Bill Cobbs

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Known For

Acting

Born

1934-06-16

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Bill Cobbs

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Cobbs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2025
Broken Church as Pastor Evans
2022
Caroltyn as Dr. Mason
2022
Block Party as Uncle Jim
2021
Saving Paradise as John Thompson
2020
Dino Dana: The Movie as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
2019
Beyond the Law as Swilley
2017
My Christmas Grandpa as Fred
2016
New Life as Mr. Charles
2016
Call Me King as Malachi
2016
Greenleaf as Henry McCready
2016
Greenleaf as John McCready
2015
The Ultimate Legacy as Ted Hamilton
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins as Mr Randolph
2015
A House Is Not a Home as Paul
2015
The Carmichael Show as Vernon
2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Reginald
2014
Christmas In Palm Springs as Gabriel
2014
Of Mind and Music as Stompleg
2014
On Angel's Wings as Mr. Dupac
2014
Hand of God as Papa Gene
2014
Rake as Judge Rutchland
2014
Rake as Federal Judge
2013
The Last Letter as Pastor
2013
Dear Secret Santa as Ted
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Old Man
2013
The Ultimate Life as Ted Hamilton
2013
Oz the Great and Powerful as Master Tinker
2012
Go On as George
2012
The Undershepherd as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
2012
Lukewarm as Thomas
2011
The Muppets as Grandfather
2011
The Tenant as Jack Rymer
2011
The Arcadian as Charles
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Bishop Sanford
2011
Harry's Law as Judge
2010
The Search for Santa Paws as Mr. Stewart
2010
Get Low as Rev. Charlie Jackson
2010
The Glades as Gregory Richmond
2010
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2008
This Man's Life as Myer Truman
2008
The Morgue as George
2007
Side Order of Life as Eddie Morgan
2007
Army Wives as Harry
2007
October Road
2007
The Ultimate Gift as Ted Hamilton
2007
Three Days to Vegas as Marvin Jeffries
2006
Night at the Museum as Reginald
2006
Hard Luck as Cobb
2006
Queen of Swing as Narrator
2006
Special Ed as Lou
2005
The Final Patient as Dr. Daniel Green
2005
The Derby Stallion as Houston Jones
2005
Duck as Norman
2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self
2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
One Tree Hill as Gus
2003
A Mighty Wind as Blues Musician
2002
Sunshine State as Dr. Elton Lloyd
2002
Enough as Jim Toller
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise as Dr. Emory Erickson
2001
A Rugrats Kwanzaa as Uncle Charles (voice)
2001
Six Feet Under as Mr. Jones
2001
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Division as Mr. Greene
2000
The Michael Richards Show as Jack
2000
For All Time as Proprietor / Conductor
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Harry Bastille
2000
Yes, Dear as Counterman
2000
Soul Food as Mr. Bradford
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
The Others as Elmer Greentree
1999
Random Hearts as Marvin
1999
The West Wing as Alan Tatum
1999
The Sopranos as Reverend James Sr.
1998
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Estes
1998
L.A. Doctors as Bob
1998
The Wild Thornberrys as Chief (voice)
1998
Hope Floats as Nurse
1998
Paulie as Virgil the Janitor
1998
Always Outnumbered as Right Burke
1997
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
Air Bud as Arthur Chaney
1997
The Practice as Arthur Turner
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi as Charlie Evers
1996
That Thing You Do! as Del Paxton
1996
First Kid as Speet
1996
Nightjohn as Old man
1996
Ed as Tipton
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Malt
1995
Out There as Lyman Weeks
1995
Man with a Gun as Henry Griggs
1995
JAG as Matthew Turner
1995
Divas as Sippy
1995
The Drew Carey Show as Tony
1995
Fluke as Bert
1995
The Outer Limits as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
1995
The Outer Limits as Joe Dell
1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long as Pullman Porter
1995
The Watcher
1995
The Wayans Bros. as Fred Watson
1995
Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Caleb
1995
Tuesday Morning Ride as Jeff
1995
Captiva Island as Vernon
1994
Touched by an Angel as Henry Baldwin
1994
ER as Mr. Bowman
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy as Moses
1993
Fatal Instinct as Man in Park
1993
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now as Lewis Coleman
1993
Demolition Man as Zachary Lamb - Aged
1993
NYPD Blue as Bernie Carpenter
1993
NYPD Blue as Norval Stevens
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Gino Costa
1992
The Bodyguard as Bill Devaney
1992
Exiled in America as Abraham White
1992
Roadside Prophets as Oscar
1991
The People Under the Stairs as Grandpa Booker
1991
I'll Fly Away as Lewis Coleman
1991
Carolina Skeletons as Elijah Crooks
1991
New Jack City as Old Man
1991
The Hard Way as Raggedy Man
1990
Decoration Day as Gee Pennywell
1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill as Fish Fry Baby
1990
Gabriel's Fire
1990
True Colors
1990
Moe's World
1990
Northern Exposure as Angelo Maxwell
1989
Coach as George
1989
The January Man as Detective Reilly
1988
Empty Nest
1988
Bird as Dr. Caulfield
1988
Dominick and Eugene as Jesse Johnson
1987
Suspect as Judge Franklin
1987
Five Corners as Elderly Man in Bar
1986
Streets of Gold as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
1986
The Color of Money as Orvis
1986
Designing Women as Henry / Charlie
1986
L.A. Law as Webb Johnson
1986
Johnny Bull as Wiggins
1985
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Equalizer as Barry
1985
Compromising Positions as Sgt. Williams
1984
The Cotton Club as Big Joe Ison
1984
The Brother from Another Planet as Walter
1984
Kate & Allie
1983
Silkwood as Man in Lunchroom
1983
Trading Places as Bartender
1983
Rage of Angels as Abraham Wilson
1982
The Member of the Wedding as T.T. Williams
1979
The Hitter as Louisiana Slim
1977
Greased Lightning as Mr Jones
1977
Greased Lightning as Mr. Jones
1975
A Boy and a Boa as father
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Man on Platform
1974
Good Times
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Gee Pennywell