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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-06-16 (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.

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Known For

Acting

2022

Caroltyn as Dr. Mason
Block Party as Uncle Jim

2021

Saving Paradise as John Thompson

2020

Dino Dana: The Movie as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)

2019

Beyond the Law as Swilley

2017

Call Me King as Malachi

2016

New Life as Mr. Charles
Greenleaf as Henry McCready
Greenleaf as John McCready

2015

The Ultimate Legacy as Ted Hamilton

2014

On Angel's Wings as Mr. Dupac
Of Mind and Music as Stompleg
Hand of God as Papa Gene
Rake as Judge Rutchland
Rake as Federal Judge

2013

Oz the Great and Powerful as Master Tinker
The Ultimate Life as Ted Hamilton
The Last Letter as Pastor

2012

Lukewarm as Thomas
The Undershepherd as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Go On as George

2011

The Tenant as Jack Rymer
The Muppets as Grandfather
The Arcadian as Charles
Harry's Law as Judge

2010

Get Low as Rev. Charlie Jackson
The Glades as Gregory Richmond

2009

Black Water Transit as Frank Vermillion

2008

The Morgue as George
This Man's Life as Myer Truman

2007

Hard Luck as Cobb
Three Days to Vegas as Marvin Jeffries
The Ultimate Gift as Ted Hamilton
Side Order of Life as Eddie Morgan

2006

Special Ed as Lou
Queen of Swing as Narrator

2005

The Final Patient as Dr. Daniel Green
The Derby Stallion as Houston Jones
Duck as Norman

2004

2003

A Mighty Wind as Blues Musician

2002

Enough as Jim Toller
Sunshine State as Dr. Elton Lloyd

2001

A Rugrats Kwanzaa as Uncle Charles (voice)
Six Feet Under as Mr. Jones
Star Trek: Enterprise as Dr. Emory Erickson

2000

For All Time as Proprietor / Conductor
The Others as Elmer Greentree
Soul Food as Mr. Bradford
Yes, Dear as Counterman

1999

Random Hearts as Marvin
The West Wing as Alan Tatum
The Sopranos as Reverend James Sr.

1998

Hope Floats as Nurse
Always Outnumbered as Right Burke
Paulie as Virgil the Janitor
The Wild Thornberrys as Chief (voice)

1997

Air Bud as Arthur Chaney
The Practice as Arthur Turner

1996

Ed as Tipton
Nightjohn as Old man
That Thing You Do! as Del Paxton
First Kid as Speet
Ghosts of Mississippi as Charlie Evers

1995

Captiva Island as Vernon
Divas as Sippy
Man with a Gun as Henry Griggs
Fluke as Bert
Out There as Lyman Weeks
The Wayans Bros. as Fred Watson
JAG as Matthew Turner
The Outer Limits as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
The Outer Limits as Joe Dell

1994

Touched by an Angel as Henry Baldwin
ER as Mr. Bowman

1993

Demolition Man as Zachary Lamb - Aged
Fatal Instinct as Man in Park
Walker, Texas Ranger as Gino Costa
NYPD Blue as Bernie Carpenter
NYPD Blue as Norval Stevens

1992

The Bodyguard as Bill Devaney
Exiled in America as Abraham White

1991

New Jack City as Old Man
The People Under the Stairs as Grandpa Booker
Carolina Skeletons as Elijah Crooks
The Hard Way as Raggedy Man
I'll Fly Away as Lewis Coleman

1990

Decoration Day as Gee Pennywell

1989

The January Man as Detective Reilly
Coach as George

1988

Bird as Dr. Caulfield
Dominick and Eugene as Jesse Johnson

1987

Suspect as Judge Franklin
Five Corners as Elderly Man in Bar

1986

L.A. Law as Webb Johnson
Designing Women as Henry / Charlie

1985

The Equalizer as Barry

1984

The Cotton Club as Big Joe Ison

1983

Rage of Angels as Abraham Wilson
Trading Places as Bartender
Silkwood as Man in Lunchroom
Rage of Angels as Abraham Wilson

1982

The Member of the Wedding as T.T. Williams

1979

The Hitter as Louisiana Slim

1977

Greased Lightning as Mr Jones
Greased Lightning as Mr. Jones

1975

A Boy and a Boa as father

1974

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Gee Pennywell

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Segal as Self