Birthday:
Jun 16, 1934
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Bill Cobbs
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Bodyguard | Bill Devaney | 1992 |
| Night at the Museum | Reginald | 2006 |
| Enough | Jim Toller | 2002 |
| I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Estes | 1998 |
| New Jack City | Old Man | 1991 |
| Air Bud | Arthur Chaney | 1997 |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Moses | 1994 |
| Bird | Dr. Caulfield | 1988 |
| The Color of Money | Orvis | 1986 |
| Ed | Tipton | 1996 |
| Hope Floats | Nurse | 1998 |
| Demolition Man | Zachary Lamb - Aged | 1993 |
| Always Outnumbered | Right Burke | 1998 |
| Hard Luck | Cobb | 2007 |
| The People Under the Stairs | Grandpa Booker | 1991 |
| Paulie | Virgil the Janitor | 1998 |
| The Morgue | George | 2008 |
| Greased Lightning | Mr Jones | 1977 |
| Get Low | Rev. Charlie Jackson | 2010 |
| The Final Patient | Dr. Daniel Green | 2005 |
| Oz the Great and Powerful | Master Tinker | 2013 |
| Caroltyn | Dr. Mason | 2022 |
| The Derby Stallion | Houston Jones | 2005 |
| The Tenant | Jack Rymer | 2011 |
| No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School | 2010 | |
| Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Malt | 1995 |
| Moe's World | 1990 | |
| Decoration Day | Gee Pennywell | 1990 |
| Lukewarm | Thomas | 2012 |
| Carolina Skeletons | Elijah Crooks | 1991 |
| The Hitter | Louisiana Slim | 1979 |
| The Ultimate Life | Ted Hamilton | 2013 |
| Captiva Island | Vernon | 1995 |
| A House Is Not a Home | Paul | 2015 |
| Rage of Angels | Abraham Wilson | 1983 |
| Tuesday Morning Ride | Jeff | 1995 |
| Block Party | Uncle Jim | 2022 |
| Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Pullman Porter | 1995 |
| I'll Fly Away: Then and Now | Lewis Coleman | 1993 |
| Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Reginald | 2014 |
| The Hard Way | Raggedy Man | 1991 |
| Three Days to Vegas | Marvin Jeffries | 2007 |
| Divas | Sippy | 1995 |
| Dear Secret Santa | Ted | 2013 |
| Man with a Gun | Henry Griggs | 1995 |
| Nightjohn | Old man | 1996 |
| The Muppets | Grandfather | 2011 |
| That Thing You Do! | Del Paxton | 1996 |
| First Kid | Speet | 1996 |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Man on Platform | 1974 |
| Roadside Prophets | Oscar | 1992 |
| The Brother from Another Planet | Walter | 1984 |
| Greased Lightning | Mr. Jones | 1977 |
| Special Ed | Lou | 2006 |
| Fluke | Bert | 1995 |
| Black Water Transit | Frank Vermillion | 2009 |
| Duck | Norman | 2005 |
| The Member of the Wedding | T.T. Williams | 1982 |
| Call Me King | Malachi | 2017 |
| Random Hearts | Marvin | 1999 |
| For All Time | Proprietor / Conductor | 2000 |
| The Great Gilly Hopkins | Mr Randolph | 2015 |
| The Search for Santa Paws | Mr. Stewart | 2010 |
| The Ultimate Legacy | Ted Hamilton | 2015 |
| A Mighty Wind | Blues Musician | 2003 |
| Christmas In Palm Springs | Gabriel | 2014 |
| On Angel's Wings | Mr. Dupac | 2014 |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Caleb | 1995 |
| Queen of Swing | Narrator | 2006 |
| New Life | Mr. Charles | 2016 |
| Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Self | 2004 |
| The January Man | Detective Reilly | 1989 |
| Exiled in America | Abraham White | 1992 |
| My Christmas Grandpa | Fred | 2017 |
| Fatal Instinct | Man in Park | 1993 |
| Sunshine State | Dr. Elton Lloyd | 2002 |
| Suspect | Judge Franklin | 1987 |
| Five Corners | Elderly Man in Bar | 1987 |
| Dominick and Eugene | Jesse Johnson | 1988 |
| The Arcadian | Charles | 2011 |
| Out There | Lyman Weeks | 1995 |
| The Cotton Club | Big Joe Ison | 1984 |
| The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | 2000 | |
| Beyond the Law | Swilley | 2019 |
| Trading Places | Bartender | 1983 |
| Of Mind and Music | Stompleg | 2014 |
| Silkwood | Man in Lunchroom | 1983 |
| The Last Letter | Pastor | 2013 |
| The Ultimate Gift | Ted Hamilton | 2007 |
| Segal | Self | 1970 |
| This Man's Life | Myer Truman | 2008 |
| A Rugrats Kwanzaa | Uncle Charles (voice) | 2001 |
| The Undershepherd | Dr. Ezekiel Cannon | 2012 |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | Charlie Evers | 1996 |
| Saving Paradise | John Thompson | 2021 |
| Dino Dana: The Movie | Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited) | 2020 |
| A Boy and a Boa | father | 1975 | Series | Cast | Year |
| L.A. Law | Webb Johnson | 1986 |
| October Road | 2007 | |
| Good Times | 1974 | |
| Six Feet Under | Mr. Jones | 2001 |
| Kate & Allie | 1984 | |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Dr. Emory Erickson | 2001 |
| Gabriel's Fire | 1990 | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Harry Bastille | 2000 |
| Spenser: For Hire | 1985 | |
| Designing Women | Henry / Charlie | 1986 |
| The Division | 2001 | |
| Touched by an Angel | Henry Baldwin | 1994 |
| The Others | Elmer Greentree | 2000 |
| The Wayans Bros. | Fred Watson | 1995 |
| Coach | George | 1989 |
| My Wife and Kids | 2001 | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Gino Costa | 1993 |
| Soul Food | Mr. Bradford | 2000 |
| Empty Nest | 1988 | |
| The Michael Richards Show | Jack | 2000 |
| The Practice | Arthur Turner | 1997 |
| True Colors | 1990 | |
| The Equalizer | Barry | 1985 |
| Army Wives | 2007 | |
| JAG | Matthew Turner | 1995 |
| Northern Exposure | 1990 | |
| I'll Fly Away | Lewis Coleman | 1991 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Gee Pennywell | 1951 |
| ER | Mr. Bowman | 1994 |
| Yes, Dear | Counterman | 2000 |
| The Watcher | 1995 | |
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | 2003 | |
| The Outer Limits | Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777 | 1995 |
| The Gregory Hines Show | 1997 | |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Chief (voice) | 1998 |
| The Glades | Gregory Richmond | 2010 |
| The West Wing | Alan Tatum | 1999 |
| The Sopranos | Reverend James Sr. | 1999 |
| One Tree Hill | Gus | 2003 |
| The Outer Limits | Joe Dell | 1995 |
| Rage of Angels | Abraham Wilson | 1983 |
| The Carmichael Show | Vernon | 2015 |
| Greenleaf | Henry McCready | 2016 |
| Greenleaf | John McCready | 2016 |
| NYPD Blue | Bernie Carpenter | 1993 |
| NYPD Blue | Norval Stevens | 1993 |
| Hand of God | Papa Gene | 2014 |
| The Drew Carey Show | Tony | 1995 |
| Rake | Judge Rutchland | 2014 |
| Rake | Federal Judge | 2014 |
| Go On | George | 2012 |
| Harry's Law | Judge | 2011 |
| Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Bishop Sanford | 2011 |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Fish Fry Baby | 1990 |
| Side Order of Life | Eddie Morgan | 2007 |
| Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Old Man | 2013 |
