Whip Hubley
Grant Shelby Hubley Jr., known as Whip Hubley (born May 17, 1957), is an American actor[1] and a former financial advisor.
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Born | Grant Shelby Hubley, Jr. May 17, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985-2013 |
Spouse(s) | Dinah Minot |
Children | 3 |
Early life and education
Hubley was born in New York City, the son of Julia Kaul (née Paine) and Grant Shelby Hubley, an entrepreneur, oil investor, and writer.[2] He attended the Buckley School for Boys in Upper East Side, Manhattan. He is the brother of actress Season Hubley, also the former brother-in-law of Kurt Russell, and uncle of Season and Kurt's son, Boston Russell.
Career
He played the role of Mischa in the 1987 film Russkies,[3] and Hollywood in the 1986 film Top Gun. He later played Brian Hawkins in the Showtime miniseries More Tales of the City (1998) and its follow-up Further Tales of the City (2001). These miniseries were sequels to the PBS miniseries Tales of the City (1994), which starred Paul Gross in the role of Brian. From 1996 to 1999, Hubley had the lead role of Sheriff Tom Hampton on the revival of Flipper.
Personal life
Hubley currently resides in Portland, Maine, after spending over thirty years in Santa Monica, California. He is married to Dinah Minot, a former producer for Saturday Night Live[1] and has three children, Molly, Ella and Ben.
Filmography
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985) - Raymond Slater
- Magnum, P.I. (1985) (TV series) - Stu (1 episode)
- "Round and Around" (1985) TV Episode (as Grant Hubley)
- Firefighter (1986) (TV) - Lance
- Club Life (1986) - Herb
- North and South, Book II (1986) (TV miniseries) - Lt. Stephen Kent
- Top Gun (1986) - LT Rick "Hollywood" Neven
- Russkies (1987) - Mischa
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988) (TV)
- Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989) (TV) - Charlie Cates
- The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV)
- Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989) (TV) - O'Donnell
- Nasty Boys (1989) (TV)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989) (TV)
- Life Goes On (1989–1991) (TV series) - Dr. Oliver Matthews
- Wife, Mother, Murderer (1991) (TV) - Lieutenant Gary Carroll
- Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1992) - Chester DeSoto
- Devlin (1992) (TV) - Sam Lord
- Lake Consequence (1993) (TV) - Jim
- Coneheads (1993) - F-16 Pilot
- Bounty Tracker (1993) - Ralston
- Babylon 5 (1994) (TV series) "Signs and Portents" - Raider #1
- Unveiled (1994) - Peter Masters
- Dead at 21 (1994) (TV series) - Agent Winston
- Someone Else's Child (1994) (TV) - Danny
- Species (1995) - John Carey
- Murder, She Wrote (1994–1996) (TV series) - Musician/Randy Jinks
- Executive Decision (1996) - Sergeant Baker
- Flipper (1995–2000) (TV series) - Tom Hampton
- A Very Brady Sequel (1996) - Explorer/Dead Husband
- Driven (1996) - Jason Schuyler
- Daddy's Girl (1996) - Mark Springer
- Black Scorpion II: Aftershock (1997) - Michael Russo
- Profiler (1997) (TV series) - Drew Brenneman
- The Secrets of My Heart (1998) - Parker
- More Tales of the City (1998) (mini TV series) - Brian Hawkins
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1998) (TV series) - Loolie, Julius Llewellyn Sterling
- Practice (2000) (TV series) - Craig Hansen
- The Fugitive (2000) (TV series) - Brian Collier
- Fangs (2001) - Dr. John Winslow
- The Division (2001) (TV series) - Scott Berwin
- Charmed (2001) (TV series) - Detective
- Further Tales of the City (2001) (mini TV series) - Brian Hawkins
- The District (2001) (TV series) - Agent Harris
- MDs (2002) (TV series) - Fetterhoff
- CSI: Miami (2003) (TV series) - Nick Gordon
- The Handler (2003) (TV series) - Detective Colman
- A Cinderella Story (2004) - Sam's Dad
- Brothel (2007) - Brian
- Murder 101: College Can Be Murder (2007) (TV) - Stuart Evans
- Homeland (2009) - Edward
- Drones (2013) - Colonel Wallace
References
- "Dinah Minot Marries Grant Hubley, Actor". The New York Times. June 5, 1988.
- Whip Hubley at Filmreference.com
- Canby, Vincent (November 6, 1987). "MOVIE REVIEW Russkies (1987) FILM: 'RUSSKIES,' A COMEDY ADVENTURE". The New York Times. Missing or empty
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External links
- Whip Hubley on IMDb