Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

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.

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Filmography

2022

Caroltyn
Caroltyn
as Dr. Mason
Movie - Released: 6/17/2022
Block Party
Block Party
as Uncle Jim
Movie - Released: 6/8/2022

2021

Saving Paradise
Saving Paradise
as John Thompson
Movie - Released: 9/3/2021

2020

Dino Dana: The Movie
Dino Dana: The Movie
as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/21/2020

2019

Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law
as Swilley
Movie - Released: 12/6/2019

2017

Call Me King
Call Me King
as Malachi
Movie - Released: 9/4/2017
My Christmas Grandpa
My Christmas Grandpa
as Fred
Movie - Released: 12/16/2017

2016

New Life
New Life
as Mr. Charles
Movie - Released: 10/28/2016
Greenleaf
Greenleaf
as John McCready
TV - Released: 6/21/2016
Greenleaf
Greenleaf
as Henry McCready
TV - Released: 6/21/2016

2015

A House Is Not a Home
A House Is Not a Home
as Paul
Movie - Released: 9/7/2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Mr Randolph
Movie - Released: 10/5/2015
The Ultimate Legacy
The Ultimate Legacy
as Ted Hamilton
Movie - Released: 12/4/2015
The Carmichael Show
The Carmichael Show
as Vernon
TV - Released: 8/26/2015

2014

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Reginald
Movie - Released: 12/17/2014
Christmas In Palm Springs
Christmas In Palm Springs
as Gabriel
Movie - Released: 11/23/2014
On Angel's Wings
On Angel's Wings
as Mr. Dupac
Movie - Released: 9/1/2014
Of Mind and Music
Of Mind and Music
as Stompleg
Movie - Released: 10/19/2014
Hand of God
Hand of God
as Papa Gene
TV - Released: 8/28/2014
Rake
Rake
as Federal Judge
TV - Released: 1/23/2014
Rake
Rake
as Judge Rutchland
TV - Released: 1/23/2014

2013

Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful
as Master Tinker
Movie - Released: 3/7/2013
The Ultimate Life
The Ultimate Life
as Ted Hamilton
Movie - Released: 9/6/2013
Dear Secret Santa
Dear Secret Santa
as Ted
Movie - Released: 11/30/2013
The Last Letter
The Last Letter
as Pastor
Movie - Released: 12/17/2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Old Man
TV - Released: 9/24/2013

2012

Lukewarm
Lukewarm
as Thomas
Movie - Released: 1/1/2012
The Undershepherd
The Undershepherd
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Movie - Released: 2/15/2012
Go On
Go On
as George
TV - Released: 8/8/2012

2011

The Tenant
The Tenant
as Jack Rymer
Movie - Released: 8/19/2011
The Muppets
The Muppets
as Grandfather
Movie - Released: 11/22/2011
The Arcadian
The Arcadian
as Charles
Movie - Released: 4/28/2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Bishop Sanford
TV - Released: 2/16/2011
Harry's Law
Harry's Law
as Judge
TV - Released: 1/17/2011

2010

Get Low
Get Low
as Rev. Charlie Jackson
Movie - Released: 7/30/2010
The Search for Santa Paws
The Search for Santa Paws
as Mr. Stewart
Movie - Released: 10/12/2010
The Glades
The Glades
as Gregory Richmond
TV - Released: 7/11/2010

2009

Movie
Black Water Transit
as Frank Vermillion
Movie - Released: 5/13/2009

2008

The Morgue
The Morgue
as George
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
Movie
This Man's Life
as Myer Truman
Movie - Released: 3/29/2008

2007

Hard Luck
Hard Luck
as Cobb
Movie - Released: 10/17/2007
Three Days to Vegas
Three Days to Vegas
as Marvin Jeffries
Movie - Released: 2/2/2007
The Ultimate Gift
The Ultimate Gift
as Ted Hamilton
Movie - Released: 3/9/2007
October Road
October Road
TV - Released: 3/15/2007
Army Wives
Army Wives
TV - Released: 6/3/2007
Side Order of Life
Side Order of Life
as Eddie Morgan
TV - Released: 7/15/2007

2006

Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum
as Reginald
Movie - Released: 12/20/2006
Special Ed
Special Ed
as Lou
Movie - Released: 1/20/2006
Movie
Queen of Swing
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/20/2006

2005

The Final Patient
The Final Patient
as Dr. Daniel Green
Movie - Released: 8/5/2005
The Derby Stallion
The Derby Stallion
as Houston Jones
Movie - Released: 7/4/2005
Duck
Duck
as Norman
Movie - Released: 3/11/2005

2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/25/2004

2003

A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind
as Blues Musician
Movie - Released: 4/16/2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
10-8: Officers on Duty
TV - Released: 9/28/2003
One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill
as Gus
TV - Released: 9/23/2003

2002

Enough
Enough
as Jim Toller
Movie - Released: 5/21/2002
Sunshine State
Sunshine State
as Dr. Elton Lloyd
Movie - Released: 6/21/2002

2001

A Rugrats Kwanzaa
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
as Uncle Charles (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/21/2001
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
as Mr. Jones
TV - Released: 6/3/2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Dr. Emory Erickson
TV - Released: 9/26/2001
The Division
The Division
TV - Released: 1/7/2001
My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids
TV - Released: 3/28/2001

2000

For All Time
For All Time
as Proprietor / Conductor
Movie - Released: 10/18/2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Movie - Released: 5/31/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Harry Bastille
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
The Others
The Others
as Elmer Greentree
TV - Released: 2/5/2000
Soul Food
Soul Food
as Mr. Bradford
TV - Released: 6/28/2000
The Michael Richards Show
The Michael Richards Show
as Jack
TV - Released: 10/24/2000
Yes, Dear
Yes, Dear
as Counterman
TV - Released: 10/2/2000

1999

Random Hearts
Random Hearts
as Marvin
Movie - Released: 10/8/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Alan Tatum
TV - Released: 9/22/1999
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
as Reverend James Sr.
TV - Released: 1/10/1999

1998

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Estes
Movie - Released: 11/13/1998
Hope Floats
Hope Floats
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 5/29/1998
Always Outnumbered
Always Outnumbered
as Right Burke
Movie - Released: 3/21/1998
Paulie
Paulie
as Virgil the Janitor
Movie - Released: 4/17/1998
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
as Chief (voice)
TV - Released: 9/1/1998
L.A. Doctors
L.A. Doctors
as Bob
TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

Air Bud
Air Bud
as Arthur Chaney
Movie - Released: 8/1/1997
The Practice
The Practice
as Arthur Turner
TV - Released: 3/4/1997
TV
The Gregory Hines Show
TV - Released: 9/15/1997

1996

Ed
Ed
as Tipton
Movie - Released: 3/15/1996
Nightjohn
Nightjohn
as Old man
Movie - Released: 6/1/1996
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do!
as Del Paxton
Movie - Released: 10/4/1996
First Kid
First Kid
as Speet
Movie - Released: 8/30/1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Charlie Evers
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996

1995

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Malt
Movie - Released: 12/1/1995
Movie
Captiva Island
as Vernon
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
Tuesday Morning Ride
as Jeff
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Pullman Porter
Movie - Released: 3/18/1995
Divas
Divas
as Sippy
Movie - Released: 9/19/1995
Man with a Gun
Man with a Gun
as Henry Griggs
Movie - Released: 10/9/1995
Fluke
Fluke
as Bert
Movie - Released: 6/2/1995
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
as Caleb
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Out There
Out There
as Lyman Weeks
Movie - Released: 11/19/1995
The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros.
as Fred Watson
TV - Released: 1/11/1995
JAG
JAG
as Matthew Turner
TV - Released: 9/23/1995
TV
The Watcher
TV - Released: 1/17/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
TV - Released: 3/26/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Joe Dell
TV - Released: 3/26/1995
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
as Tony
TV - Released: 9/13/1995

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Moses
Movie - Released: 3/11/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Henry Baldwin
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
ER
ER
as Mr. Bowman
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Demolition Man
Demolition Man
as Zachary Lamb - Aged
Movie - Released: 10/8/1993
Movie
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
as Lewis Coleman
Movie - Released: 10/11/1993
Fatal Instinct
Fatal Instinct
as Man in Park
Movie - Released: 10/29/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Gino Costa
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
as Bernie Carpenter
TV - Released: 9/21/1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
as Norval Stevens
TV - Released: 9/21/1993

1992

The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
as Bill Devaney
Movie - Released: 11/25/1992
Roadside Prophets
Roadside Prophets
as Oscar
Movie - Released: 3/27/1992
Exiled in America
Exiled in America
as Abraham White
Movie - Released: 11/4/1992

1991

New Jack City
New Jack City
as Old Man
Movie - Released: 3/8/1991
The People Under the Stairs
The People Under the Stairs
as Grandpa Booker
Movie - Released: 11/1/1991
Carolina Skeletons
Carolina Skeletons
as Elijah Crooks
Movie - Released: 9/30/1991
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
as Raggedy Man
Movie - Released: 3/8/1991
I'll Fly Away
I'll Fly Away
as Lewis Coleman
TV - Released: 10/7/1991

1990

Moe's World
Moe's World
Movie - Released: 7/14/1990
Decoration Day
Decoration Day
as Gee Pennywell
Movie - Released: 12/2/1990
Gabriel's Fire
Gabriel's Fire
TV - Released: 9/12/1990
True Colors
True Colors
TV - Released: 9/2/1990
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
TV - Released: 7/12/1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as Fish Fry Baby
TV - Released: 9/17/1990

1989

The January Man
The January Man
as Detective Reilly
Movie - Released: 1/13/1989
Coach
Coach
as George
TV - Released: 2/28/1989

1988

Bird
Bird
as Dr. Caulfield
Movie - Released: 6/1/1988
Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene
as Jesse Johnson
Movie - Released: 3/18/1988
Empty Nest
Empty Nest
TV - Released: 10/8/1988

1987

Suspect
Suspect
as Judge Franklin
Movie - Released: 10/23/1987
Five Corners
Five Corners
as Elderly Man in Bar
Movie - Released: 9/11/1987

1986

The Color of Money
The Color of Money
as Orvis
Movie - Released: 10/17/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Webb Johnson
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
Designing Women
Designing Women
as Henry / Charlie
TV - Released: 9/29/1986

1985

Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire
TV - Released: 9/20/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Barry
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1984

The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet
as Walter
Movie - Released: 9/7/1984
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club
as Big Joe Ison
Movie - Released: 12/14/1984
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
TV - Released: 3/19/1984

1983

Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels
as Abraham Wilson
Movie - Released: 2/19/1983
Trading Places
Trading Places
as Bartender
Movie - Released: 6/7/1983
Silkwood
Silkwood
as Man in Lunchroom
Movie - Released: 12/14/1983
Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels
as Abraham Wilson
TV - Released: 2/20/1983

1982

The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding
as T.T. Williams
Movie - Released: 12/20/1982

1979

The Hitter
The Hitter
as Louisiana Slim
Movie - Released: 2/1/1979

1977

Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning
as Mr Jones
Movie - Released: 7/1/1977
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning
as Mr. Jones
Movie - Released: 7/1/1977

1975

Movie
A Boy and a Boa
as father
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975

1974

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Man on Platform
Movie - Released: 10/2/1974
Good Times
Good Times
TV - Released: 2/8/1974

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gee Pennywell
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

Segal
Segal
as Self
Movie