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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 16, 1934
Died
June 25, 2024
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- William Francisco Cobbs
- William Cobbs
- بیل کابز
- بیل کوبز
- بیل کوبس
Bill Cobbs
1.9 Popularity
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
7.0
Pastor Evans
Broken Church
2025
2.7
Dr. Mason
Caroltyn
2022
6.1
Uncle Jim
Block Party
2022
5.9
John Thompson
Saving Paradise
2021
7.2
Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Dino Dana: The Movie
2020
5.1
Swilley
Beyond the Law
2019
3.4
Fred
My Christmas Grandpa
2017
6.6
Mr. Charles
New Life
2016
5.0
Malachi
Call Me King
2016
7.0
Henry McCready
Greenleaf
2016
Credits
Broken Church
as Pastor Evans
2025
7.0
Caroltyn
as Dr. Mason
2022
2.7
Block Party
as Uncle Jim
2022
6.1
Saving Paradise
as John Thompson
2021
5.9
Dino Dana: The Movie
as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
2020
7.2
Beyond the Law
as Swilley
2019
5.1
My Christmas Grandpa
as Fred
2017
3.4
New Life
as Mr. Charles
2016
6.6
Call Me King
as Malachi
2016
5.0
Greenleaf
as Henry McCready
2016
7.0
Greenleaf
as John McCready
2016
7.0
The Ultimate Legacy
as Ted Hamilton
2015
5.6
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Mr Randolph
2015
6.6
A House Is Not a Home
as Paul
2015
1.7
The Carmichael Show
as Vernon
2015
7.2
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Reginald
2014
6.2
Christmas In Palm Springs
as Gabriel
2014
5.0
Of Mind and Music
as Stompleg
2014
5.6
On Angel's Wings
as Mr. Dupac
2014
0.0
Hand of God
as Papa Gene
2014
6.7
Rake
as Judge Rutchland
2014
5.2
Rake
as Federal Judge
2014
5.2
The Last Letter
as Pastor
2013
3.5
Dear Secret Santa
as Ted
2013
6.0
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Old Man
2013
7.5
The Ultimate Life
as Ted Hamilton
2013
7.0
Oz the Great and Powerful
as Master Tinker
2013
5.9
Go On
as George
2012
6.4
The Undershepherd
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
2012
2.0
Lukewarm
as Thomas
2012
5.0
The Muppets
as Grandfather
2011
6.7
The Tenant
as Jack Rymer
2011
3.5
The Arcadian
as Charles
2011
0.0
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Bishop Sanford
2011
7.1
Harry's Law
as Judge
2011
7.3
The Search for Santa Paws
as Mr. Stewart
2010
6.3
Get Low
as Rev. Charlie Jackson
2010
6.7
The Glades
as Gregory Richmond
2010
6.9
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2010
6.0
🎬
This Man's Life
as Myer Truman
2008
2.0
The Morgue
as George
2008
4.7
Side Order of Life
as Eddie Morgan
2007
8.5
Army Wives
as Harry
2007
7.5
October Road
2007
6.2
The Ultimate Gift
as Ted Hamilton
2007
7.6
Three Days to Vegas
as Marvin Jeffries
2007
3.4
Night at the Museum
as Reginald
2006
6.6
Hard Luck
as Cobb
2006
5.5
🎬
Queen of Swing
as Narrator
2006
0.0
Special Ed
as Lou
2006
9.0
The Final Patient
as Dr. Daniel Green
2005
6.6
The Derby Stallion
as Houston Jones
2005
5.9
Duck
as Norman
2005
7.0
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
2004
0.0
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
7.9
One Tree Hill
as Gus
2003
7.8
A Mighty Wind
as Blues Musician
2003
6.7
Sunshine State
as Dr. Elton Lloyd
2002
6.3
Enough
as Jim Toller
2002
6.7
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Dr. Emory Erickson
2001
7.6
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
as Uncle Charles (voice)
2001
7.2
Six Feet Under
as Mr. Jones
2001
8.1
My Wife and Kids
2001
7.4
The Division
as Mr. Greene
2001
7.1
The Michael Richards Show
as Jack
2000
4.5
For All Time
as Proprietor / Conductor
2000
6.3
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Harry Bastille
2000
7.6
Yes, Dear
as Counterman
2000
6.7
Soul Food
as Mr. Bradford
2000
7.0
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
0.0
The Others
as Elmer Greentree
2000
6.2
Random Hearts
as Marvin
1999
5.6
The West Wing
as Alan Tatum
1999
8.2
The Sopranos
as Reverend James Sr.
1999
8.6
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Estes
1998
5.4
L.A. Doctors
as Bob
1998
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
as Chief (voice)
1998
7.0
Hope Floats
as Nurse
1998
6.4
Paulie
as Virgil the Janitor
1998
6.9
Always Outnumbered
as Right Burke
1998
6.4
🎬
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
0.0
Air Bud
as Arthur Chaney
1997
5.6
The Practice
as Arthur Turner
1997
7.6
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Charlie Evers
1996
6.6
That Thing You Do!
as Del Paxton
1996
6.9
First Kid
as Speet
1996
5.7
Nightjohn
as Old man
1996
5.6
Ed
as Tipton
1996
4.1
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Malt
1995
6.5
Out There
as Lyman Weeks
1995
4.8
Man with a Gun
as Henry Griggs
1995
4.3
JAG
as Matthew Turner
1995
7.3
Divas
as Sippy
1995
10.0
The Drew Carey Show
as Tony
1995
6.5
Fluke
as Bert
1995
7.1
The Outer Limits
as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Joe Dell
1995
7.7
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Pullman Porter
1995
6.2
🎬
The Watcher
1995
6.0
The Wayans Bros.
as Fred Watson
1995
7.2
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
as Caleb
1995
4.5
Tuesday Morning Ride
as Jeff
1995
6.3
🎬
Captiva Island
as Vernon
1995
0.0
Touched by an Angel
as Henry Baldwin
1994
7.2
ER
as Mr. Bowman
1994
7.8
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Moses
1994
7.1
Fatal Instinct
as Man in Park
1993
5.4
🎬
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
as Lewis Coleman
1993
8.0
Demolition Man
as Zachary Lamb - Aged
1993
6.7
NYPD Blue
as Bernie Carpenter
1993
7.0
NYPD Blue
as Norval Stevens
1993
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Gino Costa
1993
6.9
The Bodyguard
as Bill Devaney
1992
6.7
Exiled in America
as Abraham White
1992
3.0
Roadside Prophets
as Oscar
1992
5.5
The People Under the Stairs
as Grandpa Booker
1991
6.5
I'll Fly Away
as Lewis Coleman
1991
7.4
Carolina Skeletons
as Elijah Crooks
1991
6.8
New Jack City
as Old Man
1991
6.6
The Hard Way
as Raggedy Man
1991
6.1
Decoration Day
as Gee Pennywell
1990
6.9
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as Fish Fry Baby
1990
5.2
Gabriel's Fire
1990
6.8
True Colors
1990
8.5
Moe's World
1990
0.0
Northern Exposure
as Angelo Maxwell
1990
7.9
Coach
as George
1989
6.7
The January Man
as Detective Reilly
1989
4.9
Empty Nest
1988
5.8
Bird
as Dr. Caulfield
1988
6.8
Dominick and Eugene
as Jesse Johnson
1988
6.8
Suspect
as Judge Franklin
1987
6.6
Five Corners
as Elderly Man in Bar
1987
5.8
Streets of Gold
as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
1986
5.0
The Color of Money
as Orvis
1986
6.9
Designing Women
as Henry / Charlie
1986
6.8
L.A. Law
as Webb Johnson
1986
7.0
L.A. Law
as Webb Cobbs
1986
7.0
Johnny Bull
as Wiggins
1986
1.0
Spenser: For Hire
1985
6.7
The Equalizer
as Barry
1985
7.1
Compromising Positions
as Sgt. Williams
1985
5.2
The Cotton Club
as Big Joe Ison
1984
6.5
The Brother from Another Planet
as Walter
1984
6.6
Kate & Allie
1984
5.9
Silkwood
as Man in Lunchroom
1983
6.9
Trading Places
as Bartender
1983
7.2
Rage of Angels
as Abraham Wilson
1983
5.5
The Member of the Wedding
as T.T. Williams
1982
5.0
The Hitter
as Louisiana Slim
1979
3.4
Greased Lightning
as Mr Jones
1977
6.3
Greased Lightning
as Mr. Jones
1977
6.3
🎬
A Boy and a Boa
as father
1975
0.0
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Man on Platform
1974
7.5
Good Times
1974
8.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gee Pennywell
1951
8.6