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Barry Corbin

Acting 85 years old Lamesa, Texas. USA ★ 2.9
Born: October 16, 1940

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (198)

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

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