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Bill Cobbs

Acting

Born June 16, 1934 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died June 25, 2024

Also known as William Francisco Cobbs · William Cobbs · بیل کابز

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.

Filmography50+ titles

The Sopranos

1999as Reverend James Sr.

The West Wing

1999as Alan Tatum

Six Feet Under

2001as Mr. Jones

Good Times

1974

Northern Exposure

1990as Angelo Maxwell

One Tree Hill

2003as Gus

ER

1994as Mr. Bowman

The Practice

1997as Arthur Turner

The Outer Limits

1995as Joe Dell

The Ultimate Gift

2006as Ted Hamilton

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Harry Bastille

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013as Old Man

Army Wives

2007as Harry

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001as Dr. Emory Erickson

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974as Man on Platform

My Wife and Kids

2000

JAG

1995as Matthew Turner

Dino Dana: The Movie

2020as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)

The Carmichael Show

2015as Vernon

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

2011as Bishop Sanford

Duck

2005as Norman

The Wayans Bros.

1995as Fred Watson

Touched by an Angel

1994as Henry Baldwin

Carolina Skeletons

1991as Elijah Crooks

Trading Places

1983as Bartender

Greenleaf

2016as Henry McCready

Fluke

1995as Bert

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994as Moses

NYPD Blue

1993as Bernie Carpenter

L.A. Law

1986as Webb Cobbs

Broken Church

2025as Pastor Evans

Paulie

1998as Virgil the Janitor

The Wild Thornberrys

1998as Chief (voice)

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Gino Costa

The Ultimate Life

2013as Ted Hamilton

The Glades

2010as Gregory Richmond

That Thing You Do!

1996as Del Paxton

Decoration Day

1990as Gee Pennywell

Bird

1988as Dr. Caulfield

The Color of Money

1986as Orvis

Designing Women

1986as Henry / Charlie

Spenser: For Hire

1985

Silkwood

1983as Man in Lunchroom

Hand of God

2014as Papa Gene

A Mighty Wind

2003as Blues Musician

Demolition Man

1993as Zachary Lamb - Aged

The Muppets

2011as Grandfather

Get Low

2009as Rev. Charlie Jackson

Enough

2002as Jim Toller

The Bodyguard

1992as Bill Devaney