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Name
Bill Cobbs

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1934-06-16

Deathday
2024-06-25 (90 years old)

Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

William Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024) was an American actor. He was known for such film roles as Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Reginald in Night at the Museum (2006) and Master Tinker on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He played Lewis Coleman on I'll Fly Away (1991–1993), Jack on The Michael Richards Show (2000), and had guest appearances on Walker, Texas Ranger and The Sopranos. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1992 The Bodyguard as Bill Devaney
2006 Night at the Museum as Reginald
2002 Enough as Jim Toller
1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Estes
1991 New Jack City as Old Man
1997 Air Bud as Arthur Chaney
1988 Bird as Dr. Caulfield
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy as Moses
1986 The Color of Money as Orvis
1996 Ed as Tipton
1998 Hope Floats as Nurse
1993 Demolition Man as Zachary Lamb - Aged
1998 Always Outnumbered as Right Burke
2006 Hard Luck as Cobb
1991 The People Under the Stairs as Grandpa Booker
1998 Paulie as Virgil the Janitor
2008 The Morgue as George
1977 Greased Lightning as Mr Jones
2010 Get Low as Rev. Charlie Jackson
2005 The Final Patient as Dr. Daniel Green
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful as Master Tinker
2022 Caroltyn as Dr. Mason
2005 The Derby Stallion as Houston Jones
2011 The Tenant as Jack Rymer
2010 No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Malt
1990 Moe's World
1990 Decoration Day as Gee Pennywell
2012 Lukewarm as Thomas
1991 Carolina Skeletons as Elijah Crooks
1979 The Hitter as Louisiana Slim
2013 The Ultimate Life as Ted Hamilton
1995 Captiva Island as Vernon
2015 A House Is Not a Home as Paul
1995 Tuesday Morning Ride as Jeff
2022 Block Party as Uncle Jim
1995 Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long as Pullman Porter
1993 I'll Fly Away: Then and Now as Lewis Coleman
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Reginald
1991 The Hard Way as Raggedy Man
2007 Three Days to Vegas as Marvin Jeffries
1995 Divas as Sippy
2013 Dear Secret Santa as Ted
1995 Man with a Gun as Henry Griggs
1996 Nightjohn as Old man
2011 The Muppets as Grandfather
1996 That Thing You Do! as Del Paxton
1996 First Kid as Speet
1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Man on Platform
1992 Roadside Prophets as Oscar
1984 The Brother from Another Planet as Walter
1977 Greased Lightning as Mr. Jones
2006 Special Ed as Lou
1995 Fluke as Bert
2005 Duck as Norman
1982 The Member of the Wedding as T.T. Williams
2016 Call Me King as Malachi
1999 Random Hearts as Marvin
2000 For All Time as Proprietor / Conductor
2015 The Great Gilly Hopkins as Mr Randolph
2010 The Search for Santa Paws as Mr. Stewart
2015 The Ultimate Legacy as Ted Hamilton
2003 A Mighty Wind as Blues Musician
2014 Christmas in Palm Springs as Gabriel
2014 On Angel's Wings as Mr. Dupac
1995 Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Caleb
2006 Queen of Swing as Narrator
2016 New Life as Mr. Charles
2004 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self
1989 The January Man as Detective Reilly
1992 Exiled in America as Abraham White
2017 My Christmas Grandpa as Fred
1993 Fatal Instinct as Man in Park
2002 Sunshine State as Dr. Elton Lloyd
1987 Suspect as Judge Franklin
1987 Five Corners as Elderly Man in Bar
1988 Dominick and Eugene as Jesse Johnson
2011 The Arcadian as Charles
1995 Out There as Lyman Weeks
1984 The Cotton Club as Big Joe Ison
2000 The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2019 Beyond the Law as Swilley
1983 Trading Places as Bartender
2014 Of Mind and Music as Stompleg
1983 Silkwood as Man in Lunchroom
2013 The Last Letter as Pastor
2007 The Ultimate Gift as Ted Hamilton
2008 This Man's Life as Myer Truman
2001 A Rugrats Kwanzaa as Uncle Charles (voice)
2012 The Undershepherd as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi as Charlie Evers
2021 Saving Paradise as John Thompson
2020 Dino Dana: The Movie as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
1975 A Boy and a Boa as father
1986 Johnny Bull as Wiggins
1985 Compromising Positions as Sgt. Williams
1986 Streets of Gold as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
2025 Broken Church as Pastor Evans
1996 Thrill as Norm Duprey
2018 As Evil Does as Jeremiah
2018 Clipped Wings, They Do Fly as Judge Johnson
1977 A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich as Bartender
1997 Soulmates as Mr. Williams

1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Webb Johnson
2007 October Road ( 1 episode )
1974 Good Times ( 1 episode )
2001 Six Feet Under ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Jones
1984 Kate & Allie ( 1 episode )
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Emory Erickson
1990 Gabriel's Fire ( 1 episode )
1985 Spenser: For Hire ( 1 episode )
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Harry Bastille
1986 Designing Women ( 1 episode ) as Henry / Charlie
2001 The Division ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Greene
1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Henry Baldwin
2000 The Others ( 13 episodes ) as Elmer Greentree
1995 The Wayans Bros. ( 1 episode ) as Fred Watson
1989 Coach ( 1 episode ) as George
2001 My Wife and Kids ( 2 episodes )
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Gino Costa
2000 Soul Food ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Bradford
1988 Empty Nest ( 1 episode )
2000 The Michael Richards Show ( 9 episodes ) as Jack
1997 The Practice ( 1 episode ) as Arthur Turner
1990 True Colors ( 1 episode )
1985 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Barry
2007 Army Wives ( 1 episode ) as Harry
1995 JAG ( 4 episodes ) as Matthew Turner
1990 Northern Exposure ( 1 episode ) as Angelo Maxwell
1991 I'll Fly Away ( 39 episodes ) as Lewis Coleman
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Gee Pennywell
1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Bowman
2000 Yes, Dear ( 1 episode ) as Counterman
1995 The Watcher ( 1 episode )
2003 10-8: Officers on Duty ( 1 episode ) as Earl Edmonds
1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
1997 The Gregory Hines Show ( 22 episodes )
1998 The Wild Thornberrys ( 1 episode ) as Chief (voice)
2010 The Glades ( 1 episode ) as Gregory Richmond
1999 The West Wing ( 1 episode ) as Alan Tatum
1999 The Sopranos ( 1 episode ) as Reverend James Sr.
2003 One Tree Hill ( 1 episode ) as Gus
1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Joe Dell
1983 Rage of Angels ( 2 episodes ) as Abraham Wilson
2015 The Carmichael Show ( 1 episode ) as Vernon
2016 Greenleaf ( 2 episodes ) as John McCready
2016 Greenleaf ( 2 episodes ) as Henry McCready
1993 NYPD Blue ( 1 episode ) as Bernie Carpenter
1993 NYPD Blue ( 1 episode ) as Norval Stevens
2014 Hand of God ( 1 episode ) as Papa Gene
1995 The Drew Carey Show ( 9 episodes ) as Tony
2014 Rake ( 1 episode ) as Federal Judge
2014 Rake ( 3 episodes ) as Judge Rutchland
2012 Go On ( 10 episodes ) as George
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior ( 1 episode ) as Bishop Sanford
2011 Harry's Law ( 1 episode ) as Judge
1990 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill ( 1 episode ) as Fish Fry Baby
2007 Side Order of Life ( 1 episode ) as Eddie Morgan
2013 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ( 1 episode ) as Old Man
1998 L.A. Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Bob
1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Webb Cobbs

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