Portrait of Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

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.

Born: September 7, 1954

Place of Birth: North Hollywood, California, USA

Filmography

2025
Tow

as Martin La Rosa

2025
Duster

as Wade Ellis

2025
2025
2024
Memory Box

as Father (voice)

2024
Clipped

as Pierce O'Donnell

2023
Christmas at Keestone

as Clint Baker

2023
The Curse

as Paul

2023
Herd

as Robert Miller

2023
White House Plumbers

as Richard Kleindienst

2023
Repeater

as Edgar Mann

2022
East New York

as Duke Jacobs

2022
Game Changer

as Iann Gabriel

2021
2021
Psych 3: This Is Gus

as Henry Spencer

2021
2021
Past Shadows

as Lewis Samuels

2021
Roe v. Wade

as Justice Blackmun

2021
Weekend Warriors

as Police Chief Baumgardner

2020
2020
A Bennett Song Holiday

as Aiden Neville

2020
A Deadly Legend

as Matthias Leary

2020
2020
2020
Tommy

as Milt Leakey

2019
Connective Tissue

as Dr. Epstein

2019
The Unseen Realm

as Self (Host)

2019
All Good Things

as Pop-pop

2019
City on a Hill

as Sinclair Dryden

2019
The Russian Bride

as Karl Frederick

2019
Swell

as Harold

2019
Faith, Hope & Love

as Brian Fuller

2018
2018
Alone We Fight

as Colonel Bradley Armstrong

2018
Reach

as Charles

2018
Magnum P.I.

as Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler

2018
Life with Dog

as Joe Bigler

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
2017
2017
American Gods

as Vulcan

2017
Larceny

as Price

2017
Powerless

as Vanderveer Wayne Sr.

2016
In-Lawfully Yours

as Father Grayson

2016
2016
2016
God's Club

as Max Graves

2016
Prayer Never Fails

as Joseph T. Harrington

2016
Love's Complicated

as Dublin Senior

2015
Sensory Perception

as Mr. Friedrich

2015
It Had to Be You

as Nolan Powell

2015
Midland

as The Shepherd

2015
Grace and Frankie

as Dr. Paul Mason

2015
Portrait of Love

as Tyler Mason

2015
2015
2014
2014
2014
NCIS: New Orleans

as Adam Huntley

2014
Scorpion

as Bob Connelly

2013
Beyond the Heavens

as Gus Henry

2013
Lizzie

as Dr. Fredricks

2013
Motive

as Dr. Stan Matthews

2013
Gordon Family Tree

as Ron Goodson

2012
2012
2012
2012
Stolen Child

as George

2011
2011
Miss December

as District Attorney

2011
The Big Year

as Gil Gordon

2011
Suing The Devil

as Barry Polk

2011
Pizza Man

as Criswell

2011
Bad Actress

as Corbin Bernsen

2011
25 Hill

as Roy Gibbs

2010
Closets

as Grant Erickson

2010
2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Henry Upton

2009
The League

as Bruce

2009
Dead Air

as Dr. F

2009
Castle

as Lance Hastings

2008
For the Love of Grace

as Captain Washington

2008
Vipers

as Burton

2008
House of Fallen

as Rowland

2007
2006
The Naked Ape

as Mr. Feldman

2006
Paid

as William Montague

2006
Psych

as Henry Spencer

2006
2005
Carpool Guy

as Michael

2005
Criminal Minds

as Jerry Grandin

2005
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

as Harlan Dexter

2005
Cuts

as Jack Sherwood

2005
Raging Sharks

as Capt. Riley

2005
Ordinary Miracles

as David Woodbury

2004
Boston Legal

as Attorney Eli Granger

2004
Quiet Kill

as Jerry Martin

2004
2004
Death and Texas

as Coach Loren Stanley

2003
The Commission

as Rep. Gerald R. Ford

2003
Miss Match

as Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott

2003
Love Comes Softly

as Ben Graham

2002
The Santa Trap

as Chief Spivak

2002
Dead Above Ground

as Mark Mallory

2002
The Fairy King

as Rob Preston

2002
Atomic Twister

as Sheriff C.B. Bishop

2002
L.A. Law: The Movie

as Arnie Becker

2002
Gentle Ben

as Fog Benson

2002
Fangs

as Carl Hart

2001
Raptor

as Dr. Hyde

2001
2001
Judgment

as Mitch Kendrick

2001
2001
Final Payback

as Mayor Richardson

2001
Killer Instinct

as Jennings Wilhite

2000
Borderline Normal

as Benjiman Walling

2000
Rangers

as Senator

1999
1999
Third Watch

as Carter Savage

1999
The West Wing

as Henry Shallick

1999
Twice in a Lifetime

as Roger Stovall / Bill Water

1999
Riddler's Moon

as George Brenner

1999
Two of Hearts

as Bruce Saunders

1998
The Dentist 2

as Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine

1998
Recipe for Revenge

as Dr. Chester Winnifield

1998
V.I.P.

as Zack Henley

1998
Loyal Opposition

as Secret Service agent John Gray

1997
Menno's Mind

as Felix Medina

1997
Spacejacked

as Barnes

1997
Just Shoot Me!

as Corbin Bernsen

1997
An American Affair

as District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford

1997
1996
Kounterfeit

as Marty Hopkins

1996
The Cape

as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert

1996
Full Circle

as Harrison Winslow

1996
7th Heaven

as Ted Grant

1996
Inhumanoid

as Foster Carver

1996
The Dentist

as Dr. Alan Feinstone

1996
The Great White Hype

as Peter Prince

1996
Baja

as John Stone

1996
Bloodhounds II

as Harrison Coyle

1996
1995
1995
Cover Me

as Andre Solloway

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
Dangerous Intentions

as Tim Williamson

1995
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead

as Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter

1995
Aurora: Operation Intercept

as Flight Engineer Murphy

1995
Temptress

as Nick

1995
Someone to Die For

as Jack Davis

1994
Guns of Honor

as Brent Mallick

1994
The Soft Kill

as Martin Lewis

1994
Radioland Murders

as Dexter Morris

1994
Voices from Within

as Mark Reichard

1994
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Eric Weiss

1994
Final Mission

as General Morgan Breslaw

1994
1994
The New Age

as Kevin Bulasky

1994
Savage Land

as Quint

1994
Trigger Fast

as Brent Mallick

1994
Major League II

as Roger Dorn

1994
I Know My Son Is Alive

as Mark Elshant

1993
Beyond Suspicion

as Stan Benderman

1993
The Nanny

as Glen Mitchell

1993
Grey Knight

as Col. Nehemiah Strayn

1992
Love Can Be Murder

as Nick Peyton

1992
Frozen Assets

as Zach Shepard

1992
The Larry Sanders Show

as Corbin Bernsen

1992
Grass Roots

as Will Lee

1991
Shattered

as Jeb Scott

1991
Fatal Inheritance

as Woodward Dawes

1991
Roc

as Jim Larson

1991
Dead on the Money

as Carter Matthews

1989
1989
Seinfeld

as Corbin Bernsen

1989
Disorganized Crime

as Frank Salazar

1989
1989
Major League

as Roger Dorn

1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Arnie Becker

1988
Dear John

as Blake McCarron

1987
Hello Again

as Jason Chadman

1987
Dead Aim

as Webster

1986
L.A. Law

as Arnie Becker

1986
L.A. Law: Pilot

as Arnold Becker

1985
Doubletake

as Tennis Pro

1983
1981
S.O.B.

as Unknown

1976
King Kong

as Reporter

1976
Eat My Dust

as Roy Puire

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1972
The Waltons

as Casey

1967
Clambake

as Boy at Playground (uncredited)

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

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Kali

as Old Man

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Laura Louise

as Edward Brannock