Bill Cobbs

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

Died: 2024-06-25

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.

Filmography

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
• The Sopranos (1999)
• JAG (1995)
• NYPD Blue (1993)
• Coach (1989)
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
• L.A. Law (1986)
• Six Feet Under (2001)
• Army Wives (2007)
• Northern Exposure (1990)
• The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
• Touched by an Angel (1994)
• The Outer Limits (1995)
• The Wayans Bros. (1995)
• My Wife and Kids (2001)
• The Division (2001)
• Empty Nest (1988)
• The Glades (2010)
• Harry's Law (2011)
• 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003)
• Greenleaf (2016)
• Demolition Man (1993)
• Night at the Museum (2006)
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
• Trading Places (1983)
• Hand of God (2014)
• Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
• The Muppets (2011)
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)