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