Bill Cobbs
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.
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Filmography
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Broken Church
2025
Caroltyn
2022
Block Party
2022
Saving Paradise
2021
Dino Dana: The Movie
2020
Beyond the Law
2019
As Evil Does
As Evil Does
2018
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
2018
My Christmas Grandpa
2017
New Life
2016
Call Me King
2016
Greenleaf
2016
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
A House Is Not a Home
2015
The Carmichael Show
2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Christmas in Palm Springs
2014
Of Mind and Music
2014
On Angel's Wings
2014
Hand of God
2014
Rake
2014
The Last Letter
2013
Dear Secret Santa
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
The Ultimate Life
2013
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
Go On
2012
The Undershepherd
2012
Lukewarm
2012
The Muppets
2011
The Tenant
2011
The Arcadian
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011
Harry's Law
2011
The Search for Santa Paws
2010
Get Low
2010
The Glades
2010
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2010
This Man's Life
This Man's Life
2008
The Morgue
2008
Side Order of Life
2007
Army Wives
2007
October Road
2007
The Ultimate Gift
2007
Three Days to Vegas
2007
Night at the Museum
2006
Hard Luck
2006
Queen of Swing
Queen of Swing
2006
Special Ed
2006
The Final Patient
2005
The Derby Stallion
2005
Duck
2005
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
One Tree Hill
2003
A Mighty Wind
2003
Sunshine State
2002
Enough
2002
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
2001
Six Feet Under
2001
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Division
2001
The Michael Richards Show
2000
For All Time
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Yes, Dear
2000
Soul Food
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
The Others
2000
Random Hearts
1999
The West Wing
1999
The Sopranos
1999
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
L.A. Doctors
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Hope Floats
1998
Paulie
1998
Always Outnumbered
1998