TV Star Saves Neighbor's Children From Intruder: Report

LOS ANGELES, CA — It was high drama but real life Sunday when actor Jonathan Tucker raced into a neighbor's home to save a woman and her young children from an intruder in Hancock Park.

Tucker, known for films such as 'The Virgin Suicides" and "Charlie's Angeles" and television shows including "Kingdom" and "City On A Hill," called 911 shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday when he saw a suspicious stranger banging on doors and talking to himself, TMZ reported.

After hanging up with police, he lost sight of the suspect, went outside and noticed his neighbor's door left wide open. That's when he ran inside and found a terrified child whom he carried out and handed off to his wife before running back inside to save a woman and infant, according to TMZ.

He found the mother and an infant "terrified, frantic," with the invader still in the house, Los Angeles Magazine reported. He led the pair out to safety, and shortly after, the Los Angeles Police Department arrived, swept the house and found the suspect still inside. He was taken into custody on a mental health hold, according to multiple reports.

Tucker, a married father of twins who plays an MMA fighter on "Kingdom," said he would want someone to do the same for his family.

"If you want a quote, call the LAPD because those guys are the real heroes. They put their lives on the line every day multiple times a day," Tucker told Los Angeles Magazine.