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




