Bill Corbett
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.
Known for
Writing28
Acting70
MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
2026
Crow T. Robot (voice) / Brain Guy
movieDead Media
2025
Jackson Billy
tvAmy's Dead-End Dreamhouse
2025
Mike the Microwave (voice)
tvInfinity Train
2019
Perry the Parasite (voice)
tvTigtone
2019
King
tvMystery Science Theater 3000
2017
Brain Guy
movieThe Frank
2014
Brainmonger, Puppeteer #1
tvFourCast
2009
Self - Guest
Max the Hero
2007
Max (voice)
movieThe Last Dance: RAW
1999
Himself / Crow T. Robot / Observer
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
1998
Crow T. Robot (voice)
1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
1997
Crow T. Robot (voice)
tvMystery Science Theater 3000
1989
Crow T. Robot (voice) / Observer / Space Mother (voice) / Intergalactic Judge / Krankor
movieStubborn Beast
Martin
tvMystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments
Crow T. Robot (voice) / Brain Guy
