Cork Hubbert
Born
Carl Hubbert

(1952-07-03)July 3, 1952
DiedSeptember 28, 2003(2003-09-28) (aged 51)
Venice, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1979–2003

Carl "Cork" Hubbert[1] (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Brown Tom in the Ridley Scott film Legend.[4] He is also featured in the supporting cast of the 1985 Nancy Allen comedy Not for Publication.[5] He also starred as Cousin Lymon in The Ballad of the Sad Café.[6] Hubbert's struggles as an actor after Under the Rainbow and Magnum, P.I. were chronicled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

Year Title Role Notes
1979Property
1980Where the Buffalo RoamBriggs, Bell Captain
1981CavemanTa
1981Under the RainbowRollo Sweet
1982The Fall GuySwifty Leonard
1983Magnum, P.I.Waldo NorrisEpisode: "Smaller Than Life"
1984Not for PublicationOdo
1985LegendBrown Tom
1986The Twilight ZoneShawn McGoolSeason 1, Episode 19a - "The Leprechaun-Artist"
1989Sinbad of the Seven SeasPoochie the dwarf
1989Criminal ActSlater
1991The Ballad of the Sad CaféCousin Lymon
2000Date LessTattoo on Ass Julio
2003CharmedHead CouncilmanSeason 5, Episode 17 - "Lucky Charmed"
2004Mickey's Twice Upon a ChristmasAdditional VoicesFinal film role

References

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 "Not For Publication".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