Most Recent Role: Coach "Whitey" Durham on One Tree Hill
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Lamesa, TX, USA
Birthday: 10-16-1940
Birth Name: Leonard Barrie Corbin
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Lamesa, TX, USA
Birthday: 10-16-1940
Birth Name: Leonard Barrie Corbin
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Born on Oct. 16, 1940 in Lamesa, Texas, and raised in Dawson County, Texas, Corbin's parents were a successful lawyer and an elementary school teacher.
Corbin got bit by the performing bug at a young age when he would organize neighborhood plays. Later, he was enthralled by Westerns. He studied theatre at Texas Tech, where he performed everything from the great masters to contemporary...
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I Forgot to Remember to Forget
Tuesday 29 January 2008 on The CW
In this flashback episode, memories are looked back upon. Lucas surprises Peyton in Los Angeles and they talk. He asks her something and is left with a surprising answer. Meanwhile, Nathan's temper triggers up after a guy reminds him of his cheating in high school basketball games.
Barry was nominated in 1995 for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Northern Exposure.
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Because of his full time working schedule on "Northern Exposure", Barry barely had time to work on other projects, however, he managed to make two made-for-TV westerns in between, "Siringo", and a successful TNT's production called "Conagher".
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Barry starred in a TV series called Boone which also stared fellow Northern Exposure cast member Janine Turner (Maggie O'Connell)
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On the hit TV series Dallas Barry played a recurring character between 1979 and 1984, "Sheriff Fenton Washburn." The producers needed to find someone that was tough enough to stand up to J.R. Ewing and the rest.
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Barry began his career as a Shakespearean actor in the 1960's
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Barry Corbin: (About shooting the season finale of Northern Exposure, 3.23 Cicely) They may put me on horseback the whole time, Which would be fine with me.
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Barry Corbin: Somewhere in the back of my mind I figured I couldn't compete in films until I was older. At 25, you don't come out and try to replace Walter Brennan.
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Barry Corbin: (About being named after James M. Barrie - Author of Peter Pan) I never could get my mother to tell me why.
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Barry Corbin (About his character Maurice on Northern Exposure) The only thing Maurice is afraid of is himself, If you took away his shell he'd be a quivering mass of ganglia.
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Barry Corbin: (About his character Maurice on Northern Exposure) As I explored the character I discovered we share almost nothing in common.
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Other Appearances
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Boone
Merit Sawyer |
Northern Exposure
Maurice J. Minnifield |
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One Tree Hill
Coach "Whitey" Durham |
Raising Caines |
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Spies
Thomas Brady |
The Big Easy
Sheriff C.D. LeBlanc |
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Dallas
Sheriff Fenton Washburn |
One Tree Hill
Coach "Whitey" Durham |
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The Closer
Clay Johnson |
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Amen
You're in the Army Now (Part 1) Capt. King |
American Playhouse
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Abernathy |
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Celebrity Poker Showdown
Tournament 7 Game 2 Himself |
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Pitch/Dance Night/Attitude, One of Life's Choices/Grass/Goodwill... Doctor |
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Columbo
A Trace of Murder Clifford Calvert |
Davy Crockett
A Natural Man Jimmy Crockett |
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8.8
"One of the all-time greats"Great Barry Corbin is a great actor especially portraying the cool and kind of mean Whitey Durham in the best show ever One Tree Hill. This is an all time great actor. He is very talented. Continue » Posted Apr 18, 2008 6:38 am PST |
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"Original"Perfect I love Whitey and Barry! Continue » Posted Dec 28, 2006 2:44 pm PST |
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9.9
"Underused"Superb He taught me to shoot hoopes. Continue » Posted Sep 18, 2006 12:43 am PST |
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"One of the all-time greats"Perfect Great Coach! Continue » Posted Jul 27, 2006 1:55 pm PST |
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