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Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Birthday: 1934-06-16 | Place of Birth: 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 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Broken Church

as    Pastor Evans

2022
Caroltyn

as    Dr. Mason

2022
Block Party

as    Uncle Jim

2021
Saving Paradise

as    John Thompson

2019
Beyond the Law

as    Swilley

2017
Call Me King

as    Malachi

2016
The Great Gilly Hopkins

as    Mr Randolph

2016
New Life

as    Mr. Charles

2015
A House Is Not a Home

as    Paul

2015
The Ultimate Legacy

as    Ted Hamilton

2014
Christmas in Palm Springs

as    Gabriel

2014
On Angel's Wings

as    Mr. Dupac

2014
Of Mind and Music

as    Stompleg

2013
Oz the Great and Powerful

as    Master Tinker

2013
The Last Letter

as    Pastor

2013
Dear Secret Santa

as    Ted

2013
The Ultimate Life

as    Ted Hamilton

2012
The Bodyguard

as    Bill Devaney

2012
The Undershepherd

as    Dr. Ezekiel Cannon

2012
Lukewarm

as    Thomas

2011
The Arcadian

as    Charles

2011
The Tenant

as    Jack Rymer

2010
Get Low

as    Rev. Charlie Jackson

2008
The Morgue

as    George

2007
Three Days to Vegas

as    Marvin Jeffries