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
2018
- As Evil Does as Jeremiah
- Clipped Wings, They Do Fly as Judge Johnson
2017
- My Christmas Grandpa as Fred
2016
- Greenleaf as John McCready
- Call Me King as Malachi
- New Life as Mr. Charles
2015
- The Carmichael Show as Vernon
- The Great Gilly Hopkins as Mr Randolph
- The Ultimate Legacy as Ted Hamilton
- A House Is Not a Home as Paul
2014
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Reginald
- Hand of God as Papa Gene
- Rake as Judge Rutchland
- Of Mind and Music as Stompleg
- On Angel's Wings as Mr. Dupac
- Christmas in Palm Springs as Gabriel
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Old Man
- Oz the Great and Powerful as Master Tinker
- The Ultimate Life as Ted Hamilton
- The Last Letter as Pastor
- Dear Secret Santa as Ted
2012
- Go On as George
- The Undershepherd as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
- Lukewarm as Thomas
2011
- Harry's Law as Judge
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Bishop Sanford
- The Muppets as Grandfather
- The Arcadian as Charles
- The Tenant as Jack Rymer
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
- This Man's Life as Myer Truman
- The Morgue as George
2007
- Army Wives as Harry
- October Road
- The Ultimate Gift as Ted Hamilton
- Side Order of Life as Eddie Morgan
- Three Days to Vegas as Marvin Jeffries
2006
- Night at the Museum as Reginald
- Hard Luck as Cobb
- Queen of Swing as Narrator
- Special Ed as Lou
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 as Earl Edmonds
- 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
- The Division as Mr. Greene
- My Wife and Kids
- A Rugrats Kwanzaa as Uncle Charles (voice)
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Harry Bastille
- Yes, Dear as Counterman
- Soul Food as Mr. Bradford
- The Michael Richards Show as Jack
- The Others as Elmer Greentree
- For All Time as Proprietor / Conductor
- 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)
- L.A. Doctors as Bob
- Hope Floats as Nurse
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Estes
- Paulie as Virgil the Janitor
- Always Outnumbered as Right Burke
1997
- The Practice as Arthur Turner
- Air Bud as Arthur Chaney
- The Gregory Hines Show
1996
- That Thing You Do! as Del Paxton
- First Kid as Speet
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Charlie Evers
- Ed as Tipton
- Nightjohn as Old man
- Thrill as Norm Duprey
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
- The Watcher
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Malt
- Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long as Pullman Porter
- Fluke as Bert
- Man with a Gun as Henry Griggs
- Out There as Lyman Weeks
- Captiva Island as Vernon
- Divas as Sippy
- Tuesday Morning Ride as Jeff
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Caleb
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
- Demolition Man as Zachary Lamb - Aged
- Fatal Instinct as Man in Park
- I'll Fly Away: Then and Now as Lewis Coleman
1992
- The Bodyguard as Bill Devaney
- Exiled in America as Abraham White
- Roadside Prophets as Oscar
1991
- I'll Fly Away as Lewis Coleman
- The Hard Way as Raggedy Man
- The People Under the Stairs as Grandpa Booker
- New Jack City as Old Man
- Carolina Skeletons as Elijah Crooks
1990
- Northern Exposure as Angelo Maxwell
- True Colors
- The Trials of Rosie O'Neill as Fish Fry Baby
- Gabriel's Fire
- Moe's World
- Decoration Day as Gee Pennywell
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
- The Color of Money as Orvis
- Streets of Gold as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
- Johnny Bull as Wiggins
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