Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his roles as retired police detective Henry Spencer on USA Network's series Psych and it's subsequent TV movies, divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law and the TV movie, and Roger Dorn in the Major League trilogy. He also portrayed Jerry in Lay the Favorite (2012), Gil Gordon in The Big Year (2011), Harlan Dexter in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist I & II, and Jason Chadman in Hello Again (1987). He starred as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert on the series The Cape and Brett Sooner on the sitcom A Whole New Ballgame. He appeared recurring as Kyle Nevin on the FOX medical drama The Resident, Sinclair Dryden on Showtime's City on a Hill, Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler on the Magnum P.I. reboot, Milt Leakey on the CBS series Tommy, Anderson Schultz on the Netflix series Marvel's The Punisher, Chief Cantuck on Sundance TV's series Hap and Leonard, Michael Longworth on A&E's police drama The Glades, Jack Sherwood on UPN's sitcom Cuts, Captain Owen Sebring on JAG, Ken Graham on Ryan's Hope, and has had intermittent appearances as John Durant on General Hospital and Father Todd Williams on The Young and the Restless. He is the eldest son of Harry Bernsen Jr., a Hollywood producer, and veteran soap actress Jeanne Cooper, who appeared on The Young and the Restless.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Duster as Wade Ellis
- 2025 · Marshmallow as Roy
- 2025 · Your Friends & Neighbors as Jack Bailey
- 2024 · Clipped as Pierce O'Donnell
- 2023 · The Curse as Paul
- 2023 · White House Plumbers as Richard Kleindienst
- 2023 · Repeater as Edgar Mann
- 2022 · East New York as Duke Jacobs
- 2021 · The Hating Game as Bexley
- 2021 · Psych 3: This Is Gus as Henry Spencer
- 2021 · Weekend Warriors as Police Chief Baumgardner
- 2020 · Psych 2: Lassie Come Home as Henry Spencer
- 2020 · Tommy as Milt Leakey
- 2019 · City on a Hill as Sinclair Dryden
- 2019 · The Russian Bride as Karl Frederick
- 2019 · Sunrise in Heaven as Jim
- 2018 · The Kominsky Method as Himself
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler
- 2018 · The Resident as Kyle Nevin
- 2017 · Psych: The Movie as Henry Spencer
- 2017 · Marvel's The Punisher as Anderson Schultz
- 2017 · Boone: The Bounty Hunter as Cage Bickle
- 2017 · American Gods as Vulcan
- 2017 · Larceny as Price
- 2017 · Powerless as Vanderveer Wayne Sr.
- 2016 · In-Lawfully Yours as Father Grayson
- 2016 · Love's Complicated as Dublin Senior
- 2015 · Grace and Frankie as Dr. Paul Mason
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Mervin
- 2014 · Christian Mingle as Matt
- 2014 · NCIS: New Orleans as Adam Huntley
- 2014 · Scorpion as Bob Connelly
- 2014 · Born to Race: Fast Track as Liam
- 2013 · Motive as Dr. Stan Matthews
- 2012 · Anger Management as Roger
- 2012 · Lay the Favorite as Jerry
- 2011 · The Big Year as Gil Gordon
- 2011 · Pizza Man as Criswell
- 2011 · Switched at Birth as
- 2011 · Bad Actress as Corbin Bernsen
- 2011 · 25 Hill as Roy Gibbs
- 2010 · Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright as FBI Director Hill
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Henry Upton
- 2009 · The League as Bruce
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Castle as Lance Hastings
- 2008 · Vipers as Burton
- 2008 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2008 · House of Fallen as Rowland
- 2008 · True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl as Nick Harvey
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self
- 2006 · Psych as Henry Spencer
- 2006 · The New Adventures of Old Christine as Howard
- 2006 · Sex and Consequences as John Wayne
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Ira
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Jerry Grandin
- 2005 · Twins as
- 2005 · Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as Harlan Dexter
- 2005 · Hi-Jinks as
- 2005 · Cuts as Jack Sherwood
- 2005 · Raging Sharks as Capt. Riley
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Attorney Eli Granger
- 2004 · Quiet Kill as Jerry Martin
- 2004 · Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss as Steve
- 2003 · Miss Match as Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott
- 2003 · Love Comes Softly as Ben Graham
- 2002 · L.A. Law: The Movie as Arnie Becker
- 2002 · Gentle Ben as Fog Benson
- 2001 · Raptor as Dr. Hyde
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as William Hendry
- 2001 · Judgment as Mitch Kendrick
- 2000 · Battery Park as Michael
- 2000 · Son of the Beach as
- 1999 · Kiss of a Stranger as Mason
- 1999 · Third Watch as Carter Savage
- 1999 · The West Wing as Henry Shallick
- 1999 · Twice in a Lifetime as Roger Stovall / Bill Water
- 1998 · The Misadventures of Margaret as Art Turner
- 1998 · The Dentist 2 as Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Zack Henley
- 1998 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Roger Dorn
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Celebrity Lawyer
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Corbin Bernsen
- 1997 · Tidal Wave: No Escape as John Wahl
- 1996 · The Cape as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Ted Grant
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Inhumanoid as Foster Carver
- 1996 · The Dentist as Dr. Alan Feinstone
- 1996 · The Great White Hype as Peter Prince
- 1995 · JAG as Captain Owen Sebring
- 1995 · Tales from the Hood as Duke Metger (segment "KKK Comeuppance")
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Virgil Nygard
- 1995 · A Whole New Ballgame as Brett Sooner
- 1995 · Aurora: Operation Intercept as Flight Engineer Murphy
- 1995 · Temptress as Nick
- 1994 · Radioland Murders as Dexter Morris
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Eric Weiss
- 1994 · The New Age as Kevin Bulasky
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Arnie
- 1994 · Major League II as Roger Dorn
- 1993 · The Nanny as Glen Mitchell
- 1993 · Grey Knight as Col. Nehemiah Strayn
- 1992 · Love Can Be Murder as Nick Peyton
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Harry
- 1992 · Love & War as
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Corbin Bernsen
- 1992 · Grass Roots as Will Lee
- 1991 · Shattered as Jeb Scott
- 1991 · Roc as Jim Larson
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Corbin Bernsen
- 1989 · Baywatch as
- 1989 · Disorganized Crime as Frank Salazar
- 1989 · Major League as Roger Dorn
- 1988 · Mickey's 60th Birthday as Arnie Becker
- 1988 · Dear John as Blake McCarron
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Q2
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Arnie Becker
- 1985 · Doubletake as Tennis Pro
- 1983 · Allison Sydney Harrison as Steve Malloy
- 1976 · King Kong as Reporter
- 1976 · Eat My Dust as Roy Puire
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1972 · The Waltons as Casey
- 1967 · Clambake as Boy at Playground (uncredited)
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
- Future · There There as
- 2025 · Tow as Martin La Rosa
- 2024 · The Beldham as
- 2023 · Herd as Robert Miller
- 2023 · Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist as Steve Plank
- 2021 · Taking the Reins as Preston
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Blackmun
- 2020 · The Christmas Project Reunion as Grandpa George
- 2020 · When We Last Spoke as Walt
- 2020 · A Deadly Legend as Matthias Leary
- 2020 · First Lady as
- 2019 · Faith, Hope & Love as Brian Fuller
- 2018 · Alone We Fight as Colonel Bradley Armstrong
- 2018 · Reach as Charles
- 2018 · My Daddy is in Heaven as Vernon
- 2016 · Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance as “Pops” Chapman
- 2016 · God's Club as Max Graves
- 2015 · Sensory Perception as Mr. Friedrich
- 2014 · The Last Straw as Mr. G
- 2013 · Gordon Family Tree as Ron Goodson
- 2012 · 3 Day Test as Tom
- 2011 · Miss December as District Attorney
- 2011 · Suing The Devil as Barry Polk
- 2010 · Rust as
- 2009 · Dead Air as Dr. F
- 2008 · For the Love of Grace as Captain Washington
- 2008 · Depth Charge as
- 2006 · Submission as
- 2005 · Carpool Guy as Michael
- 2004 · They Are Among Us as Norbert
- 2004 · Death and Texas as Coach Loren Stanley
- 2003 · Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain as Fog Benson
- 2002 · The Santa Trap as Chief Spivak
- 2002 · I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as David Carver
- 2002 · Dead Above Ground as Mark Mallory
- 2002 · The Fairy King as Rob Preston
- 2002 · Atomic Twister as Sheriff C.B. Bishop
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Fangs as Carl Hart
- 2001 · Final Payback as Mayor Richardson
- 2001 · Killer Instinct as Jennings Wilhite
- 2000 · Rangers as Senator
- 1998 · Young Hearts Unlimited as Brian
- 1998 · Recipe for Revenge as Dr. Chester Winnifield
- 1998 · Loyal Opposition as Secret Service agent John Gray
- 1997 · Menno's Mind as Felix Medina
- 1997 · Spacejacked as Barnes
- 1996 · Kounterfeit as Marty Hopkins
- 1996 · Bloodhounds as
- 1996 · Baja as John Stone
- 1995 · In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound as Frank Cole
- 1995 · Dangerous Intentions as Tim Williamson
- 1994 · Guns of Honor as Brent Mallick
- 1994 · The Soft Kill as Martin Lewis
- 1994 · A Brilliant Disguise as Dr. Martin
- 1994 · Where Are My Children? as Tom Scott
- 1994 · Trigger Fast as Brent Mallick
- 1992 · Frozen Assets as Zach Shepard
- 1989 · Breaking Point as Pike
- 1989 · Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Jim Shirley
- 1987 · Hello Again as Jason Chadman
- 1987 · Dead Aim as Webster
- 1981 · S.O.B. as Unknown
- 1974 · Three the Hard Way as Boy
- Future · The Yeti as
- 2024 · Memory Box as Father (voice)
- 2023 · Christmas at Keestone as Clint Baker
- 2022 · Game Changer as Iann Gabriel
- 2021 · Past Shadows as Lewis Samuels
- 2020 · The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland as Gran'Poppy
- 2020 · A Bennett Song Holiday as Aiden Neville
- 2020 · Cadia: The World Within as George
- 2020 · Mary for Mayor as Pat
- 2019 · Connective Tissue as Dr. Epstein
- 2019 · The Unseen Realm as Self (Host)
- 2019 · All Good Things as Pop-pop
- 2019 · Swell as Harold
- 2018 · Life with Dog as Joe Bigler
- 2018 · Surviving Theater 9 as Tom
- 2017 · Distortion as Dr. Eli Sutton
- 2017 · Dead Man Rising as Buck
- 2017 · The Dynasty That Almost Was as
- 2016 · The Elvis Room as Harker
- 2016 · Prayer Never Fails as Joseph T. Harrington
- 2015 · It Had to Be You as Nolan Powell
- 2015 · Midland as The Shepherd
- 2015 · Portrait of Love as Tyler Mason
- 2015 · On the Wing as Senator Jeremy Ryburn
- 2014 · It Came From Connemara! as Self
- 2013 · Beyond the Heavens as Gus Henry
- 2013 · Lizzie as Dr. Fredricks
- 2012 · Stolen Child as George
- 2011 · The Ascension as Carl
- 2010 · Closets as Grant Erickson
- 2010 · The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger as Self
- 2009 · Trapped as Edward Hutton
- 2009 · Donna on Demand as Ben Corbin
- 2007 · Right to Die as Ira
- 2007 · Pirate Camp as Hookbeard
- 2006 · The Naked Ape as Mr. Feldman
- 2006 · Paid as William Montague
- 2005 · Ordinary Miracles as David Woodbury
- 2003 · The Commission as Rep. Gerald R. Ford
- 2001 · The Tomorrow Man as Larry
- 2000 · Borderline Normal as Benjiman Walling
- 1999 · Riddler's Moon as George Brenner
- 1999 · Two of Hearts as Bruce Saunders
- 1997 · An American Affair as District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford
- 1996 · Full Circle as Harrison Winslow
- 1996 · Bloodhounds II as
- 1996 · The Cold Heart of a Killer as Alex Jensen
- 1995 · Murderous Intent as Brice
- 1995 · Cover Me as Andre Solloway
- 1995 · Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead as Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter
- 1995 · Someone to Die For as Jack Davis
- 1994 · Voices from Within as Mark Reichard
- 1994 · Final Mission as General Morgan Breslaw
- 1994 · Savage Land as Quint
- Future · Happy Endings Funeral Parlor as
- 1994 · I Know My Son Is Alive as Mark Elshant
- 1993 · Beyond Suspicion as Stan Benderman
- 1991 · Fatal Inheritance as Woodward Dawes
- 1991 · Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show as Self
- 1991 · Dead on the Money as Carter Matthews
- 1991 · Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Morris Dees
- 1987 · Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self
- 1986 · L.A. Law: Pilot as Arnold Becker
- Future · Kali as Old Man
- Future · Laura Louise as Edward Brannock