The Vicksburg, Michigan native has played tough bikers in Hell's Belles and Wild Rovers, craggy cowboys in The Magnificent Seven Ride! and The Return of a Man Called Horse, and determined military and police officers in ' and K-PAX. His other film work includes appearances in Oklahoma Crude, The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder, 10, The French Atlantic Affair, ', The Ninth Configuration, The Mountain Men, Coast to Coast, Stripes, Ladykillers, False Identity, Extreme Justice, The River Wild, The Limey, Erin Brockovich, Red Dragon, The Rundown, The World's Fastest Indian, and Contraband. On television, he has had starring or featured roles in Outlaws as Harland Pike, The A-Team as Colonel Lynch, and the aforementioned Sons of Anarchy. He has appeared on such television series as ', The Partridge Family, Simon & Simon, Bonanza, Kung Fu, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files, The Waltons, The Incredible Hulk, Knight Rider, Magnum, P.I., M*A*S*H, Hunter, In the Heat of the Night, The Greatest American Hero, Murder, She Wrote, NYPD Blue, ', JAG, Walker, Texas Ranger, The X Files, ER, The Pretender, Profiler, The West Wing, Sons of Anarchy, Cold Case and Tales of the Gold Monkey, The Young Riders, among other television shows.
Theater
Lucking graduated from UCLA and the Pasadena Playhouse with degrees in literature and theater. In 1986, with fellow actor and Michigan nativeDana Elcar, he co-founded the Santa Paula Theater Center. As co-instructor of the company's free acting workshop he was admired for his minimalist approach; a counterpoint to Elcar's methodical style. He served alongside Elcar as artistic director for five seasons. He produced such projects as Edward Albee's The Zoo Story, Harold Pinter's The Hothouse, George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, Tennessee Williams' Camino Real, and Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men. His most recent stage roles include Blue in the CTG/Ahmanson production of Conversations with My Father at the Doolittle Theater in Los Angeles and Dr. Sloper in the Ensemble Theater Company of Santa Barbara's production of The Heiress.
