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Bill Cobbs

Actor

Bill Cobbs

Born June 16, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, USADied June 25, 2024100 films

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.

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Trading Places posterFirst watchTrading Places19837.2as BartenderA snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Night at the Museum poster6.6Night at the Museum2006Demolition Man poster6.8Demolition Man1993Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb poster6.2Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb2014The Bodyguard poster6.7The Bodyguard1992Oz the Great and Powerful poster5.9Oz the Great and Powerful2013The Color of Money poster6.8The Color of Money1986The Hudsucker Proxy poster7.1The Hudsucker Proxy1994The Muppets poster6.7The Muppets2011

Filmography

100 films as actor
  1. 2025Broken ChurchPastor Evans
  2. 2022CaroltynDr. Mason
  3. 2022Block PartyUncle Jim
  4. 2021Saving ParadiseJohn Thompson
  5. 2020Dino Dana: The MovieMr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
  6. 2019Beyond the LawSwilley
  7. 2018As Evil DoesJeremiah
  8. 2018Clipped Wings, They Do FlyJudge Johnson
  9. 2017My Christmas GrandpaFred
  10. 2016New LifeMr. Charles
  11. 2016Call Me KingMalachi
  12. 2015The Ultimate LegacyTed Hamilton
  13. 2015The Great Gilly HopkinsMr Randolph
  14. 2015A House Is Not a HomePaul
  15. 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombReginald
  16. 2014Christmas in Palm SpringsGabriel
  17. 2014Of Mind and MusicStompleg
  18. 2014On Angel's WingsMr. Dupac
  19. 2013The Last LetterPastor
  20. 2013Dear Secret SantaTed
  21. 2013The Ultimate LifeTed Hamilton
  22. 2013Oz the Great and PowerfulMaster Tinker
  23. 2012The UndershepherdDr. Ezekiel Cannon
  24. 2012LukewarmThomas
  25. 2011The MuppetsGrandfather
  26. 2011The TenantJack Rymer
  27. 2011The ArcadianCharles
  28. 2010The Search for Santa PawsMr. Stewart
  29. 2010Get LowRev. Charlie Jackson
  30. 2010No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
  31. 2008This Man's LifeMyer Truman
  32. 2008The MorgueGeorge
  33. 2007The Ultimate GiftTed Hamilton
  34. 2007Three Days to VegasMarvin Jeffries
  35. 2006Night at the MuseumReginald
  36. 2006Hard LuckCobb
  37. 2006Queen of SwingNarrator
  38. 2006Special EdLou
  39. 2005The Final PatientDr. Daniel Green
  40. 2005The Derby StallionHouston Jones
  41. 2005DuckNorman
  42. 2003A Mighty WindBlues Musician
  43. 2002Sunshine StateDr. Elton Lloyd
  44. 2002EnoughJim Toller
  45. 2001A Rugrats KwanzaaUncle Charles (voice)
  46. 2000For All TimeProprietor / Conductor
  47. 1999Random HeartsMarvin
  48. 1998I Still Know What You Did Last SummerEstes
  49. 1998Hope FloatsNurse
  50. 1998PaulieVirgil the Janitor
  51. 1998Always OutnumberedRight Burke
  52. 1997Air BudArthur Chaney
  53. 1997SoulmatesMr. Williams
  54. 1996Ghosts of MississippiCharlie Evers
  55. 1996That Thing You Do!Del Paxton
  56. 1996First KidSpeet
  57. 1996NightjohnOld man
  58. 1996ThrillNorm Duprey
  59. 1996EdTipton
  60. 1995Things to Do in Denver When You're DeadMalt
  61. 1995Out ThereLyman Weeks
  62. 1995Man with a GunHenry Griggs
  63. 1995DivasSippy
  64. 1995FlukeBert
  65. 1995Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. LongPullman Porter
  66. 1995Captiva IslandVernon
  67. 1995Tuesday Morning RideJeff
  68. 1995Goldilocks and the Three BearsCaleb
  69. 1994The Hudsucker ProxyMoses
  70. 1993Fatal InstinctMan in Park
  71. 1993I'll Fly Away: Then and NowLewis Coleman
  72. 1993Demolition ManZachary Lamb - Aged
  73. 1992The BodyguardBill Devaney
  74. 1992Exiled in AmericaAbraham White
  75. 1992Roadside ProphetsOscar
  76. 1991The People Under the StairsGrandpa Booker
  77. 1991Carolina SkeletonsElijah Crooks
  78. 1991New Jack CityOld Man
  79. 1991The Hard WayRaggedy Man
  80. 1990Decoration DayGee Pennywell
  81. 1990Moe's World
  82. 1989The January ManDetective Reilly
  83. 1988BirdDr. Caulfield
  84. 1988Dominick and EugeneJesse Johnson
  85. 1987SuspectJudge Franklin
  86. 1987Five CornersElderly Man in Bar
  87. 1986Streets of GoldDishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
  88. 1986The Color of MoneyOrvis
  89. 1986Johnny BullWiggins
  90. 1985Compromising PositionsSgt. Williams
  91. 1984The Cotton ClubBig Joe Ison
  92. 1984The Brother from Another PlanetWalter
  93. 1983SilkwoodMan in Lunchroom
  94. 1983Trading PlacesBartender
  95. 1982The Member of the WeddingT.T. Williams
  96. 1979The HitterLouisiana Slim
  97. 1977A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a SandwichBartender
  98. 1977Greased LightningMr Jones
  99. 1975A Boy and a Boafather
  100. 1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeMan on Platform