Cork Hubbert Explained

Cork Hubbert
Birth Name:Carl Hubbert
Birth Date:1952 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Pendleton, Oregon, U.S.
Death Place:Venice, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1979–2003

Carl "Cork" Hubbert (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 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Brown Tom in the Ridley Scott film Legend.[4] He is also featured in the supporting cast of the 1985 Nancy Allen comedy Not for Publication.[5] He also starred as Cousin Lymon in The Ballad of the Sad Café.[6] Hubbert's struggles as an actor after Under the Rainbow and Magnum, P.I. were chronicled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

Hubbert died in 2003 in Venice, Los Angeles, from complications of diabetes.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Property
1980Where the Buffalo Roam Briggs, Bell Captain
1981Caveman Ta
1981Under the Rainbow Rollo Sweet
1982The Fall Guy Swifty Leonard
1983Magnum, P.I. Waldo Norris Episode: "Smaller Than Life"
1984Not for Publication Odo
1985Legend Brown Tom
1986The Twilight Zone Shawn McGoolSeason 1, Episode 19a – "The Leprechaun-Artist"
1989Sinbad of the Seven Seas Poochie the dwarf
1989Criminal Act Slater
1991The Ballad of the Sad Café Cousin Lymon
2000Date Less Tattoo on Ass Julio
2003Charmed Head Councilman Season 5, Episode 17 – "Lucky Charmed"
2004Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Additional Voices Final film role

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Raw, Laurence. The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia. 2009. Scarecrow Press. Lanham, Maryland. 978-0-810-86952-3.
  2. Web site: TV.com. Cork Hubbert.
  3. Web site: Under the Rainbow (1981) MADCAP 'UNDER THE RAINBOW'. Janet Maslin. Maslin, Janet. July 31, 1981. The New York Times.
  4. Web site: The New York Times. THE SCREEN: RIDLEY SCOTT'S 'LEGEND'. Canby, Vincent. Vincent Canby. April 18, 1986.
  5. Web site: Not For Publication. Sundance.org.
  6. Web site: Review/Film Festival; Vanessa Redgrave In a Cursed Triangle Of Love and Hate. Canby, Vincent. March 28, 1991. The New York Times.
  7. Book: Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. 2003. Lentz III, Harris M.. 201. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . 9780786452088.