Carl "Cork" Hubbert[1] (July 3, 1952 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and television actor.
Cork Hubbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carl Hubbert July 3, 1952 Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 2003 (aged 51) Venice, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–2003 |
Biography
editCarl 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 Rainbow[3] 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Brown Tom in the Ridley Scott film Legend.[4] He is also featured in the supporting cast of the 1985 Nancy Allen comedy Not for Publication.[5] He also starred as Cousin Lymon in The Ballad of the Sad Café.[6] Hubbert's struggles as an actor after Under the Rainbow and Magnum, P.I. were chronicled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
editHubbert died in 2003 in Venice, Los Angeles, from complications of diabetes.[7]
Filmography
edit| 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| 1984 | Not for Publication | Odo | |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
edit- ^ a b 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- ^ "Not For Publication".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.