Barry Corbin
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,...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 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
 - 2022
Tulsa King
As: Babe Keller
 - 2021
Funny Thing About Love
As: Grandpa Joe
 - 2021
Magic Max
As: Grismer
 - 2020
Star Trek: First Frontier
As: John April
 
20209-1-1: Lone Star
As: Stuart Ryder
2019Eminence Hill
As: Noah
2019The Margarita Man
As: Chief Doyle
2019Trading Paint
As: Sheriff Buck Taylor
2018Yellowstone
As: Ross
2018The Valley
As: Gary
2018Brimming with Love
As: Walter
2018Farmer of the Year
As: Hap
2017An American in Texas
As: Larry Korchinsky
2017Young Sheldon
As: Mr. Gilford
2017Ay Lav Yu Tuu
As: Danny Brown
2017All Saints
As: Forrest
2017Mountain Top
As: Sam Miller
2016New Life
As: Oscar
2016Windsor
As: Gil Denton
2016Last Man Club
As: Pete Williams
2016The Ranch
As: Dale
2015Christmas in the Smokies
As: Wade Haygood
2015Blood & Oil
As: Clifton Lundegren
2015Better Call Saul
As: Everett Acker
2014Diving With The Dinosaur Fish
As: Narrator
- 2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue
As: Ol' Jammer (voice)
 
2014The Homesman
As: Buster Shaver
2014The Hitchhiker
As: Leonard
2014Dawn of the Crescent Moon
As: Cyrus
2013Beyond the Farthest Star
As: Chief Burns
2013This Is Where We Live
As: Bode Warden
2013Shadow on the Mesa
As: Jake Rawlins
2012Born Wild
As: Ray Jennings
2012Anger Management
As: Ed
2012The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
As: Walker
2012Ghoul
As: Grandfather
2011Universal Squadrons
As: Deakin
2011Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
As: Judge Smith
2011Sedona
As: Les
2011Feed the Fish
As: Axel Andersen
2011Valley of the Sun
As: Gene Taggart
2010Rising Stars
As: Farmer
2010NoNAMES
As: Ed
2010Parenthood
As: Ernie
2010Bloodworth
As: Itchy
2009Ben 10 : Alien Swarm
As: Grandpa Max Tennyson
2009That Evening Sun
As: Thurl Chessor
2009Not Since You
As: Uncle Dennis
2009Modern Family
As: Merle Tucker
2009Wyvern
As: Haas
2008Beer for My Horses
As: Buck Baker
2008Lake City
As: George
- 2007
No Country for Old Men
As: Ellis
 - 2007
In the Valley of Elah
As: Arnold Bickman
 
2007The Grand
As: Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro
2007Army Wives
As: Veteran Patient
2006Waitin' to Live
As: Buford Pike
2006Psych
As: Billy Joe
2006Beautiful Dreamer
As: Grandpa
2006Hidden Places
As: Sheriff
2005Alien Express
As: Senator Frank Rawlings
2005The Closer
As: Clay Johnson
2005Yesterday's Dreams
As: Pastor
2005River's End
As: Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
2004The Gristle
As: Senator Dorm
2003One Tree Hill
As: Whitey Durham
2003Dunsmore
As: Sheriff Breen
2003Timequest
As: Lyndon Johnson
2003Monte Walsh
As: Bob the Storekeeper
2002Hope Ranch
As: Shorty
2002Clover Bend
As: Cotton Clayton
2001Reba
As: JV
2001The Journeyman
As: Charlie Ledbetter
2001Crossfire Trail
As: Sheriff Walter Moncrief
2001No One Can Hear You
As: Sheriff Joe Webster
1999Held Up
As: Pembry
1999Sealed with a Kiss
As: Wink 'Pop' Blake
1999Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
As: Tony
1999A Face to Kill for
As: Frank Hadley
1998The Magnificent Seven
As: Wickes
1997The Hired Heart
As: Mike Hadley
1997King of the Hill
As: Fire Chief (voice)
1997The Fumbleheads
As: Robert Blister
1996Spin City
As: Peter Noland
1996Curdled
As: Lodger
1996Solo
As: General Clyde Haynes
1996The Big Easy
As: C.D. LeBlanc
1996My Son Is Innocent
As: Dan Pendleton
1996Kiss and Tell
As: George Reed
1995Deadly Family Secrets
As: Mr. Potter
1995JAG
As: Percival Bertram
1995The Drew Carey Show
As: Chuck Fifer
1995Siringo
As: Marshall John Llewellyn
1995Virus
As: Dr. Clayman
1995The Outer Limits
As: Carlton Powers
1994Life with Louie
As: Uncle Sammy (voice)
1994Moon Shot
As: Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
1994Ellen
As: Jack Penney
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
As: Ben Crowder
1992The Keys
As: Buckaloo
1991Conagher
As: Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
1991Career Opportunities
As: Officer Don
1991The Chase
As: Wallis
1990The Hot Spot
As: Sheriff
1990Northern Exposure
As: Maurice Minnifield
1990Ghost Dad
As: Mr. Emery Collins
1990Short Time
As: Captain
1989Red King, White Knight
As: Bentick
1989I Know My First Name Is Steven
As: Officer Warner
1989Lonesome Dove
As: Roscoe Brown
1989Who's Harry Crumb?
As: P.J. Downing
1988The People Across the Lake
As: Malcolm Bryce
1988It Takes Two
As: George Lawrence
1988Critters 2
As: Harv
1988Permanent Record
As: Jim Sinclair
1988Stranger on My Land
As: Gil
1988Man Against the Mob
As: Big Mac McCleary
1987Under Cover
As: Sergeant Irwin Lee
1987Off the Mark
As: Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa
1987Young Harry Houdini
As: Elmore
1987LBJ: The Early Years
As: Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
1987Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
As: Max
1986John Henry
As: Mr. Jenkins
1986Firefighter
As: Capt. Johnson
1986Nothing in Common
As: Andrew Woolridge
1986C.A.T. Squad
As: The Director
1986Hard Traveling
As: Frank Burton
1986The Defiant Ones
As: Floyd Carpenter
1985The Twilight Zone
As: (segment "Dead Run")
1985Tall Tales & Legends
As: Mr. Jenkins
1985My Science Project
As: Lew Harlan
1985What Comes Around
As: Leon Redden
1985A Death in California
As: Jim Heusdens
1984The Ratings Game
As: Colonel
1984Fatal Vision
As: Franz Grebner
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Lt. Lou Flannigan
1984Call to Glory
As: Mr. Hunter
1984The Jesse Owens Story
As: Judge
1984Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
As: Burt Hamilton
1983The Man Who Loved Women
As: Roy Carr
1983Boone
As: Merit Sawyer
1983The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
As: B. R. Abernathy
- 1983
WarGames
As: General Beringer
 
1983Travis McGee
As: Sheriff Hack Ames
1983The Thorn Birds
As: Pete
1983The A-Team
As: J.J. Kincaid
1982Honkytonk Man
As: Arnspriger
1982Bus Stop
As: Virgil Blessing
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
As: C.J.
1982Six Pack
As: Sheriff
1982Prime Suspect
As: Bob Austin
1982Fantasies
As: Naylor
1981A Few Days at Weasel Creek
As: Gus Lobell
1981The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
As: Wimbish
1981Dead & Buried
As: Phil
1981Bitter Harvest
As: Dr. Agajanian
1981Murder in Texas
As: Dist. Atty. McMasters
1981The Killing of Randy Webster
As: Nick Hanson
1981This House Possessed
As: Lt. Fletcher
1980Any Which Way You Can
As: Fat Zack
1980Stir Crazy
As: Warden Walter Beatty
1980Rage!
As: Resident #5
1980Urban Cowboy
As: Uncle Bob
1978Dallas
As: Sheriff Fenton Washburn
1974The Super Cops
As: Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
1971Columbo
As: Clifford Calvert
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Elmore