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Burnell Tucker(1935-2026)

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Burnell Tucker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Burnell Tucker was born on 21 January 1935 in Newfoundland, Canada. He was an actor, known for Lifeforce (1985), The Omen (1976) and Superman (1978). He was married to Shelley Lambert. He died on 25 March 2026 in London.
BornJanuary 21, 1935
DiedMarch 25, 2026(91)
BornJanuary 21, 1935
DiedMarch 25, 2026(91)
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Known for

Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.2
  • N.A.S.A. Man
  • 1985
Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)
The Omen
7.5
  • Secret Service Man
  • 1976
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Agent
  • 1978
Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon
6.5
  • Airline Co-Pilot
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor

  • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Old Garner
    • 2012
  • W.M.D. (2009)
    W.M.D.
    7.4
    • Eugene Bowman
    • 2009
  • I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005)
    I Shouldn't Be Alive
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Neil
    • 2006
  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
    7.5
    • White House Aide (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Ums Paradies betrogen
    2.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Jack Gibson
    • 2005
  • U.S. Seals II (2001)
    U.S. Seals II
    4.7
    Video
    • Admiral Patterson (as Burnel Tucker)
    • 2001
  • Kate Ashfield and Max Beesley in The Last Minute (2001)
    The Last Minute
    5.8
    • U.S. Army General
    • 2001
  • U-571 (2000)
    U-571
    6.6
    • Admiral Duke
    • 2000
  • U.S. Seals (2000)
    U.S. Seals
    3.7
    Video
    • Admiral Travis Patterson
    • 2000
  • Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault (1999)
    Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault
    3.8
    • Admiral Henshaw
    • 1999
  • Gareth Hale and Norman Pace in Hale and Pace (1986)
    Hale and Pace
    7.7
    TV Series
    • 1997
  • Rob Lowe and Daphne Cheung in On Dangerous Ground (1996)
    On Dangerous Ground
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • President
    • 1996
  • The Affair (1995)
    The Affair
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Bailiff
    • 1995
  • Michael Aspel in Strange But True? (1993)
    Strange But True?
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Reconstruction Cast
    • 1995
  • Space Precinct (1994)
    Space Precinct
    6.4
    TV Series
    • MIA Commander
    • 1995

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Burnel Tucker
  • Born
    • January 21, 1935
    • Newfoundland, Canada
  • Died
    • March 25, 2026
    • London
  • Spouse
    • Shelley Lambert1961 - present

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Featured in three decades worth of famous cult sci-fiction films, including (sixties) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), (seventies) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Superman (1978), Rollerball (1975), _ "The Martian Chronicles" (1980)(TV Mini-Series 1980- )_, (and eighties) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Lifeforce (1985).

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