Biography
Barry York Tubb is an American actor, writer and director. Born on 13 February 1963 in Snyder, Texas, he won the state junior bull-riding championship at age 15. After graduating from Snyder High School in 1981, he trained in San Francisco before moving to Hollywood in the mid-1980s.
Tubb is known for his role as Wolfman in Top Gun (1986). He played Jasper Fant in the miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) and its sequel Return to Lonesome Dove (1993), and appeared in Mask (1985), The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) and Guilty by Suspicion (1991). He co-starred in the 1988 Broadway production of Sweet Sue. Tubb has also directed and written films including Grand Champion (2002). In 2024 he sued Paramount Pictures over the use of his image in Top Gun: Maverick.
