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
Filmography
25 Hill
as Bank Manager
25 Hill
as Bank Manager
Cold Souls
as Theatre Director
Cold Souls
as Theatre Director
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Stuart Markowitz
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Stuart Markowitz
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
Growing Up Brady
as Sherwood Schwartz
Growing Up Brady
as Sherwood Schwartz
Diner: On The Flip Side
as Self
Diner: On The Flip Side
as Self
'Til There Was You
as Saul Moss
'Til There Was You
as Saul Moss
Gone in a Heartbeat
as Mark Hale
Gone in a Heartbeat
as Mark Hale
On Hope
On Hope
D2: The Mighty Ducks
as Tibbles
D2: The Mighty Ducks
as Tibbles
For Love or Money
as Harry Wegman
For Love or Money
as Harry Wegman
A Town Torn Apart
as Dennis 'Doc' Littky
A Town Torn Apart
as Dennis 'Doc' Littky
In the Nick of Time
as Ben Talbot
In the Nick of Time
as Ben Talbot
Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Host
Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Host
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Runaway Heart
as Walter
Runaway Heart
as Walter
Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child
as Peter Ctilwell
Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child
as Peter Ctilwell
Too Young to Die
as Buddy Thornton
Too Young to Die
as Buddy Thornton
Spy
as Tony Cooper
Spy
as Tony Cooper
Day One
as Leo Szilard
Day One
as Leo Szilard
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Stuart Markowitz
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Stuart Markowitz
Checking Out
as Harry Lardner
Checking Out
as Harry Lardner
A Family Again
as Jeremy Foster
A Family Again
as Jeremy Foster
Your Alcohol I.Q.
as Self
Your Alcohol I.Q.
as Self
Assault and Matrimony
as Edgar
Assault and Matrimony
as Edgar
Tin Men
as Bagel
Tin Men
as Bagel
Radio Days
as Father
Radio Days
as Father
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Stuart Markowitz
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Stuart Markowitz
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Gil's Agent
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Gil's Agent
The Goodbye People
as Michael Silverman
The Goodbye People
as Michael Silverman
Diner
as Bagel
Diner
as Bagel
Vampire
as Christopher Bell
Vampire
as Christopher Bell
Eyes of Laura Mars
as Bert
Eyes of Laura Mars
as Bert
An Unmarried Woman
as Fred
An Unmarried Woman
as Fred
A Night Full of Rain
as Friend
A Night Full of Rain
as Friend
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
as Murv
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
as Murv
Network
as Man at Desk (uncredited)
Network
as Man at Desk (uncredited)