Personal Info
Known Credits
97
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1934-06-16 (91 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known For
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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 ...
Acting
2022 --
Caroltyn
| Dr. Mason
2022 --
Block Party
| Uncle Jim
2021 --
Saving Paradise
| John Thompson
2020 --
Dino Dana: The Movie
| Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
2019 --
Beyond the Law
| Swilley
2017 --
My Christmas Grandpa
| Fred
2017 --
Call Me King
| Malachi
2016 --
New Life
| Mr. Charles
2015 --
The Ultimate Legacy
| Ted Hamilton
2015 --
The Great Gilly Hopkins
| Mr Randolph
2015 --
A House Is Not a Home
| Paul
2014 --
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
| Reginald
2014 --
Christmas In Palm Springs
| Gabriel
2014 --
Of Mind and Music
| Stompleg
2014 --
On Angel's Wings
| Mr. Dupac
2013 --
The Last Letter
| Pastor
2013 --
Dear Secret Santa
| Ted
2013 --
The Ultimate Life
| Ted Hamilton
2013 --
Oz the Great and Powerful
| Master Tinker
2012 --
The Undershepherd
| Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
2012 --
Lukewarm
| Thomas
2011 --
The Muppets
| Grandfather
2011 --
The Tenant
| Jack Rymer
2011 --
The Arcadian
| Charles
2010 --
The Search for Santa Paws
| Mr. Stewart
2010 --
Get Low
| Rev. Charlie Jackson
2010 --
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
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2009 --
Black Water Transit
| Frank Vermillion
2008 --
This Man's Life
| Myer Truman
2008 --
The Morgue
| George
2007 --
Hard Luck
| Cobb
2007 --
The Ultimate Gift
| Ted Hamilton
2007 --
Three Days to Vegas
| Marvin Jeffries
2006 --
Night at the Museum
| Reginald
2006 --
Queen of Swing
| Narrator
2006 --
Special Ed
| Lou
2005 --
The Final Patient
| Dr. Daniel Green
2005 --
The Derby Stallion
| Houston Jones
2005 --
Duck
| Norman
2004 --
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
| Self
2003 --
A Mighty Wind
| Blues Musician
2002 --
Sunshine State
| Dr. Elton Lloyd
2002 --
Enough
| Jim Toller
2001 --
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
| Uncle Charles (voice)
2000 --
For All Time
| Proprietor / Conductor
2000 --
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
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1999 --
Random Hearts
| Marvin
1998 --
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
| Estes
1998 --
Hope Floats
| Nurse
1998 --
Paulie
| Virgil the Janitor
1998 --
Always Outnumbered
| Right Burke
1997 --
Air Bud
| Arthur Chaney
1996 --
Ghosts of Mississippi
| Charlie Evers
1996 --
That Thing You Do!
| Del Paxton
1996 --
First Kid
| Speet
1996 --
Nightjohn
| Old man
1996 --
Ed
| Tipton
1995 --
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
| Malt
1995 --
Out There
| Lyman Weeks
1995 --
Man with a Gun
| Henry Griggs
1995 --
Divas
| Sippy
1995 --
Fluke
| Bert
1995 --
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
| Pullman Porter
1995 --
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
| Caleb
1995 --
Tuesday Morning Ride
| Jeff
1995 --
Captiva Island
| Vernon
1994 --
The Hudsucker Proxy
| Moses
1993 --
Fatal Instinct
| Man in Park
1993 --
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
| Lewis Coleman
1993 --
Demolition Man
| Zachary Lamb - Aged
1992 --
The Bodyguard
| Bill Devaney
1992 --
Exiled in America
| Abraham White
1992 --
Roadside Prophets
| Oscar
1991 --
The People Under the Stairs
| Grandpa Booker
1991 --
Carolina Skeletons
| Elijah Crooks
1991 --
The Hard Way
| Raggedy Man
1991 --
New Jack City
| Old Man
1990 --
Decoration Day
| Gee Pennywell
1990 --
Moe's World
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1989 --
The January Man
| Detective Reilly
1988 --
Bird
| Dr. Caulfield
1988 --
Dominick and Eugene
| Jesse Johnson
1987 --
Suspect
| Judge Franklin
1987 --
Five Corners
| Elderly Man in Bar
1986 --
The Color of Money
| Orvis
1984 --
The Cotton Club
| Big Joe Ison
1984 --
The Brother from Another Planet
| Walter
1983 --
Silkwood
| Man in Lunchroom
1983 --
Trading Places
| Bartender
1983 --
Rage of Angels
| Abraham Wilson
1982 --
The Member of the Wedding
| T.T. Williams
1979 --
The Hitter
| Louisiana Slim
1977 --
Greased Lightning
| Mr. Jones
1977 --
Greased Lightning
| Mr Jones
1975 --
A Boy and a Boa
| father
1974 --
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
| Man on Platform