​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

• East New York — Sy Somers
• 201125 Hill — Bank Manager
• 2009Cold Souls — Theatre Director
• 2002L.A. Law: The Movie — Stuart Markowitz
• 2000Growing Up Brady — Sherwood Schwartz
• The District — Dr. Clay
• Batman Beyond — Watkins (voice)
• Chicken Soup for the Soul
• Family Law — Howard, D.A. Newman
• Judging Amy — Judge Jack Feinstein
• Conrad Bloom — Dr. Teddy Margolis
• 1997'Til There Was You — Saul Moss
• The Practice — Rabbi Richard Jacobs
• E! True Hollywood Story
• 1996Gone in a Heartbeat — Mark Hale
• Tracey Takes On... — Harry Rosenthal
• Nowhere Man — Dr. Bellamy
• 1994D2: The Mighty Ducks — Tibbles
• 1994On Hope
• 1993For Love or Money — Harry Wegman
• 1992A Town Torn Apart — Dennis 'Doc' Littky
• 1991Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece — Host
• 1991In the Nick of Time — Ben Talbot
• 1990Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child — Peter Ctilwell
• Law & Order — Defense Attorney Quentin Putney, Nelson Lehman, Terrence Putney
• 1990Runaway Heart — Walter
• 1990Too Young to Die — Buddy Thornton
• 1989Day One — Leo Szilard
• 1989Spy — Tony Cooper
• 1988A Family Again — Jeremy Foster
• 1988Checking Out — Harry Lardner
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• 1988Mickey's 60th Birthday — Stuart Markowitz
• 1987Assault and Matrimony — Edgar
• 1987Radio Days — Father
• 1987Tin Men — Bagel
• L.A. Law — Stuart Markowitz
• 1986L.A. Law: Pilot — Stuart Markowitz
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Frank
• 1985The Purple Rose of Cairo — Gil's Agent
• 1984The Goodbye People — Michael Silverman
• 1982Diner — Bagel
• Hill Street Blues — Mr. Heidel
• 1979Vampire — Christopher Bell
• 1978A Night Full of Rain — Friend
• 1978An Unmarried Woman — Fred
• 1978Eyes of Laura Mars — Bert
• 1977Final Chapter: Walking Tall — Murv
• 1976Network — Man at Desk (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
• 1999Diner: On The Flip Side — Self
• 1991Voices That Care — Self - Choir Member
• 1988Your Alcohol I.Q. — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee