Barry Corbin

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.

Known For

No Country for Old Men

as Ellis

Better Call Saul

as Everett Acker

Killers of the Flower Moon

as Undertaker Turton

Modern Family

as Merle Tucker

Yellowstone

as Ross

Young Sheldon

as Mr. Gilford

Tulsa King

as Babe Keller

WarGames

as General Beringer

9-1-1: Lone Star

as Stuart Ryder

In the Valley of Elah

as Arnold Bickman