Michael Tucker (actor)

Michael Tucker (born February 6, 1945) is an American author and actor, widely known for his role in the television series L.A. Law (1986–1994), for which he received two Golden Globe nominations and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Life and career
Tucker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is a graduate of the Baltimore City College High School in Baltimore and Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There, he befriended Steven Bochco, who later became executive producer of NBC television's L.A. Law. Tucker's 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 Wertmüller, Woody Allen, and Barry Levinson.

Tucker co-starred in L.A. Law as Stuart Markowitz along with his wife, Jill Eikenberry, who portrayed the character Ann Kelsey.

Both he and Eikenberry are active in fund-raising for breast cancer research and treatment.

Tucker 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 A 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 2006, they produced a PBS documentary entitled Emile Norman: By His Own Design.

In March 2015 Tucker co-starred with Eikenberry in The M Spot, a play written by Tucker and presented at the New Jersey Repertory Company.

Filmography: television and film

 * 1971: They've Killed President Lincoln
 * 1978: A Night Full of Rain
 * 1978: An Unmarried Woman - as Fred
 * 1978: Eyes of Laura Mars - as Bert
 * 1979: Vampire - as Christopher Bell
 * 1981-1984: Hill Street Blues - as Gabe Fimpel/Mr. Heidel
 * 1982: Diner - as Bagel
 * 1984: The Goodbye People
 * 1985: The Purple Rose of Cairo - as Gil's Agent
 * 1982-1986: Toys "R" Us commercials and The Animal Alphabet - as Geoffrey the Giraffe (voice)
 * 1986-1994: L.A. Law - as Stuart Markowitz
 * 1987: Assault and Matrimony - as Edgar
 * 1987: Radio Days - as father
 * 1987: Tin Men - as Bagel
 * 1988: Mickey's 60th Birthday - Stuart Markowitz
 * 1989: Day One - as Leo Szilard
 * 1989: The Tracey Ullman Show - as Jo-Jo's Father
 * 1990: Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child - as Peter Ctilwell
 * 1990: Too Young to Die? - as Buddy Thornton
 * 1990: The Secret Life of Archie's Wife
 * 1991: In the Nick of Time - as Ben Talbot
 * 1992: A Town Torn Apart - as Dennis "Doc" Littky
 * 1993: Tracey Ullman Takes on New York - as Harry Rosenthal
 * 1993: For Love or Money - as Harry Wegman
 * 1994: D2: The Mighty Ducks - as Don Tibbles
 * 1996, 1998-99: Tracey Takes On... - as Harry Rosenthal
 * 1997: 'Til There Was You - as Saul Moss
 * 2000: Growing Up Brady - as Sherwood Schwartz
 * 2002: L.A. Law: The Movie - as Stuart Markowitz
 * 2009: Cold Souls - as Theater Director
 * 2010: Law & Order - as Nelson Lehman
 * 2023: East New York - as Sy Somers

Productions

 * 2006: Emile Norman: By His Own Design - PBS documentary produced with wife Jill Eikenberry
 * 2015: The M Spot - A play written by Tucker and starring him and his wife, Jill Eikenberry