Actors & Skin: Barry Tubb

Last week, while working on an archive post for Blast From The Past, (HERE:) I spent quite a bit of time going through old posts on the site.  Some of the early pieces I did were before I mastered capping and creating video clips.   I decided that when time allows, I would update some of the older pieces and decided to start with actor Barry Tubb.

Barry Tubb began his career on television in the early eighties.  Tubb appeared on shows including Hill Street Blues, The Mississippi and Bay City Blues. In 1995, Tubb appeared as a gay teen in the made for television movie Consenting Adult with Marlo Thomas and Martin Sheen. 

Consenting Adult (1985)

' A young gay man tries to find acceptance from his shocked mother and disgusted father. Through this journey, he also learns to accept himself for who he is.'

The cast, especially Tubb got great reviews for their performances, but the movie itself was met with more mixed reviews.  Some critics thought the movie played it too safe, scared of offending viewers.  Others thought given the rise of the AIDS crisis, it should have gone further with current issues.  Regardless, it was boundary pushing for the time.  I saw the movie a few years ago on Youtube and although the quality isn't great, if you want to check out, you can view it HERE:

Bay City Blues (1984)

As far as nudity goes, Tubb appeared nude briefly in the television series Bay City Blues. (above) I tried to find the show to download, but could not find it on-line.  Thankfully, a poster from DC had the cap above.  Tubb also appeared nude on stage. The images below are stills from Tubb with Mary Tyler Moore and Lynn Redgrave in Broadway's Sweet Sue.

With a cast full of hot actors, I still took notice of Tubb as Wolverine in 1986's Top Gun. On the heals of Top Gun's success, Tubb went on to star in a string of movies and television shows throughout the rest of the 80's and early 90's.   Although his career slowed down in the 2000's, he continued to act regularly including roles in the HBO movie Temple Grandin as well as a short stint on Friday Night Lights.

Top Gun (1986)

In addition to tv and on stage, Tubb appeared nude twice on film, the most well known is his nude scenes with Kelly  Lynch in 1989's Warm Summer Rain.  Also in 1989, Tubb appeared nude in a darkly lit scene in the drama Valentino Returns.  You can check out updated caps and clips from Warm Summer Rain on the next page HERE:  You can also check out caps and a clip from Valentino Returns on the next page HERE: