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.
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Full filmography
- Yellowstone (2018) as Ross
- Modern Family (2009) as Merle Tucker
- Dallas (1978) as Sheriff Fenton Washburn
- Better Call Saul (2015) as Everett Acker
- The A-Team (1983) as J.J. Kincaid
- Young Sheldon (2017) as Mr. Gilford
- Columbo (1971) as Clifford Calvert
- One Tree Hill (2003) as Whitey Durham
- King of the Hill (1997) as Fire Chief (voice)
- Psych (2006) as Billy Joe
- The Closer (2005) as Clay Johnson
- JAG (1995) as Percival Bertram
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Lt. Lou Flannigan
- Tulsa King (2022) as Babe Keller
- Hill Street Blues (1981)
- M*A*S*H (1972)
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Ben Crowder
- 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) as Stuart Ryder
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) as Chuck Fifer
- Parenthood (2010) as Ernie
- Northern Exposure (1990) as Maurice Minnifield
- Ellen (1994) as Jack Penney
- Matlock (1986) as Steven McRea
- The Unit (2006) as Carson