Thomas Cooper Huckabee (credited by his stage name of Cooper Huckabee) is an American actor best known for his appearances in The Funhouse, Urban Cowboy, and Gettysburg.
Biography[]
Huckabee was born in Mobile, Alabama, on May 8, 1951. He attended Davidson High School for his primary education. Later attending the University of Southern Mississippi, he received a degree for Athletic Administration and also played football for the college team. Starting an acting career, Huckabee portrayed Buzz, one of the leading roles, in The Funhouse; and Marshall, the main character's sidekick in Urban Cowboy. He later had a starring role in the 1982 CBS made-for-TV movie Country Gold, which was made in Nashville. Later, Huckabee appeared as Henry T. Harrison, a spy, in the 1993 film Gettysburg. He has also made several guest appearances on various TV series, including ER, The Shield, Suspect Behavior, and Criminal Minds. Huckabee turned in a memorable performance as Euple Byrd, the first husband of country music legend Tammy Wynette in the made-for-TV movie Stand By Your Man. Recently, Huckabee appeared in The Killers' video for Dustland Fairytale and also made a recurring role in the TV series True Blood, in which he portrays Joe Lee Mickens.
On Criminal Minds[]
Huckabee portrayed Emory Boyd in the episode of Suspect Behavior, "The Girl in the Blue Mask".
He then portrayed Raoul Whalen, the dominant partner of a husband-and-wife killing team, in the Season Eight episode of the original show, "Alchemy".
Filmography[]
- Longmire (2014) as George Linder
- Criminal Minds - "Alchemy" (2013) TV episode - Raoul Whalen
- Thriftstore Cowboy (2013) as Gilley Daniels
- Django Unchained (2012) as Lil Raj Brittle
- Major Crimes (2012) as Norman Hall
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009-2011) as Rick Fetzer/Gomez (2 episodes)
- True Blood (2010-2011) as Joe Lee Mickens (7 episodes)
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior - "The Girl in the Blue Mask" (2011) - Emory Boyd
- Law & Order: LA (2010) as Hal
- Bright Falls (2010) as Sam Smith (3 episodes)
- Dexter (2009) as Joe Nix
- Staunton Hill (2009) as Burgh (video)
- FlashForward (2009) as Trucker
- Southland (2009) as Lester Brown
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2009) as Salesman
- The Shield (2008) as Irving Heap
- The Unknown (2005) as Tom
- Y.M.I. (2004) as Grave
- Gods and Generals (2003) as Henry T. Harrison (uncredited)
- Baywatch (2001) as Deke Bishop
- Space Cowboys (2000) as Trajectory Engineer
- The General's Daughter (1999) as Colonel Weems
- ER (1997) as Hayes
- Turbulence (1997) as Wing Commander W. Hadfield
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1995) as Earl Nelson
- Bad Girls (1994) as Deputy Earl
- Gettysburg (1993) as Henry T. Harrison
- Love Field (1992) as Deputy Swinson
- Night Eyes (1990) as Ernie
- Cohen and Tate (1988) as Jeff Knight
- The Curse (1987) as Forbes
- Repairs (1987) as The Motocross Racer (short)
- Eye of the Tiger (1986) as Roger
- MacGyver (1985) as Bill Farren
- Chase (1985) as Coy
- The Paper Chase (1984) as Dooley
- Big Ball (1983) as Hutch (short)
- Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) as Vance Reed
- Country Gold (1982) as Reilly Sears
- The Blue and the Gray (1982) as Matthew Geyser (TV miniseries, 3 episodes)
- The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) as Homer
- Stand By Your Man (1981) as Euple Byrd
- The Funhouse (1981) as Buzz Dawson
- Getting Wasted (1980) as Dwayne Hollister
- Urban Cowboy (1980) as Marshall
- The Runaways (1979) as Hank
- Joni (1979) as Dick Filbert
- Hawaii Five-O (1979) as Armitage
- Foul Play (1978) as Sandy
- Dallas (1978) as Peyton Allen
- Barnaby Jones (1977) as Steve Barker/"Hobo"
- Murder at the World Series (1977) as Frank Gresham
- The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976) as Jeff
- The Quest (1976) as Jess (2 episodes)
- The Pom Pom Girls (1976) as Hardin Tough
- Police Woman (1976) as Yancey Parnell (2 episodes)
- Little House on the Prairie (1976) as Herman Stone
External Links[]
For an up-to-date filmography, see here.