Actor

Russ McCubbin

January 16, 1935 · Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Julian Russell "Russ" McCubbin (January 16, 1935 – June 28, 2018) was an American television and film actor and stunt man. He is best known for his work on Sudden Impact (1983) and High Plains Drifter (1973).

As a teenager he excelled in sports at Charleston High School. At Hargrave Military Academy, he was captain of the football and track teams, earning him athletic scholarships at numerous colleges and universities. He chose to accept an offer from Virginia Tech. Volunteering for the draft in 1954, he spent the next three years in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1957. After leaving the service, he hitchhiked his way across country to California to become an actor. CLR

Notable work

7.5
Knight Rider (1982)
as Alfred Barton
7.3
High Plains Drifter (1973)
as Fred Short
7.5
The A-Team (1983)
as Freddy
6.5
Sudden Impact (1983)
as Eddie
6
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
as Doorman
7.3
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
as Archie Fleming

Often works with

Lance LeGault
3 titles together
Knight Rider, The A-Team, Magnum, P.I.
Shug Fisher
3 titles together
Gunsmoke, Daniel Boone, Laredo
John Carradine
3 titles together
Myra Breckinridge, Branded, Cain's Cutthroats
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Fred Stromsoe
3 titles together
The Wild Wild West, Adam-12, Lawman
Rebecca Holden
2 titles together
Knight Rider, Matt Houston
George Murdock
2 titles together
Knight Rider, Tarzan

Full filmography · 28

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as Deputy Carnes
19847.1
Hunter
as Ernest
19847.1
The A-Team
as Freddy
19837.5
Knight Rider
as Alfred Barton
19827.5
Matt Houston
cast
19826.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Archie Fleming
19807.3
Nichols
as Donnie
1971
Adam-12
as Coach Stobie
19687.1
Tarzan
cast
19666.9
The Wild Wild West
cast
19657.6
Laredo
cast
1965
The John Forsythe Show
cast
1965