
Bill Cobbs
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1934-06-16
- Died
- 2024-06-25
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- William Francisco Cobbs · William Cobbs · بیل کابز · بیل کوبز · بیل کوبس
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
TV Shows (53)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Harry Bastille

The Sopranos
1999
as Reverend James Sr.

JAG
1995
as Matthew Turner

ER
1994
as Mr. Bowman

One Tree Hill
2003
as Gus

The West Wing
1999
as Alan Tatum

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Old Man

The Practice
1997
as Arthur Turner

The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Tony

Six Feet Under
2001
as Mr. Jones

The Equalizer
1985
as Barry

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Dr. Emory Erickson

Army Wives
2007
as Harry

Coach
1989
as George

NYPD Blue
1993
as Bernie Carpenter / Norval Stevens

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Henry Baldwin

L.A. Law
1986
as Webb Johnson / Webb Cobbs

The Division
2001
as Mr. Greene

The Outer Limits
1995
as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777 / Joe Dell

Northern Exposure
1990
as Angelo Maxwell

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Gino Costa

The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Chief (voice)

Harry's Law
2011
as Judge

Designing Women
1986
as Henry / Charlie

Empty Nest
1988

The Glades
2010
as Gregory Richmond

Greenleaf
2016
as John McCready / Henry McCready

My Wife and Kids
2001

Kate & Allie
1984

The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Fred Watson

Good Times
1974

Spenser: For Hire
1985

Yes, Dear
2000
as Counterman

L.A. Doctors
1998
as Bob

October Road
2007

Hand of God
2014
as Papa Gene

Go On
2012
as George

I'll Fly Away
1991
as Lewis Coleman

10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
as Earl Edmonds

Soul Food
2000
as Mr. Bradford

The Carmichael Show
2015
as Vernon

True Colors
1990

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011
as Bishop Sanford

Rake
2014
as Judge Rutchland / Federal Judge

The Others
2000
as Elmer Greentree

The Michael Richards Show
2000
as Jack

Gabriel's Fire
1990

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Gee Pennywell

Side Order of Life
2007
as Eddie Morgan
The Watcher
1995

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Fish Fry Baby
The Gregory Hines Show
1997

Rage of Angels
1983
as Abraham Wilson
Movies (99)

Trading Places
1983
as Bartender

Night at the Museum
2006
as Reginald

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
as Reginald

Demolition Man
1993
as Zachary Lamb - Aged

The Ultimate Gift
2007
as Ted Hamilton

The Bodyguard
1992
as Bill Devaney

Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
as Master Tinker

The Ultimate Life
2013
as Ted Hamilton

Enough
2002
as Jim Toller

The Muppets
2011
as Grandfather

New Jack City
1991
as Old Man

The Color of Money
1986
as Orvis

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
as Estes

Hope Floats
1998
as Nurse

The People Under the Stairs
1991
as Grandpa Booker

Paulie
1998
as Virgil the Janitor

The Hard Way
1991
as Raggedy Man

That Thing You Do!
1996
as Del Paxton

Air Bud
1997
as Arthur Chaney

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as Malt

The Cotton Club
1984
as Big Joe Ison

Silkwood
1983
as Man in Lunchroom

Random Hearts
1999
as Marvin

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
as Man on Platform

Suspect
1987
as Judge Franklin

Fluke
1995
as Bert

Beyond the Law
2019
as Swilley

The Search for Santa Paws
2010
as Mr. Stewart

The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Moses

First Kid
1996
as Speet

Bird
1988
as Dr. Caulfield

A Mighty Wind
2003
as Blues Musician

Get Low
2010
as Rev. Charlie Jackson

Fatal Instinct
1993
as Man in Park

Hard Luck
2006
as Cobb

The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
as Mr Randolph

Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Charlie Evers

The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Walter

The January Man
1989
as Detective Reilly

The Ultimate Legacy
2015
as Ted Hamilton

Ed
1996
as Tipton

No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2010

Greased Lightning
1977
as Mr Jones / Mr. Jones

Nightjohn
1996
as Old man

Roadside Prophets
1992
as Oscar

Five Corners
1987
as Elderly Man in Bar

Dear Secret Santa
2013
as Ted

Decoration Day
1990
as Gee Pennywell

Carolina Skeletons
1991
as Elijah Crooks

The Derby Stallion
2005
as Houston Jones

Caroltyn
2022
as Dr. Mason

Sunshine State
2002
as Dr. Elton Lloyd

A Rugrats Kwanzaa
2001
as Uncle Charles (voice)

For All Time
2000
as Proprietor / Conductor

Always Outnumbered
1998
as Right Burke

Dino Dana: The Movie
2020
as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000

Dominick and Eugene
1988
as Jesse Johnson

Duck
2005
as Norman

Compromising Positions
1985
as Sgt. Williams

Out There
1995
as Lyman Weeks

Call Me King
2016
as Malachi

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995
as Caleb

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
as Self

Streets of Gold
1986
as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)

Lukewarm
2012
as Thomas

The Morgue
2008
as George

New Life
2016
as Mr. Charles

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Pullman Porter

Of Mind and Music
2014
as Stompleg

Exiled in America
1992
as Abraham White

Saving Paradise
2021
as John Thompson

The Last Letter
2013
as Pastor

Johnny Bull
1986
as Wiggins

Man with a Gun
1995
as Henry Griggs

Divas
1995
as Sippy

Block Party
2022
as Uncle Jim

Three Days to Vegas
2007
as Marvin Jeffries

The Final Patient
2005
as Dr. Daniel Green

Christmas in Palm Springs
2014
as Gabriel

The Undershepherd
2012
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon

Moe's World
1990

The Arcadian
2011
as Charles

Tuesday Morning Ride
1995
as Jeff

A House Is Not a Home
2015
as Paul

Special Ed
2006
as Lou
This Man's Life
2008
as Myer Truman

The Member of the Wedding
1982
as T.T. Williams
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
1993
as Lewis Coleman

On Angel's Wings
2014
as Mr. Dupac

Broken Church
2025
as Pastor Evans
Captiva Island
1995
as Vernon

The Hitter
1979
as Louisiana Slim

The Tenant
2011
as Jack Rymer

Thrill
1996
as Norm Duprey

My Christmas Grandpa
2017
as Fred
As Evil Does
2018
as Jeremiah
Queen of Swing
2006
as Narrator
A Boy and a Boa
1975
as father
About Bill Cobbs
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 Pro… With 152 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Bill Cobbs has appeared in 99 films and 53 TV shows.
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- Trading Places (1983) — as Bartender
- Night at the Museum (2006) — as Reginald
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) — as Reginald
- Demolition Man (1993) — as Zachary Lamb - Aged
- The Ultimate Gift (2007) — as Ted Hamilton
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