Cork Hubbert
Cork Hubbert (July 3, 1952 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and television actor.
Cork Hubbert | |
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Born | Carl Hubbert July 3, 1952 Pendleton, Oregon, United States |
Died | September 28, 2003 51) Venice, California, United States | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–2003 |
Biography
Hubbert was born Carl Hubbert in Pendleton, Oregon. He is best known for the roles of Luther on the American television show The Charmings,[1] Rollo Sweet in Under the Rainbow[2] and Brown Tom in the Ridley Scott film Legend.[3] He is also featured in the supporting cast of the 1985 Nancy Allen comedy Not for Publication.[4] He also starred as Cousin Lymon in The Ballad of the Sad Café.[5] Hubbert's struggles as an actor after Under the Rainbow and Magnum, P.I. were chronicled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.[6]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Property | ||
1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Briggs, Bell Captain | |
1981 | Caveman | Ta | |
1981 | Under the Rainbow | Rollo Sweet | |
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1984 | Not for Publication | Odo | |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 |
References
- "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- "Not For Publication".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. p. 201.