Corbin Bernsen
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 (182 movies)
Shattered
1991
Connective Tissue
2019
Midland
2015
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
Major League II
1994
Disorganized Crime
1989
The Great White Hype
1996
Quiet Kill
2004
Radioland Murders
1994
Atomic Twister
2002
Dead Air
2009
Tales from the Hood
1995
The Beldham
2025
Major League: Back to the Minors
1998
The Dentist
1996
Raptor
2001
Major League
1989
S.O.B.
1981
Carpool Guy
2005
Raging Sharks
2005
Hello Again
1987
The New Age
1994
The Unseen Realm
2019
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
2002
Dead Above Ground
2002
The Dentist 2
1998
Depth Charge
2008
Vipers
2008
Tidal Wave: No Escape
1997
The Hating Game
2021
Three the Hard Way
1974
Love Comes Softly
2003
Rust
2010
Beyond Suspicion
1993
Weekend Warriors
2021
Grey Knight
1993
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
1991
For the Love of Grace
2008
Full Circle
1996
Suing The Devil
2011
The Fairy King
2002
Two of Hearts
1999
Judgment
2001
Rangers
2000
Lay the Favorite
2012
Marshmallow
2025
Fangs
2002
25 Hill
2011
Young Hearts Unlimited
1998
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004
The Ascension
2011
True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl
2008
Riddler's Moon
1999
Lizzie
2013
Allison Sydney Harrison
1983
The Soft Kill
1994
Mary for Mayor
2020
Herd
2023
Kounterfeit
1996
Killer Instinct
2001
Menno's Mind
1997
Sex and Consequences
2006
Dangerous Intentions
1995
Submission
2006
The Tomorrow Man
2001
Stolen Child
2012
Spacejacked
1997
Frozen Assets
1992
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
1995
An American Affair
1997
Surviving Theater 9
2018
Pizza Man
2011
Miss December
2011
Recipe for Revenge
1998
Borderline Normal
2000
Trigger Fast
1994
Inhumanoid
1996
Voices from Within
1994
Temptress
1995
Guns of Honor
1994
The Cold Heart of a Killer
1996
Beyond the Heavens
2013
Doubletake
1985
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987
Dead Aim
1987
Born to Race: Fast Track
2014
Final Mission
1994
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
2023
Savage Land
1994
Christmas at Keestone
2023
Game Changer
2022
Christian Mingle
2014
Someone to Die For
1995
Dead on the Money
1991
A Brilliant Disguise
1994
Baja
1996
The Santa Trap
2002
Directing (10 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Carpool Guy | 2005 | Producer |
| Donna on Demand | 2009 | Writer |
| Donna on Demand | 2009 | Producer |
| Dead Air | 2009 | Producer |
| Rust | 2010 | Writer |
| Rust | 2010 | Producer |
| 25 Hill | 2011 | Writer |
| 25 Hill | 2011 | Producer |
| 3 Day Test | 2012 | Writer |
| 3 Day Test | 2012 | Producer |
| Beyond the Heavens | 2013 | Writer |
| Christian Mingle | 2014 | Writer |
| In-Lawfully Yours | 2016 | Producer |
| Life with Dog | 2018 | Writer |
| The Unseen Realm | 2019 | Producer |
| Mary for Mayor | 2020 | Writer |
| Mary for Mayor | 2020 | Producer |