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
- 2024 · Clipped as Pierce O'Donnell
- 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
- 2022 · Game Changer as Iann Gabriel
- 2021 · The Hating Game as Bexley
- 2021 · Psych 3: This Is Gus as Henry Spencer
- 2021 · Taking the Reins as Preston
- 2021 · Roe v. Wade as Justice Blackmun
- 2021 · Weekend Warriors as Police Chief Baumgardner
- 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
- 2020 · Psych 2: Lassie Come Home as Henry Spencer
- 2020 · First Lady as
- 2020 · Tommy as Milt Leakey
- 2019 · The Unseen Realm as Self (Host)
- 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 · Faith, Hope & Love as Brian Fuller
- 2018 · The Kominsky Method as Himself
- 2018 · Alone We Fight as Colonel Bradley Armstrong
- 2018 · Reach as Charles
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler
- 2018 · The Resident as Kyle Nevin
- 2017 · Psych: The Movie as Henry Spencer
- 2017 · Marvel's The Punisher as Anderson Schultz
- 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 · 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 · Grace and Frankie as Dr. Paul Mason
- 2015 · Portrait of Love as Tyler Mason
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Mervin
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2008 · True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl as Nick Harvey
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self
- 2007 · Right to Die as Ira
- 2007 · Pirate Camp as Hookbeard
- 2006 · Paid as William Montague
- 2006 · Psych as Henry Spencer
- 2006 · The New Adventures of Old Christine as Howard
- 2006 · Sex and Consequences as John Wayne
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Ira
- 2005 · Carpool Guy as Michael
- 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
- 2004 · They Are Among Us as Norbert
- 2004 · Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss as Steve
- 2004 · Death and Texas as Coach Loren Stanley
- 2003 · Miss Match as Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott
- 2003 · Love Comes Softly as Ben Graham
- 2002 · The Santa Trap as Chief Spivak
- 2002 · I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as David Carver
- 2002 · Dead Above Ground as Mark Mallory
- 2002 · The Fairy King as Rob Preston
- 2002 · Atomic Twister as Sheriff C.B. Bishop
- 2002 · L.A. Law: The Movie as Arnie Becker
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Gentle Ben as Fog Benson
- 2002 · Fangs as Carl Hart
- 2001 · Raptor as Dr. Hyde
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as William Hendry
- 2001 · The Tomorrow Man as Larry
- 2001 · Killer Instinct as Jennings Wilhite
- 2000 · Battery Park as Michael
- 2000 · Son of the Beach as
- 1999 · Kiss of a Stranger as Mason
- 1999 · Third Watch as Carter Savage
- 1999 · The West Wing as Henry Shallick
- 1999 · Twice in a Lifetime as Roger Stovall / Bill Water
- 1999 · Two of Hearts as Bruce Saunders
- 1998 · Young Hearts Unlimited as Brian
- 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
- 1998 · Major League: Back to the Minors as Roger Dorn
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Celebrity Lawyer
- 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
- 1997 · Tidal Wave: No Escape as John Wahl
- 1996 · Kounterfeit as Marty Hopkins
- 1996 · The Cape as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
- 1996 · Full Circle as Harrison Winslow
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Ted Grant
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Dentist as Dr. Alan Feinstone
- 1996 · The Great White Hype as Peter Prince
- 1996 · Baja as John Stone
- 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 · Dangerous Intentions as Tim Williamson
- 1995 · Temptress as Nick
- 1995 · Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead as Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter
- 1994 · The Soft Kill as Martin Lewis
- 1994 · Radioland Murders as Dexter Morris
- 1994 · A Brilliant Disguise as Dr. Martin
- 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 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Arnie
- 1994 · Major League II as Roger Dorn
- 1993 · Beyond Suspicion as Stan Benderman
- 1993 · The Nanny as Glen Mitchell
- 1993 · Grey Knight as Col. Nehemiah Strayn
- 1992 · Love Can Be Murder as Nick Peyton
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Harry
- 1992 · Frozen Assets as Zach Shepard
- 1992 · Love & War as
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Corbin Bernsen
- 1992 · Grass Roots as Will Lee
- 1991 · Shattered as Jeb Scott
- 1991 · Roc as Jim Larson
- 1991 · Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Morris Dees
- 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 · Mickey's 60th Birthday as Arnie Becker
- 1988 · Dear John as Blake McCarron
- 1987 · Hello Again as Jason Chadman
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Q2
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Arnie Becker
- 1985 · Doubletake as Tennis Pro
- 1983 · Allison Sydney Harrison as Steve Malloy
- 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
- Future · Tow as
- Future · The Yeti as
- 2024 · Memory Box as Father (voice)
- 2023 · Christmas at Keestone as Clint Baker
- 2021 · Past Shadows as Lewis Samuels
- 2020 · The Christmas Project Reunion as Grandpa George
- 2020 · A Bennett Song Holiday as Aiden Neville
- 2020 · Cadia: The World Within as George
- 2020 · Mary for Mayor as Pat
- 2019 · Connective Tissue as Dr. Epstein
- 2019 · Swell as Harold
- 2018 · Life with Dog as Joe Bigler
- 2018 · Surviving Theater 9 as Tom
- 2018 · My Daddy is in Heaven as Vernon
- 2017 · Distortion as Dr. Eli Sutton
- 2017 · Dead Man Rising as Buck
- 2017 · The Dynasty That Almost Was as
- 2016 · The Elvis Room as Harker
- 2016 · God's Club as Max Graves
- 2016 · Prayer Never Fails as Joseph T. Harrington
- 2015 · Midland as The Shepherd
- 2015 · On the Wing as Senator Jeremy Ryburn
- 2014 · It Came From Connemara! as Self
- 2013 · Beyond the Heavens as Gus Henry
- 2013 · Lizzie as Dr. Fredricks
- 2012 · Stolen Child as George
- 2011 · The Ascension as Carl
- 2011 · Miss December as District Attorney
- 2010 · The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger as Self
- 2009 · Trapped as Edward Hutton
- 2009 · Donna on Demand as Ben Corbin
- 2008 · House of Fallen as Rowland
- 2006 · The Naked Ape as Mr. Feldman
- 2006 · Submission as
- 2005 · Ordinary Miracles as David Woodbury
- 2004 · Quiet Kill as Jerry Martin
- 2003 · The Commission as Rep. Gerald R. Ford
- 2003 · Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain as Fog Benson
- 2001 · Judgment as Mitch Kendrick
- 2001 · Final Payback as Mayor Richardson
- 2000 · Borderline Normal as Benjiman Walling
- 2000 · Rangers as Senator
- 1999 · Riddler's Moon as George Brenner
- 1998 · Loyal Opposition as Secret Service agent John Gray
- 1997 · Spacejacked as Barnes
- 1996 · Bloodhounds as
- 1996 · Inhumanoid as Foster Carver
- 1996 · Bloodhounds II as
- 1996 · The Cold Heart of a Killer as Alex Jensen
- 1995 · Aurora: Operation Intercept as Flight Engineer Murphy
- 1995 · Someone to Die For as Jack Davis
- 1994 · Guns of Honor as Brent Mallick
- 1994 · Voices from Within as Mark Reichard
- 1994 · Where Are My Children? as Tom Scott
- 1994 · I Know My Son Is Alive as Mark Elshant
- 1991 · Fatal Inheritance as Woodward Dawes
- 1991 · Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show as Self
- 1991 · Dead on the Money as Carter Matthews
- 1989 · Breaking Point as Pike
- 1987 · Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self
- 1987 · Dead Aim as Webster
- Future · Happy Endings Funeral Parlor as
- Future · There There as
- 1986 · L.A. Law: Pilot as Arnold Becker
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member