
Barry Corbin
Biography
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…
Known For
No Country for Old Men
Ellis
Killers of the Flower Moon
Undertaker Turton
WarGames
General Beringer
One Tree Hill
Whitey Durham
In the Valley of Elah
Arnold Bickman
Career Opportunities
Officer Don
The Homesman
Buster Shaver
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Ol' Jammer (voice)
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Filmography
Acting (198)
Movies (142)
Sod and Stubble
2025
El Tonto Por Cristo
2025as Terry Don
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023as Undertaker Turton
The Bay House
2022as Cowden Brooks
Magic Max
2021as Grismer
Funny Thing About Love
2021as Grandpa Joe
Star Trek: First Frontier
2020as John April
Trading Paint
2019as Sheriff Buck Taylor
The Margarita Man
2019as Chief Doyle
Eminence Hill
2019as Noah
Brimming with Love
2018as Walter
Farmer of the Year
2018as Hap
The Valley
2018as Gary
Mountain Top
2017as Sam Miller
All Saints
2017as Forrest
An American in Texas
2017as Larry Korchinsky
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
2017as Danny Brown
New Life
2016as Oscar
Last Man Club
2016as Pete Williams
Windsor
2016as Gil Denton
Christmas in the Smokies
2015as Wade Haygood
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015as Self
Dawn of the Crescent Moon
2014as Cyrus
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014as Ol' Jammer (voice)
The Homesman
2014as Buster Shaver
Diving With The Dinosaur Fish
2014as Narrator
The Hitchhiker
2014as Leonard
This Is Where We Live
2013as Bode Warden
Shadow on the Mesa
2013as Jake Rawlins
Beyond the Farthest Star
2013as Chief Burns
Return to Cicely
2013as Self
Born Wild
2012as Ray Jennings
Ghoul
2012as Grandfather
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
2012as Walker
Feed the Fish
2011as Axel Andersen
Sedona
2011as Les
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011as Judge Smith
Universal Squadrons
2011as Deakin
Valley of the Sun
2011as Gene Taggart
The Next Door Neighbor
2011as Judge Rodgers
Rising Stars
2010as Farmer
Bloodworth
2010as Itchy
NoNAMES
2010as Ed
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
2009as Grandpa Max Tennyson
Wyvern
2009as Haas
That Evening Sun
2009as Thurl Chessor
Not Since You
2009as Uncle Dennis
Lake City
2008as George
Beer for My Horses
2008as Buck Baker
No Country for Old Men
2007as Ellis
In the Valley of Elah
2007as Arnold Bickman
The Grand
2007as Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro
Waitin' to Live
2006as Buford Pike
Hidden Places
2006as Sheriff
Beautiful Dreamer
2006as Grandpa
Yesterday's Dreams
2005as Pastor
River's End
2005as Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
Alien Express
2005as Senator Frank Rawlings
The Gristle
2004as Senator Dorm
Monte Walsh
2003as Bob the Storekeeper
Timequest
2003as Lyndon Johnson
Dunsmore
2003as Sheriff Breen
Clover Bend
2002as Cotton Clayton
Hope Ranch
2002as Shorty
No One Can Hear You
2001as Sheriff Joe Webster
Crossfire Trail
2001as Sheriff Walter Moncrief
The Journeyman
2001as Charlie Ledbetter
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
Held Up
1999as Pembry
A Face to Kill for
1999as Frank Hadley
Sealed with a Kiss
1999as Wink 'Pop' Blake
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
1999as Tony
The Hired Heart
1997as Mike Hadley
The Fumbleheads
1997as Robert Blister
Solo
1996as General Clyde Haynes
Curdled
1996as Lodger
My Son Is Innocent
1996as Dan Pendleton
Kiss and Tell
1996as George Reed
Deadly Family Secrets
1995as Mr. Potter
Siringo
1995as Marshall John Llewellyn
Virus
1995as Dr. Clayman
Moon Shot
1994as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
The Keys
1992as Buckaloo
Career Opportunities
1991as Officer Don
Conagher
1991as Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
The Chase
1991as Wallis
The Hot Spot
1990as Sheriff
Short Time
1990as Captain
Ghost Dad
1990as Mr. Emery Collins
Last Flight Out
1990as Capt. Bob Berg
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989as P.J. Downing
Red King, White Knight
1989as Bentick
Permanent Record
1988as Jim Sinclair
Critters 2
1988as Harv
Secret Witness
1988as Sheriff
It Takes Two
1988as George Lawrence
The People Across the Lake
1988as Malcolm Bryce
Stranger on My Land
1988as Gil
Man Against the Mob
1988as Big Mac McCleary
Off the Mark
1987as Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa
Under Cover
1987as Sergeant Irwin Lee
Young Harry Houdini
1987as Elmore
LBJ: The Early Years
1987as Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987as Max
Nothing in Common
1986as Andrew Woolridge
Hard Traveling
1986as Frank Burton
John Henry
1986as Mr. Jenkins
The Defiant Ones
1986as Floyd Carpenter
Under Siege
1986
Firefighter
1986as Capt. Johnson
C.A.T. Squad
1986as The Director
My Science Project
1985as Lew Harlan
What Comes Around
1985as Leon Redden
The Ratings Game
1984as Colonel
The Jesse Owens Story
1984as Judge
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984as Burt Hamilton
WarGames
1983as General Beringer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983as B. R. Abernathy
The Man Who Loved Women
1983as Roy Carr
Travis McGee
1983as Sheriff Hack Ames
Six Pack
1982as Sheriff
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982as C.J.
Bus Stop
1982as Virgil Blessing
Fantasies
1982as Naylor
Honkytonk Man
1982as Arnspriger
Prime Suspect
1982as Bob Austin
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981as Gus Lobell
Dead & Buried
1981as Phil
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981as Nick Hanson
This House Possessed
1981as Lt. Fletcher
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981as Wimbish
Bitter Harvest
1981as Dr. Agajanian
Urban Cowboy
1980as Uncle Bob
Stir Crazy
1980as Warden Walter Beatty
Any Which Way You Can
1980as Fat Zack
Rage!
1980as Resident #5
The Super Cops
1974as Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
as Henry Spangler (voice)
Be Glad He Did It
as Buddy Kasper
The Pipeline
as Lester Galloway
Capture the Flag
as Miami
The Dilemma
as Gerald
Television (56)
Tulsa King
2022as Babe Keller
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020as Stuart Ryder
Yellowstone
2018as Ross
Young Sheldon
2017as Mr. Gilford
The Ranch
2016as Dale
Better Call Saul
2015as Everett Acker
Blood & Oil
2015as Clifton Lundegren
Anger Management
2012as Ed
Parenthood
2010as Ernie
Modern Family
2009as Merle Tucker
Army Wives
2007as Veteran Patient
Psych
2006as Billy Joe
The Closer
2005as Clay Johnson
Unscripted
2005as Self
One Tree Hill
2003as Whitey Durham
One Tree Hill
2003as Whitey Durham
Reba
2001as JV
Mysterious Ways
2000
The Magnificent Seven
1998as Wickes
King of the Hill
1997as Fire Chief (voice)
Spin City
1996as Peter Noland
The Big Easy
1996as C.D. LeBlanc
JAG
1995as Percival Bertram
The Drew Carey Show
1995as Chuck Fifer
The Outer Limits
1995as Carlton Powers
Ellen
1994as Jack Penney
Life with Louie
1994as Uncle Sammy (voice)
Moon Shot
1994as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993as Ben Crowder
Northern Exposure
1990as Maurice Minnifield
Lonesome Dove
1989as Roscoe Brown
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989as Officer Warner
The Famous Teddy Z
1989
Spies
1987
Matlock
1986as Steven McRea
Designing Women
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985as (segment "Dead Run")
Tall Tales & Legends
1985as Mr. Jenkins
A Death in California
1985as Jim Heusdens
Washingtoon
1985as Bunky Munster
Murder, She Wrote
1984as Lt. Lou Flannigan
The Duck Factory
1984as Hubbell
Call to Glory
1984as Mr. Hunter
Fatal Vision
1984as Franz Grebner
The A-Team
1983as J.J. Kincaid
The Thorn Birds
1983as Pete
Boone
1983as Merit Sawyer
Tucker's Witch
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Murder in Texas
1981as Dist. Atty. McMasters
Hart to Hart
1979
Dallas
1978as Sheriff Fenton Washburn
NBC Special Treat
1975as Stokey Andrews
M*A*S*H
1972
Columbo
1971as Clifford Calvert
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954as Elmore
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