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Bill Cobbs

Date of birth: 1934-06-16

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: William Francisco Cobbs, William Cobbs, بیل کابز, بیل کوبز, بیل کوبس

Bill Cobbs

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.

Movie Credits

The Bodyguard
3.4

The Bodyguard

1992-11-25

A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened

Night at the Museum
3.3

Night at the Museum

2006-12-20

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an

Enough
3.4

Enough

2002-05-21

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
2.7

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998-11-13

Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after h

New Jack City
3.3

New Jack City

1991-03-08

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack.

Air Bud
2.8

Air Bud

1997-08-01

A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experie

Bird
3.4

Bird

1988-06-01

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his rema

The Hudsucker Proxy
3.5

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994-03-11

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock sc

The Color of Money
3.4

The Color of Money

1986-10-17

Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He

Ed
2.1

Ed

1996-03-15

Jack Cooper could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. H

Hope Floats
3.2

Hope Floats

1998-05-29

Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping

Demolition Man
3.4

Demolition Man

1993-10-08

In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to dec

Always Outnumbered
3.2

Always Outnumbered

1998-03-21

An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More impo

Hard Luck
2.8

Hard Luck

2006-10-17

Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A

The People Under the Stairs
3.3

The People Under the Stairs

1991-11-01

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true na

Paulie
3.5

Paulie

1998-04-17

Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor w

The Morgue
2.4

The Morgue

2008-01-01

A supernatural killer terrorizes a group of people in an eerie morgue.

Greased Lightning
3.1

Greased Lightning

1977-07-01

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier N

Get Low
3.4

Get Low

2010-07-30

A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Te

The Final Patient
3.3

The Final Patient

2005-08-05

When retired physician Daniel Green (Bill Cobbs, Night at the Museum) lifts a 5-ton farm tractor off

Oz the Great and Powerful
3

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013-03-07

Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of O

Caroltyn
1.4

Caroltyn

2022-06-17

When a mysterious illness targets several children in the small town of Caroltyn, young single mom K

The Derby Stallion
2.9

The Derby Stallion

2005-07-04

An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship

The Tenant
1.8

The Tenant

2011-08-19

A simple man, Dr. Walter Newman has high aspirations to cure all disease through genetic manipulatio

No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
3

No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

2010-01-01

No Limit Kids centers on a group of young teens that band together to save their town's landmark, th

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
3.2

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995-12-01

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

Moe's World
0

Moe's World

1990-07-14

The spirit of a deceased 11-year-old boy acts as the guardian of his family and friends in the worki

Decoration Day
3.5

Decoration Day

1990-12-02

A cantankerous widower (Garner) who is virtually living the life of a recluse is forced to rejoin hi

Lukewarm
2.5

Lukewarm

2012-01-01

Luke Rogers was the ideal "Christian". Now in his mid-twenties, Luke has found himself far from the

Carolina Skeletons
3.4

Carolina Skeletons

1991-09-30

After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, h

The Hitter
1.7

The Hitter

1979-02-01

An ex-professional boxer gets a new start when teaming up with an ageing hoodlum and an ex-call girl

The Ultimate Life
3.5

The Ultimate Life

2013-09-06

Despite his best intentions, billionaire Jason Stevens can’t find enough time to keep his beloved Al

Captiva Island
0

Captiva Island

1995-01-01

While vacationing on Captiva Island, Florida with his parents, a teen, gloomy about his future, find

A House Is Not a Home
0.8

A House Is Not a Home

2015-09-07

Ben (Webb) and Linda Williams move the family into a dream home in a last ditch effort to save their

Tuesday Morning Ride
3.1

Tuesday Morning Ride

1995-01-01

Tuesday Morning Ride is based on the short story "A Summer Tragedy" by Arna Bontemps, a Harlem Renai

Block Party
3

Block Party

2022-06-08

Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for h

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
3.1

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995-03-18

A Louisiana governor becomes a controversial political kingpin during the Depression.

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
4

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

1993-10-11

Lilly Taylor returns to her hometown for the first time in thirty years, where she remembers the dra

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
3.1

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014-12-17

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, unit

The Hard Way
3

The Hard Way

1991-03-08

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollyw

Three Days to Vegas
1.7

Three Days to Vegas

2007-02-02

Four grumpy old men go on a road trip from their retired life in Florida to the excitement of Las Ve

Divas
5

Divas

1995-09-19

This pilot for a prospective series is an ensemble drama chronicling the ups and downs of a young, a

Dear Secret Santa
3

Dear Secret Santa

2013-11-30

Beverly Hills banker/workaholic Jennifer comes home to her small Northern California town just befor

Man with a Gun
2.2

Man with a Gun

1995-10-09

Madsen plays an assassin who's hired to kill the woman he loves.

Nightjohn
2.8

Nightjohn

1996-06-01

John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young s

The Muppets
3.3

The Muppets

2011-11-22

When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sy

That Thing You Do!
3.5

That Thing You Do!

1996-10-04

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with

First Kid
2.9

First Kid

1996-08-30

Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
3.8

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974-10-02

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid

Roadside Prophets
2.8

Roadside Prophets

1992-03-27

On a quest to fulfill a friend's last wish, Joe takes to the desert road on his 1957 Harley-Davidson

The Brother from Another Planet
3.3

The Brother from Another Planet

1984-09-07

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through th

Greased Lightning
3.1

Greased Lightning

1977-07-01

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier N

Special Ed
4.5

Special Ed

2006-01-20

Dr. David Edwards is a cancer specialist, and his life is his work. His only friend is Lou Rosen, 73

Fluke
3.5

Fluke

1995-06-02

Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of hi

Duck
3.5

Duck

2005-03-11

An aging widower and a duck encounter helpful and hostile characters as they search for a place and

The Member of the Wedding
2.5

The Member of the Wedding

1982-12-20

12-year-old tomboy Frankie Addams dreams of going away with her brother and his bride-to-be on their

Call Me King
2.5

Call Me King

2016-08-18

In the international world of gun running... loyalty, honor and discretion are valuable commodities,

Random Hearts
2.8

Random Hearts

1999-10-08

After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each o

For All Time
3.2

For All Time

2000-10-18

A man facing middle-age and a failing marriage finds a time slip that can take him back to the end o

The Great Gilly Hopkins
3.3

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015-10-05

Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with

The Search for Santa Paws
3.2

The Search for Santa Paws

2010-10-12

When Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost th

The Ultimate Legacy
2.8

The Ultimate Legacy

2015-12-04

A self-absorbed young man is challenged to grow a conscience and change his ways in order to receive

A Mighty Wind
3.4

A Mighty Wind

2003-04-16

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following

Christmas In Palm Springs
2.5

Christmas In Palm Springs

2014-11-23

Jessica has a big presentation in Palm Springs. There are a couple of problems though: her two kids

On Angel's Wings
0

On Angel's Wings

2014-09-01

When the Angel's Soccer team's top player is injured, the Coach decides to play water girl McKenzie

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
2.3

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1995-01-01

Orphaned after her parents are killed in an accident, Goldilocks is sent to live with her Uncle Hal

Queen of Swing
0

Queen of Swing

2006-02-20

QUEEN OF SWING recounts the true story of a Jazz Age trailblazer — 95-year-old entertainer Norma Mil

New Life
3.3

New Life

2016-10-28

Benjamin Morton's life changed forever the day he met the little girl next door. Ava was and always

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
0

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004-02-25

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress B

The January Man
2.5

The January Man

1989-01-13

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial k

Exiled in America
1.5

Exiled in America

1992-11-04

A Central American revolutionary is captured and tortured by government forces. He escapes and flees

My Christmas Grandpa
1.7

My Christmas Grandpa

2017-12-16

The cashier at a small market is a grouchy man who never has a smile for anyone; but when a little g

Fatal Instinct
2.7

Fatal Instinct

1993-10-29

Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He cr

Sunshine State
3.2

Sunshine State

2002-06-21

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal

Suspect
3.3

Suspect

1987-10-23

When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to

Five Corners
2.9

Five Corners

1987-09-11

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the wo

Dominick and Eugene
3.4

Dominick and Eugene

1988-03-18

Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. Th

The Arcadian
0

The Arcadian

2011-04-28

The Arcadian follows "The Lighthouse Keeper" on a story of revenge and redemption in a strange futur

Out There
2.4

Out There

1995-11-19

A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer is fired from his job for not being sensationalistic enough. A

The Cotton Club
3.3

The Cotton Club

1984-12-14

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of en

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
0

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000-05-31

Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood i

Beyond the Law
2.5

Beyond the Law

2019-12-06

When a former detective learns of the murder of his estranged son, he ventures back to the darkened

Trading Places
3.6

Trading Places

1983-06-07

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by t

Of Mind and Music
2.8

Of Mind and Music

2014-10-19

Dr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to hel

Silkwood
3.5

Silkwood

1983-12-14

Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highl

The Last Letter
1.8

The Last Letter

2013-12-17

Catharine Wright struggles with a debilitating sleep disorder. Her husband Michael struggles to cope

The Ultimate Gift
3.8

The Ultimate Gift

2007-03-09

When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to t

This Man's Life
1

This Man's Life

2008-03-29

A magical tale about a man traveling home to claim his estranged father's inheritance when he encoun

A Rugrats Kwanzaa
3.6

A Rugrats Kwanzaa

2001-07-21

When Aunt T. visits the Carmichaels to celebrate Kwanzaa, she tells Susie the holiday is a time to h

The Undershepherd
1

The Undershepherd

2012-02-15

Best friends LC and Roland are two young ministers, climbing the ranks at the First Baptist Church u

Ghosts of Mississippi
3.3

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996-12-20

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist

Saving Paradise
3

Saving Paradise

2021-09-03

A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits h

Dino Dana: The Movie
3.6

Dino Dana: The Movie

2020-03-21

Finds 10-year-old Dana, who sees dinosaurs in the real world, solving dino experiment #901 - where a

A Boy and a Boa
0

A Boy and a Boa

1975-01-01

A story of a young boy and his pet boa. The boa gets loose in a library and gives the viewer a snake

Johnny Bull
0.5

Johnny Bull

1986-05-19

An English girl comes to America to join her American husband in a Pennsylvania coal town in the lat

Compromising Positions
2.6

Compromising Positions

1985-08-30

An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigat

Streets of Gold
2.5

Streets of Gold

1986-11-14

Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allow

Broken Church
3.5

Broken Church

2025-07-21

Rev. James Logan and his wife Beverly Logan were forced into a vicious spiritual warfare against the