Barry Corbin
October 16, 1940 (85 years old) in Lamesa, Texas. USA
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
Credits
- 2025 · El Tonto Por Cristo as Terry Don
- 2023 · Killers of the Flower Moon as Undertaker Turton
- 2022 · The Bay House as Cowden Brooks
- 2022 · Tulsa King as Babe Keller
- 2020 · 9-1-1: Lone Star as Stuart Ryder
- 2019 · Trading Paint as Sheriff Buck Taylor
- 2018 · Yellowstone as Ross
- 2018 · The Valley as Gary
- 2018 · Brimming with Love as Walter
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Mr. Gilford
- 2017 · All Saints as Forrest
- 2016 · New Life as Oscar
- 2016 · Windsor as Gil Denton
- 2016 · The Ranch as Dale
- 2015 · Blood & Oil as Clifton Lundegren
- 2015 · Better Call Saul as Everett Acker
- 2014 · Planes: Fire & Rescue as Ol' Jammer (voice)
- 2014 · The Homesman as Buster Shaver
- 2013 · Shadow on the Mesa as Jake Rawlins
- 2012 · Born Wild as Ray Jennings
- 2012 · Anger Management as Ed
- 2011 · Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Judge Smith
- 2010 · Parenthood as Ernie
- 2009 · Ben 10: Alien Swarm as Grandpa Max Tennyson
- 2009 · Not Since You as Uncle Dennis
- 2009 · Modern Family as Merle Tucker
- 2009 · Wyvern as Haas
- 2007 · No Country for Old Men as Ellis
- 2007 · Army Wives as Veteran Patient
- 2006 · Psych as Billy Joe
- 2005 · The Closer as Clay Johnson
- 2005 · Unscripted as Self
- 2005 · River's End as Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
- 2003 · One Tree Hill as Whitey Durham
- 2003 · Monte Walsh as Bob the Storekeeper
- 2001 · Reba as JV
- 2001 · Drive-In Movie Memories as
- 2001 · The Journeyman as Charlie Ledbetter
- 2000 · Mysterious Ways as
- 1999 · Held Up as Pembry
- 1999 · A Face to Kill for as Frank Hadley
- 1998 · The Magnificent Seven as Wickes
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Fire Chief (voice)
- 1996 · Spin City as Peter Noland
- 1996 · Spin City as Peter Noland (archive footage)
- 1996 · The Big Easy as C.D. LeBlanc
- 1995 · JAG as Percival Bertram
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Chuck Fifer
- 1995 · Virus as Dr. Clayman
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Carlton Powers
- 1994 · Life with Louie as Uncle Sammy (voice)
- 1994 · Moon Shot as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
- 1994 · Ellen as Jack Penney
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Ben Crowder
- 1992 · The Keys as Buckaloo
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as Officer Don
- 1990 · The Hot Spot as Sheriff
- 1990 · Northern Exposure as Maurice Minnifield
- 1990 · Ghost Dad as Mr. Emery Collins
- 1989 · The Famous Teddy Z as
- 1989 · Lonesome Dove as Roscoe Brown
- 1989 · Who's Harry Crumb? as P.J. Downing
- 1988 · Permanent Record as Jim Sinclair
- 1987 · LBJ: The Early Years as Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
- 1987 · Warm Hearts, Cold Feet as Max
- 1986 · John Henry as Mr. Jenkins
- 1986 · Designing Women as
- 1986 · Firefighter as Capt. Johnson
- 1986 · Matlock as Steven McRea
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Dead Run")
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Mr. Jenkins
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Lou Flannigan
- 1984 · Call to Glory as Mr. Hunter
- 1984 · The Jesse Owens Story as Judge
- 1984 · Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac as Burt Hamilton
- 1983 · The Man Who Loved Women as Roy Carr
- 1983 · The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez as B. R. Abernathy
- 1983 · WarGames as General Beringer
- 1983 · The Thorn Birds as Pete
- 1983 · The A-Team as J.J. Kincaid
- 1982 · Honkytonk Man as Arnspriger
- 1982 · The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as C.J.
- 1982 · Prime Suspect as Bob Austin