Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/16/1934
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
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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.
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Known For
Trading Places
as Bartender
The Ultimate Life
as Ted Hamilton
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Reginald
Night at the Museum
as Reginald
Demolition Man
as Zachary Lamb - Aged
Oz the Great and Powerful
as Master Tinker
The Bodyguard
as Bill Devaney
Greased Lightning
as Mr Jones
Greased Lightning
as Mr. Jones
The Ultimate Gift
as Ted Hamilton
New Life
as Mr. Charles
The Muppets
as Grandfather
Suspect
as Judge Franklin
Hard Luck
as Cobb
The Undershepherd
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Saving Paradise
as John Thompson
Hope Floats
as Nurse
Air Bud
as Arthur Chaney
Decoration Day
as Gee Pennywell
First Kid
as Speet
Career Timeline
2016
2015
2014
2013
2011
2010
2007
2006
2005
2001
2000
1998
1996
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Malt
Out There
as Lyman Weeks
Man with a Gun
as Henry Griggs
JAG
as Matthew Turner
Divas
as Sippy
The Drew Carey Show
as Tony
Fluke
as Bert
The Outer Limits
as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
The Outer Limits
as Joe Dell
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Pullman Porter
The Watcher
Role unknown
The Wayans Bros.
as Fred Watson
Captiva Island
as Vernon
Tuesday Morning Ride
as Jeff
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
as Caleb