Wissenswertes

Left acting to join the army during World War II, and eventually became a 2nd Lt. After the war he resumed his acting career.

Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke on the western spoof F Troop (1965).

Played semi-pro football in Arlington, VA.

A 1938 graduate of Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA. Other alumni include Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty and Sandra Bullock.

Supported Ronald Reagan's campaign for Governor of California in 1966.

In the mid-'70s he toured with the Roy Radin Vaudeville Revue, a variety show in which he was featured telling Irish tales and singing Irish folk songs. Theatrical producer Roy Radin was later the victim in the so-called "Cotton Club Murder." Robert Evans, who was producing Cotton Club (1984) at the time of his brutal killing, had been in contact with Radin as a potential investor in the film.

Played a cavalry sergeant twice on TV--Morgan O'Rourke in F Troop (1965) and in 1970 in two episodes of Rauchende Colts (1955) as a character named Emmett Holly.

Father of Brooke Tucker.

In Die roten Teufel von Arizona (1952), he played a lieutenant serving under a sergeant named O'Roarke - thirteen years before landing the role of Sergeant O'Rourke on F Troop (1965).