Barry Corbin
Acting
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.
TV Shows(54)
Tulsa King
Babe Keller
2022
9-1-1: Lone Star
Stuart Ryder
2020
Yellowstone
Ross
2018
Young Sheldon
Mr. Gilford
2017
The Ranch
Dale
2016
Blood & Oil
Clifton Lundegren
2015
Better Call Saul
Everett Acker
2015
Parenthood
Ernie
2010
Modern Family
Merle Tucker
2009
Army Wives
Veteran Patient
2007
Psych
Billy Joe
2006
The Closer
Clay Johnson
2005
Unscripted
Barry Corbin
2005
One Tree Hill
Whitey Durham
2003
Reba
JV
2001
Mysterious Ways
2000
The Magnificent Seven
Wickes
1998
King of the Hill
Fire Chief (voice)
1997
Spin City
Peter Noland
1996
The Big Easy
C.D. LeBlanc
1996
JAG
Percival Bertram
1995
The Drew Carey Show
Chuck Fifer
1995
The Outer Limits
Carlton Powers
1995
Life with Louie
Uncle Sammy (voice)
1994
Moon Shot
Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
1994
Ellen
Jack Penney
1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
Ben Crowder
1993
Northern Exposure
Maurice Minnifield
1990
The Famous Teddy Z
1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Officer Warner
1989
Lonesome Dove
Roscoe Brown
1989
Spies
1987
Designing Women
1986
Matlock
Steven McRea
1986
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Dead Run")
1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Mr. Jenkins
1985
Washingtoon
Bunky Munster
1985
A Death in California
Jim Heusdens
1985
Fatal Vision
Franz Grebner
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Lou Flannigan
1984
Call to Glory
Mr. Hunter
1984
The Duck Factory
Hubbell
1984
Boone
Merit Sawyer
1983
The Thorn Birds
Pete
1983
The A-Team
J.J. Kincaid
1983
Tucker's Witch
1982
Murder in Texas
Dist. Atty. McMasters
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hart to Hart
1979
Dallas
Sheriff Fenton Washburn
1978
NBC Special Treat
Stokey Andrews
1975
M*A*S*H
1972
Columbo
Clifford Calvert
1971
The Wonderful World of Disney
Elmore
1954
Movies(143)
El Tonto Por Cristo
Terry Don
2025
Sod and Stubble
2025
Killers of the Flower Moon
Undertaker Turton
2023
The Bay House
Cowden Brooks
2022
Funny Thing About Love
Grandpa Joe
2021
Magic Max
Grismer
2021
Star Trek: First Frontier
John April
2020
Eminence Hill
Noah
2019
The Margarita Man
Chief Doyle
2019
Trading Paint
Sheriff Buck Taylor
2019
The Valley
Gary
2018
Brimming with Love
Walter
2018
Farmer of the Year
Hap
2018
An American in Texas
Larry Korchinsky
2017
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
Danny Brown
2017
All Saints
Forrest
2017
Mountain Top
Sam Miller
2017
New Life
Oscar
2016
Windsor
Gil Denton
2016
Last Man Club
Pete Williams
2016
Christmas in the Smokies
Wade Haygood
2015
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Self
2015
Diving With The Dinosaur Fish
Narrator
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Ol' Jammer (voice)
2014
The Homesman
Buster Shaver
2014
The Hitchhiker
Leonard
2014
Dawn of the Crescent Moon
Cyrus
2014
Beyond the Farthest Star
Chief Burns
2013
This Is Where We Live
Bode Warden
2013
Return to Cicely
Self
2013
Shadow on the Mesa
Jake Rawlins
2013
Born Wild
Ray Jennings
2012
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
Walker
2012
Ghoul
Grandfather
2012
Universal Squadrons
Deakin
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Judge Smith
2011
Sedona
Les
2011
Feed the Fish
Axel Andersen
2011
Valley of the Sun
Gene Taggart
2011
The Next Door Neighbor
Judge Rodgers
2011
Rising Stars
Farmer
2010
NoNAMES
Ed
2010
Bloodworth
Itchy
2010
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Grandpa Max Tennyson
2009
That Evening Sun
Thurl Chessor
2009
Not Since You
Uncle Dennis
2009
Wyvern
Haas
2009
Beer for My Horses
Buck Baker
2008
Lake City
George
2008
No Country for Old Men
Ellis
2007
In the Valley of Elah
Arnold Bickman
2007
The Grand
Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro
2007
Waitin' to Live
Buford Pike
2006
Beautiful Dreamer
Grandpa
2006
Hidden Places
Sheriff
2006
Alien Express
Senator Frank Rawlings
2005
Yesterday's Dreams
Pastor
2005
River's End
Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
2005
The Gristle
Senator Dorm
2004
Dunsmore
Sheriff Breen
2003
Timequest
Lyndon Johnson
2003
Monte Walsh
Bob the Storekeeper
2003
Hope Ranch
Shorty
2002
Clover Bend
Cotton Clayton
2002
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
No One Can Hear You
Sheriff Joe Webster
2001
The Journeyman
Charlie Ledbetter
2001
Crossfire Trail
Sheriff Walter Moncrief
2001
Held Up
Pembry
1999
Sealed with a Kiss
Wink 'Pop' Blake
1999
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
Tony
1999
A Face to Kill for
Frank Hadley
1999
The Hired Heart
Mike Hadley
1997
The Fumbleheads
Robert Blister
1997
Curdled
Lodger
1996
Solo
General Clyde Haynes
1996
My Son Is Innocent
Dan Pendleton
1996
Kiss and Tell
George Reed
1996
Deadly Family Secrets
Mr. Potter
1995
Siringo
Marshall John Llewellyn
1995
Virus
Dr. Clayman
1995
Moon Shot
Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
1994
The Keys
Buckaloo
1992
Conagher
Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
1991
Career Opportunities
Officer Don
1991
The Chase
Wallis
1991
The Hot Spot
Sheriff
1990
Ghost Dad
Mr. Emery Collins
1990
Last Flight Out
Capt. Bob Berg
1990
Short Time
Captain
1990
Red King, White Knight
Bentick
1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
P.J. Downing
1989
The People Across the Lake
Malcolm Bryce
1988
Secret Witness
Sheriff
1988
It Takes Two
George Lawrence
1988
Critters 2
Harv
1988
Permanent Record
Jim Sinclair
1988
Stranger on My Land
Gil
1988
Man Against the Mob
Big Mac McCleary
1988
Under Cover
Sergeant Irwin Lee
1987
Off the Mark
Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa
1987
Young Harry Houdini
Elmore
1987
LBJ: The Early Years
Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
1987
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
Max
1987
John Henry
Mr. Jenkins
1986
Firefighter
Capt. Johnson
1986
Nothing in Common
Andrew Woolridge
1986
C.A.T. Squad
The Director
1986
Under Siege
1986
Hard Traveling
Frank Burton
1986
The Defiant Ones
Floyd Carpenter
1986
My Science Project
Lew Harlan
1985
What Comes Around
Leon Redden
1985
The Ratings Game
Colonel
1984
The Jesse Owens Story
Judge
1984
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Burt Hamilton
1984
The Man Who Loved Women
Roy Carr
1983
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
B. R. Abernathy
1983
WarGames
General Beringer
1983
Travis McGee
Sheriff Hack Ames
1983
Honkytonk Man
Arnspriger
1982
Bus Stop
Virgil Blessing
1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
C.J.
1982
Six Pack
Sheriff
1982
Prime Suspect
Bob Austin
1982
Fantasies
Naylor
1982
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Gus Lobell
1981
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Wimbish
1981
Dead & Buried
Phil
1981
Bitter Harvest
Dr. Agajanian
1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
Nick Hanson
1981
This House Possessed
Lt. Fletcher
1981
Any Which Way You Can
Fat Zack
1980
Stir Crazy
Warden Walter Beatty
1980
Rage!
Resident #5
1980
Urban Cowboy
Uncle Bob
1980
The Super Cops
Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
1974
The Dilemma
Gerald
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Henry Spangler (voice)
The Pipeline
Lester Galloway
Be Glad He Did It
Buddy Kasper
Capture the Flag
Miami
Worst Enemy
Jim