Bill Cobbs
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA — Jun 16 1934• Died Jun 25 2024
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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 th…
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Harry Bastille
The Sopranos
Reverend James Sr.
JAG
Matthew Turner
The West Wing
Alan Tatum
One Tree Hill
Gus
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Old Man
Northern Exposure
Angelo Maxwell
ER
Mr. Bowman
The Practice
Arthur Turner
NYPD Blue
Bernie Carpenter
Star Trek: Enterprise
Dr. Emory Erickson
L.A. Law
Webb Johnson
The Drew Carey Show
Tony
Coach
George
Touched by an Angel
Henry Baldwin
The Equalizer
Barry
The Outer Limits
Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
The Division
Mr. Greene
Army Wives
Harry
Walker, Texas Ranger
Gino Costa
Six Feet Under
Mr. Jones
The Wild Thornberrys
Chief (voice)
Designing Women
Henry / Charlie
Harry's Law
Judge
Empty Nest
Good Times
The Glades
Gregory Richmond
The Wayans Bros.
Fred Watson
Greenleaf
John McCready
My Wife and Kids
L.A. Doctors
Bob
Kate & Allie
Spenser: For Hire
Yes, Dear
Counterman
Night at the Museum
Reginald
10-8: Officers on Duty
Earl Edmonds
October Road
Hand of God
Papa Gene
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Reginald
Go On
George
Trading Places
Bartender
I'll Fly Away
Lewis Coleman
Rake
Federal Judge
Soul Food
Mr. Bradford
The Ultimate Gift
Ted Hamilton
True Colors
The Others
Elmer Greentree
The Color of Money
Orvis
The Ultimate Life
Ted Hamilton
The Bodyguard
Bill Devaney
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Bishop Sanford
The Watcher
Gabriel's Fire
Oz the Great and Powerful
Master Tinker
The Michael Richards Show
Jack
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gee Pennywell
The Carmichael Show
Vernon
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Estes
The Muppets
Grandfather
Demolition Man
Zachary Lamb - Aged
That Thing You Do!
Del Paxton
Side Order of Life
Eddie Morgan
The Hard Way
Raggedy Man
Enough
Jim Toller
The Gregory Hines Show
The People Under the Stairs
Grandpa Booker
The Hudsucker Proxy
Moses
Paulie
Virgil the Janitor
Suspect
Judge Franklin
Hope Floats
Nurse
Get Low
Rev. Charlie Jackson
Air Bud
Arthur Chaney
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Man on Platform
New Jack City
Old Man
The Cotton Club
Big Joe Ison
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Malt
A Mighty Wind
Blues Musician
Random Hearts
Marvin
Rage of Angels
Abraham Wilson
Bird
Dr. Caulfield
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Mr Randolph
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Fish Fry Baby
Fluke
Bert
First Kid
Speet
Beyond the Law
Swilley
Ghosts of Mississippi
Charlie Evers
Silkwood
Man in Lunchroom
Five Corners
Elderly Man in Bar
Hard Luck
Cobb
Sunshine State
Dr. Elton Lloyd
Ed
Tipton
The Brother from Another Planet
Walter
Divas
Sippy
Fatal Instinct
Man in Park
Moe's World
Greased Lightning
Mr Jones
Dear Secret Santa
Ted
Roadside Prophets
Oscar
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Pullman Porter
Saving Paradise
John Thompson
The Undershepherd
Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Caroltyn
Dr. Mason
Duck
Norman
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
Uncle Charles (voice)
Always Outnumbered
Right Burke
Decoration Day
Gee Pennywell
Streets of Gold
Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
The January Man
Detective Reilly
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
Call Me King
Malachi
Compromising Positions
Sgt. Williams
Dominick and Eugene
Jesse Johnson
Out There
Lyman Weeks
The Last Letter
Pastor
Man with a Gun
Henry Griggs
Johnny Bull
Wiggins
Special Ed
Lou
Dino Dana: The Movie
Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Christmas in Palm Springs
Gabriel
Nightjohn
Old man
The Ultimate Legacy
Ted Hamilton
Carolina Skeletons
Elijah Crooks
The Morgue
George
Broken Church
Pastor Evans
For All Time
Proprietor / Conductor
Three Days to Vegas
Marvin Jeffries
Exiled in America
Abraham White
New Life
Mr. Charles
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
The Derby Stallion
Houston Jones
Tuesday Morning Ride
Jeff
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Captiva Island
Vernon
Block Party
Uncle Jim
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
Lewis Coleman
Of Mind and Music
Stompleg
A House Is Not a Home
Paul
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Caleb
The Arcadian
Charles
The Hitter
Louisiana Slim
The Search for Santa Paws
Mr. Stewart
My Christmas Grandpa
Fred
The Member of the Wedding
T.T. Williams
Thrill
Norm Duprey
The Tenant
Jack Rymer
On Angel's Wings
Mr. Dupac
The Final Patient
Dr. Daniel Green
This Man's Life
Myer Truman
Lukewarm
Thomas
Queen of Swing
Narrator
A Boy and a Boa
father
As Evil Does
Jeremiah