Barry Corbin
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-10-16 in Lamesa, Texas. USA
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.
Most Known For
Modern Family
as Merle Tucker
Yellowstone
as Ross
Columbo
as Clifford Calvert
Better Call Saul
as Everett Acker
Young Sheldon
as Mr. Gilford
JAG
as Percival Bertram
King of the Hill
as Fire Chief (voice)
Tulsa King
as Babe Keller
Psych
as Billy Joe
The Closer
as Clay Johnson
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Lou Flannigan
One Tree Hill
as Whitey Durham
The A-Team
as J.J. Kincaid
M*A*S*H
Dallas
as Sheriff Fenton Washburn
Anger Management
as Ed
9-1-1: Lone Star
as Stuart Ryder
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Dead Run")
The Drew Carey Show
as Chuck Fifer
The Outer Limits
as Carlton Powers