- Tucker graduated from Washington-Lee HS in Arlington, VA in 1938. This high school is also the alma mater of Warren Beatty, Shirley MacLaine, and Sandra Bullock.
- Tucker is buried in the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetary in Los Angeles.
- Tucker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6835 Hollywood Boulevard.
- Once played the murder victim in an episode of Columbo entitled Blueprint for Murder.
- Co-starred with Bob Denver in the 1973-74 syndicated series Dusty's Trail. The show was basically Gilligan's Island set on the prairie.
- Appeared in an episode of Wagon Train entitled The Rex Montana Story.
- Tucker played Lyndon Johnson in the 1983 TV movie Blood Feud.
- Tucker's second wife, Marilyn, once appeared on an episode of I Love Lucy about celebrity wives appearing in a fashion show.
- Tucker dropped out of college and appeared in burlesque for a brief period of time.
- Tucker played river pirate Joe Snag on two episodes of Daniel Boone.
- Tucker attended George Washington Univeristy for a brief period of time after graduation from high school.
- Tucker co-starred with Peter Cushing in the 1957 British horror film The Abominable Snowman.
- Tucker is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetary.
- Tucker guest starred on six episodes of Gunsmoke.
- Tucker replaced Slim Pickens on the sitcom Filthy Rich in the early 80's.
- His nickname was Tuck.
- Tucker and F-Troop co-star Larry Storch guest starred together on episodes of Love, American Style and Grizzly Adams.
- Tucker co-starred with John Wayne in two movies: The Sands of Iwo Jima and Chisum.
- Tucker was 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 200 lbs in his prime.
- Tucker played the lead role in the touring company of Music Man for five years in the 1960's.
- Tucker's fight scene with Gary Cooper in The Westerner led to a contract with Columbia Pictures.
- Tucker and F-Troop co-star Larry Storch were the original ghostbusters in the 1975-76 Saturday morning show of the same name.
- Tucker had three children--one with first wife Sandra Jolly and two with third wife Marilyn Fisk.
