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Jerry Tucker Born Jerome H. Schatz
November 1, 1925
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Occupation Film actor Years active 1931 – 1939 Jerry Tucker (born November 1, 1925) is a former American child actor, most notable for appearing as the "rich kid" in the Our Gang short subjects series semi-regularly from 1931 to 1938.
In addition to his Our Gang appearances, Tucker appeared in the Marie Dressler film Prosperity, again as a spoiled rich kid. He also appeared as one of Mother Peep's children in the 1934 Laurel & Hardy feature film March of the Wooden Soldiers.
Later years
Tucker went on to serve in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He later married his wife Myra and had a long successful career with RCA before retiring.
Tucker is one of the few living Our Gangers from the original series. Other surviving members are Mildred Kornman, Marianne Edwards, Jean Darling, Mickey Gubitosi, Sidney Kibrick, and Jackie Lynn Taylor.
External links
- Jerry Tucker at the Internet Movie Database
- Jerry Tucker at AllRovi
- University of Maryland
- Prosperity (1932) Jerry played the part of Buster.
Categories:- Our Gang
- Actors from Chicago, Illinois
- American child actors
- Actors from Illinois
- 1925 births
- Living people
- American film actor, 1920s birth stubs
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