Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin is an American film and television actor. His most well-known role came in the television series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), for which he was consecutively nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Known For

Yellowstone

Yellowstone

2018 • as Ross

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1972

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009 • as Merle Tucker

Young Sheldon

Young Sheldon

2017 • as Mr. Gilford

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1997 • as Fire Chief (voice)

One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill

2003 • as Whitey Durham

Filmography

2025

Sod and Stubble
Sod and Stubble
Movie - Released: 4/18/2025

2023

Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
as Undertaker Turton
Movie - Released: 10/18/2023

2022

The Bay House
The Bay House
as Cowden Brooks
Movie - Released: 11/15/2022
Tulsa King
Tulsa King
as Babe
TV - Released: 11/13/2022

2021

Funny Thing About Love
Funny Thing About Love
as Grandpa Joe
Movie - Released: 11/25/2021
Magic Max
Magic Max
as Grismer
Movie - Released: 1/25/2021

2020

Star Trek: First Frontier
Star Trek: First Frontier
as John April
Movie - Released: 9/8/2020
9-1-1: Lone Star
9-1-1: Lone Star
as Stuart Ryder
TV - Released: 1/19/2020

2019

The Margarita Man
The Margarita Man
as Chief Doyle
Movie - Released: 7/31/2019
Trading Paint
Trading Paint
as Sheriff Buck Taylor
Movie - Released: 2/22/2019
Eminence Hill
Eminence Hill
as Noah
Movie - Released: 11/1/2019

2018

Farmer of the Year
Farmer of the Year
as Hap
Movie - Released: 4/13/2018
The Valley
The Valley
as Gary
Movie - Released: 6/8/2018
Brimming with Love
Brimming with Love
as Walter
Movie - Released: 5/5/2018
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
as Ross
TV - Released: 6/20/2018

2017

Ay Lav Yu Tuu
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
as Danny Brown
Movie - Released: 9/22/2017
All Saints
All Saints
as Forrest
Movie - Released: 8/25/2017
An American in Texas
An American in Texas
as Larry Korchinsky
Movie - Released: 10/29/2017
Mountain Top
Mountain Top
as Sam Miller
Movie - Released: 2/10/2017
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon
as Mr. Gilford
TV - Released: 9/25/2017

2016

Last Man Club
Last Man Club
as Pete Williams
Movie - Released: 5/27/2016
Windsor
Windsor
as Gil Denton
Movie - Released: 9/22/2016
New Life
New Life
as Oscar
Movie - Released: 10/28/2016
The Ranch
The Ranch
as Dale
TV - Released: 4/1/2016

2015

Christmas in the Smokies
Christmas in the Smokies
as Wade Haygood
Movie - Released: 10/16/2015
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/13/2015
Blood & Oil
Blood & Oil
as Clifton Lundegren
TV - Released: 9/27/2015
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul
as Everett Acker
TV - Released: 2/8/2015

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Ol' Jammer (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/17/2014
Dawn of the Crescent Moon
Dawn of the Crescent Moon
as Cyrus
Movie - Released: 4/5/2014
Diving With The Dinosaur Fish
Diving With The Dinosaur Fish
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/27/2014
The Homesman
The Homesman
as Buster Shaver
Movie - Released: 5/18/2014
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
as Leonard
Movie - Released: 4/6/2014

2013

Shadow on the Mesa
Shadow on the Mesa
as Jake Rawlins
Movie - Released: 3/23/2013
This Is Where We Live
This Is Where We Live
as Bode Warden
Movie - Released: 10/17/2013
Beyond the Farthest Star
Beyond the Farthest Star
as Chief Burns
Movie - Released: 10/18/2013

2012

The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
as Walker
Movie - Released: 4/27/2012
Born Wild
Born Wild
as Ray Jennings
Movie - Released: 10/20/2012
Ghoul
Ghoul
as Grandfather
Movie - Released: 4/13/2012
Anger Management
Anger Management
as Ed
TV - Released: 6/28/2012

2011

Universal Squadrons
Universal Squadrons
as Deakin
Movie - Released: 11/30/2011
Feed the Fish
Feed the Fish
as Axel Andersen
Movie - Released: 1/25/2011
Valley of the Sun
Valley of the Sun
as Gene Taggart
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011
Sedona
Sedona
as Les
Movie - Released: 2/19/2011
Movie
The Next Door Neighbor
as Judge Rodgers
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Judge Smith
Movie - Released: 10/16/2011

2010

Ben 10 Alien Swarm
Ben 10 Alien Swarm
as Grandpa Max Tennyson
Movie - Released: 3/12/2010
NoNAMES
NoNAMES
as Ed
Movie - Released: 3/10/2010
Rising Stars
Rising Stars
as Farmer
Movie - Released: 10/22/2010
Bloodworth
Bloodworth
as Itchy
Movie - Released: 2/6/2010
Parenthood
Parenthood
as Ernie
TV - Released: 3/2/2010

2009

Wyvern
Wyvern
as Haas
Movie - Released: 1/31/2009
Not Since You
Not Since You
as Uncle Dennis
Movie - Released: 10/25/2009
That Evening Sun
That Evening Sun
as Thurl Chessor
Movie - Released: 11/6/2009
Modern Family
Modern Family
as Merle Tucker
TV - Released: 9/23/2009

2008

Lake City
Lake City
as George
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
Beer for My Horses
Beer for My Horses
as Buck Baker
Movie - Released: 8/8/2008

2007

No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
as Ellis
Movie - Released: 6/13/2007
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah
as Arnold Bickman
Movie - Released: 9/14/2007
The Grand
The Grand
as Jimminy 'Lucky' Faro
Movie - Released: 6/7/2007

2006

Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer
as Grandpa
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Waitin' to Live
Waitin' to Live
as Buford Pike
Movie - Released: 8/9/2006
Hidden Places
Hidden Places
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Psych
Psych
as Billy Joe
TV - Released: 7/7/2006

2005

River's End
River's End
as Sheriff 'Buster' Watkins
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
Alien Express
Alien Express
as Senator Frank Rawlings
Movie - Released: 8/13/2005
Unscripted
Unscripted
as Self
TV - Released: 1/9/2005
The Closer
The Closer
as Clay Johnson
TV - Released: 6/13/2005

2004

The Gristle
The Gristle
as Senator Dorm
Movie - Released: 5/13/2004

2003

Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
as Bob the Storekeeper
Movie - Released: 1/17/2003
Timequest
Timequest
as Lyndon Johnson
Movie - Released: 5/9/2003
Dunsmore
Dunsmore
as Sheriff Breen
Movie - Released: 9/20/2003
One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill
as Whitey Durham
TV - Released: 9/23/2003

2002

Clover Bend
Clover Bend
as Cotton Clayton
Movie - Released: 3/20/2002
Hope Ranch
Hope Ranch
as Shorty
Movie - Released: 9/2/2002

2001

Crossfire Trail
Crossfire Trail
as Sheriff Walter Moncrief
Movie - Released: 1/21/2001
No One Can Hear You
No One Can Hear You
as Sheriff Joe Webster
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Drive-In Movie Memories
Drive-In Movie Memories
Movie - Released: 8/31/2001
The Journeyman
The Journeyman
as Charlie Ledbetter
Movie - Released: 3/10/2001
Reba
Reba
TV - Released: 10/5/2001

2000

Mysterious Ways
Mysterious Ways
TV - Released: 7/24/2000

1999

Held Up
Held Up
as Pembry
Movie - Released: 10/8/1999
A Face to Kill for
A Face to Kill for
as Frank Hadley
Movie - Released: 4/13/1999
Sealed with a Kiss
Sealed with a Kiss
as Wink 'Pop' Blake
Movie - Released: 9/19/1999
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
as Tony
Movie - Released: 6/23/1999

1997

The Hired Heart
The Hired Heart
as Mike Hadley
Movie - Released: 10/13/1997
The Fumbleheads
The Fumbleheads
as Robert Blister
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Fire Chief (voice)
TV - Released: 1/12/1997

1996

Curdled
Curdled
as Lodger
Movie - Released: 9/6/1996
My Son Is Innocent
My Son Is Innocent
as Dan Pendleton
Movie - Released: 5/6/1996
Solo
Solo
as General Clyde Haynes
Movie - Released: 8/23/1996
Kiss and Tell
Kiss and Tell
as George Reed
Movie - Released: 1/15/1996
Spin City
Spin City
as Peter Noland
TV - Released: 9/17/1996
The Big Easy
The Big Easy
as C.D. LeBlanc
TV - Released: 8/11/1996
Spin City
Spin City
as Peter Noland (archive footage)
TV - Released: 9/17/1996

1995

Siringo
Siringo
as Marshall John Llewellyn
Movie - Released: 5/16/1995
Deadly Family Secrets
Deadly Family Secrets
as Mr. Potter
Movie - Released: 12/4/1995
Virus
Virus
as Dr. Clayman
Movie - Released: 5/8/1995
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
as Chuck Fifer
TV - Released: 9/13/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Carlton Powers
TV - Released: 3/26/1995
JAG
JAG
as Percival Bertram
TV - Released: 9/23/1995

1994

Moon Shot
Moon Shot
as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/7/1994
Ellen
Ellen
as Jack Penney
TV - Released: 3/29/1994
Life with Louie
Life with Louie
as Uncle Sammy (voice)
TV - Released: 12/24/1994
TV
Moon Shot
as Narrator / Deke Slayton (voice)
TV - Released: 7/11/1994

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Ben Crowder
TV - Released: 4/21/1993

1992

The Keys
The Keys
as Buckaloo
Movie - Released: 4/12/1992

1991

Conagher
Conagher
as Charlie McCloud, Stage Driver
Movie - Released: 7/1/1991
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
as Officer Don
Movie - Released: 3/29/1991
The Chase
The Chase
as Wallis
Movie - Released: 2/10/1991

1990

Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad
as Mr. Emery Collins
Movie - Released: 6/29/1990
Short Time
Short Time
as Captain
Movie - Released: 5/4/1990
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 10/12/1990
Movie
Last Flight Out
as Capt. Bob Berg
Movie - Released: 5/22/1990
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
as Maurice Minnifield
TV - Released: 7/12/1990

1989

Who's Harry Crumb?
Who's Harry Crumb?
as P.J. Downing
Movie - Released: 2/3/1989
Red King, White Knight
Red King, White Knight
as Bentick
Movie - Released: 11/25/1989
The Famous Teddy Z
The Famous Teddy Z
TV - Released: 9/18/1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven
I Know My First Name Is Steven
as Officer Warner
TV - Released: 5/22/1989
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
as Roscoe Brown
TV - Released: 2/5/1989

1988

Critters 2
Critters 2
as Harv
Movie - Released: 4/29/1988
The People Across the Lake
The People Across the Lake
as Malcolm Bryce
Movie - Released: 10/3/1988
It Takes Two
It Takes Two
as George Lawrence
Movie - Released: 7/13/1988
Stranger on My Land
Stranger on My Land
as Gil
Movie - Released: 1/17/1988
Man Against the Mob
Man Against the Mob
as Big Mac McCleary
Movie - Released: 1/10/1988
Permanent Record
Permanent Record
as Jim Sinclair
Movie - Released: 4/22/1988

1987

Under Cover
Under Cover
as Sergeant Irwin Lee
Movie - Released: 12/4/1987
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
as Max
Movie - Released: 1/18/1987
LBJ: The Early Years
LBJ: The Early Years
as Judge Alvin J. Wirtz
Movie - Released: 2/1/1987
Young Harry Houdini
Young Harry Houdini
as Elmore
Movie - Released: 3/14/1987
Off the Mark
Off the Mark
as Walt Warner / Jenell's Pa
Movie - Released: 11/1/1987
Spies
Spies
TV - Released: 3/3/1987

1986

Nothing in Common
Nothing in Common
as Andrew Woolridge
Movie - Released: 7/29/1986
John Henry
John Henry
as Mr. Jenkins
Movie - Released: 12/1/1986
C.A.T. Squad
C.A.T. Squad
as The Director
Movie - Released: 7/27/1986
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
as Floyd Carpenter
Movie - Released: 1/5/1986
Under Siege
Under Siege
Movie - Released: 2/9/1986
Firefighter
Firefighter
as Capt. Johnson
Movie - Released: 9/23/1986
Hard Traveling
Hard Traveling
as Frank Burton
Movie - Released: 1/20/1986
Designing Women
Designing Women
TV - Released: 9/29/1986
Matlock
Matlock
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

My Science Project
My Science Project
as Lew Harlan
Movie - Released: 8/9/1985
What Comes Around
What Comes Around
as Leon Redden
Movie - Released: 6/25/1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Dead Run")
TV - Released: 9/27/1985
TV
Washingtoon
as Bunky Munster
TV - Released: 8/2/1985
A Death in California
A Death in California
as Jim Heusdens
TV - Released: 5/12/1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Tall Tales & Legends
as Mr. Jenkins
TV - Released: 9/25/1985

1984

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
as Burt Hamilton
Movie - Released: 4/1/1984
The Jesse Owens Story
The Jesse Owens Story
as Judge
Movie - Released: 7/9/1984
The Ratings Game
The Ratings Game
as Colonel
Movie - Released: 12/15/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Lou Flannigan
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Fatal Vision
Fatal Vision
as Franz Grebner
TV - Released: 11/18/1984

1983

WarGames
WarGames
as General Beringer
Movie - Released: 6/3/1983
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women
as Roy Carr
Movie - Released: 12/18/1983
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as B. R. Abernathy
Movie - Released: 8/19/1983
Travis McGee
Travis McGee
as Sheriff Hack Ames
Movie - Released: 5/18/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as J.J. Kincaid
TV - Released: 1/23/1983
Boone
Boone
TV - Released: 9/26/1983
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds
as Pete
TV - Released: 3/27/1983

1982

Honkytonk Man
Honkytonk Man
as Arnspriger
Movie - Released: 12/15/1982
Six Pack
Six Pack
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 7/16/1982
Fantasies
Fantasies
as Naylor
Movie - Released: 1/18/1982
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
as Bob Austin
Movie - Released: 1/20/1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as C.J.
Movie - Released: 7/23/1982
Bus Stop
Bus Stop
as Virgil Blessing
Movie - Released: 8/22/1982
Tucker's Witch
Tucker's Witch
TV - Released: 10/6/1982

1981

The Killing of Randy Webster
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Nick Hanson
Movie - Released: 3/11/1981
Dead & Buried
Dead & Buried
as Phil
Movie - Released: 5/29/1981
This House Possessed
This House Possessed
as Lt. Fletcher
Movie - Released: 2/6/1981
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
as Gus Lobell
Movie - Released: 10/21/1981
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
as Wimbish
Movie - Released: 6/5/1981
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
as Dr. Agajanian
Movie - Released: 5/18/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
TV - Released: 1/15/1981
Murder in Texas
Murder in Texas
as Dist. Atty. McMasters
TV - Released: 5/3/1981

1980

Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy
as Warden Walter Beatty
Movie - Released: 12/12/1980
Urban Cowboy
Urban Cowboy
as Uncle Bob
Movie - Released: 6/6/1980
Any Which Way You Can
Any Which Way You Can
as Fat Zack
Movie - Released: 12/17/1980
Rage!
Rage!
as Resident #5
Movie - Released: 9/25/1980

1979

Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
TV - Released: 9/22/1979

1978

Dallas
Dallas
as Sheriff Fenton Washburn
TV - Released: 4/2/1978

1975

TV
NBC Special Treat
as Stokey Andrews
TV - Released: 10/21/1975

1974

The Super Cops
The Super Cops
as Onlooker on Ladder (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/20/1974

1972

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
TV - Released: 9/17/1972

1971

Columbo
Columbo
as Clifford Calvert
TV - Released: 9/15/1971

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Elmore
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

Unknown

The Dilemma
The Dilemma
as Gerald
Movie
El Tonto Por Cristo
El Tonto Por Cristo
as Terry Don
Movie
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
as Henry Spangler (voice)
Movie
The Pipeline
The Pipeline
as Lester Galloway
Movie