Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his roles as retired police detective Henry Spencer on USA Network's series Psych and it's subsequent TV movies, divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law and the TV movie, and Roger Dorn in the Major League trilogy. He also portrayed Jerry in Lay the Favorite (2012), Gil Gordon in The Big Year (2011), Harlan Dexter in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist I & II, and Jason Chadman in Hello Again (1987). He starred as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert on the series The Cape and Brett Sooner on the sitcom A Whole New Ballgame. He appeared recurring as Kyle Nevin on the FOX medical drama The Resident, Sinclair Dryden on Showtime's City on a Hill, Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler on the Magnum P.I. reboot, Milt Leakey on the CBS series Tommy, Anderson Schultz on the Netflix series Marvel's The Punisher, Chief Cantuck on Sundance TV's series Hap and Leonard, Michael Longworth on A&E's police drama The Glades, Jack Sherwood on UPN's sitcom Cuts, Captain Owen Sebring on JAG, Ken Graham on Ryan's Hope, and has had intermittent appearances as John Durant on General Hospital and Father Todd Williams on The Young and the Restless. He is the eldest son of Harry Bernsen Jr., a Hollywood producer, and veteran soap actress Jeanne Cooper, who appeared on The Young and the Restless.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Beldham as
- 2025 · Duster as Wade Ellis
- 2025 · Your Friends & Neighbors as Jack Bailey
- 2024 · Memory Box as Father (voice)
- 2024 · Clipped as Pierce O'Donnell
- 2023 · Christmas at Keestone as Clint Baker
- 2023 · The Curse as Paul
- 2023 · Herd as Robert Miller
- 2023 · White House Plumbers as Richard Kleindienst
- 2023 · Repeater as Edgar Mann
- 2023 · Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist as Steve Plank
- 2022 · East New York as Duke Jacobs
- 2021 · The Hating Game as Bexley
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Blackmun
- 2020 · When We Last Spoke as Walt
- 2020 · First Lady as
- 2020 · Tommy as Milt Leakey
- 2019 · All Good Things as Pop-pop
- 2019 · City on a Hill as Sinclair Dryden
- 2019 · The Russian Bride as Karl Frederick
- 2019 · Sunrise in Heaven as Jim
- 2018 · The Kominsky Method as Himself
- 2018 · Reach as Charles
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler
- 2018 · Surviving Theater 9 as Tom
- 2018 · The Resident as Kyle Nevin
- 2017 · Psych: The Movie as Henry Spencer
- 2017 · Marvel's The Punisher as Anderson Schultz
- 2017 · American Gods as Vulcan
- 2017 · Larceny as Price
- 2017 · Powerless as Vanderveer Wayne Sr.
- 2016 · The Elvis Room as Harker
- 2016 · God's Club as Max Graves
- 2016 · Prayer Never Fails as Joseph T. Harrington
- 2016 · Love's Complicated as Dublin Senior
- 2015 · Sensory Perception as Mr. Friedrich
- 2015 · Midland as The Shepherd
- 2015 · Grace and Frankie as Dr. Paul Mason
- 2015 · Portrait of Love as Tyler Mason
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Mervin
- 2014 · NCIS: New Orleans as Adam Huntley
- 2014 · Scorpion as Bob Connelly
- 2013 · Beyond the Heavens as Gus Henry
- 2013 · Motive as Dr. Stan Matthews
- 2012 · Anger Management as Roger
- 2011 · The Ascension as Carl
- 2011 · The Big Year as Gil Gordon
- 2011 · Pizza Man as Criswell
- 2011 · Switched at Birth as
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Henry Upton
- 2009 · The League as Bruce
- 2009 · Dead Air as Dr. F
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Castle as Lance Hastings
- 2008 · For the Love of Grace as Captain Washington
- 2008 · Vipers as Burton
- 2008 · Depth Charge as
- 2008 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self
- 2007 · Right to Die as Ira
- 2006 · Psych as Henry Spencer
- 2006 · The New Adventures of Old Christine as Howard
- 2006 · Submission as
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Ira
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Jerry Grandin
- 2005 · Twins as
- 2005 · Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as Harlan Dexter
- 2005 · Cuts as Jack Sherwood
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Attorney Eli Granger
- 2004 · They Are Among Us as Norbert
- 2004 · Death and Texas as Coach Loren Stanley
- 2003 · The Commission as Rep. Gerald R. Ford
- 2003 · Miss Match as Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott
- 2003 · Love Comes Softly as Ben Graham
- 2002 · The Santa Trap as Chief Spivak
- 2002 · Dead Above Ground as Mark Mallory
- 2002 · Atomic Twister as Sheriff C.B. Bishop
- 2002 · Gentle Ben as Fog Benson
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as William Hendry
- 2001 · Judgment as Mitch Kendrick
- 2000 · Rangers as Senator
- 2000 · Son of the Beach as
- 1999 · Third Watch as Carter Savage
- 1999 · The West Wing as Henry Shallick
- 1999 · Twice in a Lifetime as Roger Stovall / Bill Water
- 1998 · The Misadventures of Margaret as Art Turner
- 1998 · The Dentist 2 as Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
- 1998 · Recipe for Revenge as Dr. Chester Winnifield
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Zack Henley
- 1997 · Menno's Mind as Felix Medina
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Corbin Bernsen
- 1997 · An American Affair as District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford
- 1996 · Full Circle as Harrison Winslow
- 1996 · The Cape as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Ted Grant
- 1996 · The Dentist as Dr. Alan Feinstone
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Edward Jansen
- 1996 · Bloodhounds II as Harrison Coyle
- 1995 · Murderous Intent as Brice
- 1995 · JAG as Captain Owen Sebring
- 1995 · Tales from the Hood as Duke Metger (segment "KKK Comeuppance")
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Virgil Nygard
- 1995 · Aurora: Operation Intercept as Flight Engineer Murphy
- 1994 · A Brilliant Disguise as Dr. Martin
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Eric Weiss
- 1994 · The New Age as Kevin Bulasky
- 1994 · Major League II as Roger Dorn
- 1994 · I Know My Son Is Alive as Mark Elshant
- 1993 · Beyond Suspicion as Stan Benderman
- 1993 · The Nanny as Glen Mitchell
- 1992 · Love & War as
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Corbin Bernsen
- 1991 · Shattered as Jeb Scott
- 1991 · Fatal Inheritance as Woodward Dawes
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Corbin Bernsen
- 1989 · Baywatch as
- 1989 · Disorganized Crime as Frank Salazar
- 1989 · Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Jim Shirley
- 1989 · Major League as Roger Dorn
- 1988 · Dear John as Blake McCarron
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Q2
- 1987 · Dead Aim as Webster
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Arnie Becker
- 1986 · Matlock as Corbin Bernsen
- 1978 · Flying High as Dan Ellison
- 1976 · King Kong as Reporter
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1972 · The Waltons as Casey
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Happy Endings Funeral Parlor as
- 2025 · In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 as Self
- 2025 · Tow as Martin La Rosa
- 2025 · Marshmallow as Roy
- 2022 · Game Changer as Iann Gabriel
- 2021 · Psych 3: This Is Gus as Henry Spencer
- 2021 · Taking the Reins as Preston
- 2021 · Weekend Warriors as Police Chief Baumgardner
- 2020 · The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland as Gran'Poppy
- 2020 · Cadia: The World Within as George
- 2020 · A Deadly Legend as Matthias Leary
- 2020 · Psych 2: Lassie Come Home as Henry Spencer
- 2019 · Connective Tissue as Dr. Epstein
- 2019 · The Unseen Realm as Self (Host)
- 2019 · Swell as Harold
- 2019 · Faith, Hope & Love as Brian Fuller
- 2018 · Alone We Fight as Colonel Bradley Armstrong
- 2018 · My Daddy is in Heaven as Vernon
- 2017 · Distortion as Dr. Eli Sutton
- 2017 · The Dynasty That Almost Was as
- 2017 · Boone: The Bounty Hunter as Cage Bickle
- 2016 · In-Lawfully Yours as Father Grayson
- 2016 · Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance as “Pops” Chapman
- 2015 · It Had to Be You as Nolan Powell
- 2015 · Eco Teens Save The World as Senator Jeremy Ryburn
- 2014 · The Last Straw as Mr. G
- 2014 · Christian Mingle as Matt
- 2014 · Born to Race: Fast Track as Liam
- 2013 · Lizzie as Dr. Fredricks
- 2013 · Gordon Family Tree as Ron Goodson
- 2012 · 3 Day Test as Tom
- 2012 · Lay the Favorite as Jerry
- 2011 · Miss December as District Attorney
- 2011 · Suing The Devil as Barry Polk
- 2011 · Bad Actress as Corbin Bernsen
- 2011 · 25 Hill as Roy Gibbs
- 2010 · Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright as FBI Director Hill
- 2010 · Closets as Grant Erickson
- 2010 · Rust as
- 2009 · Trapped as Edward Hutton
- 2009 · Donna on Demand as Ben Corbin
- 2008 · House of Fallen as Rowland
- 2006 · Sex and Consequences as John Wayne
- 2006 · The Naked Ape as Mr. Feldman
- 2005 · Carpool Guy as Michael
- 2005 · Hi-Jinks as
- 2005 · Ordinary Miracles as David Woodbury
- 2004 · Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss as Steve
- 2002 · The Fairy King as Rob Preston
- 2002 · L.A. Law: The Movie as Arnie Becker
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Fangs as Carl Hart
- 2001 · Raptor as Dr. Hyde
- 2001 · The Tomorrow Man as Larry
- 2001 · Final Payback as Mayor Richardson
- 2001 · Killer Instinct as Jennings Wilhite
- 2000 · Borderline Normal as Benjiman Walling
- 1998 · Young Hearts Unlimited as Brian
- 1998 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Roger Dorn
- 1998 · Loyal Opposition as Secret Service agent John Gray
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Celebrity Lawyer
- 1997 · Spacejacked as Barnes
- 1997 · Tidal Wave: No Escape as John Wahl
- 1996 · Kounterfeit as Marty Hopkins
- 1996 · Bloodhounds as Harrison Coyle
- 1996 · Inhumanoid as Foster Carver
- 1996 · The Great White Hype as Peter Prince
- 1995 · Cover Me as Andre Solloway
- 1994 · Guns of Honor as Brent Mallick
- 1994 · The Soft Kill as Martin Lewis
- 1994 · Radioland Murders as Dexter Morris
- 1994 · Where Are My Children? as Tom Scott
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Arnie
- 1993 · Grey Knight as Col. Nehemiah Strayn
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Harry
- 1991 · Roc as Jim Larson
- Future · The Yeti as
- 2005 · Raging Sharks as Capt. Riley
- 2000 · Battery Park as Michael
- 1999 · Kiss of a Stranger as Mason
- 1999 · Two of Hearts as Bruce Saunders
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1995 · A Whole New Ballgame as Brett Sooner
- 1995 · Someone to Die For as Jack Davis
- 1995 · Temptress as Nick
- 1991 · Dead on the Money as Carter Matthews
- 1987 · Hello Again as Jason Chadman
- 1983 · Allison Sydney Harrison as Steve Malloy
- 1981 · S.O.B. as Unknown
- 1974 · Three the Hard Way as Boy
- 1967 · Clambake as Boy at Playground (uncredited)
- Future · Laura Louise as Edward Brannock
- 1996 · Baja as John Stone
- 1995 · Dangerous Intentions as Tim Williamson
- 1994 · Savage Land as Quint
- 1994 · Trigger Fast as Brent Mallick
- 1992 · Grass Roots as Will Lee
- 1988 · Mickey's 60th Birthday as Arnie Becker
- 1985 · Doubletake as Tennis Pro
- Future · Kali as Old Man
- 2025 · Web of Life as Keith
- 2021 · Past Shadows as Lewis Samuels
- 2020 · The Christmas Project Reunion as Grandpa George
- 2020 · A Bennett Song Holiday as Aiden Neville
- 2020 · Mary for Mayor as Pat
- 2018 · Life with Dog as Joe Bigler
- 2017 · Dead Man Rising as Buck
- 2014 · It Came From Connemara! as Self
- 2012 · Stolen Child as George
- 2010 · The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger as Self
- 2008 · True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl as Nick Harvey
- 2007 · Pirate Camp as Hookbeard
- 2006 · Paid as William Montague
- 2004 · Quiet Kill as Jerry Martin
- 2003 · Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain as Fog Benson
- 2002 · I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as David Carver
- 1999 · Riddler's Moon as George Brenner
- 1996 · The Cold Heart of a Killer as Alex Jensen
- 1995 · In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound as Frank Cole
- 1995 · Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead as Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter
- 1994 · Voices from Within as Mark Reichard
- 1994 · Final Mission as General Morgan Breslaw
- 1992 · Love Can Be Murder as Nick Peyton
- 1992 · Frozen Assets as Zach Shepard
- 1991 · Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Morris Dees
- Future · There There as
- 1991 · Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show as Self
- 1989 · Breaking Point as Pike
- 1987 · Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self
- 1986 · L.A. Law: Pilot as Arnold Becker
- 1976 · Eat My Dust as Roy Puire
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member