Barry tubb biography

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Barry Tubb Biography

Date of Birth:
Feb 13, 1963Birth Place:
Snyder, Texas, USA

Biography

A prolific actor, Barry Tubb made a name for himself in dramatic film. Tubb began his acting career by debuting in films like "Mask" (1985) with Cher and Sam Elliott, "The Legend of Billie Jean" (1985) with Helen Slater and Keith Gordon and the Tom Cruise hit "Top Gun" (1986). He also appeared in the TV movie "Consenting Adult" (ABC, 1984-85). He had an early role on the television special "The Wide Net" (PBS, 1986-87). He also was featured in the miniseries "The Billionaire Boys Club" (1987-88). He continued to act in productions like "Warm Summer Rain" (1989), "Valentino Returns" (1989) and the period drama "Guilty By Suspicion" (1991) with Robert De Niro. He also appeared in "We Met on the Vineyard" (1999). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the drama "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" (2005) with Tommy Lee Jones and the Melinda Renna dramedy "Baghdad, Texas" (2009). He also was featured in the TV movie "Temple Grandin" (HBO, 2009). He held additional roles in television including a part on "Friday Night Lights" (NBC, 2006-2011). Most recently, Tubb acted in "Two Step" (2015) with Beth Broderick.

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Barry Tubb

American actor and director (born 1963)

Barry York Tubb (born February 13, 1963) is an American actor and director. He has worked in both television and film between 1983 and 2014.

Early life

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Tubb was born in Snyder, Texas, in 1963. He won the state bull-riding championship at age 15 (junior division). After graduating from Snyder High School in 1981, he began stage training in San Francisco. Tubb moved to Hollywood in the mid '80s to begin his screen- and television-acting career.

Career

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He earned a regular role on the short-lived baseball ensemble series Bay City Blues and later a recurring role as a rookie police officer on Hill Street Blues. He played a shy homosexual boy who comes out to his parents in Consenting Adult, and a wealthy corporate upstart involved in murder in Billionaire Boys Club. Barry's most popular television role was that of Jasper Fant in the epic Westerns Lonesome Dove and its sequel Return to Lonesome Dove in 1993, which were partly set in his native Texas.

Moving on to film, Barry accepted supporting roles in Mask, The Legend of Billie Jean, and as Wolfman in Top Gun. In 1988, he co-starred with Mary Tyler Moore and Lynn Redgrave in the Broadway production of Sweet Sue, in which he appeare

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Barry Tubb Curriculum vitae (1963-)

Born 1963, in Snyder, TX.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, maker, director, writer
Birth Details: 1963; Snyder, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Football athlete, Christine (also known similarly John Carpenter's "Christine"), River, 1983
Dewey, Mask (also make public as Peter Bogdanovich's "Mask"), Universal, 1985
Hubie, The Narrative of Billie Jean, TriStar, 1985
Wolfman, Top Gun, Predominant, 1986
Wayne Chemist, Valentine Returns, Skouras, 1989
Guy, Warm Summertime Rain, 1989
Jerry Cooper, Guilty by Suspicion (also darken as La liste noire), Warner Bros., 1991
Tuff, The Big Day (also mask as We Met turn down the Vineyard), Monarch Films, 1999
Captain Malcolm, American Outlaws, Warner Bros., 2001
AD, Truce, 2004
Steve, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, 2005
Dr. Alfred, Grand Champion, Earth Family Movies, 2005
Film Work
Director, Blood Trail, 1997
Director paramount coproducer, Grand Champion, English Family Movies, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Mickey Wagner, Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983
Miniseries
Todd Melbourne, Billionaire Boys Club, NBC, 1987
Jasper Fant, Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1989
Jasper Fant, Return take upon yourself Lonesome Squab