Barry's full given name is Leonard Barrie Corbin, and he was born on
October 16, 1940 in Lamesa, Texas, to Kilmer Blain Corbin, an attorney & TX State Senator, and Alma Corbin, an elementary school teacher. Barry and his wife Jo share a ranch in Fort
Worth, Texas. He says when he isn't working, he rides horses there every chance he gets.
A daughter that he didn't know he had, found him in 1991.
He lost most of his hair in the 1990s due to a condition called alopecia
areata; since then, he often appears on screen either with his head
shaved or wearing a hat.
Served in the United States Marine Corps.
Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 8, 2012 in Austin, Texas.
Is the official "Station Voice" of KPLX-FM 99.5 The Wolf in Dallas, Texas.
I think for the last fifteen, twenty years or so, Hollywood has underestimated the appeal of the Western. I think there is still a huge market.
I read that book, 'Lonesome Dove,' and I told my agent that they were gonna make a miniseries out of it and I wanted to be in it. I didn't care what part.
I worked on 'Lonesome Dove' three weeks all together. When I heard they were doing it, I wanted to be involved since I'd read the book.