Portrait of Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Acting

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 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.

Born: June 16, 1934

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Filmography

2025
Broken Church

as Pastor Evans

2022
Caroltyn

as Dr. Mason

2022
Block Party

as Uncle Jim

2021
Saving Paradise

as John Thompson

2020
Dino Dana: The Movie

as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)

2019
Beyond the Law

as Swilley

2016
New Life

as Mr. Charles

2016
Call Me King

as Malachi

2016
Greenleaf

as John McCready

2016
Greenleaf

as Henry McCready

2015
The Ultimate Legacy

as Ted Hamilton

2015
2015
2014
2014
On Angel's Wings

as Mr. Dupac

2014
Hand of God

as Papa Gene

2014
Rake

as Federal Judge

2014
Rake

as Judge Rutchland

2013
2013
The Ultimate Life

as Ted Hamilton

2013
2012
Go On

as George

2012
The Undershepherd

as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon

2012
Lukewarm

as Thomas

2011
The Muppets

as Grandfather

2011
The Tenant

as Jack Rymer

2011
The Arcadian

as Charles

2011
Harry's Law

as Judge

2010
2010
Get Low

as Rev. Charlie Jackson

2010
The Glades

as Gregory Richmond

2008
The Morgue

as George

2007
Side Order of Life

as Eddie Morgan

2007
Army Wives

as Harry

2007
The Ultimate Gift

as Ted Hamilton

2007
Three Days to Vegas

as Marvin Jeffries

2006
2006
Hard Luck

as Cobb

2006
2005
The Final Patient

as Dr. Daniel Green

2005
The Derby Stallion

as Houston Jones

2005
Duck

as Norman

2003
2003
A Mighty Wind

as Blues Musician

2002
Sunshine State

as Dr. Elton Lloyd

2002
Enough

as Jim Toller

2001
Star Trek: Enterprise

as Dr. Emory Erickson

2001
A Rugrats Kwanzaa

as Uncle Charles (voice)

2001
Six Feet Under

as Mr. Jones

2001
The Division

as Mr. Greene

2000
For All Time

as Proprietor / Conductor

2000
2000
Yes, Dear

as Counterman

2000
Soul Food

as Mr. Bradford

2000
The Others

as Elmer Greentree

1999
Random Hearts

as Marvin

1999
The West Wing

as Alan Tatum

1999
The Sopranos

as Reverend James Sr.

1998
1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Chief (voice)

1998
Hope Floats

as Nurse

1998
Paulie

as Virgil the Janitor

1998
Always Outnumbered

as Right Burke

1997
Air Bud

as Arthur Chaney

1997
The Practice

as Arthur Turner

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi

as Charlie Evers

1996
That Thing You Do!

as Del Paxton

1996
First Kid

as Speet

1996
Nightjohn

as Old man

1996
Ed

as Tipton

1995
Out There

as Lyman Weeks

1995
Man with a Gun

as Henry Griggs

1995
JAG

as Matthew Turner

1995
Divas

as Sippy

1995
Fluke

as Bert

1995
The Outer Limits

as Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777

1995
The Outer Limits

as Joe Dell

1995
The Wayans Bros.

as Fred Watson

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Henry Baldwin

1994
ER

as Mr. Bowman

1993
Fatal Instinct

as Man in Park

1993
Demolition Man

as Zachary Lamb - Aged

1993
NYPD Blue

as Bernie Carpenter

1993
NYPD Blue

as Norval Stevens

1993
1992
The Bodyguard

as Bill Devaney

1992
Exiled in America

as Abraham White

1992
1991
1991
I'll Fly Away

as Lewis Coleman

1991
Carolina Skeletons

as Elijah Crooks

1991
New Jack City

as Old Man

1991
The Hard Way

as Raggedy Man

1990
Decoration Day

as Gee Pennywell

1990
1990
Northern Exposure

as Angelo Maxwell

1989
Coach

as George

1989
The January Man

as Detective Reilly

1988
Bird

as Dr. Caulfield

1988
Dominick and Eugene

as Jesse Johnson

1987
Suspect

as Judge Franklin

1987
Five Corners

as Elderly Man in Bar

1986
Streets of Gold

as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)

1986
1986
Designing Women

as Henry / Charlie

1986
L.A. Law

as Webb Johnson

1986
Johnny Bull

as Wiggins

1985
1985
Compromising Positions

as Sgt. Williams

1984
The Cotton Club

as Big Joe Ison

1983
Silkwood

as Man in Lunchroom

1983
Trading Places

as Bartender

1983
Rage of Angels

as Abraham Wilson

1982
1979
The Hitter

as Louisiana Slim

1977
1977
Greased Lightning

as Mr. Jones

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Gee Pennywell