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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-06-16

Deathday

2024-06-25 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

William Francisco Cobbs
William Cobbs
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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.

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Acting

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Segal as Self

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
2017		Call Me King as Malachi

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

2009

Black Water Transit as Frank Vermillion

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
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		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

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		Tuesday Morning Ride as Jeff
1995		Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Caleb
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

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		The Color of Money as Orvis
1986		Designing Women as Henry / Charlie
1986		L.A. Law as Webb Johnson

1985		Spenser: For Hire
1985		The Equalizer as Barry

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
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