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.
Known For
The Hating Game
(2021)
Bexley
Major League
(1989)
Roger Dorn
Weekend Warriors
(2021)
Police Chief Baumgardner
King Kong
(1976)
Reporter
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
(2005)
Harlan Dexter
Major League II
(1994)
Roger Dorn
The Big Year
(2011)
Gil Gordon
Lay the Favorite
(2012)
Jerry
Born to Race: Fast Track
(2014)
Liam
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
(2023)
Steve Plank
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
(2017)
Cage Bickle
Psych: The Movie
(2017)
Henry Spencer
Love Comes Softly
(2003)
Ben Graham
Shattered
(1991)
Jeb Scott
The Great White Hype
(1996)
Peter Prince
The Dentist 2
(1998)
Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
Full Filmography
Acting
Clambake
(1967)
Boy at Playground (uncredited)
Three the Hard Way
(1974)
Boy
Eat My Dust
(1976)
Roy Puire
King Kong
(1976)
Reporter
S.O.B.
(1981)
Unknown
Allison Sydney Harrison
(1983)
Steve Malloy
Doubletake
(1985)
Tennis Pro
L.A. Law: Pilot
(1986)
Arnold Becker
Hello Again
(1987)
Jason Chadman
Dead Aim
(1987)
Webster
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
(1987)
Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday
(1988)
Arnie Becker
Disorganized Crime
(1989)
Frank Salazar
Major League
(1989)
Roger Dorn
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
(1989)
Jim Shirley
Breaking Point
(1989)
Pike
Shattered
(1991)
Jeb Scott
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
(1991)
Self
Dead on the Money
(1991)
Carter Matthews
Fatal Inheritance
(1991)
Woodward Dawes
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
(1991)
Morris Dees
Frozen Assets
(1992)
Zach Shepard
Ring of the Musketeers
(1992)
Harry
Love Can Be Murder
(1992)
Nick Peyton
Grass Roots
(1992)
Will Lee
Beyond Suspicion
(1993)
Stan Benderman
Grey Knight
(1993)
Col. Nehemiah Strayn
Major League II
(1994)
Roger Dorn
Radioland Murders
(1994)
Dexter Morris
The New Age
(1994)
Kevin Bulasky
The Soft Kill
(1994)
Martin Lewis
Savage Land
(1994)
Quint
Trigger Fast
(1994)
Brent Mallick
A Brilliant Disguise
(1994)
Dr. Martin
Final Mission
(1994)
General Morgan Breslaw
Where Are My Children?
(1994)
Tom Scott
Guns of Honor
(1994)
Brent Mallick
I Know My Son Is Alive
(1994)
Mark Elshant
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(1994)
Arnie
Voices from Within
(1994)
Mark Reichard
Tales from the Hood
(1995)
Duke Metger (segment "KKK Comeuppance")
Dangerous Intentions
(1995)
Tim Williamson
Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead
(1995)
Neil Jones / Roy Francis Netter
Temptress
(1995)
Nick
Someone to Die For
(1995)
Jack Davis
Cover Me
(1995)
Andre Solloway
Aurora: Operation Intercept
(1995)
Flight Engineer Murphy
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
(1995)
Frank Cole
Murderous Intent
(1995)
Brice
The Great White Hype
(1996)
Peter Prince
The Dentist
(1996)
Dr. Alan Feinstone
Full Circle
(1996)
Harrison Winslow
Kounterfeit
(1996)
Marty Hopkins
Inhumanoid
(1996)
Foster Carver
Baja
(1996)
John Stone
Bloodhounds
(1996)
Bloodhounds II
(1996)
The Cold Heart of a Killer
(1996)
Alex Jensen
Tidal Wave: No Escape
(1997)
John Wahl
Menno's Mind
(1997)
Felix Medina
Spacejacked
(1997)
Barnes
An American Affair
(1997)
District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford
Major League: Back to the Minors
(1998)
Roger Dorn
The Dentist 2
(1998)
Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
Recipe for Revenge
(1998)
Dr. Chester Winnifield
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
(1998)
Celebrity Lawyer
The Misadventures of Margaret
(1998)
Art Turner
Loyal Opposition
(1998)
Secret Service agent John Gray
Young Hearts Unlimited
(1998)
Brian
Two of Hearts
(1999)
Bruce Saunders
Riddler's Moon
(1999)
George Brenner
Kiss of a Stranger
(1999)
Mason
Borderline Normal
(2000)
Benjiman Walling
Rangers
(2000)
Senator
Raptor
(2001)
Dr. Hyde
Judgment
(2001)
Mitch Kendrick
Killer Instinct
(2001)
Jennings Wilhite
The Tomorrow Man
(2001)
Larry
Final Payback
(2001)
Mayor Richardson
Atomic Twister
(2002)
Sheriff C.B. Bishop
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
(2002)
David Carver
Dead Above Ground
(2002)
Mark Mallory
The Fairy King
(2002)
Rob Preston
Fangs
(2002)
Carl Hart
L.A. Law: The Movie
(2002)
Arnie Becker
Gentle Ben
(2002)
Fog Benson
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(2002)
Self
The Santa Trap
(2002)
Chief Spivak
Love Comes Softly
(2003)
Ben Graham
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
(2003)
Fog Benson
The Commission
(2003)
Rep. Gerald R. Ford
Quiet Kill
(2004)
Jerry Martin
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
(2004)
Steve
They Are Among Us
(2004)
Norbert
Death and Texas
(2004)
Coach Loren Stanley
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
(2005)
Harlan Dexter
Carpool Guy
(2005)
Michael
Raging Sharks
(2005)
Capt. Riley
Ordinary Miracles
(2005)
David Woodbury
Sex and Consequences
(2006)
John Wayne
Submission
(2006)
The Naked Ape
(2006)
Mr. Feldman
Paid
(2006)
William Montague
Pirate Camp
(2007)
Hookbeard
Right to Die
(2007)
Ira
Depth Charge
(2008)
Vipers
(2008)
Burton
For the Love of Grace
(2008)
Captain Washington
True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl
(2008)
Nick Harvey
House of Fallen
(2008)
Rowland
Dead Air
(2009)
Dr. F
Trapped
(2009)
Edward Hutton
Donna on Demand
(2009)
Ben Corbin
Rust
(2010)
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
(2010)
FBI Director Hill
The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger
(2010)
Self
Closets
(2010)
Suing The Devil
(2011)
Barry Polk
The Ascension
(2011)
Carl
Heart of a Hero
(2011)
Roy Gibbs
Pizza Man
(2011)
Criswell
Miss December
(2011)
District Attorney
Bad Actress
(2011)
Corbin Bernsen
The Big Year
(2011)
Gil Gordon
Lay the Favorite
(2012)
Jerry
Stolen Child
(2012)
George
3 Day Test
(2012)
Tom
Lizzie
(2013)
Dr. Fredricks
Beyond the Heavens
(2013)
Gus Henry
Gordon Family Tree
(2013)
Ron Goodson
Born to Race: Fast Track
(2014)
Liam
It Came From Connemara!
(2014)
Self
The Last Straw
(2014)
Mr. G
Christian Mingle
(2014)
Matt
Portrait of Love
(2015)
Tyler Mason
Sensory Perception
(2015)
Mr. Friedrich
On the Wing
(2015)
Senator Jeremy Ryburn
It Had to Be You
(2015)
Nolan Powell
Midland
(2015)
The Shepherd
God's Club
(2016)
Max Graves
Prayer Never Fails
(2016)
Joseph T. Harrington
Karen Kingsbury's A Time to Dance
(2016)
“Pops” Chapman
In-Lawfully Yours
(2016)
Father Grayson
Love's Complicated
(2016)
Dublin Senior
The Elvis Room
(2016)
Harker
Larceny
(2017)
Price
Psych: The Movie
(2017)
Henry Spencer
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
(2017)
Cage Bickle
Dead Man Rising
(2017)
Buck
The Dynasty That Almost Was
(2017)
Distortion
(2017)
Dr. Eli Sutton
My Daddy is in Heaven
(2018)
Vernon
Reach
(2018)
Charles
Alone We Fight
(2018)
Colonel Bradley Armstrong
Life with Dog
(2018)
Joe Bigler
Surviving Theater 9
(2018)
Tom
The Russian Bride
(2019)
Karl Frederick
Faith, Hope & Love
(2019)
Brian Fuller
Swell
(2019)
Harold
All Good Things
(2019)
Pop-pop
Sunrise in Heaven
(2019)
Jim
The Unseen Realm
(2019)
Self (Host)
Connective Tissue
(2019)
Dr. Epstein
When We Last Spoke
(2020)
Walt
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
(2020)
Henry Spencer
First Lady
(2020)
A Deadly Legend
(2020)
Matthias Leary
Cadia: The World Within
(2020)
George
The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland
(2020)
Gran'Poppy
A Bennett Song Holiday
(2020)
Aiden Neville
The Christmas Project Reunion
(2020)
Grandpa George
Mary for Mayor
(2020)
Pat
Roe v. Wade
(2021)
Justice Blackmun
Psych 3: This Is Gus
(2021)
Henry Spencer
Past Shadows
(2021)
Lewis Samuels
Taking the Reins
(2021)
Preston
The Hating Game
(2021)
Bexley
Weekend Warriors
(2021)
Police Chief Baumgardner
Game Changer
(2022)
Iann Gabriel
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
(2023)
Steve Plank
Repeater
(2023)
Edgar Mann
Herd
(2023)
Robert Miller
Christmas at Keestone
(2023)
Clint Baker
Production
The Dentist 2
(1998)
Associate Producer
Carpool Guy
(2005)
Producer
Dead Air
(2009)
Producer
Donna on Demand
(2009)
Producer
Rust
(2010)
Producer
Heart of a Hero
(2011)
Producer
3 Day Test
(2012)
Producer
In-Lawfully Yours
(2016)
Producer
The Unseen Realm
(2019)
Producer
A Bennett Song Holiday
(2020)
Associate Producer
Directing
Carpool Guy
(2005)
Director
Dead Air
(2009)
Director
Donna on Demand
(2009)
Director
Rust
(2010)
Director
Heart of a Hero
(2011)
Director
3 Day Test
(2012)
Director
Beyond the Heavens
(2013)
Director
Christian Mingle
(2014)
Director
Life with Dog
(2018)
Director
Mary for Mayor
(2020)
Director
Writing
Donna on Demand
(2009)
Writer
Rust
(2010)
Writer
Heart of a Hero
(2011)
Writer
3 Day Test
(2012)
Writer
Beyond the Heavens
(2013)
Writer
Christian Mingle
(2014)
Writer
Life with Dog
(2018)
Writer
Mary for Mayor
(2020)
Writer
Art