Barry Corbin

Acting

Barry Corbin

Born October 16, 1940Lamesa, Texas. USA197 credits

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

El Tonto Por Cristo

El Tonto Por Cristo

Movie

2025

Sod and Stubble
5.5

Sod and Stubble

Movie

2025

Killers of the Flower Moon
7.4

Killers of the Flower Moon

Movie

2023

The Bay House

The Bay House

Movie

2022

Tulsa King
8.3

Tulsa King

TV

2022

Funny Thing About Love
5.1

Funny Thing About Love

Movie

2021

Filmography

El Tonto Por Cristo
2025El Tonto Por Cristoas Terry DonMovie
Sod and Stubble
2025Sod and StubbleMovie
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023Killers of the Flower Moonas Undertaker TurtonMovie
The Bay House
2022The Bay Houseas Cowden BrooksMovie
Tulsa King
2022Tulsa Kingas Babe KellerTV
Funny Thing About Love
2021Funny Thing About Loveas Grandpa JoeMovie
Magic Max
2021Magic Maxas GrismerMovie
Star Trek: First Frontier
2020Star Trek: First Frontieras John AprilMovie
9-1-1: Lone Star
20209-1-1: Lone Staras Stuart RyderTV
Eminence Hill
2019Eminence Hillas NoahMovie
The Margarita Man
2019The Margarita Manas Chief DoyleMovie
Trading Paint
2019Trading Paintas Sheriff Buck TaylorMovie
Yellowstone
2018Yellowstoneas RossTV
The Valley
2018The Valleyas GaryMovie
Brimming with Love
2018Brimming with Loveas WalterMovie
Farmer of the Year
2018Farmer of the Yearas HapMovie
An American in Texas
2017An American in Texasas Larry KorchinskyMovie
Young Sheldon
2017Young Sheldonas Mr. GilfordTV
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
2017Ay Lav Yu Tuuas Danny BrownMovie
All Saints
2017All Saintsas ForrestMovie
Mountain Top
2017Mountain Topas Sam MillerMovie
New Life
2016New Lifeas OscarMovie
Windsor
2016Windsoras Gil DentonMovie
Last Man Club
2016Last Man Clubas Pete WilliamsMovie
The Ranch
2016The Ranchas DaleTV
Christmas in the Smokies
2015Christmas in the Smokiesas Wade HaygoodMovie
Blood & Oil
2015Blood & Oilas Clifton LundegrenTV
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley'sas SelfMovie
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saulas Everett AckerTV
Diving With The Dinosaur Fish
2014Diving With The Dinosaur Fishas NarratorMovie
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014Planes: Fire & Rescueas Ol' Jammer (voice)Movie
The Homesman
2014The Homesmanas Buster ShaverMovie
The Hitchhiker
2014The Hitchhikeras LeonardMovie
Dawn of the Crescent Moon
2014Dawn of the Crescent Moonas CyrusMovie
Beyond the Farthest Star
2013Beyond the Farthest Staras Chief BurnsMovie
This Is Where We Live
2013This Is Where We Liveas Bode WardenMovie
Return to Cicely
2013Return to Cicelyas SelfMovie
Shadow on the Mesa
2013Shadow on the Mesaas Jake RawlinsMovie
Born Wild
2012Born Wildas Ray JenningsMovie
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
2012The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandezas WalkerMovie
Ghoul
2012Ghoulas GrandfatherMovie
Universal Squadrons
2011Universal Squadronsas DeakinMovie
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011Redemption: For Robbing the Deadas Judge SmithMovie
Sedona
2011Sedonaas LesMovie
Feed the Fish
2011Feed the Fishas Axel AndersenMovie
Valley of the Sun
2011Valley of the Sunas Gene TaggartMovie
T
2011The Next Door Neighboras Judge RodgersMovie
Rising Stars
2010Rising Starsas FarmerMovie
NoNAMES
2010NoNAMESas EdMovie
Parenthood
2010Parenthoodas ErnieTV
Bloodworth
2010Bloodworthas ItchyMovie
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
2009Ben 10: Alien Swarmas Grandpa Max TennysonMovie
That Evening Sun
2009That Evening Sunas Thurl ChessorMovie
Not Since You
2009Not Since Youas Uncle DennisMovie
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas Merle TuckerTV
Wyvern
2009Wyvernas HaasMovie
Beer for My Horses
2008Beer for My Horsesas Buck BakerMovie
Lake City
2008Lake Cityas GeorgeMovie
No Country for Old Men
2007No Country for Old Menas EllisMovie
In the Valley of Elah
2007In the Valley of Elahas Arnold BickmanMovie
The Grand
2007The Grandas Jimminy 'Lucky' FaroMovie
Army Wives
2007Army Wivesas Veteran PatientTV
Waitin' to Live
2006Waitin' to Liveas Buford PikeMovie
Psych
2006Psychas Billy JoeTV
Beautiful Dreamer
2006Beautiful Dreameras GrandpaMovie
Hidden Places
2006Hidden Placesas SheriffMovie
Alien Express
2005Alien Expressas Senator Frank RawlingsMovie
The Closer
2005The Closeras Clay JohnsonTV
Yesterday's Dreams
2005Yesterday's Dreamsas PastorMovie
Unscripted
2005Unscriptedas Barry CorbinTV
River's End
2005River's Endas Sheriff 'Buster' WatkinsMovie
The Gristle
2004The Gristleas Senator DormMovie
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree Hillas Whitey DurhamTV
Dunsmore
2003Dunsmoreas Sheriff BreenMovie
Timequest
2003Timequestas Lyndon JohnsonMovie
Monte Walsh
2003Monte Walshas Bob the StorekeeperMovie
Hope Ranch
2002Hope Ranchas ShortyMovie
Clover Bend
2002Clover Bendas Cotton ClaytonMovie
Reba
2001Rebaas JVTV
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001Drive-In Movie MemoriesMovie
No One Can Hear You
2001No One Can Hear Youas Sheriff Joe WebsterMovie
The Journeyman
2001The Journeymanas Charlie LedbetterMovie
Crossfire Trail
2001Crossfire Trailas Sheriff Walter MoncriefMovie
Mysterious Ways
2000Mysterious WaysTV
Held Up
1999Held Upas PembryMovie
Sealed with a Kiss
1999Sealed with a Kissas Wink 'Pop' BlakeMovie
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
1999Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Storyas TonyMovie
A Face to Kill for
1999A Face to Kill foras Frank HadleyMovie
The Magnificent Seven
1998The Magnificent Sevenas WickesTV
The Hired Heart
1997The Hired Heartas Mike HadleyMovie
King of the Hill
1997King of the Hillas Fire Chief (voice)TV
The Fumbleheads
1997The Fumbleheadsas Robert BlisterMovie
Spin City
1996Spin Cityas Peter NolandTV
Curdled
1996Curdledas LodgerMovie
Solo
1996Soloas General Clyde HaynesMovie
The Big Easy
1996The Big Easyas C.D. LeBlancTV
My Son Is Innocent
1996My Son Is Innocentas Dan PendletonMovie
Kiss and Tell
1996Kiss and Tellas George ReedMovie
Deadly Family Secrets
1995Deadly Family Secretsas Mr. PotterMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Percival BertramTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas Chuck FiferTV
Siringo
1995Siringoas Marshall John LlewellynMovie
Virus
1995Virusas Dr. ClaymanMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Carlton PowersTV
Life with Louie
1994Life with Louieas Uncle Sammy (voice)TV
M
1994Moon Shotas Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)TV
Moon Shot
1994Moon Shotas Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)Movie
Ellen
1994Ellenas Jack PenneyTV
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Ben CrowderTV
The Keys
1992The Keysas BuckalooMovie
Conagher
1991Conagheras Charlie McCloud, Stage DriverMovie
Career Opportunities
1991Career Opportunitiesas Officer DonMovie
The Chase
1991The Chaseas WallisMovie
The Hot Spot
1990The Hot Spotas SheriffMovie
Northern Exposure
1990Northern Exposureas Maurice MinnifieldTV
Ghost Dad
1990Ghost Dadas Mr. Emery CollinsMovie
L
1990Last Flight Outas Capt. Bob BergMovie
Short Time
1990Short Timeas CaptainMovie
Red King, White Knight
1989Red King, White Knightas BentickMovie
The Famous Teddy Z
1989The Famous Teddy ZTV
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989I Know My First Name Is Stevenas Officer WarnerTV
Lonesome Dove
1989Lonesome Doveas Roscoe BrownTV
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989Who's Harry Crumb?as P.J. DowningMovie
The People Across the Lake
1988The People Across the Lakeas Malcolm BryceMovie
Secret Witness
1988Secret Witnessas SheriffMovie
It Takes Two
1988It Takes Twoas George LawrenceMovie
Critters 2
1988Critters 2as HarvMovie
Permanent Record
1988Permanent Recordas Jim SinclairMovie
Stranger on My Land
1988Stranger on My Landas GilMovie
Man Against the Mob
1988Man Against the Mobas Big Mac McClearyMovie
Under Cover
1987Under Coveras Sergeant Irwin LeeMovie
Off the Mark
1987Off the Markas Walt Warner / Jenell's PaMovie
Young Harry Houdini
1987Young Harry Houdinias ElmoreMovie
Spies
1987SpiesTV
LBJ: The Early Years
1987LBJ: The Early Yearsas Judge Alvin J. WirtzMovie
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987Warm Hearts, Cold Feetas MaxMovie
John Henry
1986John Henryas Mr. JenkinsMovie
Designing Women
1986Designing WomenTV
Firefighter
1986Firefighteras Capt. JohnsonMovie
Nothing in Common
1986Nothing in Commonas Andrew WoolridgeMovie
C.A.T. Squad
1986C.A.T. Squadas The DirectorMovie
Matlock
1986Matlockas Steven McReaTV
Under Siege
1986Under SiegeMovie
Hard Traveling
1986Hard Travelingas Frank BurtonMovie
The Defiant Ones
1986The Defiant Onesas Floyd CarpenterMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "Dead Run")TV
Tall Tales & Legends
1985Tall Tales & Legendsas Mr. JenkinsTV
My Science Project
1985My Science Projectas Lew HarlanMovie
W
1985Washingtoonas Bunky MunsterTV
What Comes Around
1985What Comes Aroundas Leon ReddenMovie
A Death in California
1985A Death in Californiaas Jim HeusdensTV
The Ratings Game
1984The Ratings Gameas ColonelMovie
Fatal Vision
1984Fatal Visionas Franz GrebnerTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lt. Lou FlanniganTV
Call to Glory
1984Call to Gloryas Mr. HunterTV
The Jesse Owens Story
1984The Jesse Owens Storyas JudgeMovie
The Duck Factory
1984The Duck Factoryas HubbellTV
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomacas Burt HamiltonMovie
The Man Who Loved Women
1983The Man Who Loved Womenas Roy CarrMovie
Boone
1983Booneas Merit SawyerTV
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983The Ballad of Gregorio Cortezas B. R. AbernathyMovie
WarGames
1983WarGamesas General BeringerMovie
Travis McGee
1983Travis McGeeas Sheriff Hack AmesMovie
The Thorn Birds
1983The Thorn Birdsas PeteTV
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas J.J. KincaidTV
Honkytonk Man
1982Honkytonk Manas ArnsprigerMovie
Tucker's Witch
1982Tucker's WitchTV
Bus Stop
1982Bus Stopas Virgil BlessingMovie
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in Texasas C.J.Movie
Six Pack
1982Six Packas SheriffMovie
Prime Suspect
1982Prime Suspectas Bob AustinMovie
Fantasies
1982Fantasiesas NaylorMovie
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981A Few Days at Weasel Creekas Gus LobellMovie
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgiaas WimbishMovie
Dead & Buried
1981Dead & Buriedas PhilMovie
Bitter Harvest
1981Bitter Harvestas Dr. AgajanianMovie
Murder in Texas
1981Murder in Texasas Dist. Atty. McMastersTV
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981The Killing of Randy Websteras Nick HansonMovie
This House Possessed
1981This House Possessedas Lt. FletcherMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
Any Which Way You Can
1980Any Which Way You Canas Fat ZackMovie
Stir Crazy
1980Stir Crazyas Warden Walter BeattyMovie
Rage!
1980Rage!as Resident #5Movie
Urban Cowboy
1980Urban Cowboyas Uncle BobMovie
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
Dallas
1978Dallasas Sheriff Fenton WashburnTV
N
1975NBC Special Treatas Stokey AndrewsTV
The Super Cops
1974The Super Copsas Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)Movie
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*HTV
Columbo
1971Columboas Clifford CalvertTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas ElmoreTV
The Dilemma
—The Dilemmaas GeraldMovie
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
—Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Storyas Henry Spangler (voice)Movie
The Pipeline
—The Pipelineas Lester GallowayMovie
B
—Be Glad He Did Itas Buddy KasperMovie
C
—Capture the Flagas MiamiMovie
Worst Enemy
—Worst Enemyas JimMovie