Corbin Bernsen
Biography
Corbin Bernsen is an American actor and director who was born in North Hollywood and trained at UCLA, where he earned degrees in theater arts and playwriting. After a two-year run on the soap opera Ryan's Hope, he broke through in 1986 as lawyer Arnold Becker on L.A. Law, a role that brought Emmy and Golden Globe nominations and kept him with the series until it ended in 1994. He became known for Roger Dorn in Major League (1989), Major League II (1994), and Major League: Back to the Minors (1998), and for Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist and its sequel. Other television work includes The Cape, General Hospital, Cuts, JAG, The West Wing, and Psych, where he played Henry Spencer. He directed and appeared in Dead Air (2009) and wrote, directed, and produced 25 Hill. He also wrote a novel based on his film Rust.
72years old
Turns 73 on September 7in 330 days
- Born North Hollywood
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Corbin Dean Bernsen (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 58
- Career span
- 59 years1967 to 2026
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A change of course
Bernsen traded a speaking role in his film Donna on Demand to Kyle MacDonald in exchange for a Kiss snow globe, a trade that was part of the One Red Paperclip chain.
Early training
Bernsen attended UCLA, where he earned a BA in Theatre Arts in 1977 and later an MFA in Playwriting in 1979, which made him a "double Bruin."
Big break
After two years on the soap opera Ryan's Hope, Bernsen landed the part of lawyer Arnold Becker on Steven Bochco's L.A. Law in 1986. The show was a hit, and the role brought him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
Behind the camera
Bernsen's debut novel, Rust: the Novel, was released by Pelican Book Group in October 2015 and adapted his 2010 film Rust, in which he starred and served as writer and director.
Corbin Bernsen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Steve Franks directed three of these films, David S. Ward two and R. Ellis Frazier two. Eleven actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Dennis Haysbert's page
Kurt Fuller's page
Maggie Lawson's page
Dulé Hill's page
James Roday's page
Steve FranksDirector, 3 films, 2017 to 2021
All films by Steve Franks
David S. WardDirector, 2 films, 1989 to 1994
All films by David S. Ward
R. Ellis FrazierDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2017
All films by R. Ellis Frazier
Also three films together5 more actors
- Kevin Crowley3 Day Test (2012), Major League II (1994) and Major League (1989)
- Bob UeckerMajor League: Back to the Minors (1998), Major League II (1994) and Major League (1989)
- Jazmyn SimonPsych 3: This Is Gus (2021), Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) and Psych: The Movie (2017)
- Kirsten NelsonPsych 3: This Is Gus (2021), Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) and Psych: The Movie (2017)
- Steve YeagerMajor League: Back to the Minors (1998), Major League II (1994) and Major League (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Corbin Bernsen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$272 million
12 of the 58 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 58 films: 12 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 20 never in cinemas; 18 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 20Never in cinemas
- 18Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$91M33.3% of the total
- 2$75M27.5% of the total
- 3$31M11.2% of the total
- 4$20M7.5% of the total
- 5$16M5.8% of the total
- 6$12M4.4% of the total
- 7$12M4.2% of the total
- 8$7.7M2.8% of the total
$8.8 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total