Barry Corbin

Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Maurice Minnifield on the television series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

His other notable credits include the films Urban Cowboy (1980), Stir Crazy (1980), Six Pack (1982), WarGames (1983), and No Country for Old Men (2007), as well as the television series Dallas (1979–1984), Lonesome Dove (1989), One Tree Hill (2003–2009), The Closer (2007–2012), The Ranch (2016–2020), Yellowstone (2021), and Tulsa King (2022).

Early life Corbin's mother gave him his middle name in honor of author Sir James M. Barrie. He played football briefly in eighth grade, but soon moved to the arts, including acting and ballet classes.

At 21, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, served two years, and then returned to Texas Tech.

Career Corbin began his career in the 1960s as a Shakespearean actor, but today is more likely to be seen in the role of the sheriff, military leader, or some other authority figure, though on occasion, he has portrayed murderous villains. To moviegoers, he is well remembered as General Beringer in WarGames,

From 1979 until 1984, Corbin appeared as Sheriff Fenton Washburn in several episodes of Dallas.

In 1994, Corbin narrated the acclaimed TV documentary Moon Shot, He also had a role in 2007's No Country for Old Men. In 2014, he became the spokesman for the Texas Veterans Land Board. He also played a role in the Netflix series The Ranch.

In September 2011, Corbin was given a lifetime achievement award by the Estes Park Film Festival in Estes Park, Colorado. The Texas Film Hall of Fame inducted Corbin into its membership on March 8, 2012.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1980 Urban Cowboy Bob Davis Stir Crazy Warden Walter Beatty Any Which Way You Can Fat Zack Tupper 1981 Dead & Buried Phil The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Wimbish 1982 The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez B.R. Abernathy Six Pack Sheriff "Big John" Stone The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas C.J. Honkytonk Man Derwood Arnspriger 1983 WarGames General Jack Beringer, Commander of NORAD The Man Who Loved Women Roy Carr 1985 What Comes Around Leon Redden My Science Project Lew Harlan 1986 Nothing in Common Andrew Woolridge Hard Traveling Frank Burton 1987 Under Cover Sergeant Irwin Lee Off the Mark Walt Warner 1988 Permanent Record Jim Sinclair Critters 2: The Main Course Harv It Takes Two George Lawrence 1989 Who's Harry Crumb? P.J. Downing 1990 Short Time Captain Ghost Dad Mr. Emery Collins The Hot Spot Sheriff 1991 Conagher Charlie McCloud Career Opportunities Officer Don 1996 Solo General Clyde Haynes Curdled Lodger 1997 The Fanatics Robert Blister 1999 Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story Tony Serra Held Up Pembry 2000 Timequest Lyndon B. Johnson 2001 The Journeyman Charlie Ledbetter No One Can Hear You Sheriff Joe Webster Race to Space Earl Vestal The Gristle Senator Dorm 2002 Clover Bend Cotton 2003 Dunsmore Sheriff Breen Tin Can Shinny Daddy Jack 2005 Yesterday's Dreams Pastor River's End Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins The Dukes of Hazzard Mr. Pullman Uncredited2006 Waitin' to Live Buford Pike Beautiful Dreamer Grandpa 2007 No Country for Old Men Ellis The Grand Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro Trail End Hank Short In the Valley of Elah Arnold Bickman 2008 Lake City George Beer for My Horses Buck Baker 2009 That Evening Sun Thurl Chessor Not Since You Uncle Dennis 2010 Bloodworth Itchy Rising Stars Farmer Nonames Ed Feed the Fish Axel Andersen The Next Door Neighbor Judge Rodgers 2011 Sedona Les Valley of the Sun Gene Taggert Universal Squadrons Deakin Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Judge Smith 3 Blind Saints Rusty Pickens 2012 Cinema Six Roger The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez Walker Born Wild Ray Jennings 2013 This Is Where We Live Bode 2014 Dawn of the Crescent Moon Cyrus The Homesman Buster Shaver Planes: Fire & Rescue Ol' Jammer Voice Finding Harmony Grady Pickett 2015 Windsor Gil Denton Beyond the Farthest Star Chief Burns Christmas in the Smokies Wade Haygood 2016 Last Man Club Pete Williams New Life Oscar 2017 Mountain Top Sam Miller The Valley Gary All Saints Forrest An American in Texas Larry Korchinsky 2018 Farmer of the Year Hap Anderson 2019 Trading Paint Deputy Eminence Hill Noah 2020 Star Trek: First Frontier John April 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Undertaker Turton Funny Thing About Love Grandpa Joe 2025 El Tonto Por Cristo Terry Don

Television Year Title Role Notes1976 Movin' On Waldo Episode: "The Old South Will Rise Again" (uncredited) NBC Special Treat Stokey Andrews Episode: "Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid" 1979–1984 Dallas Sheriff Fenton Washburn 9 episodes1981 M*A*S*H Sgt. Joe Vickers Episode: "Your Retention, Please" This House Possessed Lieutenant Fletcher Television film The Killing of Randy Webster Nick Hanson Murder in Texas Dist. Atty. McMasters Bitter Harvest Dr. Agajanian 1982 Hart to Hart Sheriff Bud Williams Episode: "Hart, Line, and Sinker"1983 The Thorn Birds Pete 4 parts (TV miniseries) Travis McGee Sheriff Hack Ames Television film1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac Burt Hamilton The Duck Factory Hubbell Browning Episode: "The Way We Weren't"1986 The A-Team J.J. Kincaid Episode: "Waiting for Insane Wayne" The Twilight Zone Pete Siekovich Episode: "Dead Run" Firefighter Captain Johnson Television film1987 Spies Thomas "C of B" Brady Main role LBJ: The Early Years Judge Alvin J. Wirtz Television film Murder, She Wrote Lt. Lou Flannigan Episode: "The Bottom Line Is Murder" Matlock Army Col. Steven McRea Episode: "The Court Martial" 1988 Man Against the Mob Big Mac McCleary Television film 1989 Lonesome Dove Roscoe Brown 4 episodes I Know My First Name Is Steven Officer Warner 1990–1995 Northern Exposure Maurice J. Minnifield/Mace Mobrey 110 episodes (Main role)1991 The Chase Wallis Television film Conagher Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver 1994 Moon Shot • The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon Narrator/Deke Slayton (voice) Television film; documentary 1995 Deadly Family Secrets "Mr. Potter" Television film Life with Louie Uncle Sammy (voice) Episode: "The Fourth Thursday in November" 1996 Ellen Jack Penney Episode: "A Penney Saved..." 1996–1997 The Big Easy C.D. LeBlanc 35 episodes 1997 Columbo Clifford Calvert Episode: "A Trace of Murder"1998 The Magnificent Seven Wickes Episode: "Working Girls" The Closer Angus Clayton Episode: "Pilot" Spin City Peter Noland Episode: "The Deer Hunter" JAG Percival Bertram Episode: "Act of Terror" The Drew Carey Show Chuck Fifer 2 episodes1999 King of the Hill Fire Chief (voice) Episode: "A Fire-fighting We Will Go" Chicken Soup for the Soul Doctor Episode: "The Real Father" Walker, Texas Ranger Ben Crowder Episode: "Widow Maker"1999The Outer LimitsCarlton PowersEpisode: "Joyride" 2001 Crossfire Trail Sheriff Walter Moncrief Television film2002 Reba J.V. McKinney Episode: "Meet the Parents" Hope Ranch Shorty Television film 2003 Monte Walsh Bob the Storekeeper 2003–2009 One Tree Hill Coach Whitey Durham 90 episodes (Main role) 2005 Celebrity Poker Showdown Himself Game show 2006 Hidden Places Sheriff John Doggins Television film 2007–2012 The Closer Clay Johnson 13 episodes 2008 Psych Billy Joe Episode: "There Might Be Blood" 2008–2009 The Unit Carson 2 episodes2009 Wyvern Hass Television film Ben 10: Alien Swarm Grandpa Max Tennyson2012 Ghoul Grandfather The Looney Tunes Show Santa Claus (voice) Episode: "A Christmas Carol" 2012–2013 Suit Up Dick Devereaux 16 episodes2012–2014 Modern Family Merle Tucker 3 episodes Anger Management Ed 100 episodes (Main role) 2013 Dallas J.R. Ewing's lawyer/executor Episode: "Ewings Unite!" 2014 Parenthood Ernie Episode: "Fraud Alert" 2015 Blood & Oil Clifton Lundegren 6 episodes 2016–2020 The Ranch Dale the Veterinarian 32 episodes 2019 Young Sheldon Mr. Gilford Episode: "A Math Emergency and Perky Palms" 2020 Better Call Saul Everett Acker 3 episodes 2020–2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Stuart Ryder 2021 Yellowstone Ross Episode: "Under a Blanket of Red" 2022–2025 Tulsa King Babe Keller Recurring role, 7 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes1996 The Pandora Directive Jackson Cross Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair Warden 1998 Red Alert: Retaliation General Ben Carville 2000 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Gen. Ben Carville (General Thorn) / American Taunts 2001 Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge Gen. Ben Carville 2017 Madden NFL 18: Longshot Hank Jamison 2018 Madden NFL 19: Longshot Homecoming

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