
Barry Corbin
Known for Acting · 200 credits
- Born
- 1940-10-16 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Lamesa, Texas. USA
- Also known as
- Leonard Barrie Corbin · 베리 코빈 · بری کوربین
Biography
Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American film and television actor. His is best known for his role as the pompous former astronaut Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure (1990–1995), which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Corbin also had prominent recurring or starring roles in the series Lonesome Dove, One Tree Hill, The Closer, Anger Management, The Ranch, and Better Call Saul. In film, he has acted in many genres including thrillers (WarGames, The Hot Spot, In the Valley of Elah), comedies (Any Which Way You Can, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Stir Crazy) and Westerns (Urban Cowboy, No Country for Old Men, Killers of the Flower Moon), often as a sheriff, military leader, or other authority figure.
Known For
TV Shows (56)

Yellowstone
2018
as Ross

Modern Family
2009
as Merle Tucker

Columbo
1971
as Clifford Calvert

Young Sheldon
2017
as Mr. Gilford

Better Call Saul
2015
as Everett Acker

Psych
2006
as Billy Joe

JAG
1995
as Percival Bertram

One Tree Hill
2003
as Whitey Durham

The Closer
2005
as Clay Johnson

King of the Hill
1997
as Fire Chief (voice)

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Lou Flannigan

Tulsa King
2022
as Babe Keller

Dallas
1978
as Sheriff Fenton Washburn

M*A*S*H
1972

The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Chuck Fifer

The A-Team
1983
as J.J. Kincaid

9-1-1: Lone Star
2020
as Stuart Ryder

Parenthood
2010
as Ernie

Hill Street Blues
1981

Army Wives
2007
as Veteran Patient

Matlock
1986
as Steven McRea

Spin City
1996
as Peter Noland / Peter Noland (archive footage)

The Unit
2006
as Carson

Hart to Hart
1979

The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Dead Run")

Northern Exposure
1990
as Maurice Minnifield

The Outer Limits
1995
as Carlton Powers

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Ben Crowder

Ellen
1994
as Jack Penney

Anger Management
2012
as Ed

Reba
2001
as JV

Designing Women
1986

The Ranch
2016
as Dale

The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Wickes

The Thorn Birds
1983
as Pete

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Elmore

Unscripted
2005
as Barry Corbin

Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Mr. Jenkins

Lonesome Dove
1989
as Roscoe Brown

Life with Louie
1994
as Uncle Sammy (voice)

The Big Easy
1996
as C.D. LeBlanc

Blood & Oil
2015
as Clifton Lundegren

Mysterious Ways
2000

Call to Glory
1984
as Mr. Hunter

Tucker's Witch
1982

The Duck Factory
1984
as Hubbell

I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Officer Warner

The Famous Teddy Z
1989

Boone
1983
as Merit Sawyer

Fatal Vision
1984
as Franz Grebner

Murder in Texas
1981
as Dist. Atty. McMasters

A Death in California
1985
as Jim Heusdens
NBC Special Treat
1975
as Stokey Andrews
Washingtoon
1985
as Bunky Munster

Spies
1987
Moon Shot
1994
as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
Movies (144)

No Country for Old Men
2007
as Ellis

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Undertaker Turton

WarGames
1983
as General Beringer

Ben 10: Alien Swarm
2009
as Grandpa Max Tennyson

Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Ol' Jammer (voice)

The Hot Spot
1990
as Sheriff

Career Opportunities
1991
as Officer Don

The Homesman
2014
as Buster Shaver

Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Fat Zack

Trading Paint
2019
as Sheriff Buck Taylor

Crossfire Trail
2001
as Sheriff Walter Moncrief

All Saints
2017
as Forrest

Stir Crazy
1980
as Warden Walter Beatty

Critters 2
1988
as Harv

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as C.J.

Honkytonk Man
1982
as Arnspriger

Urban Cowboy
1980
as Uncle Bob

The Grand
2007
as Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro

In the Valley of Elah
2007
as Arnold Bickman

Solo
1996
as General Clyde Haynes

Dead & Buried
1981
as Phil

Six Pack
1982
as Sheriff

Rage!
1980
as Resident #5

Who's Harry Crumb?
1989
as P.J. Downing

Under Cover
1987
as Sergeant Irwin Lee

Conagher
1991
as Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver

Dunsmore
2003
as Sheriff Breen

Virus
1995
as Dr. Clayman

Held Up
1999
as Pembry

Short Time
1990
as Captain

Monte Walsh
2003
as Bob the Storekeeper

The Gristle
2004
as Senator Dorm

Lake City
2008
as George

Alien Express
2005
as Senator Frank Rawlings

The Valley
2018
as Gary

Travis McGee
1983
as Sheriff Hack Ames

Curdled
1996
as Lodger

Mountain Top
2017
as Sam Miller

Ghost Dad
1990
as Mr. Emery Collins

Brimming with Love
2018
as Walter

Firefighter
1986
as Capt. Johnson

Bitter Harvest
1981
as Dr. Agajanian

Beer for My Horses
2008
as Buck Baker

The Journeyman
2001
as Charlie Ledbetter

Nothing in Common
1986
as Andrew Woolridge

The Man Who Loved Women
1983
as Roy Carr

The Ratings Game
1984
as Colonel

Clover Bend
2002
as Cotton Clayton

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981
as Wimbish

Permanent Record
1988
as Jim Sinclair

Bloodworth
2010
as Itchy

My Science Project
1985
as Lew Harlan

Wyvern
2009
as Haas

It Takes Two
1988
as George Lawrence

The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Judge

Ghoul
2012
as Grandfather

Beautiful Dreamer
2006
as Grandpa

Young Harry Houdini
1987
as Elmore

My Son Is Innocent
1996
as Dan Pendleton

Siringo
1995
as Marshall John Llewellyn

Not Since You
2009
as Uncle Dennis

The Fumbleheads
1997
as Robert Blister

A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981
as Gus Lobell

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987
as Max

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984
as Burt Hamilton

Eminence Hill
2019
as Noah

New Life
2016
as Oscar

Red King, White Knight
1989
as Bentick

Hidden Places
2006
as Sheriff

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as B. R. Abernathy

NoNAMES
2010
as Ed

The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
as Nick Hanson

Bus Stop
1982
as Virgil Blessing

That Evening Sun
2009
as Thurl Chessor

The Keys
1992
as Buckaloo

Under Siege
1986

Sedona
2011
as Les

River's End
2005
as Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins

Shadow on the Mesa
2013
as Jake Rawlins

Off the Mark
1987
as Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa

Last Man Club
2016
as Pete Williams

Sealed with a Kiss
1999
as Wink 'Pop' Blake

Universal Squadrons
2011
as Deakin

The Chase
1991
as Wallis

The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
2012
as Walker

The Bay House
2022
as Cowden Brooks
Last Flight Out
1990
as Capt. Bob Berg

Valley of the Sun
2011
as Gene Taggart

Prime Suspect
1982
as Bob Austin

The Super Cops
1974
as Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)

The People Across the Lake
1988
as Malcolm Bryce

Magic Max
2021
as Grismer

Timequest
2003
as Lyndon Johnson

Yesterday's Dreams
2005
as Pastor

The Margarita Man
2019
as Chief Doyle

LBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Judge Alvin J. Wirtz

The Defiant Ones
1986
as Floyd Carpenter

Windsor
2016
as Gil Denton

Man Against the Mob
1988
as Big Mac McCleary

The Hired Heart
1997
as Mike Hadley

Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
as Self

Born Wild
2012
as Ray Jennings

This House Possessed
1981
as Lt. Fletcher

C.A.T. Squad
1986
as The Director

Funny Thing About Love
2021
as Grandpa Joe

Drive-In Movie Memories
2001

A Face to Kill for
1999
as Frank Hadley

Stranger on My Land
1988
as Gil

Star Trek: First Frontier
2020
as John April

Sod and Stubble
2025

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Judge Smith

Hope Ranch
2002
as Shorty

Kiss and Tell
1996
as George Reed

Secret Witness
1988
as Sheriff

Deadly Family Secrets
1995
as Mr. Potter

Fantasies
1982
as Naylor

Christmas in the Smokies
2015
as Wade Haygood

What Comes Around
1985
as Leon Redden

An American in Texas
2017
as Larry Korchinsky

Ay Lav Yu Tuu
2017
as Danny Brown
About Barry Corbin
Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American film and television actor. His is best known for his role as the pompous former astronaut Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure (1990–1995), which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Corbin also had prominent recurring or starring roles in the series Lonesome Dove, One Tree Hill, The Closer, Anger Management, The Ranch, and Better Call Saul. In film, he has acted in many genres including thrillers (WarGames, The Hot Spot, In the Valley of Elah), comedies (Any Which Way… With 200 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, Barry Corbin has appeared in 144 films and 56 TV shows.
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Most Popular Barry Corbin Movies
- No Country for Old Men (2007) — as Ellis
- Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — as Undertaker Turton
- WarGames (1983) — as General Beringer
- Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009) — as Grandpa Max Tennyson
- Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) — as Ol' Jammer (voice)
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