Barry Corbin
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Leonard Barrie "Barry" Corbin (born October 16, 1940 in Lamesa, Texas) is a U.S.-based character actor with over 100 credits in film and television and several in computer gaming. He's the son of Kilmer Blaine Corbin, a judge and Texas State Senator (1948-1956), and Alma Scott Corbin, a school teacher. Most television viewers remember him best for his portrayal of former astronaut Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure, for which he received an Emmy nomination. To moviegoers he's best remembered as the General in WarGames, John Travolta's uncle in Urban Cowboy, or Roscoe Brown, who was July Johnson's bumbling deputy, in the acclaimed western Lonesome Dove.
He began his career as a Shakespearean actor back in the 1960s, but today Barry is most likely to be seen in the role of the local Sheriff, military leader, or other authority figure, though on occasion, he has effectively portrayed murderous villains as well.
While many of his films have been westerns, his proficiency in the saddle is no act. Much of his spare time is spent riding on his small Texas ranch, and he has volunteered his time to charity rodeos for many years.
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[edit] Selected roles
[edit] Film
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Who's Harry Crumb?
- Nothing in Common
- WarGames
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- Six Pack
- Urban Cowboy
- Moon Shot (narrated)
- Off the Mark
[edit] Television
- Celebrity Poker Showdown
- Dallas (TV series)
- Northern Exposure - Maurice Minnifield
- One Tree Hill - Coach Whitey Durham
- Reba - J.V McKinney
- Lonesome Dove miniseries
- The Thorn Birds miniseries
- M*A*S*H (TV series) - Sgt. Joe Vickers in episode Your Retention Please (episode 907)
[edit] Computer games
- Command and Conquer: Red Alert - General Ben Carville - This role was reprised in the sequel, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2, along with a number of game cinematics spoofing his role in Wargames.
- Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive - Jackson Cross, an NSA operative who kidnaps and threatens to kill the main character of the game in his pursuit of an alien artifact.
[edit] External links
- Barry Corbin cast bio on The WB
- Barry Corbin at the Internet Movie Database
- Barry Corbin at TV.com
- Barry Corbin's Official Homepage
Categories: 1940 births | American film actors | American television actors | American character actors | Living people | The A-Team actors | Columbo actors | JAG actors | M*A*S*H actors | Matlock actors | The Outer Limits actors | People from Texas | Dallas (TV series) actors | One Tree Hill actors | Texas Tech University alumni | Film actors | Northern Exposure actors
