Bill Corbett
Known for: Writing
Bill Corbett is a former writer for MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and also a performer on the show, providing the voice of the robot Crow (v.2.0) and playing various other strange characters -- including the all-powerful but clueless alien The Observer (a.k.a. "Brain Guy"). Corbett is also a screenwriter and playwright. Corbett's screenplay STARSHIP DAVE, co-written with Rob Greenberg, was made into the movie MEET DAVE starring Eddie Murphy, released by 20th Century Fox. His plays have been produced internationally. Corbett's comedy THE BIG SLAM has been produced at numerous theaters across the U.S., including Woolly Mammoth in Washington, D.C.; ACT in Seattle; and actor Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea, Michigan. Other plays include HATE MAIL, THE STUFF OF DREAMS, and his comic book holiday mashup SUPER-POWERED-REVENGE CHRISTMAS #1. He has been a contributing writer to National Public Radio's PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION and ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, and is co-creator of the animated web series POKER NIGHT on Icebox.com. Corbett has also been an actor in the resident acting companies at the Guthrie Theater and the Berkshire Theater Festival, and has taught playwriting and screenwriting at Kenyon College in Ohio, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and many other universities and schools. He's a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, where he earned an MFA in playwriting and screenwriting. Before that, he received a BA from Yale College. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he now lives in Minneapolis with his wife Virginia, their two children, and a feisty Jack Russell Terrier.
Filmography
Series
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Crow T. Robot (voice) / Observer
1989
Series
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Space Mother (voice)
1989
Series
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Intergalactic Judge
1989
Series
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Krankor
1989
Series
Infinity Train
Perry the Parasite (voice)
2019
Series
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Brain Guy
2017
Series
Tigtone
King
2019
Total Riff Off
2014
Series
Amy's Dead-End Dreamhouse
Mike the Microwave (voice)
2025
The Adventures of Edward the Less
Edward (voice)
2001
Film
RiffTrax Live: RAD
Self
2023
Film
We Brought Back MST3K
Self
2018
Series
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments
Crow T. Robot (voice) / Brain Guy
Film
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
2010
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
Bill Corbett
1964
Film
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
2015
Film
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
Self
2017
Film
GrimTrax
Self
2024
Film
Hate Mail
Self
2020
Film
The Frank
Brainmonger, Puppeteer #1
2014
Series
FourCast
Self - Guest
2009
Film
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
Self
2024
Film
RiffTrax Live: Octaman
Self
2019
Max the Hero
Max (voice)
2007
Film
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
Self
2022
Film
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
Self
2019
Film
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015
Himself
2015
Film
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
Self
2014
Film
RiffTrax Live: Day of the Shorts: SF Sketchfest 2019
Self
2019
Film
RiffTrax Live: Mothra
Self
2016
Film
RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes
2022
Film
RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection
2015
Film
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
Self
2025
Film
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
Himself
2013
Film
Stubborn Beast
Martin
Film
RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny
Self
2018
Film
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
Self
2017
Film
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Self
2013
Film
The Last Dance: RAW
Himself / Crow T. Robot / Observer
1999
Film
RiffTrax Live: Godzilla
Self
2014
Film
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016
Self
2016
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
Crow T. Robot (voice)
1998
Film
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
Self
2012
Film
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
Self
2025
Film
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
Self
2009
Film
Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop
Self
2017
Film
RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror
Himself
2012
Film
Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls
2016
Film
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2
Self
2015
Film
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
himself
2010
Santa's Village of Madness
Self
2012
Film
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
Self
2021
Film
Dead Media
Jackson Billy
2025
Film
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion
Self
2019
Film
RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!
Himself
2009
Film
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead
Self
2013
1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
Crow T. Robot (voice)
1997
Film
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
Self
2016
Film
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
Self
2013
Film
GrimTrax Returns
Self
2026
Film
Rifftrax Live: The Room
Self
2015
Film
The Rifftrax Yule Log
Self
2018
Film
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
Self
2016
Film
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
Himself
2014
Film
Rifftrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer
2011
The Three Stooges in Color
2005
Film
The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon
Self
2007
Film
Hunks of Junk
Self
2026
Film
The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo
Self
2007
RiffTrax: Pressure Point
Himself
Film
The Film Crew: Killers from Space
Self
2007
Film
The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark
Self