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, 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

Yellowstone

Modern Family

Better Call Saul

Columbo

One Tree Hill

Young Sheldon

JAG

Psych

All Movies (146)

• El Tonto Por Cristo2025 · as Terry Don
• Sod and Stubble2025
• Killers of the Flower Moon2023 · as Undertaker Turton
• The Bay House2022 · as Cowden Brooks
• Funny Thing About Love2021 · as Grandpa Joe
• Magic Max2021 · as Grismer
• Star Trek: First Frontier2020 · as John April
• Eminence Hill2019 · as Noah
• The Margarita Man2019 · as Chief Doyle
• Trading Paint2019 · as Sheriff Buck Taylor
• The Valley2018 · as Gary
• Brimming with Love2018 · as Walter
• Farmer of the Year2018 · as Hap
• An American in Texas2017 · as Larry Korchinsky
• Ay Lav Yu Tuu2017 · as Danny Brown
• All Saints2017 · as Forrest
• Mountain Top2017 · as Sam Miller
• New Life2016 · as Oscar
• Windsor2016 · as Gil Denton
• Last Man Club2016 · as Pete Williams
• Christmas in the Smokies2015 · as Wade Haygood
• Beyond the Farthest Star2015 · as Chief Burns
• Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's2015 · as Self
• Diving With The Dinosaur Fish2014 · as Narrator
• Planes: Fire & Rescue2014 · as Ol' Jammer (voice)
• The Homesman2014 · as Buster Shaver
• The Hitchhiker2014 · as Leonard
• Dawn of the Crescent Moon2014 · as Cyrus
• This Is Where We Live2013 · as Bode Warden
• Return to Cicely2013 · as Self
• Shadow on the Mesa2013 · as Jake Rawlins
• Born Wild2012 · as Ray Jennings
• The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez2012 · as Walker
• Ghoul2012 · as Grandfather
• Universal Squadrons2011 · as Deakin
• Redemption: For Robbing the Dead2011 · as Judge Smith
• Sedona2011 · as Les
• Feed the Fish2011 · as Axel Andersen
• Valley of the Sun2011 · as Gene Taggart
• The Next Door Neighbor2011 · as Judge Rodgers
• Rising Stars2010 · as Farmer
• NoNAMES2010 · as Ed
• Bloodworth2010 · as Itchy
• Ben 10: Alien Swarm2009 · as Grandpa Max Tennyson
• That Evening Sun2009 · as Thurl Chessor
• Not Since You2009 · as Uncle Dennis
• Wyvern2009 · as Haas
• Beer for My Horses2008 · as Buck Baker
• Lake City2008 · as George
• No Country for Old Men2007 · as Ellis
• In the Valley of Elah2007 · as Arnold Bickman
• The Grand2007 · as Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro
• Waitin' to Live2006 · as Buford Pike
• Beautiful Dreamer2006 · as Grandpa
• Hidden Places2006 · as Sheriff
• Alien Express2005 · as Senator Frank Rawlings
• Yesterday's Dreams2005 · as Pastor
• River's End2005 · as Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
• The Gristle2004 · as Senator Dorm
• Dunsmore2003 · as Sheriff Breen
• Timequest2003 · as Lyndon Johnson
• Monte Walsh2003 · as Bob the Storekeeper
• Hope Ranch2002 · as Shorty
• Clover Bend2002 · as Cotton Clayton
• Drive-In Movie Memories2001
• No One Can Hear You2001 · as Sheriff Joe Webster
• The Journeyman2001 · as Charlie Ledbetter
• Crossfire Trail2001 · as Sheriff Walter Moncrief
• Held Up1999 · as Pembry
• Sealed with a Kiss1999 · as Wink 'Pop' Blake
• Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story1999 · as Tony
• A Face to Kill For1999 · as Frank Hadley
• The Hired Heart1997 · as Mike Hadley
• The Fumbleheads1997 · as Robert Blister
• Curdled1996 · as Lodger
• Solo1996 · as General Clyde Haynes
• My Son Is Innocent1996 · as Dan Pendleton
• Kiss and Tell1996 · as George Reed
• Deadly Family Secrets1995 · as Mr. Potter
• Siringo1995 · as Marshall John Llewellyn
• Virus1995 · as Dr. Clayman
• Moon Shot1994 · as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
• The Keys1992 · as Buckaloo
• Conagher1991 · as Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
• Career Opportunities1991 · as Officer Don
• The Chase1991 · as Wallis
• The Hot Spot1990 · as Sheriff
• Ghost Dad1990 · as Mr. Emery Collins
• Last Flight Out1990 · as Capt. Bob Berg
• Short Time1990 · as Captain
• Red King, White Knight1989 · as Bentick
• Who's Harry Crumb?1989 · as P.J. Downing
• The People Across the Lake1988 · as Malcolm Bryce
• Secret Witness1988 · as Sheriff
• It Takes Two1988 · as George Lawrence
• Critters 21988 · as Harv
• Permanent Record1988 · as Jim Sinclair
• Stranger on My Land1988 · as Gil
• Man Against the Mob1988 · as Big Mac McCleary
• Under Cover1987 · as Sergeant Irwin Lee
• Off the Mark1987 · as Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa
• Young Harry Houdini1987 · as Elmore
• LBJ: The Early Years1987 · as Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
• Warm Hearts, Cold Feet1987 · as Max
• John Henry1986 · as Mr. Jenkins
• Firefighter1986 · as Capt. Johnson
• Nothing in Common1986 · as Andrew Woolridge
• C.A.T. Squad1986 · as The Director
• Maggie1986 · as Jimmy Scott Farnsworth
• Under Siege1986
• Hard Traveling1986 · as Frank Burton
• The Defiant Ones1986 · as Floyd Carpenter
• My Science Project1985 · as Lew Harlan
• What Comes Around1985 · as Leon Redden
• The Ratings Game1984 · as Colonel
• The Jesse Owens Story1984 · as Judge
• Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac1984 · as Burt Hamilton
• The Man Who Loved Women1983 · as Roy Carr
• The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983 · as B. R. Abernathy
• WarGames1983 · as General Beringer
• Travis McGee1983 · as Sheriff Hack Ames
• Honkytonk Man1982 · as Arnspriger
• Bus Stop1982 · as Virgil Blessing
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas1982 · as C.J.
• Six Pack1982 · as Sheriff
• Prime Suspect1982 · as Bob Austin
• Fantasies1982 · as Naylor
• A Few Days at Weasel Creek1981 · as Gus Lobell
• The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia1981 · as Wimbish
• Dead & Buried1981 · as Phil
• Bitter Harvest1981 · as Dr. Agajanian
• The Killing of Randy Webster1981 · as Nick Hanson
• This House Possessed1981 · as Lt. Fletcher
• Any Which Way You Can1980 · as Fat Zack
• Stir Crazy1980 · as Warden Walter Beatty
• Rage!1980 · as Resident #5
• Urban Cowboy1980 · as Uncle Bob
• The Super Cops1974 · as Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
• The Dilemma— · as Gerald
• Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story— · as Henry Spangler (voice)
• The Pipeline— · as Lester Galloway
• Be Glad He Did It— · as Buddy Kasper
• Capture the Flag— · as Miami
• Worst Enemy— · as Jim
• solo— · as estrella
• A Trace of Murder— · as Clifford Calvert

All TV Shows (57)

• Tulsa King2022 · as Babe Keller
• 9-1-1: Lone Star2020 · as Stuart Ryder
• Yellowstone2018 · as Ross
• Young Sheldon2017 · as Mr. Gilford
• The Ranch2016 · as Dale
• Blood & Oil2015 · as Clifton Lundegren
• Better Call Saul2015 · as Everett Acker
• Anger Management2012 · as Ed
• Parenthood2010 · as Ernie
• Modern Family2009 · as Merle Tucker
• Army Wives2007 · as Veteran Patient
• Psych2006 · as Billy Joe
• The Unit2006 · as Carson
• The Closer2005 · as Clay Johnson
• Unscripted2005 · as Barry Corbin
• One Tree Hill2003 · as Whitey Durham
• Reba2001 · as JV
• Mysterious Ways2000
• The Magnificent Seven1998 · as Wickes
• King of the Hill1997 · as Fire Chief (voice)
• Spin City1996 · as Peter Noland
• Spin City1996 · as Peter Noland (archive footage)
• The Big Easy1996 · as C.D. LeBlanc
• JAG1995 · as Percival Bertram
• The Drew Carey Show1995 · as Chuck Fifer
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Carlton Powers
• Life with Louie1994 · as Uncle Sammy (voice)
• Moon Shot1994 · as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
• Ellen1994 · as Jack Penney
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Ben Crowder
• Northern Exposure1990 · as Maurice Minnifield
• The Famous Teddy Z1989
• I Know My First Name Is Steven1989 · as Officer Warner
• Lonesome Dove1989 · as Roscoe Brown
• Spies1987
• Designing Women1986
• Matlock1986 · as Steven McRea
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Dead Run")
• Tall Tales & Legends1985 · as Mr. Jenkins
• Washingtoon1985 · as Bunky Munster
• A Death in California1985 · as Jim Heusdens
• Fatal Vision1984 · as Franz Grebner
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Lt. Lou Flannigan
• Call to Glory1984 · as Mr. Hunter
• The Duck Factory1984 · as Hubbell
• Boone1983 · as Merit Sawyer
• The Thorn Birds1983 · as Pete
• The A-Team1983 · as J.J. Kincaid
• Tucker's Witch1982
• Murder in Texas1981 · as Dist. Atty. McMasters
• Hill Street Blues1981
• Hart to Hart1979
• Dallas1978 · as Sheriff Fenton Washburn
• NBC Special Treat1975 · as Stokey Andrews
• M*A*S*H1972
• Columbo1971 · as Clifford Calvert
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Elmore