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Bill Cobbs

Born 16 June 1934 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Died 25 June 2024

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2025Broken Church1h 26mPastor Evans
  2. 2022CaroltynDr. Mason
  3. 2022Block Party1h 30mUncle Jim
  4. 2021Saving Paradise1h 42mJohn Thompson
  5. 2020Dino Dana: The Movie1h 25mMr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
  6. 2019Beyond the Law1h 30mSwilley
  7. 2018As Evil Does1h 23mJeremiah
  8. 2018Clipped Wings, They Do Fly1h 20mJudge Johnson
  9. 2017My Christmas Grandpa10mFred
  10. 2016Call Me King1h 58mMalachi
  11. 2016New Life1h 30mMr. Charles
  12. 2015A House Is Not a HomePaul
  13. 2015The Great Gilly Hopkins1h 39mMr Randolph
  14. 2015The Ultimate Legacy1h 30mTed Hamilton
  15. 2014On Angel's Wings1h 24mMr. Dupac
  16. 2014Christmas in Palm Springs1h 24mGabriel
  17. 2014Of Mind and Music1h 38mStompleg
  18. 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb1h 38mReginald
  19. 2013Dear Secret Santa1h 28mTed
  20. 2013The Ultimate Life1h 45mTed Hamilton
  21. 2013Oz the Great and Powerful2h 10mMaster Tinker
  22. 2013The Last LetterPastor
  23. 2012Lukewarm1h 38mThomas
  24. 2012The Undershepherd1h 50mDr. Ezekiel Cannon
  25. 2011The Tenant1h 36mJack Rymer
  26. 2011The Arcadian1h 12mCharles
  27. 2011The Muppets1h 43mGrandfather
  28. 2010Get Low1h 43mRev. Charlie Jackson
  29. 2010No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School1h 31m
  30. 2010The Search for Santa Paws1h 29mMr. Stewart
  31. 2008The Morgue1h 24mGeorge
  32. 2008This Man's LifeMyer Truman
  33. 2007Three Days to Vegas2hMarvin Jeffries
  34. 2007The Ultimate Gift1h 54mTed Hamilton
  35. 2006Queen of SwingNarrator
  36. 2006Special Ed1h 48mLou
  37. 2006Night at the Museum1h 48mReginald
  38. 2006Hard Luck1h 41mCobb
  39. 2005The Final Patient1h 40mDr. Daniel Green
  40. 2005The Derby Stallion1h 38mHouston Jones
  41. 2005Duck1h 36mNorman
  42. 2004Beah: A Black Woman Speaks1h 28mSelf
  43. 2003A Mighty Wind1h 32mBlues Musician
  44. 2002Sunshine State2h 21mDr. Elton Lloyd
  45. 2002Enough1h 54mJim Toller
  46. 2001A Rugrats Kwanzaa24mUncle Charles (voice)
  47. 2000The Michael Richards Show1 seasonJack
  48. 2000The Others1 seasonElmer Greentree
  49. 2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story1h 20m
  50. 2000For All Time1h 24mProprietor / Conductor
  51. 1999Random Hearts2h 13mMarvin
  52. 1998Always Outnumbered1h 44mRight Burke
  53. 1998Hope Floats1h 54mNurse
  54. 1998I Still Know What You Did Last Summer1h 40mEstes
  55. 1998Paulie1h 31mVirgil the Janitor
  56. 1997Air Bud1h 38mArthur Chaney
  57. 1997The Gregory Hines Show1 season
  58. 1997Soulmates1h 35mMr. Williams
  59. 1996Nightjohn1h 32mOld man
  60. 1996Ed1h 34mTipton
  61. 1996Thrill1h 35mNorm Duprey
  62. 1996That Thing You Do!1h 48mDel Paxton
  63. 1996First Kid1h 41mSpeet
  64. 1995Tuesday Morning Ride35mJeff
  65. 1995Out There1h 38mLyman Weeks
  66. 1995Goldilocks and the Three Bears1h 28mCaleb
  67. 1995Captiva Island1h 25mVernon
  68. 1995Man with a Gun1h 31mHenry Griggs
  69. 1995Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long1h 40mPullman Porter
  70. 1995Fluke1h 36mBert
  71. 1995Divas1h 40mSippy
  72. 1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead1h 56mMalt
  73. 1994The Hudsucker Proxy1h 51mMoses
  74. 1993I'll Fly Away: Then and Now1h 36mLewis Coleman
  75. 1993Demolition Man1h 55mZachary Lamb - Aged
  76. 1993Fatal Instinct1h 30mMan in Park
  77. 1992The Bodyguard2h 9mBill Devaney
  78. 1992Exiled in America1h 24mAbraham White
  79. 1992Roadside Prophets1h 36mOscar
  80. 1991Carolina Skeletons1h 30mElijah Crooks
  81. 1991I'll Fly Away3 seasonsLewis Coleman
  82. 1991The People Under the Stairs1h 42mGrandpa Booker
  83. 1991New Jack City1h 41mOld Man
  84. 1990Decoration Day1h 40mGee Pennywell
  85. 1990Moe's World50m
  86. 1989The January Man1h 37mDetective Reilly
  87. 1988Dominick and Eugene1h 51mJesse Johnson
  88. 1988Bird2h 41mDr. Caulfield
  89. 1987Suspect2h 1mJudge Franklin
  90. 1987Five Corners1h 34mElderly Man in Bar
  91. 1986The Color of Money1h 59mOrvis
  92. 1986Johnny Bull1h 40mWiggins
  93. 1986Streets of Gold1h 35mDishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
  94. 1985Compromising Positions1h 39mSgt. Williams
  95. 1984The Brother from Another Planet1h 48mWalter
  96. 1983Rage of Angels1 seasonAbraham Wilson
  97. 1982The Member of the Wedding1h 52mT.T. Williams
  98. 1979The Hitter1h 30mLouisiana Slim
  99. 1977Greased Lightning1h 36mMr Jones
  100. 1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich1h 47mBartender
  101. 1975A Boy and a Boa13mfather