That's when Kevin Bacon cast Sosie in Loverboy, a movie he directed, which Sedgwick starred in. Police Chief Will Pope . Johnson’s new roommate is actually played by three male kittens, all brothers, named for Closer characters Taylor, Pope and Fritz. Complete @ 6957 words. Directed by Rick Wallace. Last night’s episode, “Last Rites,” was third from the end. Bernard was adopted by the Weiss family and later in life got in touch with Corbin. Willie Rae Johnson (mother; deceased) Clay Johnson (father) Spouse. He has volunteered his time to charity for many years, including rodeos and being spokesman for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. From 2003–2008, Corbin played Whitey Durham, the basketball coach for the Tree Hill Ravens on The WB/CW teenager drama series One Tree Hill. In 2007, he played the character Clay Johnson, father of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on The Closer series. [2] Much of his spare time is spent riding horses and tending to cattle on his small Texas ranch near Fort Worth. To moviegoers, he is well remembered as General Beringer in WarGames, John Travolta's uncle Bob Davis in Urban Cowboy, co-starring with Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can, or Roscoe Brown, July Johnson's bumbling deputy in the acclaimed Western Lonesome Dove. Directed by Michael M. Robin. Directed by David McWhirter. Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American actor. Cangialosi, Jason. From 1990 to 1995, Corbin portrayed former astronaut and local business leader Maurice Minnifield on CBS's Northern Exposure, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. David Gabriel . This episode brings them to the forefront and lets most of the cast play with them. His father started using drugs when he was five years old. Before breaking into film, Corbin won many cutting-horse competitions. Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_The_Closer_characters&oldid=967841860, Lists of American crime television series characters, Lists of American drama television series characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, LAPD Assistant Chief for Operations (Seasons 1–6), LAPD Captain, Force Investigation Division, This page was last edited on 15 July 2020, at 17:00. Faced with the fear of losing her father to cancer, Brenda wasn't paying attention to her mother. Willie Rae was the buffer between Brenda and her father, and... Clay Johnson ( Barry Corbin ): Brenda's father. Genre: Hurt/Comfort. Glad to be back with her team, Brenda focuses on finding a terrorist-linked suspect. The series centers on the officers of the LAPD's Priority Murder Squad (season 1), renamed Priority Homicide Division (seasons 1-4), then renamed the Major Crimes Division (seasons 4-7). As the season progresses, we see Brenda struggle to establish her authority and earn the respect of her squad, despite the efforts of Taylor and Detective Lt. Andy Flynn to both undermine her authority and hamper her investigations. ET on TNT). In 2020, Corbin had a recurring guest role as Everett Acker in Better Call Saul. With Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett. The clock on the camera wasn't set so they can see the time of day on the photos. Brenda’s team arrives and begins working the crime scene, but it appears the Archbishop has other ideas and that Chief Pope will … 'The Closer' will bring an end to Kyra Sedgwick's portrayal of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, but 'Major Crimes' will feature many of the same characters. And expect some guest appearances from some of their famous friends like Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani, who is the voice of Jesus. Captain Taylor makes his move against Brenda, meaning she must juggle concerns of an I.A. 'The Closer' Series Finale: Brenda Finally Takes Down Phillip Stroh, Accepts New Job In DA's Office (VIDEO) Detective Brenda Leigh Johnson got to close the Phillip Stroh case as her final task for Major Crimes on "The Closer" (Mon., 9 p.m. Working with the CIA, who also wants their hands on this suspect, Brenda realizes that she was given false information, and wonders if she's been set up.To prevent herself and the PHD from falling prey to a sinister plan, Rated: TV-14-LVSpecial Episode. [5] He also had a role in 2007's Oscar-winning film No Country for Old Men. She knew he was guilty, and he knew she knew. Corbin found Shannon in June 1991, when she was 26. The last batch of Closer episodes has been devoted to engineering a showdown between Johnson and her latest archnemesis, Phillip Stroh (Billy Burke), a slimy, pretty-boy defense attorney whose glib smarminess would have viewers clamoring to see him shot dead even if he didn’t have a secret life as a serial rapist-murderer. A 13-year-old boy goes missing, and the more Brenda's team looks into it, the more they can't find anyone who wouldn't want him dead. She worked for the police in Atlanta, where she is born and raised, and later for the U.S. State Department as well as the CIA. Though Brenda is not a "pet person" she adopts the cat, simply calling it "kitty," and begins to develop a relationship with her. David Gabriel, and the grudging admiration of the team when she shows them why she is called a closer; but her battle is far from over. Corbin lost most of his hair in the 1990s due to alopecia areata. Author: readthesubtext Rating: NC-17. Last night’s episode, “Last Rites,” was third from the end. FBI Agent Fritz Howard . Each Monday evening brings us one episode nearer to the finale of The Closer. Directed by Stacey K. Black. Spoilers: All episodes to date. Corbin studied theatre arts at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Many of these characters reappeared in the spin-off series Major Crimes. In 2003, Corbin co-starred with Northern Exposure castmate John Cullum in Blackwater Elegy, an award-winning short film written by Matthew Porter and co-directed by Porter and Joe O'Brien. Corbin is the signature voice of radio station KPLX in Fort Worth, Texas, and has also voiced trailers and promotions for CMT and various other country radio stations. As for Miss Kitty, she'll always hold a special place in the cast and crew's heart. On Monday, The Closer's Brenda Leigh Johnson will hear her final confession. That's when Kevin Bacon cast Sosie in Loverboy, a movie he directed, which Sedgwick starred in. He is shrewd, and somewhat flamboyant in personality, making him rather unpopular among Brenda and her team. Author: readthesubtext Rating: NC-17. In an interview posted by Reuters, … Turns out the underage girlfriend’s father did kill the victim—right after his daughter said the stranger raped her. She knew he was guilty, and he knew she knew. In this interview with executive producer James Duff, he says:. In it, Brenda must decide whether Charlie is allowed to stay or if she must go. Commander Chris Collier ... though totally terrified by Brenda's Georgia red-neck father (hey, I'm from Georgia, I can say it), stood up to him, but with respect. In 1983–1984, Corbin played Merit Sawyer in the NBC television series Boone. [14], In September 2011, Corbin was given a lifetime achievement award by the Estes Park Film Festival in Estes Park, Colorado. From 1979 until 1984, he appeared in several episodes of Dallas as Sheriff Fenton Washburn. An expert at interrogations, Brenda has a long history in law enforcement. Summary: Rated: TV-14-LVSpecial Episode. Corbin has three sons: Bernard Weiss (born 1970), Jim Corbin (born 1979), and Christopher Corbin (born 1982). At one home, he forced the family's cat to swallow a firecracker, causing it to burst into flames. She was married at one point to a co-worker in Atlanta, but it ended in divorce.In the fifth season, Brenda allows her niece, Charlene \"Charlie\" Johnson (portrayed by Kyra Sedgwick's real life daughter Sosie Bacon) to stay with her for awhile … ... "Waivers of Extradition." She was so desperate to nail him that she tried to pull together a case with very flimsy evidence. In 2000, he played the role of General Carville in consecutive video games, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge. [2] He graduated from Monterey High School. Unnamed husband (divorced) Fritz Howard (m. 2009) Relatives. Although her … He later killed Bill's mother in front him by forcing her head into a lit stove. Her whole life was put on hold only to fill it every day with murder. The discovery of a body at a building site dating back to the L.A. Title: 'Forgive Me, Father, For I Have Sinned.' www.milehighcinema.com, Last edited on 22 December 2020, at 22:08, The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez, Moon Shot • The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon, "The Official Barry Corbin Site – Articles", "The Official Barry Corbin Site – Achievement", "National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration, Inc. (Lubbock, Texas)", "Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair IMDb page", Barry Corbin papers at Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barry_Corbin&oldid=995788613, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 December 2020, at 22:08. Fred Ochs Archivist Special Guest Stars 1. Angst. 1 History 2 Modus Operandi 3 Known Victims 4 Appearances 4.1 The Closer 4.1.1 Season 1 4.1.2 Season 4 5 Trivia Croelick was born into a violent household. ET on TNT). [13] Corbin has appeared at gatherings of the American Cowboy Culture Association, which holds the annual National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration each September in Lubbock. "A pet is usually not a part of the procedural aspects of a crime show, but it is a part of everyday life for a lot of people and we wanted to show Brenda as an ordinary person," says Duff. I love the ringtone Brenda Lee Johnson has on her cell phone on the Closer, does anyone know what it is? Pairing: Brenda Leigh Johnson/Sharon Raydor Disclaimer: The characters don't belong to me, I just borrow them for my own amusement. [6] In 2014, he became the spokesman for the Texas Veterans Land Board. Riots puts Brenda on a collision course with a priest, a politician, and one of her team. Directed by David McWhirter. Gavin Q. Baker III is a high priced attorney. [15] The Texas Film Hall of Fame inducted Corbin into its membership on March 8, 2012.[2]. Sgt. The Closer (2005–2012) Series Cast & Crew. Detective Brenda Leigh Johnson got to close the Phillip Stroh case as her final task for Major Crimes on "The Closer" (Mon., 9 p.m. In that film, Sosie was cast to play a younger version of her mother. So the 3-2-1 countdown has begun. Status: One-shot. The Closer is an American television police procedural starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief.Originally a CIA-trained detective from Atlanta, Georgia, Brenda has a reputation as a closer—an interrogator who not only solves a case, but also obtains confessions that lead to convictions, thus "closing" the case. [3] At 21, he joined the United States Marine Corps, served two years, and then returned to Tech.[4]. William "Bill" Croelick is a murderer and murder suspect who appeared twice on The Closer. Ever since The Closer segued into the Mary McDonnell-led Major Crimes in the summer of 2012, “I had a deal with Kyra for three guest-starring episodes. It was her father who put young Sosie in the spotlight for the first time, at just the age of 10. His father started using drugs when he was five years old. Brenda gets in more trouble with Pope when the Catholic Church stonewalls her investigation into a priest's murder. The Closer is an American television police procedural starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief.Originally a CIA-trained detective from Atlanta, Georgia, Brenda has a reputation as a closer—an interrogator who not only solves a case, but also obtains confessions that lead to convictions, thus "closing" the case. Complete @ 6957 words. James Duff, producer of The Closer, was compelled by Bacon's performance in Loverboy to suggest that she play the role of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson's niece Charlie in the fifth season of the show. The lawsuit against Brenda also wrapped up, wonder of wonders, as Peter Goldman was using unscrupulous methods to recruit new members for his case, … While Major Crimes investigates the death of an aspiring teenage pop star's father, Brenda contemplates whether to accept what appears to be a generous offer to settle her case. His most well-known role came in the television series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), for which he was consecutively nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Directed by Scott Ellis. Title: 'Forgive Me, Father, For I Have Sinned.' Meanwhile she also faces pressure at home caring for her sick father. Brenda was absolutely driven to finding murderers. 'The Closer' is the property of Turner Network Television. The death of a young boy hits close to home for Lieutenant Tao, and Brenda continues to duck Raydor's investigation. With Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett. Adam was at a debate or at the cathedral at the time of some of the photos so he couldn't have taken them. Her mother is Thai-American and her father is Hmong. Christopher has followed in his father's footsteps as an actor. When Brenda's parents come for a visit, can Brenda help her father with his cancer treatments on The Closer. Shannon had been adopted as an infant; her birth mother, who had an affair with Corbin, gave up the child through the Methodist Mission Home in San Antonio, without having told Corbin of the pregnancy. [5], In 1994, Corbin narrated the acclaimed TBS documentary MoonShot, telling the story of the 1960s space race from the first-person viewpoint of Mercury Seven astronaut Deke Slayton. The story opens with a phone call to the rectory from a doctor requesting that Father Adam Gray … Guest Stars 1. He later killed Bill's mother in front him by forcing her head into a lit stove. Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California on 27th March 1988. The end draws every closer for Detective Brenda Leigh Johnson and "The Closer" (Mon., 9 p.m. The Closer follows the ever-challenging world of Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, a transplant from Atlanta who heads up the Priority Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. She was so desperate to nail him that she tried to pull together a case with very flimsy evidence. Directed by Arvin Brown. Corbin and his second wife, Susan Berger, divorced in 1992. Bailey ... Louie Provenza: Tony Denison ... Andy Flynn: Michael Paul Chan ... Mike Tao: Raymond Cruz ... Julio Sanchez: Phillip P. Keene ... Buzz Watson: Jon Tenney ... Fritz Howard: Mark Rolston ... Father Jack: … Paul Vincent O'Connor Father Calhoun 2. It was one of the few moments where the entire cast had to work together in an explosive way, and it worked. Status: One-shot. If you watch The Closer, you already know that Brenda’s parents are wonders to behold. She died shortly after last night’s episode was filmed. Kyra Sedgwick, who plays deputy chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, will leave the hit show, and the main character, behind. The Closer is a crime drama on TNT starring Kyra Sedgwick in an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning performance as Brenda Leigh Johnson, deputy chief of the Atlanta Police Department (and former CIA agent), who transfers to Los Angeles. In that film, Sosie was cast to play a younger version of her mother. With Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett. [1] Corbin was named for author J. M. Barrie by his mother. Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Jillian Bell lead the cast as Jenny, Betty, and Violet Hart in what is sure to be a hilarious addition to the network's Sunday lineup. ET on TNT) with Kyra Sedgwick turning in another powerful performance in this week's installment. Corbin played Mary Carson's stockman Pete, who teaches the Clearys' sons how to shear sheep on their aunt's gigantic sheep station Drogheda, in Australia. With Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett. But TNT's Closer spin-off Major Crimes should be able to keep you from grief-eating a dozen Ding Dongs. "The Closer" is coming to a close. 'The Closer' is the property of Turner Network Television. Brenda and Fritz both deal with cases on the day before their wedding; Provenza puts his foot down, resulting in a resignation. Willie Rae tells Brenda her father is fine and his numbers need improving which gives Brenda a clue. He is also brutally honest in his words. Gary Perez Vincent Morris 3. It was her father who put young Sosie in the spotlight for the first time, at just the age of 10. [4], In 2009, Corbin was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas. She leads a special LAPD unit that solves high-profile murder cases, with her supervisor being an ex-lover of hers.