Acting

Bill Cobbs

Born 1934-06-16 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died 2024-06-25

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.

Credits

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Broken Church
as Pastor Evans
2025
Caroltyn
as Dr. Mason
2022
Block Party
as Uncle Jim
2022
Saving Paradise
as John Thompson
2021
Dino Dana: The Movie
as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
2020
Beyond the Law
as Swilley
2019
As Evil Does
as Jeremiah
2018
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
as Judge Johnson
2018
My Christmas Grandpa
as Fred
2017
New Life
as Mr. Charles
2016
Call Me King
as Malachi
2016
Greenleaf
as Henry McCready
2016
Greenleaf
as John McCready
2016
The Ultimate Legacy
as Ted Hamilton
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Mr Randolph
2015
A House Is Not a Home
as Paul
2015
The Carmichael Show
as Vernon
2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Reginald
2014
Christmas in Palm Springs
as Gabriel
2014
Of Mind and Music
as Stompleg
2014
On Angel's Wings
as Mr. Dupac
2014
Hand of God
as Papa Gene
2014
Rake
as Judge Rutchland
2014
Rake
as Federal Judge
2014
The Last Letter
as Pastor
2013
Dear Secret Santa
as Ted
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Old Man
2013
The Ultimate Life
as Ted Hamilton
2013
Oz the Great and Powerful
as Master Tinker
2013
Go On
as George
2012
The Undershepherd
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
2012
Lukewarm
as Thomas
2012
The Muppets
as Grandfather
2011
The Tenant
as Jack Rymer
2011
The Arcadian
as Charles
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Bishop Sanford
2011
Harry's Law
as Judge
2011
The Search for Santa Paws
as Mr. Stewart
2010
Get Low
as Rev. Charlie Jackson
2010
The Glades
as Gregory Richmond
2010
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2010
This Man's Life
as Myer Truman
2008
The Morgue
as George
2008
Side Order of Life
as Eddie Morgan
2007
Army Wives
as Harry
2007
October Road
2007
The Ultimate Gift
as Ted Hamilton
2007
Three Days to Vegas
as Marvin Jeffries
2007
Night at the Museum
as Reginald
2006
Hard Luck
as Cobb
2006
Queen of Swing
as Narrator
2006
Special Ed
as Lou
2006
The Final Patient
as Dr. Daniel Green
2005
The Derby Stallion
as Houston Jones
2005
Duck
as Norman
2005
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
2004
10-8: Officers on Duty
as Earl Edmonds
2003
One Tree Hill
as Gus
2003
A Mighty Wind
as Blues Musician
2003
Sunshine State
as Dr. Elton Lloyd
2002
Enough
as Jim Toller
2002
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Dr. Emory Erickson
2001
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
as Uncle Charles (voice)
2001
Six Feet Under
as Mr. Jones
2001
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Division
as Mr. Greene
2001
The Michael Richards Show
as Jack
2000
For All Time
as Proprietor / Conductor
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Harry Bastille
2000
Yes, Dear
as Counterman
2000
Soul Food
as Mr. Bradford
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
The Others
as Elmer Greentree
2000
Random Hearts
as Marvin
1999
The West Wing
as Alan Tatum
1999
The Sopranos
as Reverend James Sr.
1999
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Estes
1998
L.A. Doctors
as Bob
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
as Chief (voice)
1998
Hope Floats
as Nurse
1998