Cork Hubbert

Cork Hubbert
Cork Hubbert
Born	Carl Hubbert; July 3, 1952; Pendleton, Oregon, United States
Died	September 28, 2003 (aged 51); Venice, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1979–2003

Cork Hubbert (July 3, 1952 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and television actor.

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Brown Tom in the Ridley Scott film Legend.[3] He is also featured in the supporting cast of the 1985 Nancy Allen comedy Not for Publication.[4] He also starred as Cousin Lymon in The Ballad of the Sad Café.[5] Hubbert's struggles as an actor after Under the Rainbow and Magnum, P.I. were chronicled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
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1984	Not for Publication	Odo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"Not For Publication".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.

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[1] "Cork Hubbert". TV.com.

[2] Maslin, Janet (July 31, 1981). "Under the Rainbow (1981) MADCAP 'UNDER THE RAINBOW'". The New York Times.

[NYT-3] Canby, Vincent (April 18, 1986). "THE SCREEN: RIDLEY SCOTT'S 'LEGEND'". The New York Times.

[4] "Not For Publication". Sundance.org.

[5] Canby, Vincent (March 28, 1991). "Review/Film Festival; Vanessa Redgrave In a Cursed Triangle Of Love and Hate". The New York Times.

[6] Lentz III, Harris M. (2003). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. p. 201.