Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and director, known for his work on television. He is known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law,[1] as Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist, as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network comedy-drama series Psych, and as Roger Dorn in the films Major League, Major League II, and Major League: Back to the Minors. He has also appeared regularly on other shows, including The Resident, General Hospital, and Cuts, and has had intermittent appearances on The Young and the Restless.

Corbin Bernsen
Bernsen in 2016
Born
Corbin Dean Bernsen

(1954-09-07) September 7, 1954
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BFA, MFA)
OccupationActor, director
Years active1967present
Known forLA Law
LA Law: The Movie
Psych
Psych: The Musical
Psych: The Movie
Spouse(s)
    Brenda Cooper
    (m. 19831987)
      (m. 1988)
      Children4
      Parent(s)

      Early life

      Bernsen was born in North Hollywood, California, the eldest son of Harry Bernsen, Jr., a Hollywood producer, and veteran soap actress Jeanne Cooper, who appeared on The Young and the Restless.[1][2] He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1972.[3] Bernsen is also a "double Bruin," having received both a BA in Theatre Arts in 1977 and an MFA in Playwriting in 1979 from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[4][5]

      Career

      Acting

      After a two-year appearance on the soap opera Ryan's Hope,[1] Bernsen was cast as lawyer Arnold Becker on the Steven Bochco television series L.A. Law in 1986.[6] The series became a hit, and the role earned him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, appearances on magazine covers, and guest-starring roles on Seinfeld and The Larry Sanders Show.[7][8][1][9] He remained on L.A. Law for the entire run of the show, until it ended in 1994.

      Bernsen appeared with the British actor Bruce Payne in the films Kounterfeit and Aurora: Operation Intercept.[10][11] He starred as the title character, Dr. Alan Feinstone, in the horror film The Dentist and its sequel.[12][13] Bernsen was also cast as a prima donna third baseman, Roger Dorn, in the sports comedy Major League and appeared in both of the film's sequels. Bernsen portrayed John Durant on General Hospital 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[7] 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 also co-starred 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 plays a former minister who returns to his hometown.

      Bernsen at the 39th Emmy Awards in 1987

      Bernsen appeared in 25 Hill, a film he produced, directed and wrote, which is centered on the All-American Soap Box Derby, and is planning a baseball movie about zombies, called Three Strikes, You’re Dead.[14]

      He also appeared as a guest star in Switched at Birth, the ABC Family television series, in season 1, episode 22 (2012), "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time.”[15] Bernsen currently appears as Kyle Nevin on the television series The Resident.[16]

      Producing

      Bernsen was president and co-owner of Public Media Works, a new media company that develops entertainment for targeted fan bases.[17] 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.[18]

      Bernsen then went on to form Team Cherokee Productions. According to the book One Red Paperclip, in June 2006, Bernsen traded a role in the film Donna on Demand to Kyle MacDonald for a snow globe of the band KISS. It was this role that MacDonald eventually traded for a two-story farm house.[19]

      In recent years, Bernsen focused on stories that explore aspects of faith in today's world, and how that can contribute to, but also has a tendency to divide our common humanity. His first such film was Rust, released in 2010 by Sony Pictures.[20] Bernsen, along with producing partner Chris Aronoff, formed Home Theater Films, an independent production company that, develops, produces, and markets films and television shows. [21] 25 Hill, the company's first title, was released in July 2012.[22] This was followed by 3 Day Test (2012), Beyond the Heavens (2013), and Life with Dog (2017) Their upcoming film Mary 4 Mayor is due out in the fall of 2020.[23]

      Writing

      In October 2015, Bernsen's debut novel was released by Pelican Book Group. The book, Rust: the Novel, is an adaptation of Bernsen's 2010 feature film, Rust, in which he played the main character as well as served as writer and director.[24] In 2017, Bernsen and Pays released Open House: Reinventing Space for Simple Living, a coffee table book featuring remodeling and design ideas they have learned from remodeling their own homes.[25]

      Personal life

      Bernsen has been married to British actress Amanda Pays since 1988.[26] They have four sons: Oliver, Angus, Henry and Finley.[27][28] Bernsen was married to Brenda Cooper from 1983 to 1987.[29][30][31]

      In 2008, Bernsen and his family appeared on the ABC show Celebrity Family Feud, defeating the Margaret Cho family before losing to the crew from American Chopper.[32]

      Bernsen has one of the largest snow globe collections in the world, with 9,000 globes.[33] He and his wife moved to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York in 2019 where he now focuses on film and television projects that can be shot locally.

      Filmography

      Film

      Year Title Role Notes
      1967 Clambake Roy Uncredited
      1974 Three the Hard Way Boy
      1976 Eat My Dust! Roy Puire
      1987 Dead Aim Webster
      1987 Hello Again Jason Chadman
      1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Jim Shirley
      1989 Major League Roger Dorn
      1989 Disorganized Crime Frank Salazar
      1991 Shattered Jeb Scott
      1992 Frozen Assets Zach Shepard
      1993 Fatal Inheritance Woodward Dawes
      1993 Ghost Brigade Col. Nehemiah Strayn
      1994 The Soft Kill Martin Lewis
      1994 Bud Bowl V Coach of Team Bud Light
      1994 A Brilliant Disguise Dr. Martin
      1994 Trigger Fast Brent Mallick
      1994 Final Mission General Morgan Breslaw
      1994 Major League II Roger Dorn
      1994 Savage Land Quint
      1994 The New Age Kevin Bulasky
      1994 Radioland Murders Dexter Morris
      1995 Someone to Die For Jack Davis
      1995 Cover Me Andre Solloway
      1995 Dangerous Intentions Tom Williamson
      1995 Aurora: Operation Intercept Flight Engineer Murphy
      1995 Tales from the Hood Duke Metger
      1995 Temptress Nick
      1996 Baja John Stone
      1996 The Dentist Dr. Alan Feinstone
      1996 The Great White Hype Peter Prince
      1997 An American Affair Dist. Atty. Sam Brady/Sen. John Crawford
      1997 Menno's Mind Felix Medina
      1997 Kounterfeit Marty Hopkins
      1997 Spacejacked Barnes
      1998 The Fairy King of Ar Rob Preston
      1998 Major League: Back to the Minors Roger Dorn
      1998 The Dentist 2 Dr. Alan Feinstone
      1998 The Misadventures of Margaret Art Turner
      1999 Kiss of a Stranger Mason
      2000 Borderline Normal Benjiman Walling
      2000 Rangers The Senator
      2001 Apocalypse IV: Judgment Mitch Kendrick
      2001 Fangs Carl Hart
      2001 The Tomorrow Man Larry
      2001 Final Payback Mayor Richardson
      2001 Killer Instinct Jennings Wilhite
      2001 Raptor Dr. Hyde
      2002 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus David Carver
      2002 Dead Above Ground Mark Mallory
      2003 The Commission Rep. Gerald R. Ford
      2004 Nightmare Boulevard Jerry Martin
      2005 Raging Sharks Capt. Riley
      2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Harlan Dexter Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
      2005 Carpool Guy Michael
      2006 Submission Max
      2006 The Naked Ape Mr. Feldman
      2006 Paid William Montague
      2006 Last Sunset John Wayne
      2008 House of Fallen Rowland
      2009 Donna on Demand Ben Corbin Also director
      2009 Dead Air Dr. F Also director
      2010 Rust James Moore Also director, writer, and producer
      2010 25 Hill Roy Gibbs Also director, writer, and producer
      2011 Bad Actress Himself
      2012 3 Day Test Tom Also director and writer
      2014 The Last Straw Mr. G.
      2014 Christian Mingle Matt Also director and writer
      2017 My Daddy is in Heaven Rick Adams
      2018 Alone We Fight Colonel Bradley Armstrong
      2018 Eco-Teens Save The World Senator Jeremy Ryburn
      2019 The Russian Bride[34] Karl Frederick
      2019 Roe v. Wade Harry Blackmun Filming
      2019 Faith, Hope & Love Brian Fuller
      2019 Sunrise in Heaven Jim
      2020 First Lady King Max

      Television

      Year Title Role Notes
      1979 Flying High Dan Ellison Episode: "It Was Just One of Those Days"
      1980 The Waltons Casey Episode: "The Medal"
      1984–1985 Ryan's Hope Ken Graham 5 episodes
      1986–1994 L.A. Law Arnie Becker 171 episodes
      Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1989–90)
      Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1987–88)
      1987 Matlock Himself Episode: "The Network"
      1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday Arnie Becker TV special
      1989 Breaking Point Pike Television movie
      1990 Saturday Night Live Himself Episode: "Corbin Bernsen/The Smithereens"
      1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation Other Q (uncredited) Episode: "Déjà Q"
      1990 Dear John Blake McCarron Episode: "Hole in One"
      1991 Out of This World Chad Episode: "Evie Nightinggale"
      1991 Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story Morris Dees Television movie
      1991 Dead on the Money Carter Matthews Television movie
      1992 Grass Roots Will Lee Television movie
      1992 Seinfeld Himself Episode: "The Trip: Part 1"
      1992 Ring of the Musketeers Harry Television movie
      1992 Love Can Be Murder Nick Peyton Television movie
      1993 The Larry Sanders Show Himself Episode: "The Stalker"
      1993 Roc Jim Larson Episode: "The Millionaire Brother"
      1993 Beyond Suspicion Stan Television movie
      1994 Guns of Honor Brent Mallick Television movie
      1994 The Nanny Glen Mitchell Episode: "Stock Tip"
      1994 The Extraordinary Himself (Host)
      1994 I Know My Son Is Alive Dr. Mark Elshant Television movie
      1994 Where Are My Children? Tom Scott Television movie
      1995 A Whole New Ballgame Brett Sooner 7 episodes
      1995 In the Heat of the Night Frank Cole Episode: "By Duty Bound"
      1995 Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead Neil Jones/Roy Francis Netter Television movie
      1995 Murderous Intent Brice Television movie
      1996 Bloodhounds Harrison Coyle Television movie
      1996 Murder on the Iditarod Trail Alex Jensen Television movie
      1996 Inhumanoid Foster Carver Television movie
      1996 Bloodhounds II Harrison Coyle Television movie
      1996 Full Circle Harrison Winslow Television movie
      1996–1997 The Cape USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert 17 episodes
      1997 Touched by an Angel Eric Weiss Episode: "Angel of Death"
      1997 Tidal Wave: No Escape John Wahl Television movie
      1998 Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House Secret Service Agent John Gray Television movie
      1998 Riddler's Moon George Television movie
      1998 Recipe for Revenge Dr. Chester Winnifield Television movie
      1998 Young Hearts Unlimited Brian Television movie
      1999 Tracey Takes On... Jack Dayton Episode: "Dating"
      1999 7th Heaven Ted Grant Episode: "Sometimes That's Just the Way It Is"
      1999 Twice in a Lifetime Roger Stovall/Bill Water Episode: "Death and Taxes"
      1999 Nash Bridges Edward Jansen Episode: "Trade Off"
      1999 Two of Hearts Bruce Saunders Television movie
      1999–2004 JAG Captain Owen Sebring 8 episodes
      2000 Battery Park Michael Episode: "Rabbit Punch"
      2000 The Outer Limits Virgil Nygard Episode: "Abaddon"
      2000 Son of the Beach Big Red Johnson Episode: "Miso Honei"
      2000 Beggars and Choosers Sandy Peretz Episode: "Killer Sushi"
      2000 Yes, Dear Gary Walden Episode: "Jimmy Gets a Job"
      2000 Baywatch Barry Poe Episode: "Ties That Bind"
      2001 The West Wing Henry Shallick 2 episodes
      2001 V.I.P. Zack Henley Episode: "Val in Carnation"
      2001 Jack & Jill Paul Barrett 2 episodes
      2001 Citizen Baines Nicholas Tassler Episode: "Three Days in November"
      2002 The Weakest Link Himself Episode: "L.A. Law Edition"
      2002 Gentle Ben Fog Benson Television movie
      2002 L.A. Law: The Movie Arnie Becker Television movie
      2002 Atomic Twister Sheriff C. B. Bishop Television movie
      2002 The Santa Trap Chief Tom Spivak Television movie
      2003 Gentle Ben 2 Fog Benson Television movie
      2003 Love Comes Softly Ben Graham Television movie
      2003 Miss Match Stu 'Dr. Love' Scott Episode: "Divorce Happens"
      2003 L.A. Dragnet Richard Atkins Episode: "All That Glitters"
      2003 Celebrity Mole: Hawaii Himself 3 episodes
      2003 Just Shoot Me! Himself Episode: "For the Last Time, I Do"
      2004 Third Watch Carter Savage Episode: "Rat Bastard"
      2004 NYPD Blue Bob Cavanaugh Episode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid"
      2004 Celebrity Mole: Yucatan Himself 2 episodes
      2004 Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss Steve Television movie
      2004 They Are Among Us Norbert Television movie
      2004–2017 The Young and the Restless Father Todd Williams 22 episodes
      2004–2006 General Hospital John Durant 5 episodes
      2005 Palmetto Pointe Old Ballplayer Episode: "All That You Can't Leave Behind"
      2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent William Hendry Episode: "Prisoner"
      2005 Ordinary Miracles David Woodbury Television movie
      2005–2006 Cuts Jack Sherwood 12 episodes
      2006 Wheel of Fortune Himself Episode: "Soap Stars 4"
      2006 Boston Legal Eli Granger Episode: "...There's Fire!"
      2006–2014 Psych Henry Spencer 111 episodes
      2007 Masters of Horror Ira Episode: "Right to Die"
      2008 Depth Charge Captain Richards Television movie
      2008 Vipers Burton Television movie
      2008 Confessions of a Go-Go Girl Nick Harvey Television movie
      2008 For the Love of Grace Captain Washington Television movie
      2009 The New Adventures of Old Christine Howard Episode: "For Love or Money"
      2010 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Himself Episode: "Comedy"
      2011 Castle Lance Hastings Episode: "One Life to Lose"
      2011 Criminal Minds Jerry Grandin Episode: "Today I Do"
      2012 Switched at Birth James Wilkes Jr. Episode: "Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time"
      2013 The Glades Michael Longworth 3 episodes
      2013 Hawaii Five-0 Henry Upton Episode: Kupouli 'la (Broken)
      2014 Motive Dr. Matthews Episode: "Deception"
      2014 Scorpion Bob Connelly Episode: "Shorthanded"
      2014 The League Bruce Episode: "Man Land"
      2014 Anger Management Roger Episode: "Charlie & The 100th Episode"
      2015 Grace and Frankie Dr. Paul Mason Episode: "The Fall"
      2015 NCIS: New Orleans Navy Admiral Adam Huntley Episode: "The Abyss"
      2015 It Had to Be You Nolan Powell Television movie
      2017 Powerless Vanderveer Wayne Sr. Episode: "Sinking Day"
      2017 American Gods Vulcan Episode: "A Murder of Gods"
      2017 Psych: The Movie Henry Spencer Television movie
      2018 Hap and Leonard Chief Cantuck 4 episodes
      2018 Billions Bill McGann 2 episodes
      2018 The Kominsky Method Himself Episode: "Chapter 3: A Prostate Enlarges"
      2018–2020 Magnum P.I. Francis "Icepick" Hofstetler 3 episodes
      2019–2020 The Resident Kyle Nevin 9 episodes
      2019 The Punisher Anderson Schultz 4 episodes
      2019 Fresh Off the Boat Mervin Episode: "Help Unwanted?"
      2020 Tommy Milton Leakey 4 episodes
      2020 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Henry Spencer Television movie

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