Bill Cobbs
June 16, 1934 (90 years old) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Credits
- 2020 · Dino Dana: The Movie as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
- 2017 · Call Me King as Malachi
- 1992 · Roadside Prophets as Oscar
- Future · Black Water Transit as Frank Vermillion
- 2022 · Caroltyn as Dr. Mason
- 2022 · Block Party as Uncle Jim
- 2021 · Saving Paradise as John Thompson
- 2019 · Beyond the Law as Swilley
- 2017 · My Christmas Grandpa as Fred
- 2016 · New Life as Mr. Charles
- 2016 · Greenleaf as John McCready
- 2016 · Greenleaf as Henry 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 Federal Judge
- 2014 · Rake as Judge Rutchland
- 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 as
- 2008 · This Man's Life as Myer Truman
- 2008 · The Morgue as George
- 2007 · Hard Luck as Cobb
- 2007 · Side Order of Life as Eddie Morgan
- 2007 · Army Wives as
- 2007 · October Road as
- 2007 · The Ultimate Gift as Ted Hamilton
- 2007 · Three Days to Vegas as Marvin Jeffries
- 2006 · Night at the Museum as Reginald
- 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 as
- 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 as
- 2001 · The Division as
- 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 as
- 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 · 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 as
- 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 as
- 1995 · The Wayans Bros. as Fred Watson
- 1995 · Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Caleb
- 1995 · Tuesday Morning Ride as Jeff
- 1993 · I'll Fly Away: Then and Now as Lewis Coleman
- 1990 · Moe's World as
- Future · Segal as Self
- 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 · 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
- 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 as
- 1990 · True Colors as
- 1990 · Northern Exposure as
- 1989 · Coach as George
- 1989 · The January Man as Detective Reilly
- 1988 · Empty Nest as
- 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 · The Color of Money as Orvis
- 1986 · Designing Women as Henry / Charlie
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Webb Johnson
- 1985 · Spenser: For Hire as
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Barry
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Big Joe Ison
- 1984 · The Brother from Another Planet as Walter
- 1984 · Kate & Allie as
- 1983 · Silkwood as Man in Lunchroom
- 1983 · Trading Places as Bartender
- 1983 · Rage of Angels as Abraham Wilson
- 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 as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Gee Pennywell