Barry Corbin
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Brothers
2026
as Carl Travis
El Tonto Por Cristo
2025
as Terry Don
Sod and Stubble
2025
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Undertaker Turton
The Bay House
2022
as Cowden Brooks
Tulsa King
2022
as Babe Keller
Funny Thing About Love
2021
as Grandpa Joe
Magic Max
2021
as Grismer
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020
as Stuart Ryder
The Margarita Man
2019
as Chief Doyle
Trading Paint
2019
as Sheriff Buck Taylor
Eminence Hill
2019
as Noah
Farmer of the Year
2018
as Hap
The Valley
2018
as Gary
Brimming with Love
2018
as Walter
Yellowstone
2018
as Ross
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
2017
as Danny Brown
All Saints
2017
as Forrest
An American in Texas
2017
as Larry Korchinsky
Mountain Top
2017
as Sam Miller
Young Sheldon
2017
as Mr. Gilford
Last Man Club
2016
as Pete Williams
Windsor
2016
as Gil Denton
New Life
2016
as Oscar
The Ranch
2016
as Dale
Beyond the Farthest Star
2015
as Chief Burns
Christmas in the Smokies
2015
as Wade Haygood
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
as Self
Blood & Oil
2015
as Clifton Lundegren
Better Call Saul
2015
as Everett Acker
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Ol' Jammer (voice)
Dawn of the Crescent Moon
2014
as Cyrus
Diving With The Dinosaur Fish
2014
as Narrator
The Homesman
2014
as Buster Shaver
The Hitchhiker
2014
as Leonard
Shadow on the Mesa
2013
as Jake Rawlins
This Is Where We Live
2013
as Bode Warden
Return to Cicely
2013
as Self
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
2012
as Walker
Born Wild
2012
as Ray Jennings
Ghoul
2012
as Grandfather
Anger Management
2012
as Ed
Universal Squadrons
2011
as Deakin
Feed the Fish
2011
as Axel Andersen
Valley of the Sun
2011
as Gene Taggart
Sedona
2011
as Les
The Next Door Neighbor
2011
as Judge Rodgers
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Judge Smith
NoNAMES
2010
as Ed
Rising Stars
2010
as Farmer
Bloodworth
2010
as Itchy
Parenthood
2010
as Ernie
Wyvern
2009
as Haas
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
2009
as Grandpa Max Tennyson
Not Since You
2009
as Uncle Dennis
That Evening Sun
2009
as Thurl Chessor
Modern Family
2009
as Merle Tucker
Lake City
2008
as George
Beer for My Horses
2008
as Buck Baker
No Country for Old Men
2007
as Ellis
In the Valley of Elah
2007
as Arnold Bickman
The Grand
2007
as Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro
Army Wives
2007
as Veteran Patient
Beautiful Dreamer
2006
as Grandpa
Waitin' to Live
2006
as Buford Pike
Hidden Places
2006
as Sheriff
Psych
2006
as Billy Joe
The Unit
2006
as Carson
River's End
2005
as Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
Alien Express
2005
as Senator Frank Rawlings
Yesterday's Dreams
2005
as Pastor
Unscripted
2005
as Barry Corbin
The Closer
2005
as Clay Johnson
The Gristle
2004
as Senator Dorm
Monte Walsh
2003
as Bob the Storekeeper
Dunsmore
2003
as Sheriff Breen
One Tree Hill
2003
as Whitey Durham
Clover Bend
2002
as Cotton Clayton
Hope Ranch
2002
as Shorty
Crossfire Trail
2001
as Sheriff Walter Moncrief
No One Can Hear You
2001
as Sheriff Joe Webster
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
The Journeyman
2001
as Charlie Ledbetter
Reba
2001
as JV
Timequest
2000
as Lyndon Johnson
Mysterious Ways
2000
Held Up
1999
as Pembry
A Face to Kill For
1999
as Frank Hadley
Sealed with a Kiss
1999
as Wink 'Pop' Blake
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
1999
as Tony
The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Wickes
The Hired Heart
1997
as Mike Hadley
The Fumbleheads
1997
as Robert Blister
King of the Hill
1997
as Fire Chief (voice)
Curdled
1996
as Lodger
My Son Is Innocent
1996
as Dan Pendleton
Solo
1996
as General Clyde Haynes
Kiss and Tell
1996
as George Reed
Spin City
1996
as Peter Noland
The Big Easy
1996
as C.D. LeBlanc
Siringo
1995
as Marshall John Llewellyn
Deadly Family Secrets
1995
as Mr. Potter
Virus
1995
as Dr. Clayman
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Chuck Fifer
The Outer Limits
1995
as Carlton Powers
Life with Louie
1995
as Uncle Sammy (voice)
JAG
1995
as Percival Bertram
Moon Shot
1994
as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
Ellen
1994
as Jack Penney
Moon Shot
1994
as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Ben Crowder
The Keys
1992
as Buckaloo
Conagher
1991
as Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
Career Opportunities
1991
as Officer Don
The Chase
1991
as Wallis
Ghost Dad
1990
as Mr. Emery Collins
Short Time
1990
as Captain
The Hot Spot
1990
as Sheriff
Last Flight Out
1990
as Capt. Bob Berg
Northern Exposure
1990
as Maurice Minnifield
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989
as P.J. Downing
Red King, White Knight
1989
as Bentick
The Famous Teddy Z
1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Officer Warner
Lonesome Dove
1989
as Roscoe Brown
Critters 2
1988
as Harv
The People Across the Lake
1988
as Malcolm Bryce
It Takes Two
1988
as George Lawrence
Stranger on My Land
1988
as Gil
Man Against the Mob
1988
as Big Mac McCleary
Permanent Record
1988
as Jim Sinclair
Secret Witness
1988
as Sheriff
Under Cover
1987
as Sergeant Irwin Lee
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987
as Max
LBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
Young Harry Houdini
1987
as Elmore
Off the Mark
1987
as Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa
Spies
1987
Nothing in Common
1986
as Andrew Woolridge
John Henry
1986
as Mr. Jenkins
C.A.T. Squad
1986
as The Director
The Defiant Ones
1986
as Floyd Carpenter
Under Siege
1986
Firefighter
1986
as Capt. Johnson
Hard Traveling
1986
as Frank Burton
Maggie
1986
as Jimmy Scott Farnsworth
Designing Women
1986
Matlock
1986
as Steven McRea
My Science Project
1985
as Lew Harlan
What Comes Around
1985
as Leon Redden
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Dead Run")
Washingtoon
1985
as Bunky Munster
A Death in California
1985
as Jim Heusdens
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Mr. Jenkins
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984
as Burt Hamilton
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Judge
The Ratings Game
1984
as Colonel
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Lou Flannigan
Fatal Vision
1984
as Franz Grebner
Call to Glory
1984
as Mr. Hunter
The Duck Factory
1984
as Hubbell
WarGames
1983
as General Beringer
The Man Who Loved Women
1983
as Roy Carr
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as B. R. Abernathy
Travis McGee
1983
as Sheriff Hack Ames
The A-Team
1983
as J.J. Kincaid
Boone
1983
as Merit Sawyer
The Thorn Birds
1983
as Pete
Honkytonk Man
1982
as Arnspriger
Six Pack
1982
as Sheriff
Fantasies
1982
as Naylor
Prime Suspect
1982
as Bob Austin
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as C.J.
Bus Stop
1982
as Virgil Blessing
Tucker's Witch
1982
American Playhouse
1982
as Abernathy
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
as Nick Hanson
Dead & Buried
1981
as Phil
This House Possessed
1981
as Lt. Fletcher
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981
as Gus Lobell
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981
as Wimbish
Bitter Harvest
1981
as Dr. Agajanian
Hill Street Blues
1981
Murder in Texas
1981
as Dist. Atty. McMasters
Stir Crazy
1980
as Warden Walter Beatty
Urban Cowboy
1980
as Uncle Bob
Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Fat Zack
Rage!
1980
as Resident #5
Hart to Hart
1979
Dallas
1978
as Sheriff Fenton Washburn
NBC Special Treat
1975
as Stokey Andrews
The Super Cops
1974
as Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
M*A*S*H
1972
Columbo
1971
as Clifford Calvert
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Elmore