Bill Cobbs
Born: 1934-06-16 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 2024-06-25
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Broken Church as Pastor Evans
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
- My Christmas Grandpa as Fred
2016
- Greenleaf as Henry McCready
- New Life as Mr. Charles
- Call Me King as Malachi
2015
- The Great Gilly Hopkins as Mr Randolph
- The Ultimate Legacy as Ted Hamilton
- The Carmichael Show as Vernon
- A House Is Not a Home as Paul
2014
- Rake as Judge Rutchland
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Reginald
- Hand of God as Papa Gene
- Of Mind and Music as Stompleg
- Christmas In Palm Springs as Gabriel
- On Angel's Wings as Mr. Dupac
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Old Man
- The Ultimate Life as Ted Hamilton
- Oz the Great and Powerful as Master Tinker
- Dear Secret Santa as Ted
- The Last Letter as Pastor
2012
- Lukewarm as Thomas
- The Undershepherd as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
- Go On as George
2011
- The Muppets as Grandfather
- Harry's Law as Judge
- The Arcadian as Charles
- The Tenant as Jack Rymer
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Bishop Sanford
2010
- The Glades as Gregory Richmond
- Get Low as Rev. Charlie Jackson
- The Search for Santa Paws as Mr. Stewart
- No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2008
- The Morgue as George
- This Man's Life as Myer Truman
2007
- Army Wives as Harry
- The Ultimate Gift as Ted Hamilton
- October Road
- Three Days to Vegas as Marvin Jeffries
- Side Order of Life as Eddie Morgan
2006
- Night at the Museum as Reginald
- Special Ed as Lou
- Hard Luck as Cobb
- Queen of Swing as Narrator
2005
- Duck as Norman
- The Derby Stallion as Houston Jones
- The Final Patient as Dr. Daniel Green
2004
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self
2003
- One Tree Hill as Gus
- 10-8: Officers on Duty
- A Mighty Wind as Blues Musician
2002
- Enough as Jim Toller
- Sunshine State as Dr. Elton Lloyd
2001
- Star Trek: Enterprise as Dr. Emory Erickson
- Six Feet Under as Mr. Jones
- My Wife and Kids
- The Division as Mr. Greene
- A Rugrats Kwanzaa as Uncle Charles (voice)
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Harry Bastille
- Yes, Dear as Counterman
- For All Time as Proprietor / Conductor
- Soul Food as Mr. Bradford
- The Michael Richards Show as Jack
- The Others as Elmer Greentree
- The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
1999
- The Sopranos as Reverend James Sr.
- The West Wing as Alan Tatum
- Random Hearts as Marvin
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Chief (voice)
- Hope Floats as Nurse
- Always Outnumbered as Right Burke
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Estes
- L.A. Doctors as Bob
- Paulie as Virgil the Janitor
1997
- The Practice as Arthur Turner
- Air Bud as Arthur Chaney
- The Gregory Hines Show
1996
- Ed as Tipton
- First Kid as Speet
- Nightjohn as Old man
- That Thing You Do! as Del Paxton
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Charlie Evers
1995
- JAG as Matthew Turner
- The Drew Carey Show as Tony
- The Outer Limits as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
- The Wayans Bros. as Fred Watson
- Fluke as Bert
- Divas as Sippy
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Malt
- Out There as Lyman Weeks
- Man with a Gun as Henry Griggs
- Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long as Pullman Porter
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Caleb
- Tuesday Morning Ride as Jeff
- The Watcher
- Captiva Island as Vernon
1994
- ER as Mr. Bowman
- Touched by an Angel as Henry Baldwin
- The Hudsucker Proxy as Moses
1993
- NYPD Blue as Bernie Carpenter
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Gino Costa
- Fatal Instinct as Man in Park
- Demolition Man as Zachary Lamb - Aged
- I'll Fly Away: Then and Now as Lewis Coleman
1992
- Roadside Prophets as Oscar
- The Bodyguard as Bill Devaney
- Exiled in America as Abraham White
1991
- New Jack City as Old Man
- Carolina Skeletons as Elijah Crooks
- The People Under the Stairs as Grandpa Booker
- I'll Fly Away as Lewis Coleman
- The Hard Way as Raggedy Man
1990
- Northern Exposure as Angelo Maxwell
- Decoration Day as Gee Pennywell
- True Colors
- Moe's World
- Gabriel's Fire
- The Trials of Rosie O'Neill as Fish Fry Baby
1989
- Coach as George
- The January Man as Detective Reilly
1988
- Empty Nest
- 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
- Johnny Bull as Wiggins
- The Color of Money as Orvis
- Streets of Gold as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
1985
- The Equalizer as Barry
- Spenser: For Hire
- Compromising Positions as Sgt. Williams
1984
- Kate & Allie
- The Cotton Club as Big Joe Ison
- The Brother from Another Planet as Walter
1983
- 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
1975
- A Boy and a Boa as father
1974
- Good Times
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Man on Platform
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Gee Pennywell