Tucker Smallwood facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tucker Smallwood
Smallwood at Fedcon 25 in May 2016
Born	(1944-02-22) February 22, 1944 (age 81) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Actor, author
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Battles/wars	Vietnam War (WIA)
Awards	Purple Heart

Tucker Smallwood was born on February 22, 1944. He is an American actor, author, and singer. He is known for his many roles in movies and TV shows.

Early Life and Military Service

Tucker Smallwood is an African American actor. From 1967 to 1970, he served in the United States Army. He was a lieutenant in the Airborne Infantry. This means he was part of a special group of soldiers who could be dropped into battle from airplanes.

During the Vietnam War, he led a special team. In 1969, he was badly hurt in action. He was even thought to have died, but he survived! After he got better, Smallwood moved to New York City. There, he studied acting and started his career. He performed in plays on Broadway, in movies, and on television.

Acting Career Highlights

Tucker Smallwood has been in many popular films. These include The Cotton Club (1984), Contact (1997), and Deep Impact (1998). He also appeared in Traffic (2000) and The One (2001).

On television, he has been a guest star on many shows. Some of these are Space: Above and Beyond, Millennium, Babylon 5, and The X-Files. He also appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Friends, and Star Trek: Voyager.

Smallwood often plays characters who are in the military. He is also a big fan of science fiction. He always wanted to play an alien on Star Trek. He almost did on Voyager, playing a human who was really a disguised alien. But he finally played a full alien character on Star Trek: Enterprise. He played a kind Xindi for several episodes.

Music and Writing

Tucker Smallwood sometimes sings in his acting roles. He played his guitar on Space: Above and Beyond as Commodore Ross. His character on Millennium sang to people.

He is also a singer in a blues band called Incarnation. The band's first album came out in 1994. It was a tribute to the music of the famous blues musician Robert Johnson.

Smallwood is also an author. He wrote a book called Return to Eden. This book is a collection of 33 personal stories. They describe his time serving in the Vietnam War. They also talk about his life as a performer. He even wrote about his return to Vietnam in 2004. In 2006, the audio version of Return to Eden won an award. It was a runner-up in the audio/spoken word category at a book festival.

Film Roles

Television Roles

Video Game Roles

See also

In Spanish: Tucker Smallwood para niños