Corbin Bernsen
Born: 1954-09-07 in North Hollywood, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Yeti as Merriell Sunday Sr.
- The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins as Duck Donovan
- Tow as Martin LaRosa
- Woodstockers as Lenny
2025
- Your Friends & Neighbors as Jack Bailey
- Duster as Wade Ellis
- The Beldham
- Marshmallow as Roy
- In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 as Self
- Bagworm as Rusty
- Web of Life as Keith
2024
- Clipped as Pierce O'Donnell
- Memory Box as Father (voice)
2023
- The Curse as Paul
- White House Plumbers as Richard Kleindienst
- Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist as Steve Plank
- Herd as Robert Miller
- Repeater as Edgar Mann
- Christmas at Keestone as Clint Baker
2022
- East New York as Duke Jacobs
- Game Changer as Iann Gabriel
2021
- The Hating Game as Bexley
- Psych 3: This Is Gus as Henry Spencer
- Roe v. Wade as Justice Blackmun
- Weekend Warriors as Police Chief Baumgardner
- Taking the Reins as Preston
- Past Shadows as Lewis Samuels
2020
- Tommy as Milt Leakey
- Psych 2: Lassie Come Home as Henry Spencer
- Mary for Mayor as Pat
- First Lady as King Max
- The Christmas Project Reunion as Grandpa George
- Cadia: The World Within as George
- The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland as Gran'Poppy
- When We Last Spoke as Walt
- A Deadly Legend as Matthias Leary
- A Bennett Song Holiday as Aiden Neville
2019
- City on a Hill as Sinclair Dryden
- Faith, Hope & Love as Brian Fuller
- The Russian Bride as Karl Frederick
- Sunrise in Heaven as Jim
- Swell as Harold
- All Good Things as Pop-pop
- The Unseen Realm as Self (Host)
- Connective Tissue as Dr. Epstein
2018
- The Resident as Kyle Nevin
- Magnum P.I. as Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler
- The Kominsky Method as Himself
- Alone We Fight as Colonel Bradley Armstrong
- Reach as Charles
- My Daddy is in Heaven as Vernon
- Life with Dog as Joe Bigler
- Surviving Theater 9 as Tom
2017
- Marvel's The Punisher as Anderson Schultz
- American Gods as Vulcan
- Powerless as Vanderveer Wayne Sr.
- Psych: The Movie as Henry Spencer
- Larceny as Price
- Boone: The Bounty Hunter as Cage Bickle
- Dead Man Rising as Buck
- Distortion as Dr. Eli Sutton
- The Dynasty That Almost Was
2016
- Billions as Bill McGann
- Love's Complicated as Dublin Senior
- Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance as “Pops” Chapman
- In-Lawfully Yours as Father Grayson
- Prayer Never Fails as Joseph T. Harrington
- God's Club as Max Graves
- The Elvis Room as Harker
2015
- Fresh Off the Boat as Mervin
- Grace and Frankie as Dr. Paul Mason
- It Had to Be You as Nolan Powell
- Portrait of Love as Tyler Mason
- Midland as The Shepherd
- Sensory Perception as Mr. Friedrich
- Eco Teens Save The World as Senator Jeremy Ryburn
2014
- Scorpion as Bob Connelly
- NCIS: New Orleans as Adam Huntley
- Born to Race: Fast Track as Liam
- Christian Mingle as Matt
- The Last Straw as Mr. G
- It Came From Connemara! as Self
2013
- Motive as Dr. Stan Matthews
- Lizzie as Dr. Fredricks
- Beyond the Heavens as Gus Henry
- Gordon Family Tree as Ron Goodson
2012
- Anger Management as Roger
- Lay the Favorite as Jerry
- 3 Day Test as Tom
- Stolen Child as George
2011
- Switched at Birth
- The Big Year as Gil Gordon
- 25 Hill as Roy Gibbs
- Suing The Devil as Barry Polk
- Pizza Man as Criswell
- Bad Actress as Corbin Bernsen
- Miss December as District Attorney
- The Ascension as Carl
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Henry Upton
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright as FBI Director Hill
- Rust
- Closets as Grant Erickson
- The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger as Self
2009
- Castle as Lance Hastings
- The League as Bruce
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- Dead Air as Dr. F
- Donna on Demand as Ben Corbin
- Trapped as Edward Hutton
2008
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- Vipers as Burton
- For the Love of Grace as Captain Washington
- Depth Charge
- True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl as Nick Harvey
- House of Fallen as Rowland
2007
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Self
- Right to Die as Ira
- Pirate Camp as Hookbeard
2006
- Psych as Henry Spencer
- The New Adventures of Old Christine as Howard
- Sex and Consequences as John Wayne
- The Naked Ape as Mr. Feldman
- Paid as William Montague
- Submission
2005
- Criminal Minds as Jerry Grandin
- Masters of Horror as Ira
- Cuts as Jack Sherwood
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as Harlan Dexter
- Twins
- Hi-Jinks
- Raging Sharks as Capt. Riley
- Ordinary Miracles as David Woodbury
- Carpool Guy as Michael
2004
- Boston Legal as Attorney Eli Granger
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss as Steve
- Death and Texas as Coach Loren Stanley
- Quiet Kill as Jerry Martin
- They Are Among Us as Norbert
2003
- Miss Match as Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott
- Love Comes Softly as Ben Graham
- Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain as Fog Benson
- The Commission as Rep. Gerald R. Ford
2002
- Atomic Twister as Sheriff C.B. Bishop
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- Fangs as Carl Hart
- The Santa Trap as Chief Spivak
- L.A. Law: The Movie as Arnie Becker
- Dead Above Ground as Mark Mallory
- Gentle Ben as Fog Benson
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as David Carver
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as William Hendry
- Raptor as Dr. Hyde
- Judgment as Mitch Kendrick
- Final Payback as Mayor Richardson
- The Tomorrow Man as Larry
- Killer Instinct as Jennings Wilhite
2000
- Son of the Beach
- Battery Park as Michael
- Rangers as Senator
- Borderline Normal as Benjiman Walling
1999
- The West Wing as Henry Shallick
- Third Watch as Carter Savage
- Twice in a Lifetime as Roger Stovall / Bill Water
- Two of Hearts as Bruce Saunders
- Kiss of a Stranger as Mason
- Riddler's Moon as George Brenner
1998
- V.I.P. as Zack Henley
- The Dentist 2 as Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
- Major League: Back to the Minors as Roger Dorn
- The Fairy King as Rob Preston
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Celebrity Lawyer
- The Misadventures of Margaret as Art Turner
- Young Hearts Unlimited as Brian
- Recipe for Revenge as Dr. Chester Winnifield
- Loyal Opposition as Secret Service agent John Gray
1997
- Just Shoot Me! as Corbin Bernsen
- Menno's Mind as Felix Medina
- Tidal Wave: No Escape as John Wahl
- Spacejacked as Barnes
- An American Affair as District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford
1996
- Nash Bridges as Edward Jansen
- 7th Heaven as Ted Grant
- The Cape as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
- The Dentist as Dr. Alan Feinstone
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Great White Hype as Peter Prince
- Baja as John Stone
- Inhumanoid as Foster Carver
- Bloodhounds as Harrison Coyle
- Kounterfeit as Marty Hopkins
- The Cold Heart of a Killer as Alex Jensen
- Full Circle as Harrison Winslow
- Bloodhounds II as Harrison Coyle
1995
- JAG as Owen Sebring
- The Outer Limits as Virgil Nygard
- A Whole New Ballgame as Brett Sooner
- Tales from the Hood as Duke Metger (segment "KKK Comeuppance")
- Cover Me as Andre Solloway
- Dangerous Intentions as Tim Williamson
- Aurora: Operation Intercept as Flight Engineer Murphy
- Murderous Intent as Brice
- Someone to Die For as Jack Davis
- Temptress as Nick
- Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead as Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter
- In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound as Frank Cole
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Eric Weiss
- Major League II as Roger Dorn
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Arnie
- Radioland Murders as Dexter Morris
- The New Age as Kevin Bulasky
- Final Mission as General Morgan Breslaw
- I Know My Son Is Alive as Mark Elshant
- Savage Land as Quint
- A Brilliant Disguise as Dr. Martin
- Where Are My Children? as Tom Scott
- The Soft Kill as Martin Lewis
- Trigger Fast as Brent Mallick
- Guns of Honor as Brent Mallick
- Voices from Within as Mark Reichard
1993
- The Nanny as Glen Mitchell
- Grey Knight as Col. Nehemiah Strayn
- Beyond Suspicion as Stan Benderman
1992
- The Larry Sanders Show as Corbin Bernsen
- Love & War
- Ring of the Musketeers as Harry
- Grass Roots as Will Lee
- Frozen Assets as Zach Shepard
- Love Can Be Murder as Nick Peyton
1991
- Roc as Jim Larson
- Shattered as Jeb Scott
- Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Morris Dees
- Dead on the Money as Carter Matthews
- Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show as Self
- Fatal Inheritance as Woodward Dawes
1989
- Seinfeld as Corbin Bernsen
- Baywatch
- Major League as Roger Dorn
- Disorganized Crime as Frank Salazar
- Breaking Point as Pike
- Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Jim Shirley
1988
- Dear John as Blake McCarron
- Mickey's 60th Birthday as Arnie Becker
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Q2
- Hello Again as Jason Chadman
- Dead Aim as Webster
- Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self
1986
- L.A. Law as Arnie Becker
- Matlock as Corbin Bernsen
- L.A. Law: Pilot as Arnold Becker
1985
- Doubletake as Tennis Pro
1983
- Allison Sydney Harrison as Steve Malloy
1981
- S.O.B. as Unknown
1978
- Flying High as Dan Ellison
1976
- King Kong as Reporter
- Eat My Dust as Roy Puire
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1974
- Three the Hard Way as Boy
1972
- The Waltons as Casey
1967
- Clambake as Boy at Playground (uncredited)
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter