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Barry Corbin


Barry's full given name is Leonard Barrie Corbin, and he was born on October 16, 1940, to Kilmer Blain Corbin, an attorney, and Alma Corbin, an elementary school teacher in Lamesa, Texas. Barry has a daughter named Shannon Ross, with whom he shares his 15-acre ranch in Fort Worth, Texas, when he isn't working. He says that he rides horses there every chance he gets. See full bio »

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Hide HideActor (186 titles)
???? The Home (in production)
Ernest
 
2013 16 South (pre-production)
Sheriff Pete
 
???? Object Eleven (pre-production)
Cameron
 
2013 The Homesman (filming)
Buster Shaver
 
2013 Finding Harmony (post-production)
Grady Pickett
 
2013 Beyond the Farthest Star (completed)
Chief Burns
 
2013 Dallas (TV series)
Executor
Ewings Unite! (2013) … Executor
 
2013 Shadow on the Mesa (TV movie)
Jake Rawlins
 
2013 Thriftstore Cowboy
Ray Jennings
 
2012 The Looney Tunes Show (TV series)
Santa Claus
A Christmas Carol (2012) … Santa Claus (voice)
 
2012 Suit Up (TV series)
Dick Devereaux
Cat Venom (2012) … Dick Devereaux
Death or Glory (2012) … Dick Devereaux
Glory Down (2012) … Dick Devereaux
No Money, No QB (2012) … Dick Devereaux
Swine, Sports and Scandal (2012) … Dick Devereaux
 
2007-2012 The Closer (TV series)
Clay Johnson
Last Rites (2012) … Clay Johnson
 
2012 Modern Family (TV series)
Merle Tucker
The Last Walt (2012) … Merle Tucker
 
2012 Ghoul (TV movie)
Grandfather
 
2012 Cinema Six
Roger
 
2012 Army Wives (TV series)
Winds of War (2012)
 
2011 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Judge Smith
 
2011 Universal Squadrons
Deakin
 
2011 Valley of the Sun
Gene Taggart
 
2011 Sedona
Les
 
2011 3 Blind Saints
 
2010 Nonames
Ed
 
2010 Bloodworth
Itchy
 
2010 The Next Door Neighbor
Judge Rodgers
 
2009 Not Since You
Uncle Dennis
 
2009 That Evening Sun
Thurl Chessor
 
2008-2009 The Unit (TV series)
Carson
The Last Nazi (2009) … Carson
Switchblade (2008) … Carson
 
2009 Wyvern (TV movie)
Hass
 
2009 Feed the Fish
Axel Andersen
 
2008 Psych (TV series)
Billy Joe
 
2008 Beer for My Horses
Buck Baker
 
2008 Lake City
George
 
2007 In the Valley of Elah
Arnold Bickman
 
2007 Trail End (short)
Hank
 
2007 A Death in the Woods (short)
Sheriff Roller
 
2006 Beautiful Dreamer
Grandpa
 
2006 Waitin' to Live
Buford Pike
 
2006 Hidden Places (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
2005 Alien Express (TV movie)
Senator Frank Rawlings
 
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard
Mr. Pullman (uncredited)
 
2005 Godless. (short)
Buck
 
2005 Yesterday's Dreams
Pastor
 
2005 River's End
Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
 
2003 Blackwater Elegy (short)
J.T.
 
2003 Tin Can Shinny
Daddy Jack
 
2003 Dunsmore
Sheriff Breen
 
2003 Monte Walsh (TV movie)
Bob the Storekeeper
 
2002 Hope Ranch (TV movie)
Shorty
 
2002 Clover Bend
Cotton
 
2002 Going to California (TV series)
Sheriff George Mathers
The West Texas Round-up and Other Assorted Misdemeanors (2002) … Sheriff George Mathers
 
2002 Reba (TV series)
JV
Meet the Parents (2002) … JV
 
2001 Race to Space
Earl Vestal
 
2001 No One Can Hear You
Sheriff Joe Webster
 
2001 The Journeyman
Charlie Ledbetter
 
2001 Mysterious Ways (TV series)
Prof. Rudy Sullivan
Do You See What I See? (2001) … Prof. Rudy Sullivan
 
2001 Crossfire Trail (TV movie)
Sheriff Walter Moncrief
 
2001 The Gristle
Senator Dorm
 
1999 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Ben Crowder
Widow Maker (1999) … Ben Crowder
 
1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series)
Doctor
The Real Father (1999) … Doctor
 
1999 Held Up
Pembry
 
1999 Sealed with a Kiss (TV movie)
Wink 'Pop' Blake
 
1999 A Face to Kill for (TV movie)
Frank Hadley
 
1999 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Carlton Powers
Joyride (1999) … Carlton Powers
 
1999 King of the Hill (TV series)
Fire Chief
A Fire-fighting We Will Go (1999) … Fire Chief (voice)
 
1998 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)
Chuck Fifer
Nicki's Wedding (1998) … Chuck Fifer
Nicki's Parents (1998) … Chuck Fifer
 
1998 JAG (TV series)
Percival Bertram
Act of Terror (1998) … Percival Bertram
 
1998 Spin City (TV series)
Peter Noland
The Deer Hunter (1998) … Peter Noland
 
1998 The Closer (TV series)
Angus Clayton
Pilot (1998) … Angus Clayton
 
1998 The Magnificent Seven (TV series)
Wickes
Working Girls (1998) … Wickes
 
1997 The Hired Heart (TV movie)
Mike Hadley
 
1996-1997 The Big Easy (TV series)
C.D. LeBlanc
The Black Bag (1997) … C.D. LeBlanc
Shrimp Stew (1997) … C.D. LeBlanc
BeGirled (1997) … C.D. LeBlanc
Son O' McSwain (1997) … C.D. LeBlanc
 
1997 Columbo (TV series)
Clifford Calvert
A Trace of Murder (1997) … Clifford Calvert
 
1997 Ink (TV series)
Dylan
The Fighting Irish (1997) … Dylan
 
1997 KKND: Krush, Kill 'N Destroy (Video Game)
Human General (unconfirmed)
 
1997 The Fanatics
Robert Blister
 
1996 Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair (Video Game)
Warden (voice)
 
1996 Curdled
Lodger
 
1996 Solo
General Clyde Haynes
 
1996 My Son Is Innocent (TV movie)
Dan Pendleton
 
1996 Ellen (TV series)
Jack Penney
A Penney Saved... (1996) … Jack Penney
 
1996/I Kiss and Tell (TV movie)
George Reed
 
1996 The Pandora Directive (Video Game)
Jackson Cross
 
1995 Deadly Family Secrets (TV movie)
Mr. Potter
 
1995 Life with Louie (TV series)
Uncle Sammy
The Fourth Thursday in November (1995) … Uncle Sammy (voice)
 
1995 Murphy Brown (TV series)
Richard Cooper
Bad Company (1995) … Richard Cooper
 
1990-1995 Northern Exposure (TV series)
Maurice J. Minnifield / Mace Mobrey
Balls (1995) … Maurice J. Minnifield
 
1995 Siringo (TV movie)
Marshal John Llewellyn
 
1995 Virus (TV movie)
Dr. Clayman
 
1995 Raising Caines (TV series)
 
1992 The Keys (TV movie)
Earl
 
1991 Conagher (TV movie)
Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
 
1991 Career Opportunities
Officer Don
 
1991 The Chase (TV movie)
Wallis
 
1990 The Hot Spot
Sheriff
 
1990 Last Flight Out (TV movie)
Capt. Bob Berg
 
1990 Short Time
Captain
 
1989 Spooner (TV movie)
 
1989 The Famous Teddy Z (TV series)
Zed Westhymer
 
1989 Red King, White Knight (TV movie)
Bentick
 
1989 Amen (TV series)
Capt. King
She's in the Army Now: Part 1 (1989) … Capt. King
 
1989 I Know My First Name Is Steven (TV movie)
Officer Warner
 
1989 Designing Women (TV series)
Mr. Frazier #2
Come on and Marry Me, Bill (1989) … Mr. Frazier #2
 
1989 Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series)
Roscoe Brown
Return (1989) … Roscoe Brown (credit only)
The Plains (1989) … Roscoe Brown
On the Trail (1989) … Roscoe Brown
Leaving (1989) … Roscoe Brown
 
1989 Who's Harry Crumb?
P.J. Downing
 
1987-1988 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Elmore / Jimmy Crockett
Davy Crockett: A Natural Man (1988) … Jimmy Crockett
Young Harry Houdini (1987) … Elmore
 
1988 The People Across the Lake (TV movie)
Malcolm Bryce
 
1988 Secret Witness (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
1988 It Takes Two
George Lawrence
 
1988 Critters 2
Harv
 
1988 Stranger on My Land (TV movie)
Gil
 
1988 Man Against the Mob (TV movie)
Big Mac McCleary
 
1987 Under Cover
Sergeant Irwin Lee
 
1987 Off the Mark
Walt Warner
 
1987 Mr. President (TV series)
Bullard
Meet the People (1987) … Bullard
 
1987 Spies (TV series)
Thomas Brady 'C of B'
 
1987 Matlock (TV series)
Army Col. Steven McRea
The Court-Martial: Part 2 (1987) … Army Col. Steven McRea
The Court-Martial: Part 1 (1987) … Army Col. Steven McRea
 
1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Lt. Lou Flannigan
The Bottom Line Is Murder (1987) … Lt. Lou Flannigan
 
1987 LBJ: The Early Years (TV movie)
Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
 
1987 Warm Hearts, Cold Feet (TV movie)
Max
 
1986 Tall Tales & Legends (TV series)
Mr. Jenkins
John Henry (1986) … Mr. Jenkins
 
1986 Firefighter (TV movie)
Capt. Johnson
 
1986 Hard Traveling
Frank Burton
 
1986 C.A.T. Squad (TV movie)
The Director
 
1986 Maggie (TV movie)
Jimmy Scott Farnsworth
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Pete Siekovich (segment 'Dead Run')
The Leprechaun-Artist/Dead Run (1986) … Pete Siekovich (segment 'Dead Run')
 
1986 The A-Team (TV series)
J.J. Kincaid
Waiting for Insane Wayne (1986) … J.J. Kincaid
 
1986 Under Siege (TV movie)
 
1986 The Defiant Ones (TV movie)
Floyd Carpenter
 
1985 Washingtoon (TV series)
Senator Bunky Muntner
 
1985 My Science Project
Lew Harlan
 
1985 A Death in California (TV mini-series)
Asst. Dist. Atty. Jim Heusdens
 
1985 What Comes Around
Leon Redden
 
1984 The Ratings Game (TV movie)
The Colonel
 
1984 Fatal Vision (TV movie)
Franz Grebner
 
1983-1984 Boone (TV series)
Merit Sawyer
The Runaway (1984) … Merit Sawyer
The Front Line (1984) … Merit Sawyer
Hard to Get (1984) … Merit Sawyer
Words and Music (1983) … Merit Sawyer
The Auction (1983) … Merit Sawyer
 
1984 The Jesse Owens Story (TV movie)
Judge
 
1979-1985 Dallas (TV series)
Sheriff Fenton Washburn
 
1984 The Duck Factory (TV series)
Hubbell
The Way We Weren't (1984) … Hubbell
 
1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (TV movie)
Burt Hamilton
 
1984 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Monty Tasco
The Count of Monty Tasco (1984) … Monty Tasco
 
1983 The Man Who Loved Women
Roy Carr
 
1983 Tucker's Witch (TV series)
Ted Lomax
Murder Is the Key (1983) … Ted Lomax
 
1983 Travis McGee (TV movie)
Sheriff Hack Ames
 
1983 The Thorn Birds (TV mini-series)
Pete
Part 4 (1983) … Pete
Part 3 (1983) … Pete
Part 2 (1983) … Pete
Part 1 (1983) … Pete
 
1982 Honkytonk Man
Arnspriger
 
1982 Bus Stop (TV movie)
Virgil Blessing
 
1982 Six Pack
Sheriff
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Abernathy
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) … Abernathy
 
1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Sheriff Bud Williams
Hart, Line, and Sinker (1982) … Sheriff Bud Williams
 
1982 Prime Suspect (TV movie)
Bob Austin
 
1982 Fantasies (TV movie)
Naylor
 
1981 Norma Rae (TV movie)
Vernon Witchard
 
1981 Dead & Buried
Phil
 
1981 Bitter Harvest (TV movie)
Dr. Agajanian
 
1981 Murder in Texas (TV movie)
Dist. Atty. McMasters
 
1981 The Killing of Randy Webster (TV movie)
Nick Hanson
 
1981 This House Possessed (TV movie)
Lieutenant Fletcher
 
1981 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Sgt. Joe Vickers
Your Retention Please (1981) … Sgt. Joe Vickers
 
1980 Any Which Way You Can
Fat Zack
 
1980 Rage! (TV movie)
Resident #5
 
1980 Urban Cowboy
Uncle Bob
 
1976 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
Stokey Andrews
Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid (1976) … Stokey Andrews
 
1976 Movin' On (TV series)
Waldo
The Old South Will Rise Again (1976) … Waldo (uncredited)
 
1974 The Super Cops
Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2009 Feed the Fish (co-producer)
 
2007 A Death in the Woods (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2013 Defining Moment (TV series)
Himself
 
2011 Crashing the Fest (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 How We Covered It (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 In the Bunkhouse with Red Steagall (TV series)
Himself
Barry Corbin (2009) … Himself
 
2008 A Fair to Remember (video documentary) (voice)
 
2005 Celebrity Poker Showdown (TV series)
Himself
Tournament 7 Championship (2005) … Himself
Tournament 7, Game 2 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Making of 'Dunsmore' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Unscripted (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 CMT: The Greatest - Greatest City Songs (TV special)
Voice-Over Narrartor
 
2001 Drive-in Movie Memories (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Texas Tales and Legends (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1995 Fate of the Plains (TV documentary)
Host/Narrator
 
1994 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1994 Moon Shot (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice) / Deke Slayton (voice)
 
1993 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2011 One Tree Hill (TV series)
 
1999 Spin City (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Narrated "Traffic", an episode of Understanding in 2001, now shown on The Science Channel (formerly the "Discovery - Science" channel). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Is the official "Station Voice" of KPLX-FM 99.5 The Wolf, Dallas, Texas. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra