Corbin Bernsen
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Corbin Dean Bernsen is an American
actor and director, known for his work on television. He is best known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC
drama series L.A. Law
, and as retired police detective Henry Spencer
on the USA Network
comedy-drama
series Psych
. He has also appeared regularly on other shows, including General Hospital
and Cuts
.
, to Harry Bernsen, a Hollywood producer, and veteran soap actress Jeanne Cooper
, who appears on The Young and the Restless
. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School
in 1971. Bernsen is also a "double Bruin," having received both a BA
in Theatre Arts and an MFA in Playwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
, Bernsen was awarded the role as lawyer Arnold Becker on the hit Steven Bochco
television series, L.A. Law
in 1986. The role earned him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, appearances on dozens of magazine covers, and guest-starring roles on shows such as Seinfeld
and The Larry Sanders Show
. He was one of the few actors to remain on L.A. Law for the entire run the show, until it ended in 1994.
Bernsen appeared with the British actor Bruce Payne
in the films Kounterfeit
and Aurora: Operation Intercept
. He starred as the title character, Dr. Alan Feinstone, in the horror film The Dentist
and its sequel. Bernsen was also cast as primadonna 3rd baseman, Roger Dorn, in the sports comedy Major League
and appeared in both of the film's sequels. Bernsen appeared on General Hospital
, where he portrayed John Durant from September 2004 until the character was murdered in May 2006.
Bernsen played Jack Sherwood on Cuts
, appeared twice on Celebrity Mole, and played a lawyer on Boston Legal
. He appeared as Q2 on Star Trek: The Next Generation
. He also had a recurring role as Captain Owen Sebring on the military drama JAG
and played a Republican
senator on two episodes of The West Wing. He directed, produced and appeared in the horror film Dead Air. Bernsen currently co-stars in USA's
Psych
, playing the role of Henry Spencer
, the father of the main character, Shawn Spencer
(James Roday
). In the film RUST
, Bernsen played a former minister who returns to his hometown.
Bernsen is currently directing a film titled 25 Hill
, which is centered around the All-American Soap Box Derby, and is planning a baseball movie about zombies, called "Three Strikes, You’re Dead."
, a new media
company that develops entertainment for targeted fan bases. He directed and starred in Carpool Guy, the company's first film; it was targeted at soap opera
fans and released on DVD in 2005.
Bernsen's role at Public Media Works led him to follow up with Kyle MacDonald, the blogger behind one red paperclip
. According to the book One Red Paperclip
, in June 2006, Bernsen traded a role in the Public Media Works film Donna on Demand
to the book's author, blogger Kyle MacDonald, for a snow globe of the band KISS
. It was for this role that MacDonald eventually traded for a two-story farm house.
Bernsen is the founder and head of Team Cherokee Productions, an independent production company
that, similar to Public Media Works, develops, produces and markets films and television shows for targeted fan bases. Along with Bernsen, the company is run by James Greilick, who is in charge of development
. The company's latest Film RUST, was released in 2010.
actress Amanda Pays
. They have four sons.
In 2008, Bernsen and his family appeared on the NBC
show Celebrity Family Feud
, competing first against the Margaret Cho
family and then against the crew from American Chopper
, but lost to them.
Bernsen's mother is of Cherokee heritage.
Bernsen has one of the biggest snow globe
collections in the world, with almost 7,000 snowglobes.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor and director, known for his work on television. He is best known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
drama series L.A. Law
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
, and as retired police detective Henry Spencer
Henry Spencer (Psych character)
Henry William Spencer is a fictional character on the American television dramedy Psych. He is played by American actor Corbin Bernsen.-Fictional biography:...
on the USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
comedy-drama
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
series Psych
Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
. He has also appeared regularly on other shows, including General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
and Cuts
Cuts
Cuts is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from February 14, 2005, to May 11, 2006, and is a spin-off of another UPN series, One on One...
.
Early life
Bernsen was born in North Hollywood, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, to Harry Bernsen, a Hollywood producer, and veteran soap actress Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper
Wilma Jeanne Cooper , best known as Jeanne Cooper, is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Katherine Chancellor on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
, who appears on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills High School is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. Beverly is part of the Beverly Hills Unified School District and located on on the west side of Beverly Hills, at the...
in 1971. Bernsen is also a "double Bruin," having received both a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Theatre Arts and an MFA in Playwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Acting career
After a two-year appearance on the soap opera, Ryan's HopeRyan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
, Bernsen was awarded the role as lawyer Arnold Becker on the hit Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco is a US television producer and writer. He has developed a number of popular television hits including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, as well as some notable flops such as Cop Rock....
television series, L.A. Law
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
in 1986. The role earned him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, appearances on dozens of magazine covers, and guest-starring roles on shows such as Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
and The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV show, and the...
. He was one of the few actors to remain on L.A. Law for the entire run the show, until it ended in 1994.
Bernsen appeared with the British actor Bruce Payne
Bruce Payne
Bruce Martyn Payne is an award winning English character actor and producer and was a member of the 1980's Brit Pack. Although he is best known for his villainous roles, Bruce Payne has played characters across the spectrum...
in the films Kounterfeit
Kounterfeit
Kounterfeit is a 1996 American crime/thriller film starring Bruce Payne and Hilary Swank. Kounterfeit was directed by John Mallory Asher and written by David Chase, Katherine Fugate and Jay Irwin.-Plot summary:...
and Aurora: Operation Intercept
Aurora: Operation Intercept
Aurora: Operation Intercept is a 1995 film directed by Paul Levine and starring Bruce Payne, Lance Henriksen and John Stockwell.The "Aurora" is a secret hypersonic military aircraft based at Groom Lake. It is very similar to what aviation experts assume to be the Aurora aircraft. In the film, it is...
. He starred as the title character, Dr. Alan Feinstone, in the horror film The Dentist
The Dentist
The Dentist is an American horror film released in 1996. It was directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli. Corbin Bernsen stars as Dr. Alan Feinstone, Linda Hoffman as Brooke Feinstone and Ken Foree as Detective Gibbs...
and its sequel. Bernsen was also cast as primadonna 3rd baseman, Roger Dorn, in the sports comedy Major League
Major League (film)
Major League is a 1989 American satire comedy film written and directed by David S. Ward, starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, and Corbin Bernsen. Made for US$11 million, Major League grossed nearly US$50 million in domestic release...
and appeared in both of the film's sequels. Bernsen appeared on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, where he portrayed John Durant from September 2004 until the character was murdered in May 2006.
Bernsen played Jack Sherwood on Cuts
Cuts
Cuts is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from February 14, 2005, to May 11, 2006, and is a spin-off of another UPN series, One on One...
, appeared twice on Celebrity Mole, and played a lawyer on Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
. He appeared as Q2 on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
. He also had a recurring role as Captain Owen Sebring on the military drama JAG
JAG (TV series)
JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
and played a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
senator on two episodes of The West Wing. He directed, produced and appeared in the horror film Dead Air. Bernsen currently co-stars in USA's
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
Psych
Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
, playing the role of Henry Spencer
Henry Spencer (Psych character)
Henry William Spencer is a fictional character on the American television dramedy Psych. He is played by American actor Corbin Bernsen.-Fictional biography:...
, the father of the main character, Shawn Spencer
Shawn Spencer
Shawn Spencer is a fictional character on the American television dramedy Psych played by American actor James Roday. Taking advantage of his eidetic memory, he poses as a psychic and works as a private detective who often consults with the Santa Barbara Police Department...
(James Roday
James Roday
James Roday is an American actor and screenwriter. He currently stars on the USA Network series Psych as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer.-Personal life:...
). In the film RUST
Rust
Rust is a general term for a series of iron oxides. In colloquial usage, the term is applied to red oxides, formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the presence of water or air moisture...
, Bernsen played a former minister who returns to his hometown.
Bernsen is currently directing a film titled 25 Hill
25 hill
25 Hill is a drama film written and directed by Corbin Bernsen about the All-American Soap Box Derby, the championships of which are held each August in Akron, OH. It stars Nathan Gamble, Corbin Bernsen, Maureen Flannigan, and Ralph Waite.-Plot:...
, which is centered around the All-American Soap Box Derby, and is planning a baseball movie about zombies, called "Three Strikes, You’re Dead."
Producing career
Bernsen is president and co-owner of Public Media WorksPublic Media Works
Public Media Works is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Van Nuys, California. Founded in 2000 by actor Corbin Bernsen, the company engages in the development, production, marketing and distribution of "tailor made" entertainment for specifically targeted, fan-based audiences. This...
, a new media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
company that develops entertainment for targeted fan bases. He directed and starred in Carpool Guy, the company's first film; it was targeted at soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
fans and released on DVD in 2005.
Bernsen's role at Public Media Works led him to follow up with Kyle MacDonald, the blogger behind one red paperclip
One red paperclip
The website One red paperclip was created by Kyle MacDonald, a Canadian blogger who bartered his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of online trades over the course of a year. MacDonald was inspired by the childhood game Bigger, Better, and the site received a considerable...
. According to the book One Red Paperclip
One red paperclip
The website One red paperclip was created by Kyle MacDonald, a Canadian blogger who bartered his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of online trades over the course of a year. MacDonald was inspired by the childhood game Bigger, Better, and the site received a considerable...
, in June 2006, Bernsen traded a role in the Public Media Works film Donna on Demand
Donna on Demand
Donna On Demand is a 2009 dark comedy film written, directed and produced by Corbin Bernsen. The film was launched on DVD on September 15, 2009...
to the book's author, blogger Kyle MacDonald, for a snow globe of the band KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
. It was for this role that MacDonald eventually traded for a two-story farm house.
Bernsen is the founder and head of Team Cherokee Productions, an independent production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
that, similar to Public Media Works, develops, produces and markets films and television shows for targeted fan bases. Along with Bernsen, the company is run by James Greilick, who is in charge of development
Corporate development
Corporate Development refers to the planning and execution of a wide range of strategies to meet specific organizational objectives. The kinds of activities falling under corporate development may include initiatives such as recruitment of a new management team, plans for phasing in or out of...
. The company's latest Film RUST, was released in 2010.
Personal life
Bernsen is married to BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actress Amanda Pays
Amanda Pays
-Personal life:Pays was born in London, England, the daughter of Joan , an actress, and Howard Reginald Pays, a talent agent and former actor. She is the niece of former child actress Mandy Miller, after whom she is named. Her first marriage, from 1984 to 1987, was to Peter Kohn, production manager...
. They have four sons.
In 2008, Bernsen and his family appeared on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
show Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud is a spin-off game show created by NBC, and hosted by television weather anchor Al Roker. The announcer was Burton Richardson. Celebrity Family Feud pitted two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed to 100...
, competing first against the Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and recording artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially those pertaining to race and sexuality. She has also directed and appeared in music...
family and then against the crew from American Chopper
American Chopper
American Chopper is a reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul, Sr. and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. , who manufacture custom motorcycles. Orange County Choppers is in Newburgh, New York...
, but lost to them.
Bernsen's mother is of Cherokee heritage.
Bernsen has one of the biggest snow globe
Snow globe
A snow globe is a transparent sphere, usually made of glass, enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a landscape. The sphere also encloses the water in the globe; the water serves as the medium through which the "snow" falls. To activate the snow, the globe is...
collections in the world, with almost 7,000 snowglobes.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1967 | Clambake Clambake Clambake is a 1967 musical film starring Elvis Presley, and co-starring Shelley Fabares and Bill Bixby—the last of his four films for United Artists. The movie reached No. 15 on the national weekly box office charts.-Plot:... |
Boy | uncredited |
| 1974 | Three the Hard Way Three the Hard Way (film) Three the Hard Way is a 1974 action blaxploitation film starring Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, and Jim Kelly, written by Eric Bercovici and Jerrold L. Ludwig and directed by Gordon Parks, Jr.... |
Boy | |
| 1976 | Eat My Dust | Roy Puire | |
| 1987 | Dead Aim | Webster | |
| Hello Again Hello Again (film) Hello Again is a 1987 romantic fantasy-comedy film, directed and produced by Frank Perry, written by Susan Isaacs and starring Shelley Long, Judith Ivey, Gabriel Byrne, Corbin Bernsen, Sela Ward, Austin Pendleton, Carrie Nye, Robert Lewis, Madeleine Potter, Thor Fields and Illeana... |
Jason Chadman | ||
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday Mickey's 60th Birthday Mickey's 60th Birthday is the 1988 television special broadcast on the Walt Disney anthology television series on November 13, 1988 on NBC. As the title suggests, it was produced for the 60th anniversary of the Mickey Mouse character... |
Arnie Becker | TV film |
| 1989 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Bert Rigby, You're a Fool is a 1989 American musical film directed by Carl Reiner, and starring Robert Lindsay in the title role.-Plot:Bert Rigby is a miner in a small dying town of Langmore in northern England, with aspirations to show business. He tells the story in flashback, while sitting in a... |
Jim Shirley | |
| Major League Major League (film) Major League is a 1989 American satire comedy film written and directed by David S. Ward, starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, and Corbin Bernsen. Made for US$11 million, Major League grossed nearly US$50 million in domestic release... |
Roger Dorn | ||
| Disorganized Crime Disorganized Crime Disorganized Crime is a 1989 heist/comedy film set in Montana. It was written and directed by Jim Kouf and released through Touchstone Pictures... |
Frank Salazar | ||
| Breaking Point | Pike | TV film | |
| 1991 | Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story | Morris Dees | TV film |
| Shattered | Jeb Scott | ||
| Dead on the Money | Carter Matthews | TV film | |
| 1992 | Grass Roots | Will Lee | TV film |
| Frozen Assets Frozen Assets (film) Frozen Assets is a 1992 comedy film directed by George T. Miller. It stars Shelley Long and Corbin Bernsen. It is considered by some film critics to be one of the worst movies made.-Cast:*Shelley Long as Dr. Grace Murdock*Corbin Bernsen as Zach Shepard... |
Zach Shepard | ||
| Ring of the Musketeers | Harry | TV film | |
| Love Can Be Murder | Nick Peyton | TV film | |
| 1993 | Fatal Inheritance | Woodward Dawes | |
| Ghost Brigade Ghost Brigade Ghost Brigade is a 1993 supernatural horror film set during American Civil War and directed by George Hickenlooper. Starring Corbin Bernsen, Adrian Pasdar, and Martin Sheen, the film was also released under the alternate titles The Killing Box and Grey Knight.-Synopsis:When slave traders bring back... |
Col. Nehemiah Strayn | ||
| Beyond Suspicion | Stan | TV film | |
| 1994 | Guns of Honor | Brent Mallick | TV film |
| The Soft Kill | Martin Lewis | ||
| Bud Bowl V Bud Bowl The Bud Bowl was a stop motion animated Super Bowl advertising campaign first aired in 1989, and sporadically during the 1990s. It served as an advertisement for Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser family of beers. It featured Budweiser bottles playing a football game against Bud Light bottles.-History:Bud... |
Coach of Team Bud Light | ||
| A Brilliant Disguise | Dr. Martin | ||
| Trigger Fast | Brent Mallick | ||
| I Know My Son Is Alive | Dr. Mark Elshant | TV film | |
| Final Mission | General Morgan Breslaw | ||
| Major League II Major League II Major League II is a 1994 sequel to the 1989 film Major League. Major League II stars most of the same cast from the original, including Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen. Absent from this film is Wesley Snipes, who played Willie Mays Hayes in the first film and who by 1994 had become... |
Roger Dorn | ||
| Savage Land | Quint | ||
| The New Age | Kevin Bulasky | ||
| Where Are My Children? | Tom Scott | TV film | |
| Radioland Murders Radioland Murders Radioland Murders is a 1994 black comedy mystery film directed by Mel Smith and co-written/produced by George Lucas. Radioland Murders is set in the 1939 atmosphere of old-time radio and pays homage to the screwball comedy films of the 1930s... |
Dexter Morris | ||
| 1995 | Someone to Die For | Jack Davis | |
| Cover Me Cover Me (1995 film) Cover Me is a 1995 direct-to-video erotic thriller film starring Rick Rossovich, Courtney Taylor, Paul Sorvino, Stephen Nichols, Elliott Gould and Corbin Bernsen. It was produced in conjunction with the CD-ROM game Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders... |
Andre Solloway | ||
| Dangerous Intentions | Tom Williamson | ||
| Aurora: Operation Intercept Aurora: Operation Intercept Aurora: Operation Intercept is a 1995 film directed by Paul Levine and starring Bruce Payne, Lance Henriksen and John Stockwell.The "Aurora" is a secret hypersonic military aircraft based at Groom Lake. It is very similar to what aviation experts assume to be the Aurora aircraft. In the film, it is... |
Flight Engineer Murphy | ||
| Tales from the Hood Tales from the Hood Tales From the Hood is a 1995 horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff, and executive produced by Spike Lee. It presents four short African American-themed horror stories, presented within the frame story of three drug dealers buying some "found" drugs from an eccentric and story-prone... |
Duke Metger | ||
| Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead | Neil Jones/Roy Francis Netter | TV film | |
| Murderous Intent | Brice | TV film | |
| Temptress | Nick | ||
| 1996 | Bloodhounds | Harrison Coyle | TV film |
| Murder on the Iditarod Trail | Alex Jensen | TV film | |
| Baja | John Stone | ||
| The Dentist The Dentist The Dentist is an American horror film released in 1996. It was directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli. Corbin Bernsen stars as Dr. Alan Feinstone, Linda Hoffman as Brooke Feinstone and Ken Foree as Detective Gibbs... |
Dr. Alan Feinstone | ||
| The Great White Hype The Great White Hype The Great White Hype is a 1996 film directed by Reginald Hudlin. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies, Salli Richardson and Jamie Foxx.... |
Peter Prince | ||
| Inhumanoid | Foster Carver | TV film | |
| Bloodhounds II | Harrison Coyle | TV film | |
| Full Circle | Harrison Winslow | TV film | |
| 1997 | An American Affair | Dist. Atty. Sam Brady/Sen. John Crawford | |
| Menno's Mind Menno's Mind Menno's Mind is a 1997 film directed by Jon Kroll and starring Billy Campbell, Stephanie Romanov, Corbin Bernsen, Michael Dorn and Bruce Campbell. In this movie, a computer programmer at a virtual reality resort contends with terrorists.... |
Felix Medina | ||
| Tidal Wave: No Escape | John Wahl | TV film | |
| Kounterfeit Kounterfeit Kounterfeit is a 1996 American crime/thriller film starring Bruce Payne and Hilary Swank. Kounterfeit was directed by John Mallory Asher and written by David Chase, Katherine Fugate and Jay Irwin.-Plot summary:... |
Marty Hopkins | ||
| Spacejacked | Barnes | ||
| 1998 | The Fairy King of Ar | Rob Preston | a.k.a. Beings |
| Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House | Secret Service Agent John Gray | TV film | |
| Major League: Back to the Minors Major League: Back to the Minors Major League: Back to the Minors is a 1998 film, distributed by Warner Bros., directed and written by John Warren, with David S. Ward taking the co-writer duties. It is the third film in the Major League series.-Cast:... |
Roger Dorn | ||
| The Dentist 2 The Dentist 2 The Dentist 2 is a 1998 American horror film, and sequel to the 1996 film The Dentist. It was directed by Brian Yuzna, with Corbin Bernsen reprising his role as Dr. Alan Feinstone, Jillian McWhirter as Jamie Devers, Jeff Doucette as Jeremy Wilkes and Susanne Wright as Bev Trotter.-Plot:The... |
Dr. Alan Feinstone | ||
| Riddler's Moon Riddler's Moon Riddler's Moon is a made-for-tv movie created for UPN in 1998 for the Nightworld movie series.This film is being released as a double feature dvd with Battle Planet on side 2.- Plot synopsis :... |
George | TV film | |
| Recipe for Revenge | Dr. Chester Winnifield | TV film | |
| The Misadventures of Margaret The Misadventures of Margaret The Misadventures of Margaret is a 1998 French-British romantic comedy film directed by Brian Skeet and starring Parker Posey, Jeremy Northam and Craig Chester. It was based on the novel Rameau's Niece by Cathleen Schine. The bored wife of a Professor decides to write an erotic novel.-Cast:* Parker... |
Art Turner | ||
| Young Hearts Unlimited | Brian | TV film | |
| 1999 | Kiss of a Stranger | Mason | |
| Two of Hearts | Bruce Saunders | TV film | |
| 2000 | Borderline Normal | Benjiman Walling | |
| Rangers | The Senator | ||
| 2001 | Apocalypse IV: Judgment Apocalypse IV: Judgment Apocalypse IV: Judgment is a 2000 Christian/Thriller film released by Cloud Ten Pictures.It is the imminent future. The world follows one government and one man. It is a world of peace, yet some doubt the authorities and seek to dethrone them.... |
Mitch Kendrick | |
| Fangs | Carl Hart | ||
| The Tomorrow Man | Larry | ||
| Final Payback | Mayor Richardson | ||
| Killer Instinct | Jennings Wilhite | ||
| Raptor | Dr. Hyde | ||
| 2002 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (film) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus is a 2001 film based on the classic holiday song of the same name. The movie's tagline was "Christmas is coming, and Santa's a dirty rat." I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus first aired December 9, 2001, on the PAX Network where it aired until 2007... |
David Carver | |
| Gentle Ben Gentle Ben Gentle Ben is a children's novel by author Walt Morey, first published in 1965. The book concerns the friendship between the title character, a bear, and a young boy named Mark... |
Fog Benson | TV film | |
| L.A. Law: The Movie L.A. Law: The Movie L.A. Law: The Movie , is a television movie which reunited most of the original cast of the 1986-1994 television drama L.A. Law. Prominent castmembers who did not return included Blair Underwood , Jimmy Smits , Amanda Donohoe and John Spencer .The movie's initial working title was L.A... |
Arnie Becker | TV film | |
| Atomic Twister | Sheriff C. B. Bishop | TV film | |
| Dead Above Ground | Mark Mallory | ||
| The Santa Trap | Chief Tom Spivak | TV film | |
| 2003 | Gentle Ben 2 | Fog Benson | TV film |
| Love Comes Softly Love Comes Softly Love Comes Softly is a 2003 Christian drama television movie set in the 19th century, based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It originally aired on Hallmark Channel in 2003... |
Ben Graham | TV film | |
| The Commission | Rep. Gerald R. Ford | ||
| 2004 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Steve | TV film |
| They Are Among Us | Norbert | TV film | |
| Nightmare Boulevard | Jerry Martin | ||
| 2005 | Raging Sharks Raging Sharks Raging Sharks is a 2005 low-budget direct-to-DVD science fiction/horror film.-Description:Raging Sharks is the seventh shark movie that was released by Nu Image Films, following Shark Attack, Shark Attack 2, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon, Shark Zone, and Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy... |
Capt. Riley | |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 crime/dark comedy film, which engages many conventions of the classic film noir genre in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. It is based, in part, on the novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them by Brett Halliday. The cast includes Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan... |
Harlan Dexter | ||
| Ordinary Miracles Ordinary Miracles Ordinary Miracles is a 2005 television film directed by Michael Switzer.- Plot :Kay Woodbury is a powerful and tough judge who has not spoken to her father since he tried to involve her in a scam. At her latest case, she deals with Sally Powell, a troubled and rebellious teenager who has been in... |
David Woodbury | TV film | |
| Carpool Guy | Michael | ||
| 2006 | Submission | Max | |
| The Naked Ape | Mr. Feldman | ||
| Paid Paid (2006 film) Paid is a 2006 English language feature film directed by Laurence Lamers. It was filmed in Netherlands between 2004 and 2005 with Anne Charrier, Murilo Benício, Tom Conti, Guy Marchand, Corbin Bernsen, Marie-France Pisier, Beppe Clerici and Tygo Gernandt.... |
William Montague | ||
| Last Sunset | John Wayne | ||
| 2008 | House of Fallen | Rowland | |
| Depth Charge | Captain Richards | TV film | |
| Vipers Vipers (film) Vipers is a 2008 film directed by Bill Corcoran. It stars Tara Reid and Corbin Bernsen. It premiered on the Sci Fi Channel on September 21, 2008, and was released on DVD on September 23, 2008. The name of the film was inspired by the Co/Ed softball team of the same name, playing games in the... |
Burton | TV film | |
| Confessions of a Go-Go Girl | Nick Harvey | TV film | |
| For the Love of Grace | Captain Washington | TV film | |
| 2009 | Donna on Demand Donna on Demand Donna On Demand is a 2009 dark comedy film written, directed and produced by Corbin Bernsen. The film was launched on DVD on September 15, 2009... |
Ben Corbin | Also director |
| Dead Air | Dr. F | Also director | |
| 2010 | Rust | James Moore | Also director, writer, & producer |
| 25 Hill 25 hill 25 Hill is a drama film written and directed by Corbin Bernsen about the All-American Soap Box Derby, the championships of which are held each August in Akron, OH. It stars Nathan Gamble, Corbin Bernsen, Maureen Flannigan, and Ralph Waite.-Plot:... |
Roy Gibbs | Also director, writer, & producer | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Flying High | Dan Ellison | 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Waltons The Waltons The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television... |
Casey | 1 episode |
| 1984–1985 | Ryan's Hope Ryan's Hope Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC... |
Ken Graham | 5 episodes |
| 1986–1994 | L.A. Law L.A. Law L.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,... |
Arnie Becker | 171 episodes |
| 1990 | Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
Himself | 1 episode |
| Star Trek: TNG | Q (uncredited) | 1 episode | |
| Dear John | Blake McCarron | 1 episode | |
| 1991 | Out of This World Out of This World (TV series) Out Of This World is an American fantasy sitcom about a teenage girl who is half alien, which gives her unique supernatural powers. It first aired in U.S. syndication on September 17, 1987 and ended on May 25, 1991. It was first broadcast in the UK on the ITV network on April 9, 1990, usually at... |
Chad | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself... |
Himself | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Roc Roc (TV series) Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.-Early episodes:... |
Jim Larson | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Nanny The Nanny (TV series) The Nanny is an American television sitcom co-produced by Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc., and Fran Drescher in association with TriStar Television for the CBS network... |
Glen Mitchell | 1 episode |
| 1995 | A Whole New Ballgame | Brett Sooner | 7 episodes |
| In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night (TV series) In the Heat of the Night is a television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995... |
Frank Cole | 1 episode | |
| 1996–1997 | The Cape | USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert | 17 episodes |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della... |
Eric Weiss | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... Tracey Takes On... Tracey Takes On... is an HBO sketch comedy series created by British-American comedienne Tracey Ullman.In 1993, Ullman returned to television after her hit Fox comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show, was canceled, with two comedy specials for HBO. Tracey Ullman Takes On New York, and Tracey Ullman:... |
Jack Dayton | 1 episode |
| 7th Heaven 7th Heaven 7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007... |
Ted Grant | 1 episode | |
| Twice in a Lifetime Twice in a Lifetime (TV series) Twice in a Lifetime is a Canadian mystery/drama series that originally aired from 1999 to 2001. Created by Steve Sohmer, the series aired on CTV in Canada and PAX in the United States.-Synopsis:... |
Roger Stovall/Bill Water | 1 episode | |
| Nash Bridges Nash Bridges Nash Bridges is an American television police drama created by Carlton Cuse. The show starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit. The show ran for six seasons on CBS from March 29, 1996 to May 4, 2001 with a total of... |
Edward Jansen | 1 episode | |
| 1999–2004 | JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions... |
Captain Owen Sebring | 8 Episodes |
| 2000 | Battery Park Battery Park (TV series) Battery Park is an American comedy television series starring Elizabeth Perkins and Justin Louis. The series premiered March 23, 2000 on NBC... |
Michael | 1 episode |
| The Outer Limits The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002... |
Virgil Nygard | 1 episode | |
| Son of the Beach Son of the Beach Son of the Beach is an American sitcom that aired from 2000 to 2002 on the FX network. The series was a spoof of Baywatch, with much of the comedy based on sexual jokes, innuendo and the like. The studly David Hasselhoff character is instead an average, pot-bellied, out-of-shape bald man but... |
Big Red Johnson | 1 episode | |
| Beggars and Choosers Beggars and Choosers (TV series) Beggars and Choosers is a comedy-drama series broadcast by Showtime. Developed by Peter Lefcourt and Brandon Tartikoff, the series was a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at network television... |
Sandy Peretz | 1 episode | |
| Yes, Dear Yes, Dear Yes, Dear is a television sitcom that aired from October 2, 2000, to February 15, 2006, on CBS. It starred Anthony Clark, Jean Louisa Kelly, Mike O'Malley and Liza Snyder.... |
Gary Walden | 1 episode | |
| Baywatch Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production... |
Barry Poe | 1 episode | |
| 2001 | The West Wing | Henry Shallick | 2 episodes |
| V.I.P. V.I.P. (TV series) V.I.P. is an American action/comedy-drama series starring Pamela Anderson. Created by J. F... |
Zack Henley | 1 episode | |
| Jack & Jill Jack & Jill (TV series) Jack & Jill is an American television series comedy-drama starring Ivan Sergei, Amanda Peet, Jaime Pressly, Justin Kirk, Simon Rex and Sarah Paulson which ran from September 1999 to April 2001 on the WB Network. It was created and executive produced by Randi Mayem Singer.The show's theme song was... |
Paul Barrett | 2 episodes | |
| Citizen Baines | Nicholas Tassler | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Miss Match Miss Match Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently... |
Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott | 1 episode |
| L.A. Dragnet | Richard Atkins | 1 episode | |
| Celebrity Mole: Hawaii The Mole (U.S. Season 3) Celebrity Mole: Hawaii was the third overall season of the American version of The Mole and aired from January 8 to February 12, 2003. It was filmed on the Big Island of Hawaii in October 2002... |
Himself | 3 episodes | |
| 2004 | Third Watch Third Watch Third Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each.... |
Carter Savage | 1 episode |
| NYPD Blue NYPD Blue NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan... |
Bob Cavanaugh | 1 episode | |
| Celebrity Mole: Yucatan The Mole (U.S. Season 4) Celebrity Mole: Yucatan was the fourth overall season of the American version of The Mole and aired from January 7 to February 18, 2004. It was filmed on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, and based primarily at the Occidental Grand Flamenco Xcaret Resort... |
Himself | 2 episodes | |
| 2004, 2009–2010 | The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... |
Father Todd Williams | 9 episodes |
| 2004–2006 | General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns.... |
John Durant | |
| 2005 | Palmetto Pointe Palmetto Pointe Palmetto Pointe is a television show that was shot on location and based in Charleston, South Carolina. It first aired on August 28, 2005 on i: Independent Television; its last episode aired on October 16, 2005.... |
Old Ballplayer | 1 episode |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... |
William Hendry | 1 episode | |
| 2005–2006 | Cuts Cuts Cuts is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from February 14, 2005, to May 11, 2006, and is a spin-off of another UPN series, One on One... |
Jack Sherwood | 12 episodes |
| 2006 | Boston Legal Boston Legal Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC... |
Eli Granger | 1 episode |
| 2006–Present | Psych Psych Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts... |
Henry Spencer | 79 episodes |
| 2007 | Masters of Horror Masters of Horror Masters of Horror is an informal social group of international film writers and directors specializing in horror movies and an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network.- Origin :... |
Ira | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The New Adventures of Old Christine The New Adventures of Old Christine The New Adventures of Old Christine is an American comedy series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus which ran for five seasons on CBS from March 13, 2006, to May 12, 2010... |
Howard | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Castle Castle (TV series) Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season... |
Lance Buchanan | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Jerry Grandin | 1 episode |
| Video Games | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders | Andre Solloway | |