Bill Cobbs
- Acting
- June 16, 1934 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- June 25, 2024
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Broken Church · Pastor Evans
- Caroltyn · Dr. Mason
- Block Party · Uncle Jim
- Saving Paradise · John Thompson
- Dino Dana: The Movie · Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
- Beyond the Law · Swilley
- As Evil Does · Jeremiah
- Clipped Wings, They Do Fly · Judge Johnson
- My Christmas Grandpa · Fred
- New Life · Mr. Charles
- Call Me King · Malachi
- Greenleaf · Henry McCready, John McCready
- The Ultimate Legacy · Ted Hamilton
- The Great Gilly Hopkins · Mr Randolph
- A House Is Not a Home · Paul
- The Carmichael Show · Vernon
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · Reginald
- Christmas in Palm Springs · Gabriel
- Of Mind and Music · Stompleg
- On Angel's Wings · Mr. Dupac
- Hand of God · Papa Gene
- Rake · Judge Rutchland, Federal Judge
- The Last Letter · Pastor
- Dear Secret Santa · Ted
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. · Old Man
- The Ultimate Life · Ted Hamilton
- Oz the Great and Powerful · Master Tinker
- Go On · George
- The Undershepherd · Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
- Lukewarm · Thomas
- The Muppets · Grandfather
- The Tenant · Jack Rymer
- The Arcadian · Charles
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior · Bishop Sanford
- Harry's Law · Judge
- The Search for Santa Paws · Mr. Stewart
- Get Low · Rev. Charlie Jackson
- The Glades · Gregory Richmond
- No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
- This Man's Life · Myer Truman
- The Morgue · George
- Side Order of Life · Eddie Morgan
- Army Wives · Harry
- October Road
- The Ultimate Gift · Ted Hamilton
- Three Days to Vegas · Marvin Jeffries
- Night at the Museum · Reginald
- Hard Luck · Cobb
- Queen of Swing · Narrator
- Special Ed · Lou
- The Final Patient · Dr. Daniel Green
- The Derby Stallion · Houston Jones
- Duck · Norman
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks · Self
- 10-8: Officers on Duty · Earl Edmonds
- One Tree Hill · Gus
- A Mighty Wind · Blues Musician
- Sunshine State · Dr. Elton Lloyd
- Enough · Jim Toller
- Star Trek: Enterprise · Dr. Emory Erickson
- A Rugrats Kwanzaa · Uncle Charles (Voice)
- Six Feet Under · Mr. Jones
- My Wife and Kids
- The Division · Mr. Greene
- The Michael Richards Show · Jack
- For All Time · Proprietor / Conductor
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Harry Bastille
- Yes, Dear · Counterman
- Soul Food · Mr. Bradford
- The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
- The Others · Elmer Greentree
- Random Hearts · Marvin
- The West Wing · Alan Tatum
- The Sopranos · Reverend James Sr.
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer · Estes
- L.A. Doctors · Bob
- The Wild Thornberrys · Chief (Voice)
- Hope Floats · Nurse
- Paulie · Virgil the Janitor
- Always Outnumbered · Right Burke