Michael Tucker
Michael Tucker
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
58
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-02-06 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Acting

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

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

Batman Beyond as Watkins (voice)

1999

Judging Amy as Judge Jack Feinstein

1999

Chicken Soup for the Soul as Not available

1998

Conrad Bloom as Dr. Teddy Margolis

1997

The Practice as Rabbi Richard Jacobs

1997

'Til There Was You as Saul Moss

1996

Tracey Takes On... as Harry Rosenthal

1996

E! True Hollywood Story as Not available

1996

Gone in a Heartbeat as Mark Hale

1995

Nowhere Man as Dr. Bellamy

1995

Nowhere Man as Dr. Bellamy (voice) (uncredited)

1994

D2: The Mighty Ducks as Tibbles

1994

On Hope as Not available

1993

For Love or Money as Harry Wegman

1992

A Town Torn Apart as Dennis 'Doc' Littky

1991

Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member

1991

In the Nick of Time as Ben Talbot

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

1990

Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child as Peter Ctilwell

1990

Runaway Heart as Walter

1989

Day One as Leo Szilard

1989

Spy as Tony Cooper

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Not available

1988

Checking Out as Harry Lardner

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday as Stuart Markowitz

1988

A Family Again as Jeremy Foster

1988

Your Alcohol I.Q. as Self

1987

Radio Days as Father

1987

Tin Men as Bagel

1987

Assault and Matrimony as Edgar

1986

L.A. Law as Stuart Markowitz

1986

L.A. Law: Pilot as Stuart Markowitz

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 Not available

1981

Hill Street Blues as Mr. Heidel

1979

Vampire as Christopher Bell

1978

An Unmarried Woman as Fred

1978

Eyes of Laura Mars as Bert

1978

A Night Full of Rain as Friend

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee