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

Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order

Golden Globe Awards

The Practice

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues
All Movies (37)
- 25 Hill2011 · as Bank Manager
- Cold Souls2009 · as Theatre Director
- L.A. Law: The Movie2002 · as Stuart Markowitz
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002 · as Self
- Growing Up Brady2000 · as Sherwood Schwartz
- Diner: On The Flip Side1999 · as Self
- 'Til There Was You1997 · as Saul Moss
- Gone in a Heartbeat1996 · as Mark Hale
- On Hope1994
- D2: The Mighty Ducks1994 · as Tibbles
- For Love or Money1993 · as Harry Wegman
- A Town Torn Apart1992 · as Dennis 'Doc' Littky
- In the Nick of Time1991 · as Ben Talbot
- Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece1991 · as Host
- Voices That Care1991 · as Self - Choir Member
- Runaway Heart1990 · as Walter
- Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child1990 · as Peter Ctilwell
- Too Young to Die1990 · as Buddy Thornton
- Spy1989 · as Tony Cooper
- Day One1989 · as Leo Szilard
- Mickey's 60th Birthday1988 · as Stuart Markowitz
- Checking Out1988 · as Harry Lardner
- A Family Again1988 · as Jeremy Foster
- Your Alcohol I.Q.1988 · as Self
- Assault and Matrimony1987 · as Edgar
- Tin Men1987 · as Bagel
- Radio Days1987 · as Father
- L.A. Law: Pilot1986 · as Stuart Markowitz
- The Purple Rose of Cairo1985 · as Gil's Agent
- The Goodbye People1984 · as Michael Silverman
- Diner1982 · as Bagel
- Vampire1979 · as Christopher Bell
- Eyes of Laura Mars1978 · as Bert
- An Unmarried Woman1978 · as Fred
- A Night Full of Rain1978 · as Friend
- Final Chapter: Walking Tall1977 · as Murv
- Network1976 · as Man at Desk (uncredited)
All TV Shows (21)
- East New York2022 · as Sy Somers
- The District2000 · as Dr. Clay
- Family Law1999 · as Howard
- Family Law1999 · as D.A. Newman
- Judging Amy1999 · as Judge Jack Feinstein
- Chicken Soup for the Soul1999
- Batman Beyond1999 · as Watkins (voice)
- Conrad Bloom1998 · as Dr. Teddy Margolis
- The Practice1997 · as Rabbi Richard Jacobs
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- Tracey Takes On...1996 · as Harry Rosenthal
- Nowhere Man1995 · as Dr. Bellamy
- Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Quentin Putney
- Law & Order1990 · as Nelson Lehman
- Law & Order1990 · as Terrence Putney
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
- L.A. Law1986 · as Stuart Markowitz
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · as Frank
- Hill Street Blues1981
- Hill Street Blues1981 · as Mr. Heidel
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee