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Tucker Smallwood

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Tucker Smallwood
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Though his name might not be that familiar to you, his face (even when hidden under makeup) and his distinctive baritone voice most certainly are.

Tucker Smallwood is the eldest son of an educator and diplomat.

He was an NBC television director before being drafted into the US Army in 1967. He was commissioned as an infantry officer and served as an OCS tactical officer at Fort Benning before undergoing Vietnamese language training and jump school. Tucker later commanded a mobile advisory team during the Vietnam War. After recovering from combat wounds, Smallwood moved to New York to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.

Aside from appearing in many television and film roles, Tucker's the author (and audio book narrator) of Return to Eden, an anthology of 33 essays describing his experiences as an army advisor in Vietnam, his life as an actor after that, and his return to Vietnam in 2004.

Mr. Smallwood's also a lifelong musician and performed all vocals on the delta blues album Incarnation: The Robert Johnson Project.
BornFebruary 22, 1944
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    Known for

    Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
    Contact
    7.5
    • Mission Director
    • 1997
    Sarah Silverman in The Sarah Silverman Program. (2007)
    The Sarah Silverman Program.
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Black God
    • God
    Kristen Cloke, Rodney Rowland, and Morgan Weisser in Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
    Space: Above and Beyond
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Commodore Ross
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
    Seinfeld
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Malcolm
    • Man in Mercedes
    • The Photographer

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    Actor



    • Before You Let Go
      • Solomon
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Terra Ceia
      • Luke
      • In Development



    • Wasim No'mani, Majed Sayess, Shereen Khan, and Tryphena Wade in The Promised Land (2024)
      The Promised Land
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Jethro
      • 2024
    • Ali Cobrin in The Baxters (2024)
      The Baxters
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Arthur
      • 2024
    • Merit x Zoe (2022)
      Merit x Zoe
      6.6
      Short
      • Dr. Cole
      • 2022
    • Ed Helms and Patti Harrison in Together Together (2021)
      Together Together
      6.4
      • Carson
      • 2021
    • Kym Whitley, Bruce Baum, John Copeland, Jeff Bryan Davis, David Koechner, Phil LaMarr, Greg Proops, Lang Parker, Llana Barron, Santina Muha, and Larry Fuller in Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth (2020)
      Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth
      6.4
      • Mordecai Fredericksonton III
      • 2020
    • Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha in Sylvie's Love (2020)
      Sylvie's Love
      6.8
      • Dr. Parker
      • 2020
    • Angel of Death (2019)
      Angel of Death
      Short
      • Stone
      • 2019
    • Loners (2019)
      Loners
      5.5
      • Father Monty
      • 2019
    • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
      Will & Grace
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Professor Henry Rice
      • 2019
    • Jon Gries in Dream Corp LLC (2016)
      Dream Corp LLC
      7.2
      TV Series
      • General Jim Joynose Sr.
      • 2018
    • Jennifer Brofer and Tristan Bailey in Because of You (2018)
      Because of You
      Short
      • Mr. Hobbs
      • 2018
    • Arielle Kebbel, Justin Hartley, and Chrishell Stause in Another Time (2018)
      Another Time
      4.6
      • TV Show Host
      • 2018
    • The Lady Killers (2017)
      The Lady Killers
      7.6
      • William
      • 2017
    • Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson in Workaholics (2011)
      Workaholics
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Pastor
      • 2017
    • Bob Odenkirk and Amber Tamblyn in Girlfriend's Day (2017)
      Girlfriend's Day
      5.2
      • Governor Speakman
      • 2017

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • February 22, 1944
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Other works
      Book: "Return to Eden", an anthology of 33 essays describing his adventures as an Army advisor in Vietnam, his life as an actor thereafter and his return to Vietnam in 2004. Available at http://www.lulu.com/tuckersmallwood
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      • 1 Print Biography
      • 5 Interviews

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      Had always wanted to play an alien on a "Star Trek" show. He got his wish when he was cast as a member of the vicious Species 8472 on Star Trek: Voyager (1995)...which turned out to be a character disguised as a human (Admiral Bullock). He finally got to play a real alien, the Xindi Primate leader, on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).

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    • How old is Tucker Smallwood?
      81 years old
    • When was Tucker Smallwood born?
      February 21, 1944
    • Where was Tucker Smallwood born?
      Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • How tall is Tucker Smallwood?
      5 feet 10 inches, or 1.78 meters
    • What is Tucker Smallwood known for?
      Seinfeld, Space: Above and Beyond, Contact, and The Sarah Silverman Program.

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