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Bill Cobbs
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American actor (1934–2024)
Film & TV
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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…
Known for
- Broken Church — Pastor Evans2025
- Caroltyn — Dr. Mason2022
- Block Party — Uncle Jim2022
- Saving Paradise — John Thompson2021
- Dino Dana: The Movie — Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)2020
- Beyond the Law — Swilley2019
- As Evil Does — Jeremiah2018
- Clipped Wings, They Do Fly — Judge Johnson2018
- My Christmas Grandpa — Fred2017
- Call Me King — Malachi2016
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Key facts
- Born
- Wilbert Francisco Cobbs , ( 1934-06-16 ) June 16, 1934, Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) (aged 90), Upland, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Riverside National Cemetery
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1974–2024
- Relatives
- James Baskett (second cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Upland
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- Bill Cobbs from trailer (cropped).jpg
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Bill Cobbs
- date of birth
- 1934-06-16
- birth name
- Wilbert Francisco Cobbs
- different from
- Bill Cosby
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Bill Cobbs
- date of death
- 2024-06-25
- relative
- James Baskett
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilbert Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024) was an American actor, 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 also 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 2012, he had a reoccurring role as George in the sitcom, Go On. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana.
Early life
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