Barry Corbin
Highest Rated: 95% All Saints (2017)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Oct 16, 1940
Birthplace: Lamesa, Texas, USA
A well-respected and busy character actor in films and on television for over three decades, Emmy-nominated Texas native Barry Corbin played larger-than-life figures in films like "Urban Cowboy" (1980) and "WarGames" (1983), as well as TV projects like "Lonesome Dove" (CBS, 1989), "Northern Exposure (CBS, 1990-95) and "One Tree Hill" (The WB, 2003-06; The CW, 2006-12). The son of a Lone Star State senator, Corbin fell in love with character actors as a boy, and began his long ride to the screen through work on stages across the country. "Urban Cowboy" marked his feature debut, and for the next 20 years, he was a near-ubiquitous presence as ornery cowboys, tough cops, military men and on occasion, a kindly father or mentor. Town patriarch and astronaut Maurice Minnifield on "Northern Exposure" became his best-known role, and the one that afforded him the widest character arc - he could be menacing one moment, wistful the next, and quite funny in every scene - and it brought him two Emmy nominations and more work in features like "No Country for Old Men" (2007) and series like "One Tree Hill." Familiar to just about anyone who attended a movie or turned on a television since 1980, Corbin enjoyed the best scenario that acting could provide - steady work and rewarding roles.
Photos
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 83% | Funny Thing About Love | Grandpa Joe (Character) | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Magic Max | Grismer (Character) | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Margarita Man | Chief Doyle (Character) | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eminence Hill | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bay House | Cowden Brooks (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 0% | 31% | Trading Paint | Sheriff Buck Taylor (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Farmer of the Year | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brimming With Love | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | An American in Texas | Larry Korchinsky (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 42% | 61% | The Valley | Gary (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mountain Top | Sam Miller (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 95% | 73% | All Saints | Forrest (Character) | $5.8M | 2017 |
| 29% | 65% | New Life | Oscar (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | Last Man Club | Pete (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Windsor | Gil Denton (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 34% | Christmas in the Smokies | Wade Haygood (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 96% | Beyond the Farthest Star | Chief Burns (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Dawn of the Crescent Moon | Cyrus (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 45% | 56% | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Ol' Jammer (Voice) | $59.2M | 2014 |
| 88% | 100% | This Is Where We Live | Bode (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Born Wild | Ray Jennings (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 31% | Shadow on the Mesa | Jake Rawlins (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | Cinema Six | Roger (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 40% | 68% | The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez | Walker (Character) | $9.9K | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 11% | Ghoul | Grandfather (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 89% | Redemption | Judge Smith (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | 3 Blind Saints | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 27% | Minuteman | Deakin (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Valley of the Sun | Gene Taggart (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | Sedona | Les (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | NoNAMES | Ed (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 50% | 40% | Provinces of Night | Itchy (Character) | $9.6K | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Rising Stars | Farmer (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | Feed the Fish | Axel Andersen (Character) | $101.2K | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 29% | Not Since You | Uncle Dennis (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | Ben 10: Alien Swarm | Grandpa Max Tennyson (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 82% | 76% | That Evening Sun | Thurl Chessor (Character) | $280.3K | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 16% | Wyvern | Hass (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 12% | 34% | Lake City | George (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 0% | 62% | Beer for My Horses | Buck (Character) | $666.0K | 2008 |
| 93% | 86% | No Country for Old Men | Ellis (Character) | $74.3M | 2007 |
| 74% | 77% | In the Valley of Elah | Arnold Bickman (Character) | $6.8M | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trail End | Hank (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 59% | Hidden Places | Sheriff John Doggins (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Beautiful Dreamer | Grandpa (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 63% | River's End | Sheriff "Buster" Watkins (Character) | - | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alien Express | Senator Frank Rawlings (Character) | - | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | Monte Walsh | Bob (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Dunsmore | Sheriff Breen (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Hope Ranch | Shorty (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Drive-in Movie Memories | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | Waitin' to Live | Buford Pike (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clover Bend | Cotton (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 40% | 77% | Louis L'Amour's Crossfire Trail | Sheriff Walter Moncrief (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 45% | No One Can Hear You | Sheriff Joe Webster (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 71% | 39% | Race to Space | Vestal (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 42% | The Journeyman | Charlie Ledbetter (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 17% | 42% | Held Up | Pembry (Character) | $4.7M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | TimeQuest | Lyndon Johnson (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fumbleheads | Robert Blister (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sealed With a Kiss | Wink "Pop" Blake (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Face to Kill For | Frank Hadley (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story | Tony Serra (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fanatics | Robert Blister (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | The Hired Heart | Mike Hadley (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: A Trace of Murder | Clifford Calvert (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Son Is Innocent | Dan Pendleton (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kiss and Tell | George Reed (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 17% | 58% | Curdled | Lodger (Character) | $51.0K | 1996 |
| 8% | 27% | Solo | General Clyde Haynes (Character) | $4.9M | 1996 |
| 0% | 34% | Virus | Dr. Clayman (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Family Secrets | Mr. Potter (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Siringo | Marshal John Llewellyn (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Keys | Earl (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chase | Wallis (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Conagher | Charlie McCloud (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 39% | 37% | Career Opportunities | Officer Don (Character) | $11.0M | 1991 |
| 20% | 53% | Short Time | Captain (Character) | $3.5M | 1990 |
| 73% | 49% | The Hot Spot | Sheriff (Character) | $1.2M | 1990 |
| 27% | 46% | Who's Harry Crumb? | P.J. Downing (Character) | $10.4M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 43% | The People Across the Lake | Malcolm Bryce (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | It Takes Two | George Lawrence (Character) | - | 1988 |
| 50% | 69% | Permanent Record | Jim Sinclair (Character) | $1.6M | 1988 |
| 31% | 37% | Critters 2: The Main Course | Harv (Character) | $3.8M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stranger on My Land | Gil (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man Against the Mob | Big Mac McCleary (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Young Harry Houdini | Elmore (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock: The Court Martial | Army Col. Steven McRea (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Off the Mark | Walt Warner (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 7% | Under Cover | Sergeant Irwin Lee (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 92% | LBJ: The Early Years | Judge Alvin J. Wirtz (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Defiant Ones | Floyd Carpenter (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Greater Alarm | Capt. Johnson (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What Comes Around | Leon Redden (Character) | - | 1986 |
| 54% | 40% | Nothing in Common | Andrew Woolridge (Character) | $32.0M | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Firefighter | Capt. Johnson (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | C.A.T. Squad | The Director (Character) | - | 1986 |
| 11% | 56% | My Science Project | Lew Harlan (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hard Traveling | Frank Burton (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | The Ratings Game | The Colonel (Character) | - | 1984 |
| 33% | 38% | The Man Who Loved Women | Roy Carr (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 93% | 76% | WarGames | Gen. Jack Beringer (Character) | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Travis McGee: The Empty Copper Sea | Sheriff Hack Ames (Character) | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Prime Suspect | Bob Austin (Character) | - | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | Six Pack | Sheriff (Character) | - | 1982 |
| 42% | 68% | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | C.J. (Character) | - | 1982 |
| 93% | 64% | Honkytonk Man | Arnspriger (Character) | - | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Bitter Harvest | Dr. Agajanian (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 76% | 58% | Dead and Buried | Phil (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | 60% | This House Possessed | Lieutenant Fletcher (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | Wimbish (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder in Texas | Dist. Atty. McMasters (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 67% | 75% | Stir Crazy | Walter Beatty (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 20% | 45% | Any Which Way You Can | Fat Zack (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 73% | 81% | Urban Cowboy | Bob Davis (Character) | - | 1980 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 69% | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Stuart Ryder (Guest Star) | 2020 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Young Sheldon | Mr. Gilford (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| 63% | 37% | Blood & Oil | Clifton Lundegren (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 23% | 55% | Anger Management |
Ed (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2012-2014 |
| 85% | 89% | Modern Family | Merle Tucker (Guest Star) | 2012 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suit Up | .Dick Devereaux (Character) | 2012-2013 |
| No Score Yet | 74% | The Looney Tunes Show | Santa Claus (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
| 83% | 83% | The Closer | Clay Johnson (Guest Star) | 2007-2012 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | Army Wives | Veteran Patient (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | One Tree Hill |
Coach Brian "Whitey" Durham (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2003-2009 |
| 84% | 80% | The Unit | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008-2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reba | JV (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| 50% | No Score Yet | Mysterious Ways | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 8% | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Outer Limits | Unknown (Character) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 56% | King of the Hill | Fire Chief (Guest Voice) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 35% | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| 69% | No Score Yet | Spin City | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| 50% | No Score Yet | The Closer | Angus Clayton (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| 33% | No Score Yet | The Magnificent Seven | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| 23% | No Score Yet | Hiller and Diller | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | Columbo | Clifford Calvert (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| 44% | No Score Yet | Ink | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellen | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | Murphy Brown | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Northern Exposure | Unknown (Character) | 1990-1995 |
| 98% | 97% | Lonesome Dove | Roscoe Brown (Character) | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. President | Bullard (Guest Star) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | The A-Team | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boone | Merit Sawyer (Character) | 1983-1984 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Dallas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 1983-1984 |
| 97% | 100% | Hill Street Blues | Monty Tasco (Guest Star) | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | M*A*S*H | Sgt. Joe Vickers (Guest Star) | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cowboy Country | Narrator |