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

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • JAG

    JAG

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • One Tree Hill

    One Tree Hill

  • ER

    ER

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • Star Trek: Enterprise

    Star Trek: Enterprise

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Army Wives

    Army Wives

  • The Division

    The Division

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Greenleaf

    Greenleaf

  • Greenleaf

    Greenleaf

  • The Glades

    The Glades

  • The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

  • Night at the Museum

    Night at the Museum

  • My Wife and Kids

    My Wife and Kids

  • The Ultimate Life

    The Ultimate Life

  • Empty Nest

    Empty Nest

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

    Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

  • Harry's Law

    Harry's Law

  • Yes, Dear

    Yes, Dear

  • Kate & Allie

    Kate & Allie

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Trading Places

    Trading Places

  • The Ultimate Gift

    The Ultimate Gift

  • The Color of Money

    The Color of Money

  • Go On

    Go On

  • L.A. Doctors

    L.A. Doctors

  • Demolition Man

    Demolition Man

  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

    I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

    Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

  • Suspect

    Suspect

  • I'll Fly Away

    I'll Fly Away

  • Fatal Instinct

    Fatal Instinct

  • The Ultimate Legacy

    The Ultimate Legacy

  • Oz the Great and Powerful

    Oz the Great and Powerful

  • Hand of God

    Hand of God

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty

    10-8: Officers on Duty

  • New Jack City

    New Jack City

  • Roadside Prophets

    Roadside Prophets

  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

    Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

  • The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • October Road

    October Road

  • Carolina Skeletons

    Carolina Skeletons

  • That Thing You Do!

    That Thing You Do!

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

  • Fluke

    Fluke

  • Christmas In Palm Springs

    Christmas In Palm Springs

  • Broken Church

    Broken Church

  • The Great Gilly Hopkins

    The Great Gilly Hopkins

  • The Carmichael Show

    The Carmichael Show

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • Saving Paradise

    Saving Paradise

  • Of Mind and Music

    Of Mind and Music

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • Soul Food

    Soul Food

  • For All Time

    For All Time

  • Always Outnumbered

    Always Outnumbered

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

  • New Life

    New Life

  • The January Man

    The January Man

  • Moe's World

    Moe's World

  • Dino Dana: The Movie

    Dino Dana: The Movie

  • The Michael Richards Show

    The Michael Richards Show

  • Hope Floats

    Hope Floats

  • The Arcadian

    The Arcadian

  • Dominick and Eugene

    Dominick and Eugene

  • Enough

    Enough

  • Air Bud

    Air Bud

  • Paulie

    Paulie

  • Rake

    Rake

  • Rake

    Rake

  • Call Me King

    Call Me King

  • Lukewarm

    Lukewarm

  • First Kid

    First Kid

  • Special Ed

    Special Ed

  • Dear Secret Santa

    Dear Secret Santa

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Bird

    Bird

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

  • Get Low

    Get Low

  • Divas

    Divas

  • Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

    Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

  • Exiled in America

    Exiled in America

  • Gabriel's Fire

    Gabriel's Fire

  • The People Under the Stairs

    The People Under the Stairs

  • No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

    No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

  • Five Corners

    Five Corners

  • Ed

    Ed

  • The Others

    The Others

  • The Tenant

    The Tenant

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • Side Order of Life

    Side Order of Life

  • Compromising Positions

    Compromising Positions

  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears

    Goldilocks and the Three Bears

  • A Mighty Wind

    A Mighty Wind

  • The Gregory Hines Show

    The Gregory Hines Show

  • The Search for Santa Paws

    The Search for Santa Paws

  • The Undershepherd

    The Undershepherd

  • Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

  • Rage of Angels

    Rage of Angels

  • The Final Patient

    The Final Patient

  • The Member of the Wedding

    The Member of the Wedding

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • Tuesday Morning Ride

    Tuesday Morning Ride

  • The Brother from Another Planet

    The Brother from Another Planet

  • Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

  • Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

  • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Ghosts of Mississippi

  • The Morgue

    The Morgue

  • A Rugrats Kwanzaa

    A Rugrats Kwanzaa

  • Nightjohn

    Nightjohn

  • Man with a Gun

    Man with a Gun

  • Out There

    Out There

  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

    Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

  • Hard Luck

    Hard Luck

  • Block Party

    Block Party

  • Decoration Day

    Decoration Day

  • Caroltyn

    Caroltyn

  • Johnny Bull

    Johnny Bull

  • The Hitter

    The Hitter

  • This Man's Life

    This Man's Life

  • Duck

    Duck

  • My Christmas Grandpa

    My Christmas Grandpa

  • The Last Letter

    The Last Letter

  • Three Days to Vegas

    Three Days to Vegas

  • The Derby Stallion

    The Derby Stallion

  • On Angel's Wings

    On Angel's Wings

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • 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

  • Captiva Island

    Captiva Island

  • Queen of Swing

    Queen of Swing

  • A Boy and a Boa

    A Boy and a Boa