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Bill Cobbs

Born 1934-06-16

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.

Known for

Night at the Museum 2006 · 6.5 Oz the Great and Powerful 2013 · 6.3 Demolition Man 1993 · 6.7 The Bodyguard 1992 · 6.4 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 2014 · 6.2 The Muppets 2011 · 7.1 The Color of Money 1986 · 7.0 The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 · 7.2 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 1998 · 4.8 That Thing You Do! 1996 · 7.0 Enough 2002 · 5.8 The People Under the Stairs 1991 · 6.4 New Jack City 1991 · 6.6 Hope Floats 1998 · 6.0 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 1995 · 6.7 Random Hearts 1999 · 5.4 Get Low 2010 · 7.0 The Ultimate Gift 2007 · 7.3 Air Bud 1997 · 5.3 Paulie 1998 · 6.5 Bird 1988 · 7.1 Suspect 1987 · 6.6 The January Man 1989 · 5.5 Fatal Instinct 1993 · 5.7 Fluke 1995 · 6.6 The Brother from Another Planet 1984 · 6.7 The Great Gilly Hopkins 2015 · 6.5 Sunshine State 2002 · 6.8 Beyond the Law 2019 · 3.6 Hard Luck 2006 · 5.2 The Ultimate Life 2013 · 6.1 The Derby Stallion 2005 · 5.4 New Life 2016 · 6.1 The Ultimate Legacy 2015 · 5.9 Dear Secret Santa 2013 · 6.1 Of Mind and Music 2014 · 7.0 Call Me King 2016 · 4.5 The Last Letter 2013 · 4.2 Block Party 2022 · 5.1