Tara Buckman

Tara Buckman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tara Buckman (born October 1, 1956) is an American television and film actress. Her active career was mainly confined to the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Though never reaching feature status, Buckman was nonetheless a regular guest star on many television series. She also appeared in minor roles in feature films. Television Buckman is remembered mostly for her guest appearances in episodes of such 1970s and 1980s television fare as The Rockford Files, Kojak, CHiPs, The Hardy Boys Mysteries, Quincy, M.E., The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (in which she held a recurring if minor role as Sgt. Brandy Cummings), The Master and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. She also portrayed Norma Kirkland on the daytime drama Days of our Lives in 1984/1985. In film Often cast in minor roles in larger budget films, Tara appeared in the Burt Reynolds vehicles Hooper and The Cannonball Run in 1978 and 1981, respectively. Buckman was generally offered the portrayal of largely dimensionless and 'decorative' parts, such as "Jill - Lamborghini Girl #2" (alongside Adrienne Barbeau) in The Cannonball Run. Buckman also appeared in several 'B' movies from the late 1970s through to the mid-1990s. Tara appeared in a rape/murder scene, in which her top was torn open and her throat was slit by a man dressed as Santa Claus in the 1984 controversial horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night. Tara appeared in the 1986 film Never Too Young to Die, her most recent major role was as Dr. Julie Casserly in Xtro 2 (1991). Other more recent fare include the films Blue Angel Cafe, High Finance Woman, The Marilyn Diaries alongside porn star Marilyn Chambers, and Snowballing.

  • Title: Tara Buckman
  • Popularity: 6.481
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1956-10-01
  • Place of Birth: Pensacola, Florida, USA
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Tara Buckman Movies

  • 1984
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    Silent Night, Deadly Night

    Silent Night, Deadly Night

    5.9 1984 HD

    Billy Chapman, who was traumatized by his parents' Christmas Eve murder, then brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns, grows up to dress as jolly St....

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  • 1978
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    Hooper

    Hooper

    6.306 1978 HD

    Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop...

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  • 1990
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    Xtro 2: The Second Encounter

    Xtro 2: The Second Encounter

    4.891 1990 HD

    An underground government facility is locked down by its A.I.-controlled computer when an alien entity travels through a dimensional portal and...

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  • 1990
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    Night Killer

    Night Killer

    5.1 1990 HD

    Melanie Beck is the only surviving victim of a killer-rapist who wears a Freddy Krueger-esque mask and claw. Despite having seen the killer's face,...

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  • 1980
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    Brave New World

    Brave New World

    6 1980 HD

    A man who grew up in a primitive society educating himself by reading Shakespeare is allowed to join the futuristic society where his parents are...

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  • 1990
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    High Finance Woman

    High Finance Woman

    4.5 1990 HD

    Brenda Baker pursues a stellar career in the stock market business. But when she falls in love with Alex, it leads to unforeseen consequences.

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  • 1990
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    The Marilyn Diaries

    The Marilyn Diaries

    5 1990 HD

    A magazine reporter tries to find the mysterious author of an erotic diary.

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  • 1979
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    Death Car on the Freeway

    Death Car on the Freeway

    5.313 1979 HD

    A determined TV reporter is out to find a maniac who is methodically attacking lone women drivers on the Los Angeles Freeway by pushing them off the...

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  • 1981
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    The Cannonball Run

    The Cannonball Run

    6.134 1981 HD

    A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to...

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  • 1987
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    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

    4.4 1987 HD

    Ricky is released from a mental hospital, taking with him the memory of his brother Billy's death and embarking on a journey of relentless revenge.

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  • 1979
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    Stone

    Stone

    1 1979 HD

    Dennis Weaver is a Joseph Wambaugh-type novelist cop and Pat Hingle is his hard-nosed superior who wants him to stick to police work or get off the...

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  • 1978
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    Loose Change

    Loose Change

    1 1978 HD

    Three girlfriends -- an author, an artist, and a political activist -- mature and change during the turbulent 1960s.

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  • 1978
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    The Two-Five

    The Two-Five

    1 1978 HD

    A police show pilot movie dealing with two eager-beaver cops who try to set up a major narcotics bust anonymously because their eccentric commander...

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  • 1979
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    The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

    The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

    5.167 1979 HD

    The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a...

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  • 1979
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    Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

    1 1979 HD

    In this pilot film, a friend of Jonathan Hart's is killed in a motor accident just after he has left a health farm, apparently committing suicide....

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  • 1989
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    Blue Angel Cafe

    Blue Angel Cafe

    5.2 1989 HD

    Raymond Derek is a up and coming hotshot young politician who seems to have it all. A great career, a wife, friends and a expensive home. But that...

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  • 1987
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    Terminal Exposure

    Terminal Exposure

    5.7 1987 HD

    Two beach combing-shutterbugs accidentally capture a murder on film. Now detectives, the boys set out to capture a murderess shot only from behind,...

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  • 1992
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    Round Trip to Heaven

    Round Trip to Heaven

    3.8 1992 HD

    Since Larry works at a garage, he gets to use one of the Rolls Royces. There is only one problem, there is a briefcase full of money in the trunk. So...

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  • 1986
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    Never Too Young to Die

    Never Too Young to Die

    4.582 1986 HD

    Secret agent Drew Stargrove is brutally murdered by the ruthless hermaphrodite gang leader Velvet Von Ragnar. The murdered secret agent's son, Lance...

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  • 1984
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    Snowballing

    Snowballing

    2.5 1984 HD

    Bus loads of teenagers arrive to the ski resort. Each one is eager to get out on the slopes to ski and score. One problem; the owner has all the...

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  • 1994
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    Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

    Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

    3.1 1994 HD

    A therapist turns an unhappy wife on to a deadly fantasy game with her husband.

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  • 1977
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    Rollercoaster

    Rollercoaster

    5.957 1977 HD

    A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters....

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  • 1995
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    Hostile Intentions

    Hostile Intentions

    6 1995 HD

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  • 1977
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    CHiPs

    CHiPs

    6.8 1977 HD

    Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two...

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  • 1982
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    T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

    6.3 1982 HD

    Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to...

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  • 1976
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    Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

    7.5 1976 HD

    Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

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  • 1979
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    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1979 HD

    A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

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  • 1979
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    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    6.9 1979 HD

    20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him in suspended animation for 500 years. Upon returning...

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  • 1975
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    Baretta

    Baretta

    6.4 1975 HD

    Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74...

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  • 1977
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    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    7 1977 HD

    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun...

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  • 1973
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    Kojak

    Kojak

    6.942 1973 HD

    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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  • 1989
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    Mancuso, F.B.I.

    Mancuso, F.B.I.

    6 1989 HD

    Mancuso, F.B.I. is a crime drama which was aired by NBC as part of its 1989-90 schedule. Mancuso, F.B.I. stars veteran actor Robert Loggia as Nick...

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  • 1979
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    The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

    The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

    5 1979 HD

    The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo is an American action/adventure situation

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  • 1975
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    Switch

    Switch

    6.7 1975 HD

    Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who work as private eyes, for a...

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  • 1978
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    Sword of Justice

    Sword of Justice

    5.5 1978 HD

    Sword Of Justice is an American action-adventure television series that aired on NBC for one season during 1978 and 1979. The series was considered a...

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  • 1977
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    79 Park Avenue

    79 Park Avenue

    4.8 1977 HD

    A poor New York teenager of the mid-1930 is forced into prostitution despite sincere efforts to make a living and ultimately becomes the city's most...

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  • 1984
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    The Master

    The Master

    4.9 1984 HD

    An aging ninja master and his young pupil travel in a custom van helping people in need along the way.

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  • 1988
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    Freddy's Nightmares

    Freddy's Nightmares

    7.141 1988 HD

    The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and...

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