Larry Tucker
7 movies · 7 TV shows
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Jun 23, 1934
- Died
- Apr 1, 2001 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Biography
Larry Tucker (June 23, 1934 – April 1, 2001) was an American film and television writer, producer, and occasional actor, who wrote the comedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) with Paul Mazursky. Tucker and Mazursky were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for their work on Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.
Tucker was from Philadelphia and began his career with humorist Mort Sahl at San Francisco's Hungry i club. After the Hungry i, Tucker became a television writer, working on The Danny Kaye Show. Tucker acted in the films Blast of Silence (1961), Advise and Consent (1962), Shock Corridor (1963) and Angels Hard as They Come (1971).
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Tucker and Mazursky were also responsible for the development and production of The Monkees eponymous television series and the 1968 romantic comedy I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, which starred Peter Sellers. In the early 1980s Tucker was executive producer and one of the writers of the sitcom Jennifer Slept Here (1983), Mr. Merlin (1981–82), Teachers Only (1982–83) and Stir Crazy (1985).
Tucker died of complications from multiple sclerosis and cancer in 2001.
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Known for
Larry Tucker: movies and TV shows
Acting (7)
- 1971 Angels Hard as They Come
as Lucifer
- 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
as Bearded Man Walking in Front of Hotel (uncredited)
- 1966
- 1966
- 1963 Shock Corridor
as Pagliacci
- 1962 Advise & Consent
as Manuel
- 1961 Blast of Silence
as Big Ralph
Behind the camera (9)
- 1985
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1973
- 1970 Alex in Wonderland
Screenplay, Producer
- 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Writer, Producer
- 1968 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Writer, Executive Producer
- 1966