Bill Cobbs

Acting

June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024 (died at 90)

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Male

101 Movies

58 TV Shows

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.

Night at the Museum

2006 6.6

as Reginald

Age 72 (now 90)

The Bodyguard

1992 6.7

as Bill Devaney

Age 58 (now 90)

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013 5.9

as Master Tinker

Age 78 (now 90)

The Ultimate Gift

2007 7.6

as Ted Hamilton

Age 72 (now 90)

The Color of Money

1986 6.9

as Orvis

Age 52 (now 90)

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994 7.1

as Moses

Age 59 (now 90)

Air Bud

1997 5.6

as Arthur Chaney

Age 63 (now 90)

Demolition Man

1993 6.8

as Zachary Lamb - Aged

Age 59 (now 90)

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015 6.6

as Mr Randolph

Age 81 (now 90)

The Ultimate Life

2013 6.9

as Ted Hamilton

Age 79 (now 90)

Get Low

2010 6.7

as Rev. Charlie Jackson

Age 76 (now 90)

The People Under the Stairs

1991 6.6

as Grandpa Booker

Age 57 (now 90)

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998 5.4

as Estes

Age 64 (now 90)

Enough

2002 6.7

as Jim Toller

Age 67 (now 90)

Fluke

1995 7.1

as Bert

Age 60 (now 90)

Hope Floats

1998 6.4

as Nurse

Age 63 (now 90)

Broken Church

2025 7.0

as Pastor Evans

Age 91 (now 90)

Caroltyn

2022 2.7

as Dr. Mason

Age 88 (now 90)

Block Party

2022 6.1

as Uncle Jim

Age 87 (now 90)

Saving Paradise

2021 6.0

as John Thompson

Age 87 (now 90)

Dino Dana: The Movie

2020 7.2

as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)

Age 85 (now 90)

Beyond the Law

2019 5.2

as Swilley

Age 85 (now 90)

As Evil Does

2018

as Jeremiah

Age 83 (now 90)

Clipped Wings, They Do Fly

2018

as Judge Johnson

Age 83 (now 90)

My Christmas Grandpa

2017 3.4

as Fred

Age 83 (now 90)

New Life

2016 6.6

as Mr. Charles

Age 82 (now 90)

Call Me King

2016 5.0

as Malachi

Age 82 (now 90)

The Ultimate Legacy

2015 5.4

as Ted Hamilton

Age 81 (now 90)

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015 6.6

as Mr Randolph

Age 81 (now 90)

A House Is Not a Home

2015 1.7

as Paul

Age 81 (now 90)

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014 6.2

as Reginald

Age 80 (now 90)

Christmas in Palm Springs

2014 5.0

as Gabriel

Age 80 (now 90)

Of Mind and Music

2014 5.7

as Stompleg

Age 80 (now 90)

On Angel's Wings

2014

as Mr. Dupac

Age 80 (now 90)

The Last Letter

2013 3.5

as Pastor

Age 79 (now 90)

Dear Secret Santa

2013 6.0

as Ted

Age 79 (now 90)

The Ultimate Life

2013 6.9

as Ted Hamilton

Age 79 (now 90)

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013 5.9

as Master Tinker

Age 78 (now 90)

The Undershepherd

2012 2.0

as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon

Age 77 (now 90)

Lukewarm

2012 5.0

as Thomas

Age 77 (now 90)

The Muppets

2011 6.7

as Grandfather

Age 77 (now 90)

The Tenant

2011 3.5

as Jack Rymer

Age 77 (now 90)

The Arcadian

2011

as Charles

Age 76 (now 90)

The Search for Santa Paws

2010 6.3

as Mr. Stewart

Age 76 (now 90)

Get Low

2010 6.7

as Rev. Charlie Jackson

Age 76 (now 90)

No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

2010 6.0

Age 75 (now 90)

This Man's Life

2008 2.0

as Myer Truman

Age 73 (now 90)

The Morgue

2008 4.7

as George

Age 73 (now 90)

The Ultimate Gift

2007 7.6

as Ted Hamilton

Age 72 (now 90)

Three Days to Vegas

2007 3.9

as Marvin Jeffries

Age 72 (now 90)

Night at the Museum

2006 6.6

as Reginald

Age 72 (now 90)

Hard Luck

2006 5.5

as Cobb

Age 72 (now 90)

Queen of Swing

2006

as Narrator

Age 71 (now 90)

Special Ed

2006 8.0

as Lou

Age 71 (now 90)

The Final Patient

2005 7.1

as Dr. Daniel Green

Age 71 (now 90)

The Derby Stallion

2005 6.0

as Houston Jones

Age 71 (now 90)

Duck

2005 7.2

as Norman

Age 70 (now 90)

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004

as Self

Age 69 (now 90)

A Mighty Wind

2003 6.8

as Blues Musician

Age 68 (now 90)

Sunshine State

2002 6.4

as Dr. Elton Lloyd

Age 68 (now 90)

Enough

2002 6.7

as Jim Toller

Age 67 (now 90)

A Rugrats Kwanzaa

2001 7.0

as Uncle Charles (voice)

Age 67 (now 90)

For All Time

2000 6.4

as Proprietor / Conductor

Age 66 (now 90)

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000 9.0

Age 65 (now 90)

Random Hearts

1999 5.6

as Marvin

Age 65 (now 90)

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998 5.4

as Estes

Age 64 (now 90)

Hope Floats

1998 6.4

as Nurse

Age 63 (now 90)

Paulie

1998 7.0

as Virgil the Janitor

Age 63 (now 90)

Always Outnumbered

1998 6.4

as Right Burke

Age 63 (now 90)

Air Bud

1997 5.6

as Arthur Chaney

Age 63 (now 90)

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 6.6

as Charlie Evers

Age 62 (now 90)

That Thing You Do!

1996 6.9

as Del Paxton

Age 62 (now 90)

First Kid

1996 5.7

as Speet

Age 62 (now 90)

Nightjohn

1996 5.8

as Old man

Age 61 (now 90)

Thrill

1996 5.3

as Norm Duprey

Age 61 (now 90)

Ed

1996 4.1

as Tipton

Age 61 (now 90)

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995 6.5

as Malt

Age 61 (now 90)

Out There

1995 4.9

as Lyman Weeks

Age 61 (now 90)

Man with a Gun

1995 4.6

as Henry Griggs

Age 61 (now 90)

Divas

1995 9.5

as Sippy

Age 61 (now 90)

Fluke

1995 7.1

as Bert

Age 60 (now 90)

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995 6.7

as Pullman Porter

Age 60 (now 90)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1995 6.0

as Caleb

Age 60 (now 90)

Tuesday Morning Ride

1995 6.5

as Jeff

Age 60 (now 90)

Captiva Island

1995 7.0

as Vernon

Age 60 (now 90)

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994 7.1

as Moses

Age 59 (now 90)

Fatal Instinct

1993 5.5

as Man in Park

Age 59 (now 90)

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

1993 8.5

as Lewis Coleman

Age 59 (now 90)

Demolition Man

1993 6.8

as Zachary Lamb - Aged

Age 59 (now 90)

The Bodyguard

1992 6.7

as Bill Devaney

Age 58 (now 90)

Exiled in America

1992 5.5

as Abraham White

Age 58 (now 90)

Roadside Prophets

1992 5.5

as Oscar

Age 57 (now 90)

The People Under the Stairs

1991 6.6

as Grandpa Booker

Age 57 (now 90)

Carolina Skeletons

1991 7.2

as Elijah Crooks

Age 57 (now 90)

New Jack City

1991 6.7

as Old Man

Age 56 (now 90)

The Hard Way

1991 6.2

as Raggedy Man

Age 56 (now 90)

Decoration Day

1990 6.9

as Gee Pennywell

Age 56 (now 90)

Moe's World

1990 9.0

Age 56 (now 90)

The January Man

1989 5.0

as Detective Reilly

Age 54 (now 90)

Bird

1988 6.9

as Dr. Caulfield

Age 53 (now 90)

Dominick and Eugene

1988 6.9

as Jesse Johnson

Age 53 (now 90)

Suspect

1987 6.6

as Judge Franklin

Age 53 (now 90)

Five Corners

1987 5.9

as Elderly Man in Bar

Age 53 (now 90)

Streets of Gold

1986 5.4

as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)

Age 52 (now 90)

The Color of Money

1986 6.9

as Orvis

Age 52 (now 90)

Johnny Bull

1986 5.5

as Wiggins

Age 51 (now 90)

Compromising Positions

1985 5.3

as Sgt. Williams

Age 51 (now 90)

The Cotton Club

1984 6.5

as Big Joe Ison

Age 50 (now 90)

The Brother from Another Planet

1984 6.7

as Walter

Age 50 (now 90)

Silkwood

1983 6.9

as Man in Lunchroom

Age 49 (now 90)

Trading Places

1983 7.2

as Bartender

Age 48 (now 90)

The Member of the Wedding

1982 5.0

as T.T. Williams

Age 48 (now 90)

The Hitter

1979 4.1

as Louisiana Slim

Age 44 (now 90)

Greased Lightning

1977 6.4

as Mr. Jones

Age 43 (now 90)

Greased Lightning

1977 6.4

as Mr Jones

Age 43 (now 90)

A Boy and a Boa

1975

as father

Age 40 (now 90)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974 7.5

as Man on Platform

Age 40 (now 90)