Corbin Bernsen
Biography
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

Criminal Minds

Hawaii Five-0

Seinfeld

Castle

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Saturday Night Live

JAG

The West Wing
All Movies (196)
- The Yeti2026 · as Merriell Sunday Sr.
- Tow2026 · as Martin LaRosa
- Woodstockers2026 · as Lenny
- In Search of Darkness: 1995-19992025 · as Self
- The Beldham2025
- Bagworm2025 · as Rusty
- Web of Life2025 · as Keith
- Marshmallow2025 · as Roy
- Memory Box2024 · as Father (voice)
- Christmas at Keestone2023 · as Clint Baker
- Herd2023 · as Robert Miller
- Repeater2023 · as Edgar Mann
- Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist2023 · as Steve Plank
- Game Changer2022 · as Iann Gabriel
- The Hating Game2021 · as Bexley
- Psych 3: This Is Gus2021 · as Henry Spencer
- Taking the Reins2021 · as Preston
- Past Shadows2021 · as Lewis Samuels
- Roe v. Wade2021 · as Justice Blackmun
- Weekend Warriors2021 · as Police Chief Baumgardner
- The Christmas Project Reunion2020 · as Grandpa George
- The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland2020 · as Gran'Poppy
- A Bennett Song Holiday2020 · as Aiden Neville
- When We Last Spoke2020 · as Walt
- Cadia: The World Within2020 · as George
- A Deadly Legend2020 · as Matthias Leary
- Psych 2: Lassie Come Home2020 · as Henry Spencer
- Mary for Mayor2020 · as Pat
- First Lady2020 · as King Max
- Connective Tissue2019 · as Dr. Epstein
- The Unseen Realm2019 · as Self (Host)
- All Good Things2019 · as Pop-pop
- The Russian Bride2019 · as Karl Frederick
- Sunrise in Heaven2019 · as Jim
- Swell2019 · as Harold
- Faith, Hope & Love2019 · as Brian Fuller
- Alone We Fight2018 · as Colonel Bradley Armstrong
- Reach2018 · as Charles
- Life with Dog2018 · as Joe Bigler
- Surviving Theater 92018 · as Tom
- My Daddy is in Heaven2018 · as Vernon
- Psych: The Movie2017 · as Henry Spencer
- Distortion2017 · as Dr. Eli Sutton
- Dead Man Rising2017 · as Buck
- The Dynasty That Almost Was2017
- Boone: The Bounty Hunter2017 · as Cage Bickle
- Larceny2017 · as Price
- In-Lawfully Yours2016 · as Father Grayson
- The Elvis Room2016 · as Harker
- Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance2016 · as “Pops” Chapman
- God's Club2016 · as Max Graves
- Prayer Never Fails2016 · as Joseph T. Harrington
- Love's Complicated2016 · as Dublin Senior
- Sensory Perception2015 · as Mr. Friedrich
- It Had to Be You2015 · as Nolan Powell
- Midland2015 · as The Shepherd
- Portrait of Love2015 · as Tyler Mason
- Eco Teens Save The World2015 · as Senator Jeremy Ryburn
- The Last Straw2014 · as Mr. G
- Christian Mingle2014 · as Matt
- It Came From Connemara!2014 · as Self
- Born to Race: Fast Track2014 · as Liam
- Beyond the Heavens2013 · as Gus Henry
- Lizzie2013 · as Dr. Fredricks
- Gordon Family Tree2013 · as Ron Goodson
- 3 Day Test2012 · as Tom
- Lay the Favorite2012 · as Jerry
- Stolen Child2012 · as George
- The Ascension2011 · as Carl
- Miss December2011 · as District Attorney
- The Big Year2011 · as Gil Gordon
- Suing The Devil2011 · as Barry Polk
- 25 Hill2011 · as Roy Gibbs
- Pizza Man2011 · as Criswell
- Bad Actress2011 · as Corbin Bernsen
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright2010 · as FBI Director Hill
- Closets2010 · as Grant Erickson
- Rust2010
- The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger2010 · as Self
- Dead Air2009 · as Dr. F
- Trapped2009 · as Edward Hutton
- Donna on Demand2009 · as Ben Corbin
- For the Love of Grace2008 · as Captain Washington
- Vipers2008 · as Burton
- Depth Charge2008
- House of Fallen2008 · as Rowland
- True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl2008 · as Nick Harvey
- Right to Die2007 · as Ira
- Pirate Camp2007 · as Hookbeard
- Sex and Consequences2006 · as John Wayne
- The Naked Ape2006 · as Mr. Feldman
- Paid2006 · as William Montague
- Submission2006
- Carpool Guy2005 · as Michael
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang2005 · as Harlan Dexter
- Raging Sharks2005 · as Capt. Riley
- Ordinary Miracles2005 · as David Woodbury
- Quiet Kill2004 · as Jerry Martin
- They Are Among Us2004 · as Norbert
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss2004 · as Steve
- Death and Texas2004 · as Coach Loren Stanley
- The Commission2003 · as Rep. Gerald R. Ford
- Love Comes Softly2003 · as Ben Graham
- Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain2003 · as Fog Benson
- The Santa Trap2002 · as Chief Spivak
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus2002 · as David Carver
- Dead Above Ground2002 · as Mark Mallory
- Atomic Twister2002 · as Sheriff C.B. Bishop
- L.A. Law: The Movie2002 · as Arnie Becker
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002 · as Self
- Gentle Ben2002 · as Fog Benson
- Fangs2002 · as Carl Hart
- Raptor2001 · as Dr. Hyde
- Judgment2001 · as Mitch Kendrick
- The Tomorrow Man2001 · as Larry
- Final Payback2001 · as Mayor Richardson
- Killer Instinct2001 · as Jennings Wilhite
- Borderline Normal2000 · as Benjiman Walling
- Rangers2000 · as Senator
- Kiss of a Stranger1999 · as Mason
- Riddler's Moon1999 · as George Brenner
- Two of Hearts1999 · as Bruce Saunders
- Young Hearts Unlimited1998 · as Brian
- The Misadventures of Margaret1998 · as Art Turner
- The Dentist 21998 · as Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
- Recipe for Revenge1998 · as Dr. Chester Winnifield
- The Fairy King1998 · as Rob Preston
- Major League: Back to the Minors1998 · as Roger Dorn
- Loyal Opposition1998 · as Secret Service agent John Gray
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman1998 · as Celebrity Lawyer
- Menno's Mind1997 · as Felix Medina
- Spacejacked1997 · as Barnes
- Tidal Wave: No Escape1997 · as John Wahl
- An American Affair1997 · as District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford
- Kounterfeit1996 · as Marty Hopkins
- Full Circle1996 · as Harrison Winslow
- Bloodhounds1996 · as Harrison Coyle
- Inhumanoid1996 · as Foster Carver
- The Dentist1996 · as Dr. Alan Feinstone
- The Great White Hype1996 · as Peter Prince
- Baja1996 · as John Stone
- Bloodhounds II1996 · as Harrison Coyle
- The Cold Heart of a Killer1996 · as Alex Jensen
- Temptress1995 · as Nick
- Murderous Intent1995 · as Brice
- Cover Me1995 · as Andre Solloway
- Tales from the Hood1995 · as Duke Metger (segment "KKK Comeuppance")
- In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound1995 · as Frank Cole
- Dangerous Intentions1995 · as Tim Williamson
- Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead1995 · as Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter
- Someone to Die For1995 · as Jack Davis
- Aurora: Operation Intercept1995 · as Flight Engineer Murphy
- Guns of Honor1994 · as Brent Mallick
- The Soft Kill1994 · as Martin Lewis
- Radioland Murders1994 · as Dexter Morris
- Voices from Within1994 · as Mark Reichard
- A Brilliant Disguise1994 · as Dr. Martin
- Final Mission1994 · as General Morgan Breslaw
- Where Are My Children?1994 · as Tom Scott
- The New Age1994 · as Kevin Bulasky
- Savage Land1994 · as Quint
- Trigger Fast1994 · as Brent Mallick
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!1994 · as Arnie
- Major League II1994 · as Roger Dorn
- I Know My Son Is Alive1994 · as Mark Elshant
- Beyond Suspicion1993 · as Stan Benderman
- Grey Knight1993 · as Col. Nehemiah Strayn
- Love Can Be Murder1992 · as Nick Peyton
- Frozen Assets1992 · as Zach Shepard
- Grass Roots1992 · as Will Lee
- Shattered1991 · as Jeb Scott
- Fatal Inheritance1991 · as Woodward Dawes
- Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show1991 · as Self
- Dead on the Money1991 · as Carter Matthews
- Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story1991 · as Morris Dees
- Breaking Point1989 · as Pike
- Disorganized Crime1989 · as Frank Salazar
- Bert Rigby, You're a Fool1989 · as Jim Shirley
- Major League1989 · as Roger Dorn
- Mickey's 60th Birthday1988 · as Arnie Becker
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute1988 · as Self
- Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour1987 · as Self
- Hello Again1987 · as Jason Chadman
- Dead Aim1987 · as Webster
- L.A. Law: Pilot1986 · as Arnold Becker
- Doubletake1985 · as Tennis Pro
- Allison Sydney Harrison1983 · as Steve Malloy
- S.O.B.1981 · as Unknown
- King Kong1976 · as Reporter
- Eat My Dust1976 · as Roy Puire
- Three the Hard Way1974 · as Boy
- Clambake1967 · as Boy at Playground (uncredited)
- Happy Endings Funeral Parlor—
- There There—
- Kali— · as Old Man
- Laura Louise— · as Edward Brannock
All TV Shows (71)
- The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins2026 · as Duck Donovan
- Duster2025 · as Wade Ellis
- Your Friends & Neighbors2025 · as Jack Bailey
- Clipped2024 · as Pierce O'Donnell
- The Curse2023 · as Paul
- White House Plumbers2023 · as Richard Kleindienst
- East New York2022 · as Duke Jacobs
- Tommy2020 · as Milt Leakey
- City on a Hill2019 · as Sinclair Dryden
- The Kominsky Method2018 · as Himself
- Magnum P.I.2018 · as Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler
- The Resident2018 · as Kyle Nevin
- Marvel's The Punisher2017 · as Anderson Schultz
- American Gods2017 · as Vulcan
- Powerless2017 · as Vanderveer Wayne Sr.
- Billions2016 · as Bill McGann
- Grace and Frankie2015 · as Dr. Paul Mason
- Fresh Off the Boat2015 · as Mervin
- NCIS: New Orleans2014 · as Adam Huntley
- Scorpion2014 · as Bob Connelly
- Motive2013 · as Dr. Stan Matthews
- Anger Management2012 · as Roger
- Switched at Birth2011
- Hawaii Five-02010 · as Henry Upton
- The League2009 · as Bruce
- Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
- Castle2009 · as Lance Hastings
- Celebrity Family Feud2008 · as Self
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!2007 · as Self
- Psych2006 · as Henry Spencer
- The New Adventures of Old Christine2006 · as Howard
- Masters of Horror2005 · as Ira
- Criminal Minds2005 · as Jerry Grandin
- Twins2005
- Hi-Jinks2005
- Cuts2005 · as Jack Sherwood
- Boston Legal2004 · as Attorney Eli Granger
- Miss Match2003 · as Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as William Hendry
- Battery Park2000 · as Michael
- Son of the Beach2000
- Third Watch1999 · as Carter Savage
- The West Wing1999 · as Henry Shallick
- Twice in a Lifetime1999 · as Roger Stovall / Bill Water
- V.I.P.1998 · as Zack Henley
- Just Shoot Me!1997 · as Corbin Bernsen
- The Cape1996 · as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
- 7th Heaven1996 · as Ted Grant
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- Nash Bridges1996 · as Edward Jansen
- JAG1995 · as Owen Sebring
- The Outer Limits1995 · as Virgil Nygard
- A Whole New Ballgame1995 · as Brett Sooner
- Touched by an Angel1994 · as Eric Weiss
- The Nanny1993 · as Glen Mitchell
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
- Ring of the Musketeers1992 · as Harry
- Love & War1992
- The Larry Sanders Show1992 · as Corbin Bernsen
- Roc1991 · as Jim Larson
- Seinfeld1989 · as Corbin Bernsen
- Baywatch1989
- Dear John1988 · as Blake McCarron
- Star Trek: The Next Generation1987 · as Q2
- L.A. Law1986 · as Arnie Becker
- Matlock1986 · as Corbin Bernsen
- Flying High1978 · as Dan Ellison
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
- The Waltons1972 · as Casey
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Audience Member