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