Forrest Meredith Tucker was an American actor in both movies and television who appeared in nearly a hundred films. Tucker worked as a vaudeville straight man at the age of fifteen. A mentor provided funds and contacts for a trip to California, where party hostess Cobina Wright persuaded guest Wesley Ruggles to give Tucker a screen test because of Tucker's photogenic good looks, thick wavy hair and height of six feet, five inches.
Tucker in the title role of The Music Man (stage musical)
F Troop is a satirical American television Western sitcom about U.S. soldiers and American Indians in the Wild West during the 1860s. The series originally aired for two seasons on ABC. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965, and concluded its run on April 6, 1967, with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was broadcast in black-and-white and the second season was in color.
Opening title showing the cannon knocking down the watchtower
Main cast (clockwise from top left): Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Melody Patterson, Ken Berry
Frank de Kova as 'Chief Wild Eagle'
A replica of Fort Courage was built in Houck, Arizona as a tourist attraction along Route 66.