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Known For
Actor
Occupations
Screenwriter, Actor, Voice actor, Film producer, Stage actor
Birthday
(Wednesday)
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Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English
Education
Texas Tech University, Monterey High School
Zodiac Sign
♎ Libra
Chinese Zodiac
龙 Dragon
Name Origin
English < Irish (Barra)
Popularity
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Career
Career spanning 42 years (1980-2022)
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 39
Frequent co-star
Appeared in 4 films with Mickey Jones
Year context
Born in 1940 -- Germany occupies France; Battle of Britain; Franklin D. Roosevelt was US president
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Filmography (43)
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.
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Barry Corbin was born in Lamesa, Texas. USA.
What movies or shows has Barry Corbin been in?
Barry Corbin has 43 credits in our database. Notable titles include Tulsa King (2022), Funny Thing About Love (2021), Blood & Oil (2015), Anger Management (2012), The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012).
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Barry Corbin is primarily known as an actor. 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…
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