Barry Corbin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1940
- Birthplace
- Lamesa, Texas. USA
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.
Filmography
Worst Enemy TBA
as Jim
- Capture the Flag
Capture the Flag TBA
as Miami
- Be Glad He Did It
Be Glad He Did It TBA
as Buddy Kasper
The Pipeline TBA
as Lester Galloway
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story TBA
as Henry Spangler (voice)
The Dilemma TBA
as Gerald
El Tonto Por Cristo 2025
as Terry Don
Sod and Stubble 2025
Actor
Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
as Undertaker Turton
The Bay House 2022
as Cowden Brooks
Funny Thing About Love 2021
as Grandpa Joe
Magic Max 2021
as Grismer
Finding Harmony 2020
as Grady Pickett
Eminence Hill 2019
as Noah
The Margarita Man 2019
as Chief Doyle
Trading Paint 2019
as Sheriff Buck Taylor
The Valley 2018
as Gary
Brimming with Love 2018
as Walter
Farmer of the Year 2018
as Hap
An American in Texas 2017
as Larry Korchinsky
Ay Lav Yu Tuu 2017
as Danny Brown
All Saints 2017
as Forrest
Mountain Top 2017
as Sam Miller
New Life 2016
as Oscar
Windsor 2016
as Gil Denton
Last Man Club 2016
as Pete Williams
Christmas in the Smokies 2015
as Wade Haygood
Beyond the Farthest Star 2015
as Chief Burns
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's 2015
as Self
Diving With The Dinosaur Fish 2014
as Narrator
Planes: Fire & Rescue 2014
as Ol' Jammer (voice)
The Homesman 2014
as Buster Shaver
The Hitchhiker 2014
as Leonard
Dawn of the Crescent Moon 2014
as Cyrus
This Is Where We Live 2013
as Bode Warden
Return to Cicely 2013
as Self
Shadow on the Mesa 2013
as Jake Rawlins
Born Wild 2012
as Ray Jennings
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez 2012
as Walker
Ghoul 2012
as Grandfather
Universal Squadrons 2011
as Deakin
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead 2011
as Judge Smith
Sedona 2011
as Les
Feed the Fish 2011
as Axel Andersen
- The Next Door Neighbor
The Next Door Neighbor 2011
as Judge Rodgers
Valley of the Sun 2011
as Gene Taggart
Rising Stars 2010
as Farmer
NoNAMES 2010
as Ed
Bloodworth 2010
as Itchy
Ben 10: Alien Swarm 2009
as Grandpa Max Tennyson
That Evening Sun 2009
as Thurl Chessor
Not Since You 2009
as Uncle Dennis
Wyvern 2009
as Haas
Beer for My Horses 2008
as Buck Baker
Lake City 2008
as George
No Country for Old Men 2007
as Ellis
In the Valley of Elah 2007
as Arnold Bickman
The Grand 2007
as Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro
Waitin' to Live 2006
as Buford Pike
Hidden Places 2006
as Sheriff
Beautiful Dreamer 2006
as Grandpa
Alien Express 2005
as Senator Frank Rawlings
Yesterday's Dreams 2005
as Pastor
River's End 2005
as Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
The Gristle 2004
as Senator Dorm
Dunsmore 2003
as Sheriff Breen
Monte Walsh 2003
as Bob the Storekeeper
Hope Ranch 2002
as Shorty
Clover Bend 2002
as Cotton Clayton
Drive-In Movie Memories 2001
Actor
No One Can Hear You 2001
as Sheriff Joe Webster
The Journeyman 2001
as Charlie Ledbetter
Crossfire Trail 2001
as Sheriff Walter Moncrief
Timequest 2000
as Lyndon Johnson
Held Up 1999
as Pembry
Sealed with a Kiss 1999
as Wink 'Pop' Blake
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story 1999
as Tony
A Face to Kill For 1999
as Frank Hadley
The Hired Heart 1997
as Mike Hadley
The Fumbleheads 1997
as Robert Blister
Curdled 1996
as Lodger
Solo 1996
as General Clyde Haynes
My Son Is Innocent 1996
as Dan Pendleton
Kiss and Tell 1996
as George Reed
Deadly Family Secrets 1995
as Mr. Potter
Siringo 1995
as Marshall John Llewellyn
Virus 1995
as Dr. Clayman
Moon Shot 1994
as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
The Keys 1992
as Buckaloo
Conagher 1991
as Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
Career Opportunities 1991
as Officer Don
The Chase 1991
as Wallis
The Hot Spot 1990
as Sheriff
Ghost Dad 1990
as Mr. Emery Collins
Last Flight Out 1990
as Capt. Bob Berg
Short Time 1990
as Captain
Red King, White Knight 1989
as Bentick
Who's Harry Crumb? 1989
as P.J. Downing
The People Across the Lake 1988
as Malcolm Bryce
Secret Witness 1988
as Sheriff
It Takes Two 1988
as George Lawrence
Critters 2 1988
as Harv
Permanent Record 1988
as Jim Sinclair
Stranger on My Land 1988
as Gil
Man Against the Mob 1988
as Big Mac McCleary
Under Cover 1987
as Sergeant Irwin Lee
Off the Mark 1987
as Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa
Young Harry Houdini 1987
as Elmore
LBJ: The Early Years 1987
as Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet 1987
as Max
John Henry 1986
as Mr. Jenkins
Firefighter 1986
as Capt. Johnson
Nothing in Common 1986
as Andrew Woolridge
C.A.T. Squad 1986
as The Director
Maggie 1986
as Jimmy Scott Farnsworth
Under Siege 1986
Actor
Hard Traveling 1986
as Frank Burton
The Defiant Ones 1986
as Floyd Carpenter
My Science Project 1985
as Lew Harlan
What Comes Around 1985
as Leon Redden
The Ratings Game 1984
as Colonel
The Jesse Owens Story 1984
as Judge
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac 1984
as Burt Hamilton
The Man Who Loved Women 1983
as Roy Carr
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1983
as B. R. Abernathy
WarGames 1983
as General Beringer
Travis McGee 1983
as Sheriff Hack Ames
Honkytonk Man 1982
as Arnspriger
Bus Stop 1982
as Virgil Blessing
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982
as C.J.
Six Pack 1982
as Sheriff
Prime Suspect 1982
as Bob Austin
Fantasies 1982
as Naylor
A Few Days at Weasel Creek 1981
as Gus Lobell
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia 1981
as Wimbish
Dead & Buried 1981
as Phil
Bitter Harvest 1981
as Dr. Agajanian
The Killing of Randy Webster 1981
as Nick Hanson
This House Possessed 1981
as Lt. Fletcher
Any Which Way You Can 1980
as Fat Zack
Stir Crazy 1980
as Warden Walter Beatty
Rage! 1980
as Resident #5
Urban Cowboy 1980
as Uncle Bob
The Super Cops 1974
as Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.