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.
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Movies (103)
SEGAL
2025 · Thanks
Broken Church
2025 · Pastor Evans
Caroltyn
2022 · Dr. Mason
Block Party
2022 · Uncle Jim
Saving Paradise
2021 · John Thompson
Dino Dana: La Película
2020 · Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Sobre la Ley
2019 · Swilley
As Evil Does
2018 · Jeremiah
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
2018 · Judge Johnson
My Christmas Grandpa
2017 · Fred
New Life
2016 · Mr. Charles
Call Me King
2016 · Malachi
The Ultimate Legacy
2015 · Ted Hamilton
La Gran Gilly Hopkins
2015 · Mr Randolph
A House Is Not a Home
2015 · Paul
Una Noche en el Museo 3: El Secreto de la Tumba
2014 · Reginald
Christmas in Palm Springs
2014 · Gabriel
Of Mind and Music
2014 · Stompleg
On Angel's Wings
2014 · Mr. Dupac
The Last Letter
2013 · Pastor
Dear Secret Santa
2013 · Ted
Lo más importante de la vida
2013 · Ted Hamilton
Oz: El Poderoso
2013 · Master Tinker
The Undershepherd
2012 · Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Lukewarm
2012 · Thomas
Los Muppets
2011 · Grandfather
The Tenant
2011 · Jack Rymer
The Arcadian
2011 · Charles
Santa Paws: En Busca de Santa Claus
2010 · Mr. Stewart
El funeral: Una fábula verdadera
2010 · Rev. Charlie Jackson
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2010
This Man's Life
2008 · Myer Truman
The Morgue
2008 · George
El último regalo
2007 · Ted Hamilton
Three Days to Vegas
2007 · Marvin Jeffries
Una noche en el museo
2006 · Reginald
Golpe de Suerte
2006 · Cobb
Queen of Swing
2006 · Narrator
Special Ed
2006 · Lou
The Final Patient
2005 · Dr. Daniel Green
The Derby Stallion
2005 · Houston Jones
Duck
2005 · Norman
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004 · Self
A Mighty Wind
2003 · Blues Musician
Sunshine State
2002 · Dr. Elton Lloyd
Nunca más
2002 · Jim Toller
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
2001 · Uncle Charles (voice)
Para toda la vida
2000 · Proprietor / Conductor
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Random Hearts
1999 · Marvin
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998 · Estes
Hope Floats
1998 · Nurse
Paulie
1998 · Virgil the Janitor
Always Outnumbered
1998 · Right Burke
Air Bud
1997 · Arthur Chaney
Soulmates
1997 · Mr. Williams
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · Charlie Evers
That Thing You Do!
1996 · Del Paxton
First Kid
1996 · Speet
Nightjohn
1996 · Old man
Thrill
1996 · Norm Duprey
Ed
1996 · Tipton
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · Malt
Out There
1995 · Lyman Weeks
Man with a Gun
1995 · Henry Griggs
Divas
1995 · Sippy
Fluke
1995 · Bert
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995 · Pullman Porter
Captiva Island
1995 · Vernon
Tuesday Morning Ride
1995 · Jeff
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995 · Caleb
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Moses
Fatal Instinct
1993 · Man in Park
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
1993 · Lewis Coleman
Demolition Man
1993 · Zachary Lamb - Aged
The Bodyguard
1992 · Bill Devaney
Exiled in America
1992 · Abraham White
Roadside Prophets
1992 · Oscar
The People Under the Stairs
1991 · Grandpa Booker
Carolina Skeletons
1991 · Elijah Crooks
New Jack City
1991 · Old Man
The Hard Way
1991 · Raggedy Man
Decoration Day
1990 · Gee Pennywell
Moe's World
1990
The January Man
1989 · Detective Reilly
Bird
1988 · Dr. Caulfield
Dominick and Eugene
1988 · Jesse Johnson
Suspect
1987 · Judge Franklin
Five Corners
1987 · Elderly Man in Bar
Streets of Gold
1986 · Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
The Color of Money
1986 · Orvis
Johnny Bull
1986 · Wiggins
Compromising Positions
1985 · Sgt. Williams
The Cotton Club
1984 · Big Joe Ison
The Brother from Another Planet
1984 · Walter
Silkwood
1983 · Man in Lunchroom
Trading Places
1983 · Bartender
The Member of the Wedding
1982 · T.T. Williams
The Hitter
1979 · Louisiana Slim
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · Bartender
Greased Lightning
1977 · Mr. Jones
A Boy and a Boa
1975 · father
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Man on Platform
TV shows (54)
Greenleaf
2016 · John McCready, Henry McCready
The Carmichael Show
2015 · Vernon
La mano de Dios
2014 · Papa Gene
Rake
2014 · Federal Judge, Judge Rutchland
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
2013 · Old Man
Go On
2012 · George
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011 · Bishop Sanford
Harry's Law
2011 · Judge
The Glades
2010 · Gregory Richmond
Side Order of Life
2007 · Eddie Morgan
Army Wives
2007 · Harry
October Road
2007
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 · Earl Edmonds
Hermanos Rebeldes
2003 · Gus
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · Dr. Emory Erickson
Six Feet Under
2001 · Mr. Jones
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Division
2001 · Mr. Greene
The Michael Richards Show
2000 · Jack
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Harry Bastille
Yes, Dear
2000 · Counterman
Soul Food
2000 · Mr. Bradford
The Others
2000 · Elmer Greentree
The West Wing
1999 · Alan Tatum
The Sopranos
1999 · Reverend James Sr.
L.A. Doctors
1998 · Bob
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Chief (voice)
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
The Practice
1997 · Arthur Turner
JAG
1995 · Matthew Turner
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · Tony
The Outer Limits
1995 · Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777, Joe Dell
The Watcher
1995
The Wayans Bros.
1995 · Fred Watson
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Henry Baldwin
ER
1994 · Mr. Bowman
NYPD Blue
1993 · Bernie Carpenter, Norval Stevens
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Gino Costa
I'll Fly Away
1991 · Lewis Coleman
Rugrats
1991 · Uncle Charles (voice)
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 · Fish Fry Baby
Gabriel's Fire
1990
True Colors
1990
Northern Exposure
1990 · Angelo Maxwell
Coach
1989 · George
Empty Nest
1988
Designing Women
1986 · Henry / Charlie
L.A. Law
1986 · Webb Johnson, Webb Cobbs
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Equalizer
1985 · Barry
Kate & Allie
1984
Rage of Angels
1983 · Abraham Wilson
Good Times
1974
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Gee Pennywell