Acting · Lamesa, Texas. USA · Born October 16, 1940
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.
MovieEl Tonto Por Cristo
2025
as Terry Don
MovieSod and Stubble
2025
MovieKillers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Undertaker Turton
MovieThe Bay House
2022
as Cowden Brooks
TVTulsa King
2022
as Babe Keller
MovieFunny Thing About Love
2021
as Grandpa Joe
MovieMagic Max
2021
as Grismer
MovieStar Trek: First Frontier
2020
as John April
TV9-1-1: Lone Star
2020
as Stuart Ryder
MovieEminence Hill
2019
as Noah
MovieThe Margarita Man
2019
as Chief Doyle
MovieTrading Paint
2019
as Sheriff Buck Taylor
TVYellowstone
2018
as Ross
MovieThe Valley
2018
as Gary
MovieBrimming with Love
2018
as Walter
MovieFarmer of the Year
2018
as Hap
MovieAn American in Texas
2017
as Larry Korchinsky
TVYoung Sheldon
2017
as Mr. Gilford
MovieAy Lav Yu Tuu
2017
as Danny Brown
MovieAll Saints
2017
as Forrest
MovieMountain Top
2017
as Sam Miller
MovieNew Life
2016
as Oscar
MovieWindsor
2016
as Gil Denton
MovieLast Man Club
2016
as Pete Williams
TVThe Ranch
2016
as Dale
MovieChristmas in the Smokies
2015
as Wade Haygood
TVBlood & Oil
2015
as Clifton Lundegren
MovieBeyond the Farthest Star
2015
as Chief Burns
MovieUrban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
as Self
TVBetter Call Saul
2015
as Everett Acker
MovieDiving With The Dinosaur Fish
2014
as Narrator
MoviePlanes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Ol' Jammer (voice)
MovieThe Homesman
2014
as Buster Shaver
MovieThe Hitchhiker
2014
as Leonard
MovieDawn of the Crescent Moon
2014
as Cyrus
MovieThis Is Where We Live
2013
as Bode Warden
MovieReturn to Cicely
2013
as Self
MovieShadow on the Mesa
2013
as Jake Rawlins
MovieBorn Wild
2012
as Ray Jennings
TVAnger Management
2012
as Ed
MovieThe Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
2012
as Walker
MovieGhoul
2012
as Grandfather
MovieUniversal Squadrons
2011
as Deakin
MovieRedemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Judge Smith
MovieSedona
2011
as Les
MovieFeed the Fish
2011
as Axel Andersen
MovieValley of the Sun
2011
as Gene Taggart
The Next Door Neighbor
2011
as Judge Rodgers
MovieRising Stars
2010
as Farmer
MovieNoNAMES
2010
as Ed
TVParenthood
2010
as Ernie
MovieBloodworth
2010
as Itchy
MovieBen 10: Alien Swarm
2009
as Grandpa Max Tennyson
MovieThat Evening Sun
2009
as Thurl Chessor
MovieNot Since You
2009
as Uncle Dennis
TVModern Family
2009
as Merle Tucker
MovieWyvern
2009
as Haas
MovieBeer for My Horses
2008
as Buck Baker
MovieLake City
2008
as George
MovieNo Country for Old Men
2007
as Ellis
MovieIn the Valley of Elah
2007
as Arnold Bickman
MovieThe Grand
2007
as Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro
TVArmy Wives
2007
as Veteran Patient
MovieWaitin' to Live
2006
as Buford Pike
TVPsych
2006
as Billy Joe
TVThe Unit
2006
as Carson
MovieBeautiful Dreamer
2006
as Grandpa
MovieHidden Places
2006
as Sheriff
MovieAlien Express
2005
as Senator Frank Rawlings
TVThe Closer
2005
as Clay Johnson
MovieYesterday's Dreams
2005
as Pastor
TVUnscripted
2005
as Barry Corbin
MovieRiver's End
2005
as Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
MovieThe Gristle
2004
as Senator Dorm
TVOne Tree Hill
2003
as Whitey Durham
MovieDunsmore
2003
as Sheriff Breen
MovieTimequest
2003
as Lyndon Johnson
MovieMonte Walsh
2003
as Bob the Storekeeper
MovieHope Ranch
2002
as Shorty
MovieClover Bend
2002
as Cotton Clayton
TVReba
2001
as JV
MovieDrive-In Movie Memories
2001
MovieNo One Can Hear You
2001
as Sheriff Joe Webster
MovieThe Journeyman
2001
as Charlie Ledbetter
MovieCrossfire Trail
2001
as Sheriff Walter Moncrief
TVMysterious Ways
2000
MovieHeld Up
1999
as Pembry
MovieSealed with a Kiss
1999
as Wink 'Pop' Blake
MovieJudgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
1999
as Tony
MovieA Face to Kill For
1999
as Frank Hadley
TVThe Magnificent Seven
1998
as Wickes
MovieThe Hired Heart
1997
as Mike Hadley
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Fire Chief (voice)
MovieThe Fumbleheads
1997
as Robert Blister
TVSpin City
1996
as Peter Noland
MovieCurdled
1996
as Lodger
MovieSolo
1996
as General Clyde Haynes
TVThe Big Easy
1996
as C.D. LeBlanc
MovieMy Son Is Innocent
1996
as Dan Pendleton
MovieKiss and Tell
1996
as George Reed
MovieDeadly Family Secrets
1995
as Mr. Potter
TVJAG
1995
as Percival Bertram
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Chuck Fifer
MovieSiringo
1995
as Marshall John Llewellyn
MovieVirus
1995
as Dr. Clayman
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Carlton Powers
TVLife with Louie
1994
as Uncle Sammy (voice)
Moon Shot
1994
as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
MovieMoon Shot
1994
as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
TVEllen
1994
as Jack Penney
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Ben Crowder
MovieThe Keys
1992
as Buckaloo
MovieConagher
1991
as Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
MovieCareer Opportunities
1991
as Officer Don
MovieThe Chase
1991
as Wallis
MovieThe Hot Spot
1990
as Sheriff
TVNorthern Exposure
1990
as Maurice Minnifield
MovieGhost Dad
1990
as Mr. Emery Collins
Last Flight Out
1990
as Capt. Bob Berg
MovieShort Time
1990
as Captain
MovieRed King, White Knight
1989
as Bentick
TVThe Famous Teddy Z
1989
TVI Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Officer Warner
TVLonesome Dove
1989
as Roscoe Brown
MovieWho's Harry Crumb?
1989
as P.J. Downing
MovieThe People Across the Lake
1988
as Malcolm Bryce
MovieSecret Witness
1988
as Sheriff
MovieIt Takes Two
1988
as George Lawrence
MovieCritters 2
1988
as Harv
MoviePermanent Record
1988
as Jim Sinclair
MovieStranger on My Land
1988
as Gil
MovieMan Against the Mob
1988
as Big Mac McCleary
MovieUnder Cover
1987
as Sergeant Irwin Lee
MovieOff the Mark
1987
as Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa
MovieYoung Harry Houdini
1987
as Elmore
TVSpies
1987
MovieLBJ: The Early Years
1987
as Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
MovieWarm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987
as Max
MovieJohn Henry
1986
as Mr. Jenkins
TVDesigning Women
1986
MovieFirefighter
1986
as Capt. Johnson
MovieNothing in Common
1986
as Andrew Woolridge
MovieC.A.T. Squad
1986
as The Director
MovieMaggie
1986
as Jimmy Scott Farnsworth
TVMatlock
1986
as Steven McRea
MovieUnder Siege
1986
MovieHard Traveling
1986
as Frank Burton
MovieThe Defiant Ones
1986
as Floyd Carpenter
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Dead Run")
TVTall Tales & Legends
1985
as Mr. Jenkins
MovieMy Science Project
1985
as Lew Harlan
Washingtoon
1985
as Bunky Munster
MovieWhat Comes Around
1985
as Leon Redden
TVA Death in California
1985
as Jim Heusdens
MovieThe Ratings Game
1984
as Colonel
TVFatal Vision
1984
as Franz Grebner
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Lou Flannigan
TVCall to Glory
1984
as Mr. Hunter
MovieThe Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Judge
TVThe Duck Factory
1984
as Hubbell
MovieFlight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984
as Burt Hamilton
MovieThe Man Who Loved Women
1983
as Roy Carr
TVBoone
1983
as Merit Sawyer
MovieThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as B. R. Abernathy
MovieWarGames
1983
as General Beringer
MovieTravis McGee
1983
as Sheriff Hack Ames
TVThe Thorn Birds
1983
as Pete
TVThe A-Team
1983
as J.J. Kincaid
MovieHonkytonk Man
1982
as Arnspriger
TVTucker's Witch
1982
MovieBus Stop
1982
as Virgil Blessing
MovieThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as C.J.
MovieSix Pack
1982
as Sheriff
MoviePrime Suspect
1982
as Bob Austin
MovieFantasies
1982
as Naylor
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Abernathy
MovieA Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981
as Gus Lobell
MovieThe Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981
as Wimbish
MovieDead & Buried
1981
as Phil
MovieBitter Harvest
1981
as Dr. Agajanian
TVMurder in Texas
1981
as Dist. Atty. McMasters
MovieThe Killing of Randy Webster
1981
as Nick Hanson
MovieThis House Possessed
1981
as Lt. Fletcher
TVHill Street Blues
1981
MovieAny Which Way You Can
1980
as Fat Zack
MovieStir Crazy
1980
as Warden Walter Beatty
MovieRage!
1980
as Resident #5
MovieUrban Cowboy
1980
as Uncle Bob
TVHart to Hart
1979
TVDallas
1978
as Sheriff Fenton Washburn
NBC Special Treat
1975
as Stokey Andrews
MovieThe Super Cops
1974
as Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
TVM*A*S*H
1972
TVColumbo
1971
as Clifford Calvert
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Elmore
MovieThe Dilemma
as Gerald
MovieBlind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
as Henry Spangler (voice)
MovieThe Pipeline
as Lester Galloway
Be Glad He Did It
as Buddy Kasper
Capture the Flag
as Miami
MovieWorst Enemy
as Jim
solo
as estrella
MovieA Trace of Murder
as Clifford Calvert
