
Corbin Bernsen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 7, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- North 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.
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Filmography
Happy Endings Funeral Parlor
Movie

There There
Movie

Kali
Movie · as Old Man

Laura Louise
Movie · as Edward Brannock

Tow
Movie · as Martin LaRosa

The Yeti
Movie · as Merriell Sunday Sr.

Woodstockers
Movie · as Lenny

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
TV · as Duck Donovan · 2 eps

The Beldham
Movie · as Frank

Marshmallow
Movie · as Roy

Web of Life
Movie · as Keith

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Movie · as Self

Bagworm
Movie · as Rusty

Your Friends & Neighbors
TV · as Jack Bailey · 9 eps

Duster
TV · as Wade Ellis · 4 eps

Memory Box
Movie · as Father (voice)

Clipped
TV · as Pierce O'Donnell · 6 eps

Herd
Movie · as Robert Miller

Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
Movie · as Steve Plank

Christmas at Keestone
Movie · as Clint Baker

Repeater
Movie · as Edgar Mann

White House Plumbers
TV · as Richard Kleindienst · 1 ep

The Curse
TV · as Paul · 4 eps

Game Changer
Movie · as Iann Gabriel

East New York
TV · as Duke Jacobs · 2 eps

The Hating Game
Movie · as Bexley

Weekend Warriors
Movie · as Police Chief Baumgardner

Roe v. Wade
Movie · as Justice Blackmun

Psych 3: This Is Gus
Movie · as Henry Spencer

Past Shadows
Movie · as Lewis Samuels

Taking the Reins
Movie · as Preston

Mary for Mayor
Movie · as Pat

When We Last Spoke
Movie · as Walt

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
Movie · as Henry Spencer

First Lady
Movie · as King Max

A Deadly Legend
Movie · as Matthias Leary

Cadia: The World Within
Movie · as George

The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland
Movie · as Gran'Poppy

A Bennett Song Holiday
Movie · as Aiden Neville

The Christmas Project Reunion
Movie · as Grandpa George

Tommy
TV · as Milt Leakey · 1 ep

Connective Tissue
Movie · as Dr. Epstein

The Unseen Realm
Movie · as Self (Host)

The Russian Bride
Movie · as Karl Frederick

Faith, Hope & Love
Movie · as Brian Fuller

Swell
Movie · as Harold

All Good Things
Movie · as Pop-pop

Sunrise in Heaven
Movie · as Jim

City on a Hill
TV · as Sinclair Dryden · 2 eps

Surviving Theater 9
Movie · as Tom

My Daddy Is in Heaven
Movie · as Vernon

Reach
Movie · as Charles

Alone We Fight
Movie · as Colonel Bradley Armstrong

Life with Dog
Movie · as Joe Bigler

Magnum P.I.
TV · as Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler · 4 eps

The Resident
TV · as Kyle Nevin · 15 eps

The Kominsky Method
TV · as Himself · 1 ep

The Dynasty That Almost Was
Movie

Distortion
Movie · as Dr. Eli Sutton

Larceny
Movie · as Price

Psych: The Movie
Movie · as Henry Spencer

Boone: The Bounty Hunter
Movie · as Cage Bickle

Dead Man Rising
Movie · as Buck

Powerless
TV · as Vanderveer Wayne Sr. · 1 ep

Marvel's The Punisher
TV · as Anderson Schultz · 4 eps

American Gods
TV · as Vulcan · 1 ep

God's Club
Movie · as Max Graves

Prayer Never Fails
Movie · as Joseph T. Harrington

Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance
Movie · as “Pops” Chapman

In-Lawfully Yours
Movie · as Father Grayson

Love's Complicated
Movie · as Dublin Senior

The Elvis Room
Movie · as Harker

Billions
TV · as Bill McGann · 2 eps

Midland
Movie · as The Shepherd

Portrait of Love
Movie · as Tyler Mason

Sensory Perception
Movie · as Mr. Friedrich

Eco Teens Save The World
Movie · as Senator Jeremy Ryburn

It Had to Be You
Movie · as Nolan Powell

Grace and Frankie
TV · as Dr. Paul Mason · 1 ep

Fresh Off the Boat
TV · as Mervin · 1 ep

Born to Race: Fast Track
Movie · as Liam

Christian Mingle
Movie · as Matt

It Came From Connemara!
Movie · as Self

The Last Straw
Movie · as Mr. G

NCIS: New Orleans
TV · as Adam Huntley · 1 ep

Scorpion
TV · as Bob Connelly · 1 ep

Lizzie
Movie · as Dr. Fredricks

Beyond the Heavens
Movie · as Gus Henry

Gordon Family Tree
Movie · as Ron Goodson

Motive
TV · as Dr. Stan Matthews · 1 ep

Lay the Favorite
Movie · as Jerry

Stolen Child
Movie · as George

3 Day Test
Movie · as Tom

Anger Management
TV · as Roger · 1 ep

Suing The Devil
Movie · as Barry Polk

25 Hill
Movie · as Roy Gibbs

The Ascension
Movie · as Carl

Pizza Man
Movie · as Criswell

Miss December
Movie · as District Attorney

Bad Actress
Movie · as Corbin Bernsen

The Big Year
Movie · as Gil Gordon

Switched at Birth
TV · 1 ep

Rust
Movie

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Movie · as FBI Director Hill

Closets
Movie · as Grant Erickson

The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger
Movie · as Self

Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Henry Upton · 1 ep

Dead Air
Movie · as Dr. F
Trapped
Movie · as Edward Hutton

Donna on Demand
Movie · as Ben Corbin

Castle
TV · as Lance Hastings · 1 ep

The League
TV · as Bruce · 1 ep

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Depth Charge
Movie

Vipers
Movie · as Burton

For the Love of Grace
Movie · as Captain Washington

True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl
Movie · as Nick Harvey

House of Fallen
Movie · as Rowland

Celebrity Family Feud
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pirate Camp
Movie · as Hookbeard

Right to Die
Movie · as Ira

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Sex and Consequences
Movie · as John Wayne

Submission
Movie

The Naked Ape
Movie · as Mr. Feldman

Paid
Movie · as William Montague

Psych
TV · as Henry Spencer · 120 eps

The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV · as Howard · 1 ep

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Movie · as Harlan Dexter

Carpool Guy
Movie · as Michael

Raging Sharks
Movie · as Capt. Riley

Ordinary Miracles
Movie · as David Woodbury

Cuts
TV · as Jack Sherwood · 8 eps

Masters of Horror
TV · as Ira · 1 ep

Hi-Jinks
TV · 1 ep

Twins
TV · 1 ep

Criminal Minds
TV · as Jerry Grandin · 1 ep

Quiet Kill
Movie · as Jerry Martin

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Movie · as Steve

They Are Among Us
Movie · as Norbert

Death and Texas
Movie · as Coach Loren Stanley

Boston Legal
TV · as Attorney Eli Granger · 1 ep

Love Comes Softly
Movie · as Ben Graham

Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
Movie · as Fog Benson

The Commission
Movie · as Rep. Gerald R. Ford

Miss Match
TV · as Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott · 1 ep

Atomic Twister
Movie · as Sheriff C.B. Bishop

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Movie · as David Carver

Dead Above Ground
Movie · as Mark Mallory

Fangs
Movie · as Carl Hart

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self

The Santa Trap
Movie · as Chief Spivak

L.A. Law: The Movie
Movie · as Arnie Becker

Gentle Ben
Movie · as Fog Benson

Raptor
Movie · as Dr. Hyde

Judgment
Movie · as Mitch Kendrick

Killer Instinct
Movie · as Jennings Wilhite

The Tomorrow Man
Movie · as Larry

Final Payback
Movie · as Mayor Richardson

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as William Hendry · 1 ep

Rangers
Movie · as Senator

Borderline Normal
Movie · as Benjiman Walling

Son of the Beach
TV · 1 ep

Battery Park
TV · as Michael · 1 ep

Two of Hearts
Movie · as Bruce Saunders

Riddler's Moon
Movie · as George Brenner

Kiss of a Stranger
Movie · as Mason

Third Watch
TV · as Carter Savage · 1 ep

The West Wing
TV · as Henry Shallick · 2 eps

Twice in a Lifetime
TV · as Roger Stovall / Bill Water · 1 ep

Jack & Jill
TV · as Paul Barrett · 2 eps

Major League: Back to the Minors
Movie · as Roger Dorn

The Dentist 2
Movie · as Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine

The Fairy King
Movie · as Rob Preston

Young Hearts Unlimited
Movie · as Brian

Recipe for Revenge
Movie · as Dr. Chester Winnifield

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie · as Celebrity Lawyer

The Misadventures of Margaret
Movie · as Art Turner

Loyal Opposition
Movie · as Secret Service agent John Gray

V.I.P.
TV · as Zack Henley · 1 ep

Tidal Wave: No Escape
Movie · as John Wahl

Menno's Mind
Movie · as Felix Medina

Spacejacked
Movie · as Barnes

An American Affair
Movie · as District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford

Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Corbin Bernsen · 1 ep

The Great White Hype
Movie · as Peter Prince

The Dentist
Movie · as Dr. Alan Feinstone

Full Circle
Movie · as Harrison Winslow

Kounterfeit
Movie · as Marty Hopkins

Inhumanoid
Movie · as Foster Carver

The Cold Heart of a Killer
Movie · as Alex Jensen

Baja
Movie · as John Stone

Bloodhounds II
Movie · as Harrison Coyle

Bloodhounds
Movie · as Harrison Coyle

E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep

The Cape
TV · as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert · 22 eps

7th Heaven
TV · as Ted Grant · 1 ep

Nash Bridges
TV · as Edward Jansen · 1 ep

Tales from the Hood
Movie · as Duke Metger (segment "KKK Comeuppance")

Dangerous Intentions
Movie · as Tim Williamson

Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
Movie · as Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter

Temptress
Movie · as Nick

Someone to Die For
Movie · as Jack Davis

Cover Me
Movie · as Andre Solloway

Aurora: Operation Intercept
Movie · as Flight Engineer Murphy
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
Movie · as Frank Cole

Murderous Intent
Movie · as Brice

JAG
TV · as Owen Sebring · 5 eps
A Whole New Ballgame
TV · as Brett Sooner · 11 eps

The Outer Limits
TV · as Virgil Nygard · 1 ep

Major League II
Movie · as Roger Dorn

Radioland Murders
Movie · as Dexter Morris

The New Age
Movie · as Kevin Bulasky

The Soft Kill
Movie · as Martin Lewis

Trigger Fast
Movie · as Brent Mallick

Voices from Within
Movie · as Mark Reichard

Guns of Honor
Movie · as Brent Mallick

Final Mission
Movie · as General Morgan Breslaw

Savage Land
Movie · as Quint

A Brilliant Disguise
Movie · as Dr. Martin

Where Are My Children?
Movie · as Tom Scott

I Know My Son Is Alive
Movie · as Mark Elshant

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Arnie

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Eric Weiss · 1 ep

Beyond Suspicion
Movie · as Stan Benderman

Grey Knight
Movie · as Col. Nehemiah Strayn

The Nanny
TV · as Glen Mitchell · 1 ep

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Frozen Assets
Movie · as Zach Shepard

Love Can Be Murder
Movie · as Nick Peyton

Grass Roots
Movie · as Will Lee

Love & War
TV · 1 ep

The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Corbin Bernsen · 1 ep

Ring of the Musketeers
TV · as Harry · 1 ep

Shattered
Movie · as Jeb Scott

Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
Movie · as Self

Dead on the Money
Movie · as Carter Matthews

Fatal Inheritance
Movie · as Woodward Dawes

Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Movie · as Morris Dees

Roc
TV · as Jim Larson · 1 ep

Disorganized Crime
Movie · as Frank Salazar

Major League
Movie · as Roger Dorn

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Movie · as Jim Shirley

Breaking Point
Movie · as Pike

Baywatch
TV · 1 ep

Seinfeld
TV · as Corbin Bernsen · 1 ep

Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie · as Arnie Becker

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie · as Self

Dear John
TV · as Blake McCarron · 1 ep

Hello Again
Movie · as Jason Chadman

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Movie · as Self

Dead Aim
Movie · as Webster

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Q2 · 1 ep

L.A. Law: Pilot
Movie · as Arnold Becker

L.A. Law
TV · as Arnie Becker · 171 eps

Matlock
TV · as Corbin Bernsen · 1 ep

Doubletake
Movie · as Tennis Pro

Allison Sydney Harrison
Movie · as Steve Malloy

S.O.B.
Movie · as Unknown

Flying High
TV · as Dan Ellison · 1 ep

Eat My Dust
Movie · as Roy Puire

King Kong
Movie · as Reporter

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

Three the Hard Way
Movie · as Boy

The Waltons
TV · as Casey · 1 ep

Clambake
Movie · as Boy at Playground (uncredited)

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Audience Member · 3 eps




