Cork Hubbert | |
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| Born | Carl Hubbert (1952-07-03)July 3, 1952 Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 2003(2003-09-28) (aged 51) Venice, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–2003 |
Carl "Cork" Hubbert1 (July 3, 1952 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and television actor.
Biography
Carl Hubbert was born on July 3, 1952, in Pendleton, Oregon.1 He is best known for the roles of Luther on the American television show The Charmings,2 Rollo Sweet in Under the Rainbow3 and Brown Tom in the Ridley Scott film Legend.4 He is also featured in the supporting cast of the 1985 Nancy Allen comedy Not for Publication.5 He also starred as Cousin Lymon in The Ballad of the Sad Café.6 Hubbert's struggles as an actor after Under the Rainbow and Magnum, P.I. were chronicled as part of The Sweeps: Behind the Scenes in Network TV, Mark Christensen and Cameron Stauth's book on NBC's 1983-1984 TV season.
Death
Hubbert died in 2003 in Venice, Los Angeles, from complications of diabetes.7
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Property | ||
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Briggs, Bell Captain | |
| 1981 | Caveman | Ta | |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow | Rollo Sweet | |
| 1982 | The Fall Guy | Swifty Leonard | |
| 1983 | Magnum, P.I. | Waldo Norris | Episode: "Smaller Than Life" |
| 1984 | Not for Publication | Odo | |
| 1985 | Legend | Brown Tom | |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | Shawn McGool | Season 1, Episode 19a – "The Leprechaun-Artist" |
| 1989 | Sinbad of the Seven Seas | Poochie the dwarf | |
| 1989 | Criminal Act | Slater | |
| 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Café | Cousin Lymon | |
| 2000 | Date Less | Tattoo on Ass Julio | |
| 2003 | Charmed | Head Councilman | Season 5, Episode 17 – "Lucky Charmed" |
| 2004 | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | Additional Voices | Final film role |
References
References
- Raw, Laurence (2009). The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-86952-3.
- "Cork Hubbert". TV.com.
- Maslin, Janet (July 31, 1981). "Under the Rainbow (1981) MADCAP 'UNDER THE RAINBOW'". The New York Times.
- Canby, Vincent (April 18, 1986). "THE SCREEN: RIDLEY SCOTT'S 'LEGEND'". The New York Times.
- "Not For Publication". Sundance.org.
- Canby, Vincent (March 28, 1991). "Review/Film Festival; Vanessa Redgrave In a Cursed Triangle Of Love and Hate". The New York Times.
- Lentz III, Harris M. (2003). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 201. ISBN 9780786452088.