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.
Filmography
Washingtoon
1985 · 10.0
Hard Traveling
1986 · 10.0
Bus Stop
1982 · 10.0
Waitin' to Live
2006 · 10.0
John Henry
1986 · 10.0
Farmer of the Year
2018 · 10.0
The Big Easy
1996 · 9.0
Man Against the Mob
1988 · 9.0
Better Call Saul
2015 · 8.7
Moon Shot
1994 · 8.7
Unscripted
2005 · 8.5
Tulsa King
2022 · 8.3
Yellowstone
2018 · 8.3
The Jesse Owens Story
1984 · 8.1
Columbo
1971 · 8.1
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020 · 8.1
Young Sheldon
2017 · 8.0
Boone
1983 · 8.0
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001 · 8.0
Rage!
1980 · 8.0
The Keys
1992 · 8.0
M*A*S*H
1972 · 8.0
No Country for Old Men
2007 · 7.9
Modern Family
2009 · 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · 7.9
Mysterious Ways
2000 · 7.9
Lonesome Dove
1989 · 7.9
Psych
2006 · 7.9
One Tree Hill
2003 · 7.8
The Closer
2005 · 7.8
Northern Exposure
1990 · 7.8
The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985 · 7.7
Hill Street Blues
1981 · 7.6
LBJ: The Early Years
1987 · 7.6
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
The A-Team
1983 · 7.5
Army Wives
2007 · 7.5
Under Siege
1986 · 7.5
Parenthood
2010 · 7.5
King of the Hill
1997 · 7.4
The Unit
2006 · 7.4
The Famous Teddy Z
1989 · 7.4
Mountain Top
2017 · 7.4
Beyond the Farthest Star
2015 · 7.4
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023 · 7.4
The Ranch
2016 · 7.4
Call to Glory
1984 · 7.3
JAG
1995 · 7.2
The Thorn Birds
1983 · 7.2
Young Harry Houdini
1987 · 7.2
Brothers
2026 · 7.1
WarGames
1983 · 7.1
Spin City
1996 · 7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · 7.0
Matlock
1986 · 7.0
Fatal Vision
1984 · 7.0
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · 7.0
Yesterday's Dreams
2005 · 7.0
Hart to Hart
1979 · 6.9
Dallas
1978 · 6.9
Life with Louie
1995 · 6.9
Career Opportunities
1991 · 6.9
Designing Women
1986 · 6.8
That Evening Sun
2009 · 6.8
My Son Is Innocent
1996 · 6.8
In the Valley of Elah
2007 · 6.8
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989 · 6.7
Murder in Texas
1981 · 6.7
Conagher
1991 · 6.7
Prime Suspect
1982 · 6.7
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
Reba
2001 · 6.6
The Magnificent Seven
1998 · 6.6
The Homesman
2014 · 6.5
Stir Crazy
1980 · 6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · 6.5
Urban Cowboy
1980 · 6.5
Bloodworth
2010 · 6.5
New Life
2016 · 6.5
Short Time
1990 · 6.5
Crossfire Trail
2001 · 6.4
Six Pack
1982 · 6.4
Permanent Record
1988 · 6.4
Red King, White Knight
1989 · 6.4
Dead & Buried
1981 · 6.4
Anger Management
2012 · 6.3
Honkytonk Man
1982 · 6.3
Brimming with Love
2018 · 6.3
Last Man Club
2016 · 6.3
The Gristle
2004 · 6.3
The Hot Spot
1990 · 6.3
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982 · 6.3
Critters 2
1988 · 6.3
My Science Project
1985 · 6.2
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
2009 · 6.2
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014 · 6.2
Ellen
1994 · 6.2
Blood & Oil
2015 · 6.2
A Death in California
1985 · 6.2
All Saints
2017 · 6.2
Sealed with a Kiss
1999 · 6.2
Rising Stars
2010 · 6.2
The Duck Factory
1984 · 6.1
Monte Walsh
2003 · 6.1
Tall Tales & Legends
1985 · 6.0
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989 · 6.0
Shadow on the Mesa
2013 · 6.0
The People Across the Lake
1988 · 6.0
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981 · 6.0
The Valley
2018 · 6.0
Nothing in Common
1986 · 5.9
This House Possessed
1981 · 5.9
Held Up
1999 · 5.9
The Super Cops
1974 · 5.9
Any Which Way You Can
1980 · 5.8
Magic Max
2021 · 5.8
The Grand
2007 · 5.8
Curdled
1996 · 5.8
Christmas in the Smokies
2015 · 5.8
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981 · 5.8
Born Wild
2012 · 5.8
The Ratings Game
1984 · 5.7
Funny Thing About Love
2021 · 5.7
Siringo
1995 · 5.7
Travis McGee
1983 · 5.7
Sedona
2011 · 5.6
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
1999 · 5.6
Beautiful Dreamer
2006 · 5.5
Sod and Stubble
2025 · 5.5
The Fumbleheads
1997 · 5.5
Lake City
2008 · 5.4
It Takes Two
1988 · 5.4
No One Can Hear You
2001 · 5.4
Trading Paint
2019 · 5.3
River's End
2005 · 5.3
The Hired Heart
1997 · 5.3
Tucker's Witch
1982 · 5.2
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987 · 5.2
Stranger on My Land
1988 · 5.2
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984 · 5.2
Feed the Fish
2011 · 5.2
Not Since You
2009 · 5.1
The Defiant Ones
1986 · 5.1
Solo
1996 · 5.0
Ghost Dad
1990 · 5.0
Clover Bend
2002 · 5.0
C.A.T. Squad
1986 · 5.0
Timequest
2000 · 5.0
The Journeyman
2001 · 5.0
An American in Texas
2017 · 5.0
Ghoul
2012 · 5.0
The Man Who Loved Women
1983 · 4.9
Wyvern
2009 · 4.9
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
2012 · 4.9
Alien Express
2005 · 4.8
Eminence Hill
2019 · 4.7
Beer for My Horses
2008 · 4.6
Under Cover
1987 · 4.6
Dunsmore
2003 · 4.6
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011 · 4.5
Hope Ranch
2002 · 4.5
Diving With The Dinosaur Fish
2014 · 4.5
Valley of the Sun
2011 · 4.2
Kiss and Tell
1996 · 4.2
Fantasies
1982 · 4.2
Windsor
2016 · 4.0
The Chase
1991 · 4.0
Off the Mark
1987 · 3.9
Universal Squadrons
2011 · 3.9
What Comes Around
1985 · 3.8
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
2017 · 3.6
Dawn of the Crescent Moon
2014 · 2.5
The Margarita Man
2019 · 2.3
Finding Harmony
2020 · 1.0
Bitter Harvest
1981 · 1.0
Spies
1987 · 0.0
NoNAMES
2010 · 0.0
NBC Special Treat
1975 · 0.0
Maggie
1986 · 0.0
Worst Enemy
— · 0.0
This Is Where We Live
2013 · 0.0
Moon Shot
1994 · 0.0
El Tonto Por Cristo
2025 · 0.0
The Pipeline
— · 0.0
Be Glad He Did It
— · 0.0
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
— · 0.0
The Bay House
2022 · 0.0
The Hitchhiker
2014 · 0.0
The Next Door Neighbor
2011 · 0.0
The Dilemma
— · 0.0
Capture the Flag
— · 0.0