Bill Cobbs
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 16, 1934 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
| 2025 | Broken ChurchPastor Evans | |
| 2022 | CaroltynDr. Mason | |
| 2022 | Block PartyUncle Jim | |
| 2021 | Saving ParadiseJohn Thompson | |
| 2020 | Dino Dana: The MovieMr. Hendersen (Uncredited) | |
| 2019 | Beyond the LawSwilley | |
| 2018 | As Evil DoesJeremiah | |
| 2017 | My Christmas GrandpaFred | |
| 2016 | Call Me KingMalachi | |
| 2016 | New LifeMr. Charles | |
| 2016 | GreenleafJohn McCready | |
| 2016 | GreenleafHenry McCready | |
| 2015 | A House Is Not a HomePaul | |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly HopkinsMr Randolph | |
| 2015 | The Ultimate LegacyTed Hamilton | |
| 2015 | The Carmichael ShowVernon | |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombReginald | |
| 2014 | Christmas in Palm SpringsGabriel | |
| 2014 | On Angel's WingsMr. Dupac | |
| 2014 | Of Mind and MusicStompleg | |
| 2014 | Hand of GodPapa Gene | |
| 2014 | RakeJudge Rutchland | |
| 2014 | RakeFederal Judge | |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and PowerfulMaster Tinker | |
| 2013 | The Ultimate LifeTed Hamilton | |
| 2013 | Dear Secret SantaTed | |
| 2013 | The Last LetterPastor | |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Old Man | |
| 2012 | LukewarmThomas | |
| 2012 | The UndershepherdDr. Ezekiel Cannon | |
| 2012 | Go OnGeorge | |
| 2011 | The TenantJack Rymer | |
| 2011 | The MuppetsGrandfather | |
| 2011 | The ArcadianCharles | |
| 2011 | Harry's LawJudge | |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorBishop Sanford | |
| 2010 | Get LowRev. Charlie Jackson | |
| 2010 | No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School | |
| 2010 | The Search for Santa PawsMr. Stewart | |
| 2010 | The GladesGregory Richmond | |
| 2008 | The MorgueGeorge | |
| 2008 | This Man's LifeMyer Truman | |
| 2007 | Three Days to VegasMarvin Jeffries | |
| 2007 | The Ultimate GiftTed Hamilton | |
| 2007 | October Road | |
| 2007 | Army WivesHarry | |
| 2007 | Side Order of LifeEddie Morgan | |
| 2006 | Night at the MuseumReginald | |
| 2006 | Hard LuckCobb | |
| 2006 | Special EdLou | |
| 2006 | Queen of SwingNarrator | |
| 2005 | The Final PatientDr. Daniel Green | |
| 2005 | The Derby StallionHouston Jones | |
| 2005 | DuckNorman | |
| 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksSelf | |
| 2003 | A Mighty WindBlues Musician | |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on DutyEarl Edmonds | |
| 2003 | One Tree HillGus | |
| 2002 | EnoughJim Toller | |
| 2002 | Sunshine StateDr. Elton Lloyd | |
| 2001 | A Rugrats KwanzaaUncle Charles (voice) | |
| 2001 | Six Feet UnderMr. Jones | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: EnterpriseDr. Emory Erickson | |
| 2001 | The DivisionMr. Greene | |
| 2001 | My Wife and Kids | |
| 2000 | For All TimeProprietor / Conductor | |
| 2000 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationHarry Bastille | |
| 2000 | The OthersElmer Greentree | |
| 2000 | Soul FoodMr. Bradford | |
| 2000 | The Michael Richards ShowJack | |
| 2000 | Yes, DearCounterman | |
| 1999 | Random HeartsMarvin | |
| 1999 | The West WingAlan Tatum | |
| 1999 | The SopranosReverend James Sr. | |
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last SummerEstes | |
| 1998 | Hope FloatsNurse | |
| 1998 | Always OutnumberedRight Burke | |
| 1998 | PaulieVirgil the Janitor | |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysChief (voice) | |
| 1998 | L.A. DoctorsBob | |
| 1997 | Air BudArthur Chaney | |
| 1997 | The PracticeArthur Turner | |
| 1997 | The Gregory Hines Show | |
| 1996 | EdTipton | |
| 1996 | NightjohnOld man | |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do!Del Paxton | |
| 1996 | First KidSpeet | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of MississippiCharlie Evers | |
| 1996 | ThrillNorm Duprey | |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're DeadMalt | |
| 1995 | Captiva IslandVernon | |
| 1995 | Tuesday Morning RideJeff | |
| 1995 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. LongPullman Porter | |
| 1995 | DivasSippy | |
| 1995 | Man with a GunHenry Griggs | |
| 1995 | FlukeBert | |
| 1995 | Goldilocks and the Three BearsCaleb | |
| 1995 | Out ThereLyman Weeks | |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros.Fred Watson | |
| 1995 | JAGMatthew Turner | |
| 1995 | The Watcher | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsSecond Elder - Prisoner No. 91777 | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsJoe Dell | |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey ShowTony | |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker ProxyMoses | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelHenry Baldwin | |
| 1994 | ERMr. Bowman | |
| 1993 | Demolition ManZachary Lamb - Aged | |
| 1993 | I'll Fly Away: Then and NowLewis Coleman | |
| 1993 | Fatal InstinctMan in Park | |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas RangerGino Costa | |
| 1993 | NYPD BlueBernie Carpenter | |
| 1993 | NYPD BlueNorval Stevens | |
| 1992 | The BodyguardBill Devaney | |
| 1992 | Roadside ProphetsOscar | |
| 1992 | Exiled in AmericaAbraham White | |
| 1991 | New Jack CityOld Man | |
| 1991 | The People Under the StairsGrandpa Booker | |
| 1991 | Carolina SkeletonsElijah Crooks | |
| 1991 | The Hard WayRaggedy Man | |
| 1991 | I'll Fly AwayLewis Coleman | |
| 1990 | Moe's World | |
| 1990 | Decoration DayGee Pennywell | |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire | |
| 1990 | True Colors | |
| 1990 | Northern ExposureAngelo Maxwell | |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'NeillFish Fry Baby | |
| 1989 | The January ManDetective Reilly | |
| 1989 | CoachGeorge | |
| 1988 | BirdDr. Caulfield | |
| 1988 | Dominick and EugeneJesse Johnson | |
| 1988 | Empty Nest | |
| 1987 | SuspectJudge Franklin | |
| 1987 | Five CornersElderly Man in Bar | |
| 1986 | The Color of MoneyOrvis | |
| 1986 | Johnny BullWiggins | |
| 1986 | Streets of GoldDishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited) | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawWebb Johnson | |
| 1986 | Designing WomenHenry / Charlie | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawWebb Cobbs | |
| 1985 | Compromising PositionsSgt. Williams | |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerBarry | |
| 1984 | The Brother from Another PlanetWalter | |
| 1984 | The Cotton ClubBig Joe Ison | |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | |
| 1983 | Trading PlacesBartender | |
| 1983 | SilkwoodMan in Lunchroom | |
| 1983 | Rage of AngelsAbraham Wilson | |
| 1982 | The Member of the WeddingT.T. Williams | |
| 1979 | The HitterLouisiana Slim | |
| 1977 | Greased LightningMr Jones | |
| 1977 | Greased LightningMr. Jones | |
| 1975 | A Boy and a Boafather | |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeMan on Platform | |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameGee Pennywell |