Bill Cobbs
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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
Credits
Trading Places (1983)
as Bartender
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
as Reginald
Night at the Museum (2006)
as Reginald
The Muppets (2011)
as Grandfather
Demolition Man (1993)
as Zachary Lamb - Aged
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
as Master Tinker
Air Bud (1997)
as Arthur Chaney
The Bodyguard (1992)
as Bill Devaney
Hope Floats (1998)
as Nurse
That Thing You Do! (1996)
as Del Paxton
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
as Estes
Enough (2002)
as Jim Toller
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Moses
The Hard Way (1991)
as Raggedy Man
The Color of Money (1986)
as Orvis
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
as Grandpa Booker
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
as Man on Platform
The Ultimate Gift (2007)
as Ted Hamilton
The Search for Santa Paws (2010)
as Mr. Stewart
Silkwood (1983)
as Man in Lunchroom
New Jack City (1991)
as Old Man
Paulie (1998)
as Virgil the Janitor
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
as Malt
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Big Joe Ison
The Ultimate Life (2013)
as Ted Hamilton
Fatal Instinct (1993)
as Man in Park
Duck (2005)
as Norman
Fluke (1995)
as Bert
Suspect (1987)
as Judge Franklin
Random Hearts (1999)
as Marvin
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
as Mr Randolph
The Undershepherd (2012)
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
as Pullman Porter
The January Man (1989)
as Detective Reilly
Beyond the Law (2019)
as Swilley
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
as Charlie Evers
First Kid (1996)
as Speet
Get Low (2010)
as Rev. Charlie Jackson
A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Blues Musician
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
as Walter
The Hitter (1979)
as Louisiana Slim
Moe's World (1990)
Actor
Dino Dana: The Movie (2020)
as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Always Outnumbered (1998)
as Right Burke
Ed (1996)
as Tipton
The Ultimate Legacy (2015)
as Ted Hamilton
Of Mind and Music (2014)
as Stompleg
Caroltyn (2022)
as Dr. Mason
Hard Luck (2006)
as Cobb
Soulmates (1997)
as Mr. Williams
Bird (1988)
as Dr. Caulfield
New Life (2016)
as Mr. Charles
Dear Secret Santa (2013)
as Ted
Five Corners (1987)
as Elderly Man in Bar
My Christmas Grandpa (2017)
as Fred
For All Time (2000)
as Proprietor / Conductor
Greased Lightning (1977)
as Mr. Jones
Captiva Island (1995)
as Vernon
As Evil Does (2018)
as Jeremiah
Man with a Gun (1995)
as Henry Griggs
Streets of Gold (1986)
as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
Out There (1995)
as Lyman Weeks
Carolina Skeletons (1991)
as Elijah Crooks
Decoration Day (1990)
as Gee Pennywell
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
as Self
Saving Paradise (2021)
as John Thompson
Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
as Jeff
Call Me King (2016)
as Malachi
The Derby Stallion (2005)
as Houston Jones
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly (2018)
as Judge Johnson
A House Is Not a Home (2015)
as Paul
Sunshine State (2002)
as Dr. Elton Lloyd
The Morgue (2008)
as George
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)
Actor
Compromising Positions (1985)
as Sgt. Williams
A Boy and a Boa (1975)
as father
Block Party (2022)
as Uncle Jim
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)
as Bartender
Christmas in Palm Springs (2014)
as Gabriel
Exiled in America (1992)
as Abraham White
The Final Patient (2005)
as Dr. Daniel Green
Three Days to Vegas (2007)
as Marvin Jeffries
On Angel's Wings (2014)
as Mr. Dupac
Roadside Prophets (1992)
as Oscar
Divas (1995)
as Sippy
Dominick and Eugene (1988)
as Jesse Johnson
Nightjohn (1996)
as Old man
A Rugrats Kwanzaa (2001)
as Uncle Charles (voice)
The Last Letter (2013)
as Pastor
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (1993)
as Lewis Coleman
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995)
as Caleb
The Member of the Wedding (1982)
as T.T. Williams
Lukewarm (2012)
as Thomas
Thrill (1996)
as Norm Duprey
Special Ed (2006)
as Lou
This Man's Life (2008)
as Myer Truman
The Tenant (2011)
as Jack Rymer
The Arcadian (2011)
as Charles
Johnny Bull (1986)
as Wiggins
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School (2010)
Actor
Broken Church (2025)
as Pastor Evans
Queen of Swing (2006)
as Narrator