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Bill Cobbs

Acting
Known For

90 Years Old

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.

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 16th June 1934

Died

25th June 2024

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The Sopranos Image
The Sopranos
Reverend James Sr.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Image
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Harry Bastille
Star Trek: Enterprise Image
Star Trek: Enterprise
Dr. Emory Erickson
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Image
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Old Man
Touched by an Angel Image
Touched by an Angel
Henry Baldwin
One Tree Hill Image
One Tree Hill
Gus
The West Wing Image
The West Wing
Alan Tatum
I'll Fly Away Image
I'll Fly Away
Lewis Coleman
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NYPD Blue
Norval Stevens
NYPD Blue Image
NYPD Blue
Bernie Carpenter
Yes, Dear Image
Yes, Dear
Counterman
Greenleaf Image
Greenleaf
Henry McCready
Greenleaf Image
Greenleaf
John McCready
Northern Exposure Image
Northern Exposure
Angelo Maxwell
The Equalizer Image
The Equalizer
Barry
ER Image
ER
Mr. Bowman
The Carmichael Show Image
The Carmichael Show
Vernon
Six Feet Under Image
Six Feet Under
Mr. Jones
Go On Image
Go On
George
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Walker, Texas Ranger
Gino Costa
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JAG
Matthew Turner
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Spenser: For Hire
Empty Nest Image
Empty Nest
My Wife and Kids Image
My Wife and Kids
Coach Image
Coach
George
The Glades Image
The Glades
Gregory Richmond
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The Gregory Hines Show
True Colors Image
True Colors
Kate & Allie Image
Kate & Allie
Good Times Image
Good Times
The Wayans Bros. Image
The Wayans Bros.
Fred Watson
The Drew Carey Show Image
The Drew Carey Show
Tony
L.A. Law Image
L.A. Law
Webb Johnson
The Practice Image
The Practice
Arthur Turner
Designing Women Image
Designing Women
Henry / Charlie
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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Bishop Sanford
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Image
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Fish Fry Baby
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gee Pennywell
The Outer Limits Image
The Outer Limits
Joe Dell
The Outer Limits Image
The Outer Limits
Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
Gabriel's Fire Image
Gabriel's Fire
L.A. Doctors Image
L.A. Doctors
Bob
Hand of God Image
Hand of God
Papa Gene
The Wild Thornberrys Image
The Wild Thornberrys
Chief (voice)
The Division Image
The Division
Mr. Greene
10-8: Officers on Duty Image
10-8: Officers on Duty
Army Wives Image
Army Wives
Rake Image
Rake
Judge Rutchland
Rake Image
Rake
Federal Judge
The Ultimate Life Image
The Ultimate Life
Ted Hamilton
Night at the Museum Image
Night at the Museum
Reginald
October Road Image
October Road
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Image
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Reginald
Harry's Law Image
Harry's Law
Judge
Demolition Man Image
Demolition Man
Zachary Lamb - Aged
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Image
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Estes
The Bodyguard Image
The Bodyguard
Bill Devaney
Oz the Great and Powerful Image
Oz the Great and Powerful
Master Tinker
No Image
The Watcher
Trading Places Image
Trading Places
Bartender
The Ultimate Gift Image
The Ultimate Gift
Ted Hamilton
Hope Floats Image
Hope Floats
Nurse
Enough Image
Enough
Jim Toller
The Muppets Image
The Muppets
Grandfather
The Hudsucker Proxy Image
The Hudsucker Proxy
Moses
Soul Food Image
Soul Food
Mr. Bradford
New Jack City Image
New Jack City
Old Man
Paulie Image
Paulie
Virgil the Janitor
The Others Image
The Others
Elmer Greentree
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The Color of Money
Orvis
The Michael Richards Show Image
The Michael Richards Show
Jack
That Thing You Do! Image
That Thing You Do!
Del Paxton
The People Under the Stairs Image
The People Under the Stairs
Grandpa Booker
A Mighty Wind Image
A Mighty Wind
Blues Musician
Air Bud Image
Air Bud
Arthur Chaney
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Rage of Angels
Abraham Wilson
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Man on Platform
The Cotton Club Image
The Cotton Club
Big Joe Ison
Random Hearts Image
Random Hearts
Marvin
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Image
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Malt
The Hard Way Image
The Hard Way
Raggedy Man
Fluke Image
Fluke
Bert
The Ultimate Legacy Image
The Ultimate Legacy
Ted Hamilton
Silkwood Image
Silkwood
Man in Lunchroom
Bird Image
Bird
Dr. Caulfield
Suspect Image
Suspect
Judge Franklin
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Side Order of Life
Eddie Morgan
The Search for Santa Paws Image
The Search for Santa Paws
Mr. Stewart
Fatal Instinct Image
Fatal Instinct
Man in Park
The Arcadian Image
The Arcadian
Charles
The January Man Image
The January Man
Detective Reilly
Ghosts of Mississippi Image
Ghosts of Mississippi
Charlie Evers
First Kid Image
First Kid
Speet
The Great Gilly Hopkins Image
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Mr Randolph
Ed Image
Ed
Tipton
The Brother from Another Planet Image
The Brother from Another Planet
Walter
Beyond the Law Image
Beyond the Law
Swilley
Duck Image
Duck
Norman
Get Low Image
Get Low
Rev. Charlie Jackson
Dino Dana: The Movie Image
Dino Dana: The Movie
Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Five Corners Image
Five Corners
Elderly Man in Bar
Sunshine State Image
Sunshine State
Dr. Elton Lloyd
Hard Luck Image
Hard Luck
Cobb
Saving Paradise Image
Saving Paradise
John Thompson
The Derby Stallion Image
The Derby Stallion
Houston Jones
New Life Image
New Life
Mr. Charles
For All Time Image
For All Time
Proprietor / Conductor
A Rugrats Kwanzaa Image
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
Uncle Charles (voice)
Man with a Gun Image
Man with a Gun
Henry Griggs
Greased Lightning Image
Greased Lightning
Mr. Jones
Greased Lightning Image
Greased Lightning
Mr Jones
Always Outnumbered Image
Always Outnumbered
Right Burke
Dear Secret Santa Image
Dear Secret Santa
Ted
Out There Image
Out There
Lyman Weeks
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Christmas In Palm Springs
Gabriel
Call Me King Image
Call Me King
Malachi
The Last Letter Image
The Last Letter
Pastor
Decoration Day Image
Decoration Day
Gee Pennywell
Roadside Prophets Image
Roadside Prophets
Oscar
The Morgue Image
The Morgue
George
Carolina Skeletons Image
Carolina Skeletons
Elijah Crooks
Compromising Positions Image
Compromising Positions
Sgt. Williams
Nightjohn Image
Nightjohn
Old man
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Black Water Transit
Frank Vermillion
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Image
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Caleb
Caroltyn Image
Caroltyn
Dr. Mason
Exiled in America Image
Exiled in America
Abraham White
Rage of Angels Image
Rage of Angels
Abraham Wilson
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Image
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Pullman Porter
Block Party Image
Block Party
Uncle Jim
Lukewarm Image
Lukewarm
Thomas
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Dominick and Eugene
Jesse Johnson
Johnny Bull Image
Johnny Bull
Wiggins
Divas Image
Divas
Sippy
On Angel's Wings Image
On Angel's Wings
Mr. Dupac
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Three Days to Vegas
Marvin Jeffries
Of Mind and Music Image
Of Mind and Music
Stompleg
The Undershepherd Image
The Undershepherd
Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School Image
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
The Final Patient Image
The Final Patient
Dr. Daniel Green
Tuesday Morning Ride Image
Tuesday Morning Ride
Jeff
Special Ed Image
Special Ed
Lou
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A House Is Not a Home
Paul
Moe's World Image
Moe's World
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks Image
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
The Tenant Image
The Tenant
Jack Rymer
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I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
Lewis Coleman
The Hitter Image
The Hitter
Louisiana Slim
The Member of the Wedding Image
The Member of the Wedding
T.T. Williams
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story Image
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
My Christmas Grandpa Image
My Christmas Grandpa
Fred
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Captiva Island
Vernon
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This Man's Life
Myer Truman
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Queen of Swing
Narrator
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A Boy and a Boa
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