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Barry Corbin as Coach Whitey Durham on The CW's "One Tree Hill" |
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Born and raised in Lamesa, Texas, Barry Corbin attended Texas Technical University where he studied Drama. Barry Corbin moved to New York to pursue acting after spending two years with the Marine Corps. For nearly a decade, Barry Corbin starred in a string of stage productions before moving to Los Angeles. While writing plays for National Public Radio, Barry Corbin landed the role of Uncle Bob in the hit 1977 film Urban Cowboy, which launched his prolific career. Since that break, Barry Corbin's well-known film roles have included War Games, Nothing in Common, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Who's Harry Crumb? Career Opportunities, Ghost Dad, Curdled, Solo and Inconvenienced. In the summer of 2006, Barry Corbin played the role of Sheriff Buster Watkins in the feature Molding Clay, directed by William Katt.
Barry Corbin has starred on Broadway, off-Broadway and in regional theater in such roles as Henry in Henry V, Jud in Oklahoma!, Henry II in Beckett, Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Macbeth, among others.Barry Corbin also performs a one-man traveling show, which he co-wrote, called Charlie Goodnight's Last Night about the celebrated Texas cowboy.
Barry Corbin currently shares a ranch with his daughter and three grandchildren in Fort Worth where they raise horses and cattle.
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