Forrest Tucker (criminal)

Forrest Silva "Woody" Tucker (June 23, 1920 – May 29, 2004) was an American career criminal first imprisoned at age 15 who spent the rest of his life in and out of jail. He is best known as an escape artist, having escaped from prison "18 times successfully and 12 times unsuccessfully", by his own reckoning. The 2018 film The Old Man & the Gun, starring Robert Redford as Tucker, is based on his life.

Forrest Tucker
Born
Forrest Silva Tucker

(1920-06-23)June 23, 1920
Miami, Florida, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 2004(2004-05-29) (aged 83)
FMC Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeSkyvue Memorial Gardens, Mansfield, Texas
Other namesWoody Tucker
Known forMultiple escapes from prison detention
AllegianceThe Over-the-Hill Gang
Conviction(s)
  • Armed bank robbery
  • Resisting arrest
  • Escape from federal detention
Criminal charge
  • 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) & 2113(d): Armed bank robbery
  • 18 U.S.C. § 111: Resisting arrest
  • 18 U.S.C. § 751: Escape from federal detention
  • Car theft (as a juvenile)
  • Others
Penalty
  • Reform school (as a juvenile)
  • Multiple federal and state prison sentences
Partner(s)
  • Richard Bellew
  • Theodore Green
  • William McGirk
  • John Waller
Escaped18+ incidents
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