Barry Corbin
Leonard Barrie "Barry" Corbin (born October 16, 1940 in Lamesa , Texas ) is an American film actor with more than 200 appearances in feature films and television series.
Life
Corbin is the son of Kilmer B. Corbin , a judge and senator of the US state of Texas (1948–1956), and Alma Scott Corbin, a teacher . He studied theater studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock . In Europe, Corbin was best known for his roles in the films WarGames , Ghost Dad and in Urban Cowboy alongside John Travolta . In Dallas he took on the role of Sheriff Fenton Washburn from 1979 to 1985. He also played the character of General Carville in the computer game C&C: Red Alert 2 . In the television series One Tree Hill he was seen in the role of coach Whitey Durham .
Corbin lives with his illegitimate daughter (* 1965) and his grandson on a ranch. He also has a son from his first marriage (* 1970) and two sons from his marriage to Susan Berger (* 1979, 1982). His second marriage ended in divorce in 1992.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1980: Full throttle to San Fernando (Any Which Way You Can)
- 1980: Two incredibly strong guys (Stir Crazy)
- 1980: Urban Cowboy
- 1981: Dead & buried (Dead & Buried)
- 1982: The most beautiful House of Pleasure in Texas (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
- 1982: Honkytonk Man
- 1983: Women were his hobby (The Man Who Loved Women)
- 1983: WarGames - war games
- 1984: Jesse Owens - Idol and Legend (The Jesse Owens Story)
- 1984: TV - Totally Mad (The Ratings Game)
- 1985: Future Project - The 4th Dimension (My Science Project)
- 1986: CAT Squad - The elite strikes back (CAT Squad)
- 1986: Escape in Chains (The Defiant Ones)
- 1986: Nothing in Common. They have nothing in common
- 1987: The Magician's Youth (Young Harry Houdini)
- 1988: The People Across the Lake
- 1988: Who is Harry Crumb? (Who's Harry Crumb?)
- 1988: Headless through the night (It Takes Two)
- 1990: Ghost Dad
- 1991: Kevin's cousin alone in the supermarket (Carrer Opportunities)
- 1995: Deadly Family Secrets
- 1999: Held Up - Warning, hostage-taking! (Hero up)
- 2001: No One Can Hear You
- 2005: A Duke Seldom Comes Alone (The Dukes Of Hazzard)
- 2007: No Country for Old Men
- 2008: Beer for My Horses
- 2009: Wyvern - Return of the Dragons (Wyvern)
- 2012: The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
- 2012: Ghoul
- 2014: Dawn of the Crescent Moon
- 2014: The Homesman
- 2016: Last Man Club
- 2016: So Close to Happiness (New Life)
TV Shows
- 1979–1985: Dallas (9 episodes)
- 1981: M * A * S * H the big failure (episode 9x07)
- 1983: The Thorn Birds (The Thorn Birds, 4 episodes)
- 1983–1984: Boone (13 episodes)
- 1987: Matlock And nothing but the truth 1 + 2 ( The Court-Martial Part 1 + 2 , episodes 1x18 + 1x19)
- 1988: The Call of the Eagle (Lonesome Dove, 4 episodes)
- 1989: Man doesn't have to be ( Designing Women , episode 3x18)
- 1990–1995: Alaska of all places (Northern Exposure, 110 episodes)
- 1997: Columbo No trace is certain (episode 66)
- 2003–2009: One Tree Hill (90 episodes)
- 2007–2012: The Closer (13 episodes)
- 2012, 2014: Modern Family (3 episodes)
- 2012-2014: Anger Management (100 episodes)
- 2015: Blood & Oil (6 episodes)
- 2016–2020: The Ranch (32 episodes)
- 2019: Young Sheldon (1 episode, S2E15)
- 2020: Better Call Saul (episode 5x03)
Web links
- Barry Corbin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Barry Corbin's official homepage
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Corbin, Barry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Corbin, Leonard Barrie (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lamesa , Texas, United States |