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Q: In the “Yellowstone” episode “Under A Blanket of Red,” an old cowpoke looks and sounds just like Wilford Brimley, but his name is not mentioned in the credits. The episode was first broadcast in November 2021 and Brimley died in August 2020 but an episode was dedicated to Brimley. Did he really play in the scene and was uncredited, or did someone else do an excellent impersonation?
A: Barry Corbin, a fine actor and — I can personally attest — great gentleman, played the “old cowpoke” you saw, and did it without imitating anyone else. When he’s not riding horses on his ranch in Texas, Corbin has worked often and variously, including in “Northern Exposure,” “One Tree Hill,” “The Closer” and “Better Call Saul,” as well as movies such as “Urban Cowboy."
