
Bill Cobbs
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…
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Filmography
Acting (151)
Movies (98)
Broken Church
2025as Pastor Evans
Caroltyn
2022as Dr. Mason
Block Party
2022as Uncle Jim
Saving Paradise
2021as John Thompson
Dino Dana: The Movie
2020as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Beyond the Law
2019as Swilley
My Christmas Grandpa
2017as Fred
New Life
2016as Mr. Charles
Call Me King
2016as Malachi
The Ultimate Legacy
2015as Ted Hamilton
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015as Mr Randolph
A House Is Not a Home
2015as Paul
Of Mind and Music
2014as Stompleg
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014as Reginald
Christmas in Palm Springs
2014as Gabriel
On Angel's Wings
2014as Mr. Dupac
The Ultimate Life
2013as Ted Hamilton
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013as Master Tinker
Dear Secret Santa
2013as Ted
The Last Letter
2013as Pastor
The Undershepherd
2012as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Lukewarm
2012as Thomas
The Muppets
2011as Grandfather
The Arcadian
2011as Charles
The Tenant
2011as Jack Rymer
Get Low
2010as Rev. Charlie Jackson
The Search for Santa Paws
2010as Mr. Stewart
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2010This Man's Life
2008as Myer Truman
The Morgue
2008as George
The Ultimate Gift
2007as Ted Hamilton
Three Days to Vegas
2007as Marvin Jeffries
Night at the Museum
2006as Reginald
Hard Luck
2006as Cobb
Special Ed
2006as Lou
Queen of Swing
2006as Narrator
Duck
2005as Norman
The Derby Stallion
2005as Houston Jones
The Final Patient
2005as Dr. Daniel Green
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004as Self
A Mighty Wind
2003as Blues Musician
Enough
2002as Jim Toller
Sunshine State
2002as Dr. Elton Lloyd
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
2001as Uncle Charles (voice)
For All Time
2000as Proprietor / Conductor
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Random Hearts
1999as Marvin
Paulie
1998as Virgil the Janitor
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998as Estes
Hope Floats
1998as Nurse
Always Outnumbered
1998as Right Burke
Air Bud
1997as Arthur Chaney
That Thing You Do!
1996as Del Paxton
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996as Charlie Evers
First Kid
1996as Speet
Ed
1996as Tipton
Nightjohn
1996as Old man
Thrill
1996as Norm Duprey
Tuesday Morning Ride
1995as Jeff
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995as Malt
Divas
1995as Sippy
Fluke
1995as Bert
Out There
1995as Lyman Weeks
Man with a Gun
1995as Henry Griggs
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995as Pullman Porter
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995as Caleb
Captiva Island
1995as Vernon
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994as Moses
Demolition Man
1993as Zachary Lamb - Aged
Fatal Instinct
1993as Man in Park
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
1993as Lewis Coleman
The Bodyguard
1992as Bill Devaney
Exiled in America
1992as Abraham White
Roadside Prophets
1992as Oscar
New Jack City
1991as Old Man
The People Under the Stairs
1991as Grandpa Booker
Carolina Skeletons
1991as Elijah Crooks
The Hard Way
1991as Raggedy Man
Decoration Day
1990as Gee Pennywell
Moe's World
1990
The January Man
1989as Detective Reilly
Bird
1988as Dr. Caulfield
Dominick and Eugene
1988as Jesse Johnson
Suspect
1987as Judge Franklin
Five Corners
1987as Elderly Man in Bar
The Color of Money
1986as Orvis
Streets of Gold
1986as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
Johnny Bull
1986as Wiggins
Compromising Positions
1985as Sgt. Williams
The Brother from Another Planet
1984as Walter
The Cotton Club
1984as Big Joe Ison
Trading Places
1983as Bartender
Silkwood
1983as Man in Lunchroom
The Member of the Wedding
1982as T.T. Williams
The Hitter
1979as Louisiana Slim
Greased Lightning
1977as Mr Jones
A Boy and a Boa
1975as father
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974as Man on Platform
Television (53)
Greenleaf
2016as Henry McCready
The Carmichael Show
2015as Vernon
Hand of God
2014as Papa Gene
Rake
2014as Judge Rutchland
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013as Old Man
Go On
2012as George
Harry's Law
2011as Judge
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011as Bishop Sanford
The Glades
2010as Gregory Richmond
Army Wives
2007as Harry
October Road
2007
Side Order of Life
2007as Eddie Morgan
One Tree Hill
2003as Gus
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003as Earl Edmonds
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001as Dr. Emory Erickson
Six Feet Under
2001as Mr. Jones
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Division
2001as Mr. Greene
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000as Harry Bastille
Yes, Dear
2000as Counterman
The Michael Richards Show
2000as Jack
Soul Food
2000as Mr. Bradford
The Others
2000as Elmer Greentree
The Sopranos
1999as Reverend James Sr.
The West Wing
1999as Alan Tatum
The Wild Thornberrys
1998as Chief (voice)
L.A. Doctors
1998as Bob
The Practice
1997as Arthur Turner
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
JAG
1995as Matthew Turner
The Drew Carey Show
1995as Tony
The Outer Limits
1995as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
The Wayans Bros.
1995as Fred Watson
The Watcher
1995
ER
1994as Mr. Bowman
Touched by an Angel
1994as Henry Baldwin
NYPD Blue
1993as Norval Stevens
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993as Gino Costa
I'll Fly Away
1991as Lewis Coleman
Northern Exposure
1990as Angelo Maxwell
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990as Fish Fry Baby
Gabriel's Fire
1990
True Colors
1990
Coach
1989as George
Empty Nest
1988
L.A. Law
1986as Webb Johnson
Designing Women
1986as Henry / Charlie
The Equalizer
1985as Barry
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Kate & Allie
1984
Rage of Angels
1983as Abraham Wilson
Good Times
1974
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Gee Pennywell
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