Russ McCubbin

Julian Russell McCubbin (January 16, 1935 – June 28, 2018)^[1][2] 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).

Russ McCubbin
Russ McCubbin in Magnum P.I. 1986
Born	(1935-01-16)January 16, 1935 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	June 28, 2018(2018-06-28) (aged 83)

Early life

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.^[3]

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Warlock	1959	Gang Member	Uncredited
The FBI Story	1959	Ku Klux Klan Member / Man Sitting In Diner	Uncredited
Waco	1966	Drover
Three Guns for Texas	1968	Howie Walker	Uncredited
The Angry Breed	1968	Biker Co-Leader
Cain's Cutthroats	1970	Crawford
Myra Breckinridge	1970	Leticia's Driver	Uncredited
High Plains Drifter	1973	Fred Short
Santee	1973	Rafe
Cheaper to Keep Her	1981	Man On Toilet
Any Which Way You Can	1980	Cop	Uncredited
Sudden Impact	1983	Eddie
Hell Hunters	1988	Kong
Another 48 Hrs.	1990	Doorman
Correct Change	2002	Stan Jenson

Selected Television Appearances

(1962) Dennis the Menace (Season 3 Episode 37: "Community Picnic") as Tiny Hawkins (1963) Gunsmoke (Season 8 Episode 19: "Cotter’s Girl") as Stage Passenger (uncredited) (1979) The Dukes of Hazzard (Season 2 Episode 6: "The Ghost of General Lee") as Phil