Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers.

The catch: They don’t know beforehand what roles we’ll ask them to talk about.The actor: Although Barry Corbin started out doing Shakespeare, he spent the ’70s and ’80s playing sheriffs, military men, and various other authority figures, delivering a hint of humor and more than a hint of gruff intimidation along with his Southern drawl.

A staple of flick (Stir Crazy, WarGames, No Country For Old Men) and television (Northern Exposure, Lonesome Dove, The Closer), Corbin can currently be seen as ...... See Complete Article @ AV Club