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