Bill Cobbs

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

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

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Trading Places
7.2

Trading Places

1983as Bartender
Night at the Museum
6.6

Night at the Museum

2006as Reginald
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
6.2

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014as Reginald
Demolition Man
6.8

Demolition Man

1993as Zachary Lamb - Aged
The Ultimate Gift
7.6

The Ultimate Gift

2007as Ted Hamilton
The Bodyguard
6.7

The Bodyguard

1992as Bill Devaney
Oz the Great and Powerful
5.9

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013as Master Tinker
The Muppets
6.7

The Muppets

2011as Grandfather
Enough
6.7

Enough

2002as Jim Toller
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
5.4

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998as Estes
New Jack City
6.7

New Jack City

1991as Old Man
Paulie
7.0

Paulie

1998as Virgil the Janitor
The Color of Money
6.9

The Color of Money

1986as Orvis
The Ultimate Life
6.9

The Ultimate Life

2013as Ted Hamilton
The Cotton Club
6.5

The Cotton Club

1984as Big Joe Ison
That Thing You Do!
6.9

That Thing You Do!

1996as Del Paxton
Air Bud
5.6

Air Bud

1997as Arthur Chaney
Hope Floats
6.4

Hope Floats

1998as Nurse
Random Hearts
5.6

Random Hearts

1999as Marvin
The Hard Way
6.2

The Hard Way

1991as Raggedy Man
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
6.5

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995as Malt
The Hudsucker Proxy
7.1

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994as Moses
Fluke
7.1

Fluke

1995as Bert
The People Under the Stairs
6.6

The People Under the Stairs

1991as Grandpa Booker
Silkwood
6.9

Silkwood

1983as Man in Lunchroom
Get Low
6.7

Get Low

2010as Rev. Charlie Jackson
A Mighty Wind
6.8

A Mighty Wind

2003as Blues Musician
Beyond the Law
5.2

Beyond the Law

2019as Swilley
Ghosts of Mississippi
6.6

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996as Charlie Evers
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7.5

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974as Man on Platform
The Great Gilly Hopkins
6.6

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015as Mr Randolph
Suspect
6.6

Suspect

1987as Judge Franklin
Bird
6.9

Bird

1988as Dr. Caulfield
Fatal Instinct
5.5

Fatal Instinct

1993as Man in Park
First Kid
5.7

First Kid

1996as Speet
The Search for Santa Paws
6.3

The Search for Santa Paws

2010as Mr. Stewart
Five Corners
5.9

Five Corners

1987as Elderly Man in Bar
Hard Luck
5.5

Hard Luck

2006as Cobb
Ed
4.1

Ed

1996as Tipton
New Life
6.6

New Life

2016as Mr. Charles
Out There
4.9

Out There

1995as Lyman Weeks
The Ultimate Legacy
5.4

The Ultimate Legacy

2015as Ted Hamilton
The January Man
5.0

The January Man

1989as Detective Reilly
The Brother from Another Planet
6.7

The Brother from Another Planet

1984as Walter
Sunshine State
6.4

Sunshine State

2002as Dr. Elton Lloyd
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
6.0

No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

2010
Block Party
6.1

Block Party

2022as Uncle Jim
Call Me King
5.0

Call Me King

2016as Malachi
Greased Lightning
6.4

Greased Lightning

1977as Mr Jones
Always Outnumbered
6.4

Always Outnumbered

1998as Right Burke