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Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Acting1954North Hollywood, California, USA

Biography

Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his roles as retired police detective Henry Spencer on USA Network's series Psych and it's subsequent TV movies, divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law and the TV movie, and Roger Dorn in the Major League trilogy.

He also portrayed Jerry in Lay the Favorite (2012), Gil Gordon in The Big Year (2011), Harlan Dexter in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist I & II, and Jason Chadman in Hello Again (1987). He starred as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert on the series The Cape and Brett Sooner on the sitcom A Whole New Ballgame.

He appeared recurring as Kyle Nevin on the FOX medical drama The Resident, Sinclair Dryden on Showtime's City on a Hill, Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler on the Magnum P.I. reboot, Milt Leakey on the CBS series Tommy, Anderson Schultz on the Netflix series Marvel's The Punisher, Chief Cantuck on Sundance TV's series Hap and Leonard, Michael Longworth on A&E's police drama The Glades, Jack Sherwood on UPN's sitcom Cuts, Captain Owen Sebring on JAG, Ken Graham on Ryan's Hope, and has had intermittent appearances as John Durant on General Hospital and Father Todd Williams on The Young and the Restless.

He is the eldest son of Harry Bernsen Jr., a Hollywood producer, and veteran soap actress Jeanne Cooper, who appeared on The Young and the Restless.

Acting History

Future
2026
Tow
as Martin La Rosa
2025
Duster
TVas Wade Ellis• 4 eps
Your Friends & Neighbors
TVas Jack Bailey• 3 eps
2023
Herd
as Robert Miller
Christmas at Keestone
as Clint Baker
East New York
TVas Duke Jacobs• 2 eps
The Curse
TVas Paul• 4 eps
White House Plumbers
TVas Richard Kleindienst• 1 eps
2022
Game Changer
as Iann Gabriel
City on a Hill
TVas Sinclair Dryden• 2 eps
2021
Roe v. Wade
as Justice Blackmun
Weekend Warriors
as Police Chief Baumgardner
Psych 3: This Is Gus
as Henry Spencer
2020
First Lady
as King Max
A Deadly Legend
as Matthias Leary
Tommy
TVas Milt Leakey• 1 eps
2019
Faith, Hope & Love
as Brian Fuller
The Russian Bride
as Karl Frederick
Connective Tissue
as Dr. Epstein
Swell
as Harold
All Good Things
as Pop-pop
Marvel's The Punisher
TVas Anderson Schultz• 4 eps
Fresh Off the Boat
TVas Mervin• 1 eps
The Resident
TVas Kyle Nevin• 15 eps
2018
Reach
as Charles
Alone We Fight
as Colonel Bradley Armstrong
Life with Dog
as Joe Bigler
Magnum P.I.
TVas Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler• 4 eps
The Kominsky Method
TVas Himself• 1 eps
2017
Larceny
as Price
Psych: The Movie
as Henry Spencer
Powerless
TVas Vanderveer Wayne Sr.• 1 eps
American Gods
TVas Vulcan• 1 eps
2016
God's Club
as Max Graves
A Time to Dance
as “Pops” Chapman
Love's Complicated
as Dublin Senior
In-Lawfully Yours
as Father Grayson
Prayer Never Fails
as Joseph T. Harrington
2015
Sensory Perception
as Mr. Friedrich
Heart of the matter
as Tyler Mason
Midland
as The Shepherd
It Had to Be You
as Nolan Powell
Eco Teens Save The World
as Senator Jeremy Ryburn
NCIS: New Orleans
TVas Adam Huntley• 1 eps
Grace and Frankie
TVas Dr. Paul Mason• 1 eps
2014
Motive
TVas Dr. Stan Matthews• 1 eps
Scorpion
TVas Bob Connelly• 1 eps
The League
TVas Bruce• 1 eps
Anger Management
TVas Roger• 1 eps
2013
Lizzie
as Dr. Fredricks
Beyond the Heavens
as Gus Henry
Gordon Family Tree
as Ron Goodson
Hawaii Five-0
TVas Henry Upton• 1 eps
2012
Stolen Child
as George
3 Day Test
Director
3 Day Test
Producer
2011
Bad Actress
as Corbin Bernsen
25 Hill
as Roy Gibbs
Pizza Man
as Criswell
The Big Year
as Gil Gordon
Miss December
as District Attorney
Suing The Devil
as Barry Polk
Criminal Minds
TVas Jerry Grandin• 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TVas Self• 1 eps
Castle
TVas Lance Hastings• 1 eps
25 Hill
Director
25 Hill
Writer
25 Hill
Producer
2010
Closets
as Grant Erickson
Rust
Writer
Rust
Director
Rust
Producer
2009
Dead Air
as Dr. F
Trapped
as Edward Hutton
Donna on Demand
as Ben Corbin
Dead Air
Director
Dead Air
Producer
Dead Air
Production Design
2008
Vipers
as Burton
For the Love of Grace
as Captain Washington
House of Fallen
as Rowland
2007
Pirate Camp
as Hookbeard
Masters of Horror
TVas Ira• 1 eps
2006
Paid
as William Montague
The Naked Ape
as Mr. Feldman
Psych
TVas Henry Spencer• 120 eps
Boston Legal
TVas Attorney Eli Granger• 1 eps
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
as Harlan Dexter
Raging Sharks
as Capt. Riley
Carpool Guy
as Michael
Ordinary Miracles
as David Woodbury
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas William Hendry• 1 eps
Cuts
TVas Jack Sherwood• 8 eps
Carpool Guy
Producer
Carpool Guy
Director
2004
Death and Texas
as Coach Loren Stanley
Third Watch
TVas Carter Savage• 1 eps
Miss Match
TVas Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott• 1 eps
2003
Love Comes Softly
as Ben Graham
The Commission
as Rep. Gerald R. Ford
Just Shoot Me!
TVas Corbin Bernsen• 1 eps
2002
Atomic Twister
as Sheriff C.B. Bishop
Dead Above Ground
as Mark Mallory
Fangs
as Carl Hart
The Santa Trap
as Chief Spivak
The Fairy King
as Rob Preston
Gentle Ben
as Fog Benson
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Arnie Becker
2001
Raptor
as Dr. Hyde
Judgment
as Mitch Kendrick
Killer Instinct
as Jennings Wilhite
Final Payback
as Mayor Richardson
The West Wing
TVas Henry Shallick• 2 eps
V.I.P.
TVas Zack Henley• 1 eps
2000
Rangers
as Senator
Borderline Normal
as Benjiman Walling
The Outer Limits
TVas Virgil Nygard• 1 eps
1999
Two of Hearts
as Bruce Saunders
Riddler's Moon
as George Brenner
7th Heaven
TVas Ted Grant• 1 eps
JAG
TVas Captain Owen Sebring• 5 eps
Twice in a Lifetime
TVas Roger Stovall / Bill Water• 1 eps
Nash Bridges
TVas Edward Jansen• 1 eps
1998
The Dentist 2
as Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
Recipe for Revenge
as Dr. Chester Winnifield
Loyal Opposition
as Secret Service agent John Gray
The Dentist 2
Associate Producer
1997
Spacejacked
as Barnes
Menno's Mind
as Felix Medina
An American Affair
as District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford
Touched by an Angel
TVas Eric Weiss• 1 eps
1996
Full Circle
as Harrison Winslow
Bloodhounds II
as Harrison Coyle
Inhumanoid
as Foster Carver
Bloodhounds
as Harrison Coyle
The Dentist
as Dr. Alan Feinstone
Kounterfeit
as Marty Hopkins
The Great White Hype
as Peter Prince
Baja
as John Stone
The Cape
TVas USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert• 22 eps
1995
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
as Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter
Aurora: Operation Intercept
as Flight Engineer Murphy
Boys Do Get Bruised
as Duke Metger (segment "KKK Comeuppance")
Temptress
as Nick
Dangerous Intentions
as Tim Williamson
Cover Me
as Andre Solloway
Someone to Die For
as Jack Davis
1994
The New Age
as Kevin Bulasky
Major League II
as Roger Dorn
Radioland Murders
as Dexter Morris
Final Mission
as General Morgan Breslaw
The Soft Kill
as Martin Lewis
Savage Land
as Quint
Guns of Honor
as Brent Mallick
Trigger Fast
as Brent Mallick
I Know My Son Is Alive
as Mark Elshant
The Nanny
TVas Glen Mitchell• 1 eps
1993
Grey Knight
as Col. Nehemiah Strayn
Beyond Suspicion
as Stan Benderman
Roc
TVas Jim Larson• 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
TVas Corbin Bernsen• 1 eps
1992
Frozen Assets
as Zach Shepard
Love Can Be Murder
as Nick Peyton
Grass Roots
as Will Lee
Seinfeld
TVas Corbin Bernsen• 1 eps
1991
Fatal Inheritance
as Woodward Dawes
Shattered
as Jeb Scott
Dead on the Money
as Carter Matthews
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Audience Member• 1 eps
1990
Dear John
TVas Blake McCarron• 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host• 1 eps
1989
Major League
as Roger Dorn
Disorganized Crime
as Frank Salazar
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Arnie Becker
1987
Hello Again
as Jason Chadman
Dead Aim
as Webster
Matlock
TVas Corbin Bernsen• 1 eps
1986
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Arnold Becker
L.A. Law
TVas Arnie Becker• 171 eps
1985
Doubletake
as Tennis Pro
1983
1981
S.O.B.
as Unknown
1980
The Waltons
TVas Casey• 1 eps
1978
Flying High
TVas Dan Ellison• 1 eps
1976
Eat My Dust
as Roy Puire
King Kong
as Reporter
1974
1967
Clambake
as Boy at Playground (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/7/1954(71 years old)
Place of Birth
North Hollywood, California, USA