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