film serial starring John Wayne in his first serial role. This serial is now in the public domain.-Plot:...

     (1932
    1932 in film
    -Events:*Cary Grant's film career begins*Katharine Hepburn's film career begins*Shirley Temple's film career begins*Disney released Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film.*Santa, first sound film made in Mexico released....

    )
  • Maker of Men
    Maker of Men
    Maker of Men is a 1931 American melodramatic sports film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Howard J. Green and Edward Sedgwick. The film starred Jack Holt, Richard Cromwell, and Joan Marsh, and featured a young John Wayne in a supporting role...

     (1931
    1931 in film
    -Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:*Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM*Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul*Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ*Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...

    )
  • The Deceiver
    The Deceiver (film)
    The Deceiver is a 1931 American mystery film directed by Louis King. The film stars Lloyd Hughes, Ian Keith and Dorothy Sebastian. John Wayne makes a minor appearance as a corpse. The film premiered on November 21, 1931.-Plot overview:...

     (1931)
  • Graft
    Graft (1931 film)
    Graft is a 1931 thriller film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Regis Toomey and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Regis Toomey - Dusty Hotchkiss* Sue Carol - Constance Hall* Dorothy Revier - Pearl Vaughan* Boris Karloff - Joe Terry...

     (1931)
  • Seed (1931)
  • Madonna of the Streets
    Madonna of the Streets (film)
    Madonna of the Streets is a 1930 American drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as May* Robert Ames as Morton* Ivan Linow as Slumguillion* Josephine Dunn as Marion* Edwards Davis as Clark...

     (1930)
  • Manslaughter
    Manslaughter (1930 film)
    Manslaughter is a 1930 film directed by George Abbott, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fredric March. An original print of the film is saved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.-Cast:*Claudette Colbert as Lydia Thorne...

     (1930
    1930 in film
    -Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...

    )
  • Courage
    Courage (1930 film)
    Courage is a drama film which was produced by Warner Bros. in 1929 and released early in 1930. The movie is based on a stage play of the same name by Tom Barry which was a hit on Broadway in 1928.-Preservation:...

     (1930)
  • The Unholy Night
    The Unholy Night
    The Unholy Night is a 1929 mystery film directed by Lionel Barrymore, starring Ernest Torrence and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Ernest Torrence - Dr...

     (1929
    1929 in film
    -Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....

    )
  • The King of the Kongo
    The King of the Kongo
    The King of the Kongo is a 1929 Mascot film serial. It was the first serial to have sound, although only partial sound rather than the later "All-Talking" productions with complete sound. The soundtrack is now considered to be lost, although recently 7 original sound discs, 5 of them cracked,...

     (1929)
  • The Border Patrol
    The Border Patrol (film)
    The Border Patrol is a 1928 Western film starring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Bill Storm* Kathleen Collins - Beverly Dix* Phillips Smalley - Conway Dix* Richard Tucker - Earl Hanway* James Neill - Lefty Waterman...

     (1928
    1928 in film
    -Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...

    )
  • The Jazz Singer
    The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
    The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. Produced by Warner Bros. with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system,...

     (1927
    1927 in film
    -Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...

    )
  • Wings
    Wings (film)
    Wings is a silent film about World War I fighter pilots, produced by Lucien Hubbard, directed by William A. Wellman and released by Paramount Pictures. Wings was the first film, and the only silent film, to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Wings stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and...

     (1927)
  • Dearie (1927)
  • Cameo Kirby
    Cameo Kirby
    Cameo Kirby is a 1923 silent drama film directed by John Ford and featured Jean Arthur in her onscreen debut. It was Ford's first film credited as John Ford instead of Jack Ford. It was based on a play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. The story had been filmed as a silent before in 1915...

     (1923
    1923 in film
    -Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...

    )
  • The Royal Pauper
    The Royal Pauper
    The Royal Pauper is a 1917 silent film starring Francine Larrimore and Richard Tucker. It was directed by Ben Turbett.-Cast:*Francine Larrimore as Irene, the Princess*Walter Bauer as William, The Prince Charming, at 15...

     (1917
    1917 in film
    The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...

    )
  • Who Will Marry Mary?
    Who Will Marry Mary?
    Who Will Marry Mary? is a 1913 action film serial starring Mary Fuller. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Mary Fuller - Mary Cuyler* Ben F. Wilson - Captain Justin Bradford * Richard Tucker - Duke Leonardo de Ferrara...

     (1913
    1913 in film
    The year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...

    )

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