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Tucker Smallwood

Acting

Born February 22, 1944 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

Tucker Smallwood (born February 22, 1944) is an American actor, author and vocalist. He often plays military characters. Smallwood's films include The Cotton Club (1984), Contact (1997), Deep Impact (1998), Larry David's Sour Grapes, Traffic (2000), The One (2001), Quigley (2003), Spectres (2004) and Embers (2015). On television, he has been a regular and made guest appearances on many series, including Space: Above and Beyond, Millennium, Babylon 5, The X-Files, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Friends, The Wayans Bros. and The Sarah Silverman Program.

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The First Family

as Admiral Masini

Malcolm in the Middle

2000as Baffert

Friends

1994as Mr. Tyler

The X-Files

1993as Sheriff Andy Taylor

Seinfeld

1989as Malcolm

The Baxters

2024as Arthur

Fighting Words

2006as Franklin

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Restaurant Owner

Babylon 5

1994as David Endawi

Modern Family

2009as Judge

Star Trek: Voyager

1995as Adm. Bullock

My Name Is Earl

2005as Hostage Negotiator

The Practice

1997as Dr. Henry Matthews

Frasier

1993as Detective

Martin

1992as Darrell

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001as Xindi-Primate Councilor

Workaholics

2011as Pastor

Contact

1997as Mission Director

JAG

1995as Captain Baxter

All of Us

2003

The Wayans Bros.

1995as Lionel Cooper

Black Dynamite

2009as Congressman Monroe James

Traffic

2000as Partygoer #4

The Invisible Man

2000as Anders

Sister, Sister

1994as Preacher

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as District Attorney Ferris

Presumed Innocent

1990as Detective Harold Greer

Wings

1990as Agent Stark

The Loop

2006as Dr. Evangelatos

Dream Corp LLC

2016as General Jim Joynose, Sr. (voice)

The Secret of My Success

1987as Executive (uncredited)

The Cotton Club

1984as Kid Griffin

Together Together

2021as Carson

The Sarah Silverman Program.

2007as God

Sylvie's Love

2020as Dr. Parker

Deep Impact

1998as Ivan Brodsky

Like Mike

2002as Mr. Reynolds

The One

2001as Prison Warden

Pixels

2015as CIA Chief

Embers

2015as Teacher

Evan Almighty

2007as Committee Member

Another Time

2018as TV Show Host

Melvin Goes to Dinner

2003as Passenger

Most Wanted

1997as Police Chief William Watson

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

2008as Thomasson

Dark Mirror

2007as Detective Williams

Strangeland

1998as Captain Churchill Robbins

Girlfriend's Day

2017as Governor Speakman

Flight of the Living Dead

2007as Col. Wolff

Hood of Horror

2006as Stevens