Bill Cobbs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-06-16

Day of death

2024-06-25 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Cobbs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • JAG

    JAG

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • One Tree Hill

    One Tree Hill

  • ER

    ER

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • Star Trek: Enterprise

    Star Trek: Enterprise

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • Trading Places

    Trading Places

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Coach

    Coach

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • My Wife and Kids

    My Wife and Kids

  • Army Wives

    Army Wives

  • The Ultimate Life

    The Ultimate Life

  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

    Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

  • The Glades

    The Glades

  • The Division

    The Division

  • Night at the Museum

    Night at the Museum

  • Empty Nest

    Empty Nest

  • Greenleaf

    Greenleaf

  • Greenleaf

    Greenleaf

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Yes, Dear

    Yes, Dear

  • Rake

    Rake

  • Rake

    Rake

  • Demolition Man

    Demolition Man

  • The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

  • Kate & Allie

    Kate & Allie

  • Harry's Law

    Harry's Law

  • Oz the Great and Powerful

    Oz the Great and Powerful

  • The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

  • Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

  • Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

  • The Ultimate Gift

    The Ultimate Gift

  • New Life

    New Life

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Suspect

    Suspect

  • Hand of God

    Hand of God

  • Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

    Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

  • Hard Luck

    Hard Luck

  • The Undershepherd

    The Undershepherd

  • Saving Paradise

    Saving Paradise

  • L.A. Doctors

    L.A. Doctors

  • Hope Floats

    Hope Floats

  • Air Bud

    Air Bud

  • Decoration Day

    Decoration Day

  • First Kid

    First Kid

  • October Road

    October Road

  • Caroltyn

    Caroltyn

  • Lukewarm

    Lukewarm

  • Fatal Instinct

    Fatal Instinct

  • Divas

    Divas

  • Enough

    Enough

  • New Jack City

    New Jack City

  • Fluke

    Fluke

  • The Arcadian

    The Arcadian

  • The Tenant

    The Tenant

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • I'll Fly Away

    I'll Fly Away

  • The Search for Santa Paws

    The Search for Santa Paws

  • Ed

    Ed

  • Five Corners

    Five Corners

  • The Carmichael Show

    The Carmichael Show

  • The Great Gilly Hopkins

    The Great Gilly Hopkins

  • The People Under the Stairs

    The People Under the Stairs

  • The Michael Richards Show

    The Michael Richards Show

  • Block Party

    Block Party

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • Go On

    Go On

  • Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

  • Johnny Bull

    Johnny Bull

  • Soul Food

    Soul Food

  • The Morgue

    The Morgue

  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

    I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

  • Compromising Positions

    Compromising Positions

  • Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

  • Bird

    Bird

  • Roadside Prophets

    Roadside Prophets

  • Get Low

    Get Low

  • Always Outnumbered

    Always Outnumbered

  • Carolina Skeletons

    Carolina Skeletons

  • Nightjohn

    Nightjohn

  • The Hitter

    The Hitter

  • Gabriel's Fire

    Gabriel's Fire

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

    Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

  • Paulie

    Paulie

  • Special Ed

    Special Ed

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • That Thing You Do!

    That Thing You Do!

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty

    10-8: Officers on Duty

  • Out There

    Out There

  • Dino Dana: The Movie

    Dino Dana: The Movie

  • The January Man

    The January Man

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

  • Duck

    Duck

  • Christmas In Palm Springs

    Christmas In Palm Springs

  • No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

    No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

  • The Ultimate Legacy

    The Ultimate Legacy

  • Dominick and Eugene

    Dominick and Eugene

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • The Others

    The Others

  • Dear Secret Santa

    Dear Secret Santa

  • For All Time

    For All Time

  • Rage of Angels

    Rage of Angels

  • Of Mind and Music

    Of Mind and Music

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

  • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Ghosts of Mississippi

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Member of the Wedding

    The Member of the Wedding

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • The Gregory Hines Show

    The Gregory Hines Show

  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

    Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

  • Tuesday Morning Ride

    Tuesday Morning Ride

  • Man with a Gun

    Man with a Gun

  • A Mighty Wind

    A Mighty Wind

  • Exiled in America

    Exiled in America

  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears

    Goldilocks and the Three Bears

  • Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

  • On Angel's Wings

    On Angel's Wings

  • The Last Letter

    The Last Letter

  • The Derby Stallion

    The Derby Stallion

  • Side Order of Life

    Side Order of Life

  • Three Days to Vegas

    Three Days to Vegas

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • A Rugrats Kwanzaa

    A Rugrats Kwanzaa

  • The Final Patient

    The Final Patient

  • Moe's World

    Moe's World

  • The Brother from Another Planet

    The Brother from Another Planet

  • This Man's Life

    This Man's Life

  • My Christmas Grandpa

    My Christmas Grandpa

  • Call Me King

    Call Me King

  • Captiva Island

    Captiva Island

  • Broken Church

    Broken Church

  • The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

  • I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

    I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

  • A Boy and a Boa

    A Boy and a Boa

  • Queen of Swing

    Queen of Swing