Bill Cobbs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

157

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

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • ER

    ER

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • Star Trek: Enterprise

    Star Trek: Enterprise

  • One Tree Hill

    One Tree Hill

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Army Wives

    Army Wives

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • The Division

    The Division

  • My Wife and Kids

    My Wife and Kids

  • The Glades

    The Glades

  • Air Bud

    Air Bud

  • Night at the Museum

    Night at the Museum

  • Hope Floats

    Hope Floats

  • Trading Places

    Trading Places

  • Harry's Law

    Harry's Law

  • New Jack City

    New Jack City

  • Enough

    Enough

  • Empty Nest

    Empty Nest

  • Greenleaf

    Greenleaf

  • Greenleaf

    Greenleaf

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Thrill

    Thrill

  • Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

    Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Hard Luck

    Hard Luck

  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

    Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

  • Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

  • L.A. Doctors

    L.A. Doctors

  • Yes, Dear

    Yes, Dear

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Demolition Man

    Demolition Man

  • The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

  • The Ultimate Life

    The Ultimate Life

  • The Carmichael Show

    The Carmichael Show

  • The Undershepherd

    The Undershepherd

  • Hand of God

    Hand of God

  • Block Party

    Block Party

  • The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

  • The Arcadian

    The Arcadian

  • Lukewarm

    Lukewarm

  • That Thing You Do!

    That Thing You Do!

  • Kate & Allie

    Kate & Allie

  • The Morgue

    The Morgue

  • Go On

    Go On

  • Oz the Great and Powerful

    Oz the Great and Powerful

  • The Hitter

    The Hitter

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • Caroltyn

    Caroltyn

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty

    10-8: Officers on Duty

  • Divas

    Divas

  • The Ultimate Gift

    The Ultimate Gift

  • October Road

    October Road

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • Nightjohn

    Nightjohn

  • A Mighty Wind

    A Mighty Wind

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Decoration Day

    Decoration Day

  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

    I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

  • Duck

    Duck

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • Ed

    Ed

  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

    Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

  • Always Outnumbered

    Always Outnumbered

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • The Michael Richards Show

    The Michael Richards Show

  • My Christmas Grandpa

    My Christmas Grandpa

  • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Ghosts of Mississippi

  • Gabriel's Fire

    Gabriel's Fire

  • A Rugrats Kwanzaa

    A Rugrats Kwanzaa

  • Rake

    Rake

  • Rake

    Rake

  • Soul Food

    Soul Food

  • I'll Fly Away

    I'll Fly Away

  • Moe's World

    Moe's World

  • Man with a Gun

    Man with a Gun

  • Fluke

    Fluke

  • Paulie

    Paulie

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

  • For All Time

    For All Time

  • The Others

    The Others

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • The People Under the Stairs

    The People Under the Stairs

  • Dominick and Eugene

    Dominick and Eugene

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • Suspect

    Suspect

  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

    Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Fatal Instinct

    Fatal Instinct

  • Side Order of Life

    Side Order of Life

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • The January Man

    The January Man

  • Bird

    Bird

  • Get Low

    Get Low

  • The Great Gilly Hopkins

    The Great Gilly Hopkins

  • The Search for Santa Paws

    The Search for Santa Paws

  • The Ultimate Legacy

    The Ultimate Legacy

  • Rage of Angels

    Rage of Angels

  • Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

  • The Brother from Another Planet

    The Brother from Another Planet

  • Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

  • Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

  • Five Corners

    Five Corners

  • First Kid

    First Kid

  • Call Me King

    Call Me King

  • The Gregory Hines Show

    The Gregory Hines Show

  • The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

  • Saving Paradise

    Saving Paradise

  • Dino Dana: The Movie

    Dino Dana: The Movie

  • Dear Secret Santa

    Dear Secret Santa

  • New Life

    New Life

  • Roadside Prophets

    Roadside Prophets

  • Tuesday Morning Ride

    Tuesday Morning Ride

  • The Derby Stallion

    The Derby Stallion

  • Christmas in Palm Springs

    Christmas in Palm Springs

  • Out There

    Out There

  • Compromising Positions

    Compromising Positions

  • Carolina Skeletons

    Carolina Skeletons

  • The Last Letter

    The Last Letter

  • Captiva Island

    Captiva Island

  • Of Mind and Music

    Of Mind and Music

  • Three Days to Vegas

    Three Days to Vegas

  • Johnny Bull

    Johnny Bull

  • Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • Special Ed

    Special Ed

  • The Tenant

    The Tenant

  • Exiled in America

    Exiled in America

  • Broken Church

    Broken Church

  • I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

    I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

  • On Angel's Wings

    On Angel's Wings

  • This Man's Life

    This Man's Life

  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears

    Goldilocks and the Three Bears

  • The Final Patient

    The Final Patient

  • The Member of the Wedding

    The Member of the Wedding

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

    No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

  • Queen of Swing

    Queen of Swing

  • A Boy and a Boa

    A Boy and a Boa