Actor profile

Bill Cobbs

16th June 1934 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Acting

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.

99 Movies 53 TV Shows 152 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Broken Church poster

Broken Church 21st July 2025 as Pastor Evans

Caroltyn poster

Caroltyn 17th June 2022 as Dr. Mason

Block Party poster

Block Party 8th June 2022 as Uncle Jim

Saving Paradise poster

Saving Paradise 3rd September 2021 as John Thompson

Dino Dana: The Movie poster

Dino Dana: The Movie 21st March 2020 as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)

Beyond the Law poster

Beyond the Law 6th December 2019 as Swilley

As Evil Does 10th February 2018 as Jeremiah

My Christmas Grandpa poster

My Christmas Grandpa 16th December 2017 as Fred

New Life poster

New Life 28th October 2016 as Mr. Charles

Call Me King poster

Call Me King 18th August 2016 as Malachi

The Ultimate Legacy poster

The Ultimate Legacy 4th December 2015 as Ted Hamilton

The Great Gilly Hopkins poster

The Great Gilly Hopkins 5th October 2015 as Mr Randolph

A House Is Not a Home poster

A House Is Not a Home 7th September 2015 as Paul

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb poster

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 17th December 2014 as Reginald

Christmas in Palm Springs poster

Christmas in Palm Springs 23rd November 2014 as Gabriel

Of Mind and Music poster

Of Mind and Music 19th October 2014 as Stompleg

On Angel's Wings poster

On Angel's Wings 1st September 2014 as Mr. Dupac

The Last Letter poster

The Last Letter 17th December 2013 as Pastor

Dear Secret Santa poster

Dear Secret Santa 30th November 2013 as Ted

The Ultimate Life poster

The Ultimate Life 6th September 2013 as Ted Hamilton

Oz the Great and Powerful poster

Oz the Great and Powerful 7th March 2013 as Master Tinker

The Undershepherd poster

The Undershepherd 15th February 2012 as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon

Lukewarm poster

Lukewarm 1st January 2012 as Thomas

The Muppets poster

The Muppets 23rd November 2011 as Grandfather

The Tenant poster

The Tenant 19th August 2011 as Jack Rymer

The Arcadian poster

The Arcadian 28th April 2011 as Charles

The Search for Santa Paws poster

The Search for Santa Paws 12th October 2010 as Mr. Stewart

Get Low poster

Get Low 30th July 2010 as Rev. Charlie Jackson

No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School poster

No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School 1st January 2010

This Man's Life 29th March 2008 as Myer Truman

The Morgue poster

The Morgue 1st January 2008 as George

The Ultimate Gift poster

The Ultimate Gift 9th March 2007 as Ted Hamilton

Three Days to Vegas poster

Three Days to Vegas 2nd February 2007 as Marvin Jeffries

Night at the Museum poster

Night at the Museum 20th December 2006 as Reginald

Hard Luck poster

Hard Luck 17th October 2006 as Cobb

Queen of Swing 20th February 2006 as Narrator

Special Ed poster

Special Ed 20th January 2006 as Lou

The Final Patient poster

The Final Patient 5th August 2005 as Dr. Daniel Green

The Derby Stallion poster

The Derby Stallion 4th July 2005 as Houston Jones

Duck poster

Duck 11th March 2005 as Norman

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks poster

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks 25th February 2004 as Self

A Mighty Wind poster

A Mighty Wind 16th April 2003 as Blues Musician

Sunshine State poster

Sunshine State 21st June 2002 as Dr. Elton Lloyd

Enough poster

Enough 21st May 2002 as Jim Toller

A Rugrats Kwanzaa poster

A Rugrats Kwanzaa 21st July 2001 as Uncle Charles (voice)

For All Time poster

For All Time 18th October 2000 as Proprietor / Conductor

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story poster

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story 31st May 2000

Random Hearts poster

Random Hearts 8th October 1999 as Marvin

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer poster

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 13th November 1998 as Estes

Hope Floats poster

Hope Floats 29th May 1998 as Nurse

Paulie poster

Paulie 17th April 1998 as Virgil the Janitor

Always Outnumbered poster

Always Outnumbered 21st March 1998 as Right Burke

Air Bud poster

Air Bud 1st August 1997 as Arthur Chaney

Ghosts of Mississippi poster

Ghosts of Mississippi 20th December 1996 as Charlie Evers

That Thing You Do! poster

That Thing You Do! 4th October 1996 as Del Paxton

First Kid poster

First Kid 30th August 1996 as Speet

Nightjohn poster

Nightjohn 1st June 1996 as Old man

Thrill poster

Thrill 20th May 1996 as Norm Duprey

Ed poster

Ed 15th March 1996 as Tipton

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead poster

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 1st December 1995 as Malt

Out There poster

Out There 19th November 1995 as Lyman Weeks

Man with a Gun poster

Man with a Gun 9th October 1995 as Henry Griggs

Divas poster

Divas 19th September 1995 as Sippy

Fluke poster

Fluke 2nd June 1995 as Bert

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long poster

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long 18th March 1995 as Pullman Porter

Captiva Island 1st January 1995 as Vernon

Goldilocks and the Three Bears poster

Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1st January 1995 as Caleb

Tuesday Morning Ride poster

Tuesday Morning Ride 1st January 1995 as Jeff

The Hudsucker Proxy poster

The Hudsucker Proxy 11th March 1994 as Moses

Fatal Instinct poster

Fatal Instinct 29th October 1993 as Man in Park

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now 11th October 1993 as Lewis Coleman

Demolition Man poster

Demolition Man 8th October 1993 as Zachary Lamb - Aged

The Bodyguard poster

The Bodyguard 25th November 1992 as Bill Devaney

Exiled in America poster

Exiled in America 4th November 1992 as Abraham White

Roadside Prophets poster

Roadside Prophets 27th March 1992 as Oscar

The People Under the Stairs poster

The People Under the Stairs 1st November 1991 as Grandpa Booker

Carolina Skeletons poster

Carolina Skeletons 30th September 1991 as Elijah Crooks

New Jack City poster

New Jack City 8th March 1991 as Old Man

The Hard Way poster

The Hard Way 8th March 1991 as Raggedy Man

Decoration Day poster

Decoration Day 2nd December 1990 as Gee Pennywell

Moe's World poster

Moe's World 14th July 1990

The January Man poster

The January Man 13th January 1989 as Detective Reilly

Bird poster

Bird 1st June 1988 as Dr. Caulfield

Dominick and Eugene poster

Dominick and Eugene 18th March 1988 as Jesse Johnson

Suspect poster

Suspect 23rd October 1987 as Judge Franklin

Five Corners poster

Five Corners 11th September 1987 as Elderly Man in Bar

Streets of Gold poster

Streets of Gold 14th November 1986 as Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)

The Color of Money poster

The Color of Money 17th October 1986 as Orvis

Johnny Bull poster

Johnny Bull 19th May 1986 as Wiggins

Compromising Positions poster

Compromising Positions 30th August 1985 as Sgt. Williams

The Cotton Club poster

The Cotton Club 14th December 1984 as Big Joe Ison

The Brother from Another Planet poster

The Brother from Another Planet 7th September 1984 as Walter

Silkwood poster

Silkwood 14th December 1983 as Man in Lunchroom

Trading Places poster

Trading Places 7th June 1983 as Bartender

The Member of the Wedding poster

The Member of the Wedding 20th December 1982 as T.T. Williams

The Hitter poster

The Hitter 1st February 1979 as Louisiana Slim

Greased Lightning poster

Greased Lightning 1st July 1977 as Mr. Jones

A Boy and a Boa 1st January 1975 as father

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three poster

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 2nd October 1974 as Man on Platform

Greenleaf poster

Greenleaf 21st June 2016 as John McCready

The Carmichael Show poster

The Carmichael Show 26th August 2015 as Vernon

Hand of God poster

Hand of God 28th August 2014 as Papa Gene

Rake poster

Rake 23rd January 2014 as Federal Judge

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 24th September 2013 as Old Man

Go On poster

Go On 8th August 2012 as George

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior poster

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 16th February 2011 as Bishop Sanford

Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law 17th January 2011 as Judge

The Glades poster

The Glades 11th July 2010 as Gregory Richmond

Side Order of Life poster

Side Order of Life 15th July 2007 as Eddie Morgan

Army Wives poster

Army Wives 3rd June 2007 as Harry

October Road poster

October Road 15th March 2007

10-8: Officers on Duty poster

10-8: Officers on Duty 28th September 2003 as Earl Edmonds

One Tree Hill poster

One Tree Hill 23rd September 2003 as Gus

Star Trek: Enterprise poster

Star Trek: Enterprise 26th September 2001 as Dr. Emory Erickson

Six Feet Under poster

Six Feet Under 3rd June 2001 as Mr. Jones

My Wife and Kids poster

My Wife and Kids 28th March 2001

The Division poster

The Division 7th January 2001 as Mr. Greene

The Michael Richards Show poster

The Michael Richards Show 24th October 2000 as Jack

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Harry Bastille

Yes, Dear poster

Yes, Dear 2nd October 2000 as Counterman

Soul Food poster

Soul Food 28th June 2000 as Mr. Bradford

The Others poster

The Others 5th February 2000 as Elmer Greentree

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Alan Tatum

The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos 10th January 1999 as Reverend James Sr.

L.A. Doctors poster

L.A. Doctors 21st September 1998 as Bob

The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys 1st September 1998 as Chief (voice)

The Gregory Hines Show 15th September 1997

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Arthur Turner

JAG poster

JAG 23rd September 1995 as Matthew Turner

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show 13th September 1995 as Tony

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Joe Dell

The Watcher 17th January 1995

The Wayans Bros. poster

The Wayans Bros. 11th January 1995 as Fred Watson

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Henry Baldwin

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Mr. Bowman

NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue 21st September 1993 as Norval Stevens

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger 21st April 1993 as Gino Costa

I'll Fly Away poster

I'll Fly Away 7th October 1991 as Lewis Coleman

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill poster

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill 17th September 1990 as Fish Fry Baby

Gabriel's Fire poster

Gabriel's Fire 12th September 1990

True Colors poster

True Colors 2nd September 1990

Northern Exposure poster

Northern Exposure 12th July 1990 as Angelo Maxwell

Coach poster

Coach 28th February 1989 as George

Empty Nest poster

Empty Nest 8th October 1988

Designing Women poster

Designing Women 29th September 1986 as Henry / Charlie

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Webb Cobbs

Spenser: For Hire poster

Spenser: For Hire 20th September 1985

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer 18th September 1985 as Barry

Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie 19th March 1984

Rage of Angels poster

Rage of Angels 20th February 1983 as Abraham Wilson

Good Times poster

Good Times 8th February 1974

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Gee Pennywell