Jerry Tucker
Jerry Tucker (born November 1, 1925 in Chicago , Illinois as Jerome H. Schatz , † November 23, 2016 in Stony Brook , New York ) was an American child actor.
life and career
Jerry Tucker got his start in the film business at the age of five when he recited the poem Gunga Din by heart to a crowd waiting for a boxing match. Hollywood agents discovered him, and he made his film debut alongside Buster Keaton in Sidewalks of New York in 1931 . He was the youngest person who ever at Paramount Pictures under contract was taken. Tucker spent a considerable part of his film career with the little rascals from producer Hal Roach , where he often portrayed the spoiled "rich child" who competed with the main characters such as Spanky or alfalfa. Tucker later recalled: "Whenever Hal Roach wanted a nasty child, he loaned me out from Paramount." Otherwise he often played spoiled or snobbish children, for example in Prosperity (1932) alongside Marie Dressler and Captain January (1936) Shirley Temple .
After more than 60 films by 1941, he retired from the acting business. He later served in World War II and the Korean War. Until his retirement he worked for the Radio Corporation of America . He was married to his wife Myra from 1950 until her death in 2012, they had several children and lived near New York. He died in November 2016 at the age of 91.
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: Buster has nothing to laugh about (Sidewalks of New York)
- 1931–1938: The Little Rascals (18 films, including Wild Poses and General Spanky )
- 1932: No Man of Her Own
- 1932: Prosperity
- 1932: Blonde Venus
- 1932: If I Had a Million (If I Had A Million)
- 1932: Game on Abyss (The Miracle Man)
- 1934: Laurel and Hardy - Revenge is Sweet (Babes in Toyland)
- 1935: Annie Oakley
- 1936: San Francisco
- 1936: Shirley Ahoy! (Captain January)
- 1937: Tovarich
- 1937: Frisco Express (Wells Fargo)
- 1938: Dick Tracy Returns
- 1941: Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business
Web links
- Jerry Tucker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daniel Bubbeo: Jerry Schatz, child actor in 'Our Gang' comedies, dies at 91 . Newsday.com , November 23, 2016, accessed November 24, 2016.
- ↑ Translated from: @Bcast_Md, Special Collections in Media & Culture, formerly “Broadcasting Archives”, March 8, 2013 on tumblr.com , accessed on November 24, 2016 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tucker, Jerry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schatz, Jerome H. (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American child actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd November 2016 |
| Place of death | Stony Brook , New York |