Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

69 · Born: Sep 7, 1954

Personal Details

Official Socials
Born Sep 7, 1954 North Hollywood, California, USA
Spouse
  • Amanda Pays

    ( Nov 19, 1988 to Apr 29, 2024 )
  • Brenda Cooper

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Jeanne Cooper
  • Harry Bernsen
Relatives
  • Mandy Miller (Aunt or Uncle)

Biography

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.

Career

2024
Clipped
Clipped as Pierce O'Donnell
2023
Repeater
Repeater as Edgar Mann
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Herd
Herd as Robert Miller
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Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist as Steve Plank
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Christmas at Keestone
Christmas at Keestone as Clint Baker
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White House Plumbers
White House Plumbers as Richard Kleindienst
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2022
Game Changer
Game Changer as Iann Gabriel
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2021
Taking the Reins
Taking the Reins as Preston
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The Hating Game
The Hating Game as Bexley
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Psych 3: This Is Gus
Psych 3: This Is Gus as Henry Spencer
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Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade as Justice Blackmun
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Weekend Warriors
Weekend Warriors as Police Chief Baumgardner
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Past Shadows
Past Shadows as Lewis Samuels
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2020
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home as Henry Spencer
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A Bennett Song Holiday
A Bennett Song Holiday as Aiden Neville
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First Lady
First Lady
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A Deadly Legend
A Deadly Legend as Matthias Leary
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Mary 4 Mayor
Mary 4 Mayor as Pat
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When We Last Spoke
When We Last Spoke as Walt
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The Christmas Project Reunion
The Christmas Project Reunion as Grandpa George
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The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland
Cadia: The World Within
Cadia: The World Within as George
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2019
Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love as Brian Fuller
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Swell
Swell as Harold
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Sunrise in Heaven
Sunrise in Heaven as Jim
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The Russian Bride
The Russian Bride as Karl Frederick
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All Good Things
All Good Things as Pop-pop
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The Punisher
The Punisher as Anderson Schultz
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2018
Reach
Reach as Charles
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Alone We Fight
Alone We Fight as Colonel Bradley Armstrong
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General Hospital
General Hospital as John Durant
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Surviving Theater 9
Surviving Theater 9 as Tom
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My Daddy's in Heaven
My Daddy's in Heaven as Vernon
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Life with Dog
Life with Dog as Joe Bigler
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Magnum P.I.
Magnum P.I. as Francis 'Icepick' Hofstetler
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2017
Distortion
Distortion as Dr. Eli Sutton
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Dead Man Rising
Dead Man Rising as Buck
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Psych: The Movie
Psych: The Movie as Henry Spencer
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American Gods
American Gods as Vulcan
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Powerless
Powerless as Vanderveer Wayne Sr.
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2016
God's Club
God's Club as Max Graves
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In-Lawfully Yours
In-Lawfully Yours as Father Grayson
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Prayer Never Fails
Prayer Never Fails as Joseph T. Harrington
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A Time to Dance
A Time to Dance as “Pops” Chapman
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Love's Complicated
Love's Complicated as Dublin Senior
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2015
Eco-Teens Save The World!
Eco-Teens Save The World! as Senator Jeremy Ryburn
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Sensory Perception
Sensory Perception as Mr. Friedrich
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Heart of the Matter
Heart of the Matter as Tyler Mason
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It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You as Nolan Powell
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2014
Born to Race: Fast Track
Born to Race: Fast Track as Liam
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Christian Mingle
Christian Mingle as Matt
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The Last Straw
The Last Straw as Mr. G
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Scorpion
Scorpion as Bob Connelly
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NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: New Orleans as Adam Huntley
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Motive
Motive as Dr. Stan Matthews
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The League
The League as Bruce
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2013
Lizzie
Lizzie as Dr. Fredricks
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Gordon Family Tree
Gordon Family Tree as Ron Goodson
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Beyond the Heavens
Beyond the Heavens as Gus Henry
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2012
3 Day Test
3 Day Test as Tom
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Lay the Favorite
Lay the Favorite as Jerry
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Stolen Child
Stolen Child as George
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2011
Suing the Devil
Suing the Devil as Barry Polk
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Pizza Man
Pizza Man as Criswell
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Miss December
Miss December as District Attorney
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25 Hill
25 Hill as Roy Gibbs
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Bad Actress
Bad Actress as Corbin Bernsen
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The Ascension
The Ascension as Carl
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Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth
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2010
Rust
Rust
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Closets
Closets
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Castle
Castle as Lance Hastings
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Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds as Jerry Grandin
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2009
Donna on Demand
Donna on Demand as Ben Corbin
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Trapped
Trapped as Edward Hutton
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Dead Air
Dead Air as Dr. F
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2008
Depth Charge
Depth Charge
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For the Love of Grace
For the Love of Grace as Captain Washington
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House of Fallen
House of Fallen as Rowland
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Vipers
Vipers as Burton
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2007
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror as Ira
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Pirate Camp
Pirate Camp as Hookbeard
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2006
Paid
Paid as William Montague
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Last Sunset
Last Sunset as John Wayne
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Submission
Submission
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The Naked Ape
The Naked Ape as Mr. Feldman
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Psych
Psych as Henry Spencer
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Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror as Ira
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2005
Carpool Guy
Carpool Guy as Michael
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as Harlan Dexter
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Raging Sharks
Raging Sharks as Capt. Riley
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Ordinary Miracles
Ordinary Miracles as David Woodbury
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2004
Quiet Kill
Quiet Kill as Jerry Martin
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Death and Texas
Death and Texas as Coach Loren Stanley
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They Are Among Us
They Are Among Us as Norbert
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Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2003
The Commission
The Commission as Rep. Gerald R. Ford
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Love Comes Softly
Love Comes Softly as Ben Graham
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Gentle Ben 2: Black Gold
Gentle Ben 2: Black Gold as Fog Benson
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The Mole
The Mole
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2002
Atomic Twister
Atomic Twister as Sheriff C.B. Bishop
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Dead Above Ground
Dead Above Ground as Mark Mallory
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The Santa Trap
The Santa Trap as Chief Spivak
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Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben as Fog Benson
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as David Carver
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Fangs
Fangs as Carl Hart
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L.A. Law: The Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie as Arnie Becker
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2001
The Tomorrow Man
The Tomorrow Man as Larry
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Final Payback
Final Payback as Mayor Richardson
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Judgment
Judgment as Mitch Kendrick
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Raptor
Raptor as Dr. Hyde
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Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct as Jennings Wilhite
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2000
Borderline Normal
Borderline Normal as Benjiman Walling
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Rangers
Rangers as Senator
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The West Wing
The West Wing as Henry Shallick
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V.I.P.
V.I.P. as Zack Henley
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JAG
JAG as Captain Owen Sebring
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Baywatch
Baywatch
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1999
Kiss of a Stranger
Kiss of a Stranger as Mason
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Riddler's Moon
Riddler's Moon as George Brenner
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Two of Hearts
Two of Hearts as Bruce Saunders
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1998
Recipe for Revenge
Recipe for Revenge as Dr. Chester Winnifield
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The Dentist 2
The Dentist 2 as Dr. Feinstone / Dr. Caine
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The Misadventures of Margaret
The Misadventures of Margaret as Art Turner
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Loyal Opposition
Loyal Opposition as Secret Service agent John Gray
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Beings
Beings as Rob Preston
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Major League: Back to the Minors
Major League: Back to the Minors as Roger Dorn
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Young Hearts Unlimited
Young Hearts Unlimited as Brian
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1997
Spacejacked
Spacejacked as Barnes
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Tidal Wave: No Escape
Tidal Wave: No Escape as John Wahl
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Menno's Mind
Menno's Mind as Felix Medina
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An American Affair
An American Affair as District Attorney Sam Brady / Senator John Crawford
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1996
The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype as Peter Prince
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Inhumanoid
Inhumanoid as Foster Carver
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Full Circle
Full Circle as Harrison Winslow
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The Dentist
The Dentist as Dr. Alan Feinstone
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Kounterfeit
Kounterfeit as Marty Hopkins
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Bloodhounds II
Bloodhounds II
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The Cape
The Cape as USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert
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1995
Baja
Baja as John Stone
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Cover Me
Cover Me as Andre Solloway
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Someone to Die For
Someone to Die For as Jack Davis
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In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night as Frank Cole
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Temptress
Temptress as Nick
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Aurora: Operation Intercept
Aurora: Operation Intercept as Flight Engineer Murphy
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1994
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
A Brilliant Disguise
A Brilliant Disguise as Dr. Martin
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I Know My Son Is Alive
I Know My Son Is Alive as Mark Elshant
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The Soft Kill
The Soft Kill as Martin Lewis
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Where Are My Children?
Where Are My Children? as Tom Scott
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Savage Land
Savage Land as Quint
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Guns of Honor
Guns of Honor as Brent Mallick
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Major League II
Major League II as Roger Dorn
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Trigger Fast
Trigger Fast as Brent Mallick
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Final Mission
Final Mission as General Morgan Breslaw
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The Nanny
The Nanny as Glen Mitchell
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1993
Grey Knight
Grey Knight as Col. Nehemiah Strayn
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Beyond Suspicion
Beyond Suspicion as Stan Benderman
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1992
Frozen Assets
Frozen Assets as Zach Shepard
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Ring of the Musketeers
Ring of the Musketeers as Harry
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Love Can Be Murder
Love Can Be Murder as Nick Peyton
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Grass Roots
Grass Roots as Will Lee
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1991
Fatal Inheritance
Fatal Inheritance as Woodward Dawes
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Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Morris Dees
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Shattered
Shattered as Jeb Scott
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Dead on the Money
Dead on the Money as Carter Matthews
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1989
Breaking Point
Breaking Point as Pike
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Major League
Major League as Roger Dorn
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Disorganized Crime
Disorganized Crime as Frank Salazar
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Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as Jim Shirley
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1987
Hello Again
Hello Again as Jason Chadman
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Dead Aim
Dead Aim as Webster
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1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law as Arnie Becker
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1974
Three the Hard Way
Three the Hard Way as Boy
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2019
The Unseen Realm
The Unseen Realm
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2014
It Came from Connemara
2010
The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
1991
The Really Big Show
2020
Mary 4 Mayor
Mary 4 Mayor as Director, Writer
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2018
Life with Dog
Life with Dog as Director, Writer
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2014
Christian Mingle
Christian Mingle as Director, Writer
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2013
Beyond the Heavens
Beyond the Heavens as Director, Writer
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2012
3 Day Test
3 Day Test as Director, Writer
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2011
25 Hill
25 Hill as Director, Writer
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2010
Rust
Rust as Director, Writer
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2009
Donna on Demand
Donna on Demand as Director, Writer
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Dead Air
Dead Air as Director
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2005
Carpool Guy
Carpool Guy as Director
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