Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin
Date of Birth: 16 Oct 1940
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 85 (Actor)
Biography submitted by Dunstan-xxx
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Held Up
While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage... (imdb)
The Hot Spot
A lowlife drifter (Johnson) who sells used cars in a Texas burg robs the local bank and gets involved with two women: one bad (Madsen), one innocent (Connelly). Based on Charles Williams' 1952 novel "Hell Hath No Fury." (MGM)
Career Opportunities
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave home... (imdb)
WarGames
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III. (imdb)
Stir Crazy
Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that Skip has a natural talent for riding broncos with the inter-prison rodeo coming up (imdb)
Crossfire Trail
Rafe Covington promises a dying friend that he'll watch over the man's wife and ranch after he's gone. When Rafe gets to his friend's ranch, he finds that Barkow, the local power in town, wants not only the ranch but the woman, too, and hires a gang of gunfighters to make sure he gets both.
Short Time
Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then... (imdb)
Critters 2: The Main Course
A batch of unhatched critter eggs are mistaken for Easter eggs by the country-folk inhabitants of Grover's Bend and... (imdb)
Any Which Way You Can
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business... (imdb)
Honkytonk Man
As the film opens on an Oklahoma farm during the depression, two simultaneous visitors literally hit the Wagoneer home: a ruinous dust storm and a convertible crazily driven by Red, the missus' brother. A roguish country-western musician, he has just been invited to audition for the Grand Ole Opry, his chance of a lifetime to become a success (imdb)
Ghost Dad
Elliot, a widower with three children, suffers an accident and stays some days in coma. But his spirit leaves his body during that time and turns into a ghost who roams around and only materializes in the dark. (imdb)
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh (2003) - TV Movie
Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. (imdb)
Nothing in Common
A successful ad man (Hanks) must juggle his ever-demanding career while his parents' marriage breaks up. (imdb)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Town Sherif and regular patron, fights to keep a historical whorehouse open when a TV preacher targets it as the Devils playhouse. (imdb)
Fumbleheads
With their football team moved out of state and their hopes dashed of receiving one of the new expansion teams, the town of Quimby Falls settles in for some heavy grieving and economic loses. One diehard fan, Charlie Atwater, decides to take matters into his own hands by confronting Robert Blister, the despised, greedy owner of the team.
Six Pack
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children... (imdb)
Curdled
Gabriella, a Columbian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of murders by "The Blue Blood Killer" of affluent Miami socialites provides her with fodder for her scrapbook of death. She lands a job with a post-murder cleaning service and during a Blue-Blood clean-up job, discovers evidence that police have overlooked. (imdb)
Conagher
Conagher (1991) - TV Movie
Mrs. Evie Teale is struggling to stay alive while raising her two children alone on a remote homestead. Conn Conagher is a honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, indians, outlaws, and loneliness. (imdb)
Urban Cowboy
Bud Davis is a country boy who moves to the city to visit his uncle. He starts hanging out at Gilley's, owned by Mickey Gilley himself. He takes a job at the refinery where his uncle works. He also meets Sissy, a cowgirl, and they fall in love and suddenly get married... (imdb)
Travis McGee: The Empty Copper Sea
Travis McGee is a world-weary private eye trying to help boat skipper friend Van Harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a death that might have been faked. (imdb)
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds (1983) - TV Mini-Series
This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie, and her love for the family's priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart. Meggie tries to forget Ralph by marrying dashing stockman Luke O'Neill, but she and Ralph are soon reunited, with tragic consequences for them both.
Solo
Mario Van Peebles stars as an android killing weapon designed by the military and utilized to enter into a Latin American war to destroy the rebels - natives fighting simply to maintain their freedom. Contrary to his programming, he develops an affinity for the villagers and decides to help them fight back. This lets his creators bring him back and ultimately leads to one of them being given more powerful circuitry to defeat him. (imdb)
Dunsmore
An investigator from the state attorney general's office is sent to a small Southern town to investigate a strange murder. (imdb)
No Country for Old Men
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. (imdb)
Moon Shot
Moon Shot (1994) - TV Movie
Moon Shot covers the U.S. space program from the Mercury days through Apollo/Soyuz, as told by former astronaut Deke Slayton (voiced by Barry Corbin). (supergloo)
Who\
Harry is the latest generation of the Crumbs, famous and extremely talented detectives. Unfortunately, talent seems to have skipped a generation, and Harry is reduced to "gumshoe" work at a remote branch of the Crumb detective agency. Back at headquarters, Crumb executive Elliot Draison hatches an evil plan, which requires the inclusion of an incompotent detective... (imdb)
River\
Filmed on location in Central, South and West Texas. Corbin plays a fictional Menard County sheriff who uses country savvy and cowboy logic to straighten out his angry teen-aged grandson, Clay, a high school senior who can't seem to stay out of trouble. (imdb)
Beer for My Horses
"Beer for My Horses" tells the story of two best friends that work together as deputies in a small town. The two defy the Sheriff and head off on an outrageous road trip to save the protagonist's girlfriend from drug lord kidnappers. (imdb)
My Science Project
Michael and Ellie break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael's class, and discover a strange glowing orb which absorbs electricity. When the orb begins to blend past, present, and future, its up to Michael and Ellie to stop the orb and save mankind. (imdb)
Alien Express
A new super train is built when a meteorite crashes near by, releasing a tiny creature. Once it kills and consumes everyone on board the train, it begins to grow and multiply into hordes of different creatures. (imdb)
C.A.T. Squad: Stalking Danger
When terrorists start killing scientists who are working on NATO's laser defense, an elite team, the Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad, are brought in to to stop the killers. (imdb)
The Man Who Loved Women
This is the tale of a sculptor named David who has a major womanizing problem. He goes to seek help from a psychiatrist, Marianna, to cure him of his obsession with women. His story of sexual and romantic exploits with the ladies is told by Marianna. (imdb)
Wyvern
Wyvern (2009) - TV Movie
Global warming results in an ancient beast from Norse mythology to be released from under the North Pole and it heads towards a small Alaskan village.
That Evening Sun
Abner Meecham leaves his nursing home and tries to reclaim his farm which has been leased by his son to Abner's nemesis.
The Chase
The Chase (1991) - TV Movie
In Denver, a fleeing bank robber kills a cop and kidnaps an old man to hold as a hostage. He is chased by the police and a news helicopter, which films the entire incident. Based on a true story. (imdb)
Timequest
This science fiction thriller poses a series of what-if situations as it follows a time traveler (Ralph Waite) back to Dallas on November 22, 1963 -- just hours before president John F. Kennedy (Victor Slezak) is to depart on his fateful motorcade ride. Will the time traveler be able to convince the ill-fated president not to take part in the day's events, thus changing history forever?
Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Ben 10 must once again come up against foes to save the world. Former friends become allies to help stop the end of the world.
The Mogul
The Mogul (1984) - TV Movie
Danny DeVito directs and stars in this hilarious film about a successful trucker from New Jersey, Vic De Salvo, who pulls a clever scam to become the producer and star of the nation's No. 1 TV show. With the help of Francine (Rhea Perlman, DeVito's real-life wife), who works for the TV audience controller, Vic locates and kidnaps the 200 families who have rating meters on their television sets and manipulates their data.
The Defiant Ones
Carl Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson share some things: They are both in jail and they both hate each other. After a fist fight the are going to be put into an other jailhouse by car. They come to blows so wild that their transport has an accident. They manage to escape chained to each other, still hating each other and the sheriff hunting them. (imdb)
Fatal Vision
Fatal Vision (1984) - TV Mini-Series
A retiree spends nine years relentlessly seeking to prove that his son-in-law, a former Green Beret Army doctor, murdered his pregnant wife and two children. (imdb)
Under Cover
A cop goes undercover in a South Carolina high school. With the help of a local narcotics officer, he investigates the drug ring responsible for another cop's death. (imdb)
Rising Stars
A family musical with heart, Rising Stars explores the sacrifices that come with fame in reality television-obsessed culture. Challenged with creating songs and music videos, three musical acts find more than their futures on the line when the competition gets fierce and their lives are caught on tape broadcast to the nation. Egos clash and worlds collide as these teens find how far they will go to win the coveted prize and achieve stardom. (wikipedia)
The Jesse Owens Story
Spanning over forty years, this powerful docudrama traces Jesse's life- from his days as a sharecropper's son, through his incredible record-breaking college years, his marriage to his high school sweetheart, his monumental victories in the 1936 Olympics, and his thirty-year struggle to survive in a prejudiced country that he loved so deeply. (runningmovies.com)
The Journeyman
Two brothers follow separate paths to tragic results in this western from director James Crowley. Separated at a young age following a raid on Samuel Hancock's (Willie Nelson) ranch by bandits, it's thirteen long years before they once again cross paths. A wandering stranger who has developed a strong taste for morphine, The Morphanist (Brad Hunt) has become a ruthless hired gun with little remorse and no conscience. (allrovi.com)
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
A would-be Nashville star finds himself in hot water during a stay in Georgia in this drama based (very loosely) on the hit song of the same title. Travis Child (Dennis Quaid) is a country singer looking for his big break, crisscrossing the country playing honky-tonks with his younger sister (and manager), Amanda (Kristy McNichol), in tow. Travis has a bad habit of drinking too much and putting the moves on the wrong women, leaving tough-as-nails Amanda to bail him out. (allrovi.com)
Columbo
Columbo (1971) - TV Series
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
Ernest Borgnine plays Rex Page, an old man who is bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. After suffering a stroke, he ends up in a nursing home staffed by Latin American immigrants. Put off by the situation, Rex focuses his energy on getting out, which places him at odds with the Latino workers...
Bitter Harvest
A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically-explosive investigation of how his farm, family, and friends came to be poisoned. (imdb)
Formula for Death
Who could have deliberately released a rare and deadly African plague that is now spreading uncontrollably throughout America's largest urban areas? A lone determined doctor desperately and fearlessly searches for the truth, but she soon finds herself targeted for death as well. With time running out to save human kind, Dr. Marissa Blumenthal discovers that the strange disease may have actually been unleashed by the medical establishment itself. (imdb)
A Death in California
A Death in California (1985) - TV Mini-Series
A Beverly Hills socialite embarks on a love/hate relationship with a psychotic businessman who murdered her fiance and then raped and terrorized her which leads to a bizarre trial. (imdb)
Last Flight Out
Fact based story set in Saigon in April, 1975 shortly after the US combat troops have withdrawn and immediately before the Communist forces over run the city. American citizens try to help South Vietnamese refugees escape on the last commercial flight that will be permitted to leave the city.
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline. (imdb)
The Killing of Randy Webster
A young man is shot and killed in an altercation with Houston police. His father doesn't believe the police version of the incident and starts digging around on his own. It's sort of a scaled-down, TV version of RASHOMON.
Rage!
In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.
Nonames
About a tight group of friends living in a small, forgotten, Wisconsin town. The story revolves around Kevin and his fight to find a new life for himself after 30 years of going nowhere. (imdb)
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker (2014) - Short Film
A parody of The Twilight Zone, satirizing the tropes of 1960s science fiction from a modern day perspective. In 1959, Nancy Adams, "twenty-something," drives cross-country to Hollywood, pursued by an unrelenting stranger.
Last Man Club
A WW2 veteran destined for life in a retirement home escapes his difficult family situation and embarks on a cross country adventure to find the last remaining members of his B-17 bomber crew with the help of a beautiful accomplice. (imdb)
Spooner
Spooner (1989) - TV Movie
An escaped forger (Robert Urich) poses as a high-school wrestling coach.
It Takes Two
48 hrs before his wedding, Travis Rogers is getting cold feet. Now a fast car and a faster woman may make him forget his previous engagement altogether! (Box art)
New Life
Ben met Ava at age seven standing in his driveway. As the two journey together through the seasons of life, a tragedy occurs that leaves their entire future in jeopardy. (imdb)
Windsor
Six high school seniors and their beloved local hero search for a graceful exit from a struggling small town. (imdb)
All Saints
ALL SAINTS is based on the inspiring true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock (John Corbett), the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all.
Siringo
Siringo (1995) - TV Movie
The Deputy Marshall tracks down an escaped convict (with whom he shares a history), along with a young deputy and the help of a former prostitute.
Christmas in the Smokies
Christmas in the Smokies is a modern day Christmas classic set in the beautiful Smoky Mountains. It tells the story of one family's journey to save their historic berry farm against all odds during one fateful holiday season. (imdb)
Fantasies
Fantasies (1982) - TV Movie
A crazed killer stalks the cast of a television soap-opera.
Murder in Texas
Story of Texas heiress Joan Robinson, who married plastic surgeon John Hill. Her father, Ash, is suspicious of Hill, thinking that he married Joan for money, which he used to buy a house and indulges in some odd hobbies. He eventually has an affair with a woman named Ann Kurth. Eventually Ash threatens John with him losing custody of his son unless he makes full restitution to Joan. One day, Joan gets sick and dies.
The Hired Heart
A small-town, country doctor has been a widow for two years but is still in love with her dead husband, Michael. Despite the best efforts of her father in law to marry her off to the local eligible bachelors, she still remains so. The week-long county fair is approaching and her father in law traps her into an unfair deal involving the feeding of her bull and her attendance at the fair with a suitable escort. (imdb)
An American in Texas
Based on a true story, and set in late 1990 against the backdrop of the first gulf war, An American in Texas is the story of lifelong friends as they reach the cusp of adulthood and must decide between the hollow values of corporate careerism; or the narrow way of individualism and freedom.
Trading Paint
Veteran race car driver Sam Munroe and his son, a fellow driver from a small town overcome family and professional conflicts, balancing competition, ego, resentment and a racing nemesis to come out stronger on the other side.
Yesterday\
Yesterday's Dreams is the story about a lonely 40-year-old septic tank cleaner who lives with his abusive father, yet yearns to meet a woman to settle down with and raise a family.
Eminence Hill
A trail of revenge leads a notorious killer and a lawman to a town of fanatics. Blood will flow. (imdb)
Off the Mark
A teenaged boy's family once hosted a Russian exchange student in their home for a year. Several years later, as adults, the two find themselves competing against each other in a Triathlon competition. (imdb)
Ghoul
Ghoul (2012) - TV Movie
Centers on a group of friends who risk their lives to stop who, or what, is behind a rash of disappearances in their town. (imdb)
9-1-1: Lone Star
The Gristle
Two struggling Black Los Angeles medical assistants, one an aspiring filmmaker, think they've encountered great luck when they are hired to deliver some black-market kidneys to a wealthy U.S. Senator. But another criminal drop-off--the delivery of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of high-grade cocaine--has been scheduled for the same night and same location...
Modern Family
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
After he is accused of murdering a lawman in 1901 Texas, a Mexican-American farmer flees and manages to elude a large posse for two weeks before he is finally captured. (imdb)
Funny Thing About Love
A successful business woman takes her boyfriend home for Thanksgiving only to find her family is scheming to reunite her with her lost love.
Life with Louie
Farmer of the Year
After selling his farm, 83-year-old Hap Anderson struggles to maintain his youth by road-tripping across the country with his unemployed and unreasonably self-confident granddaughter.
The Big Easy
The Big Easy (1996) - TV Series
A handsome New Orleans detective and a sexy district attorney heat things up in New Orleans--The Big Easy--as the two investigate crimes in a beleaguered police department. (imdb)
Hidden Places
A widowed Californian farmer with two children is struggling during the time of the Great Depression in America. When a drifter offers to help her, she feels he is the answer to her prayers.