Bill Cobbs

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American Actor Bill Cobbs was born Wilbert Francisco Cobbs on 16th June, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA and passed away on 25th Jun 2024 Riverside, California, USA aged 90. He is most remembered for his roles as Louisiana Slim in the 1979 blaxploitation action film The Hitter, Walter in the 1984 low-budget science fiction film The Brother from Another Planet, The Dutchman in the ABC sitcom The Slap Maxwell Story, Old Man in the 1991 action crime drama film New Jack City, Bill Devaney in the 1992 musical romantic thriller drama film The Bodyguard, Zachary Lamb in the 1993 science fiction action film Demolition Man, Lewis Coleman in the NBC drama series I'll Fly Away, Moses the Clock Man in the 1994 screwball comedy film The Hudsucker Proxy, Del Paxton in the 1996 musical comedy-drama film That Thing You Do, Charles Evers in the 1996 biographical courtroom drama film Ghosts of Mississippi, Arthur Chaney in the 1997 sports comedy film Air Bud, Rev. James, Sr. in the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos, Elmer Greentree in the NBC science fiction drama series The Others, Jack in the NBC sitcom The Michael Richards Show, Alan Tatum in the NBC serial political drama series The West Wing, Dr. Elton Lloyd in the 2002 drama film Sunshine State, Emory Erickson in the UPN science fiction drama series Star Trek: Enterprise, Reginald in the 2006 fantasy comedy film Night at the Museum and its 2014 sequel film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, George in the NBC sitcom Go On, Master Tinker in the 2013 fantasy adventure film Oz the Great and Powerful, and Mr. Hendrickson in the TVOKids action-adventure series Dino Dana. His zodiac sign is Gemini.

Bill Cobbs is a member of the following lists: American voice actors, United States Air Force airmen and 1934 births.

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First Name	Bill
Last Name	Cobbs
Full Name at Birth	Wilbert Francisco Cobbs
Alternative Name	Bill Cobbs, Wilbert Francisco Cobbs, Bill
Birthday	16th June, 1934
Birthplace	Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died	25th June, 2024
Place of Death	Riverside, California, USA
Cause of Death	Natural Causes
Height	6' 3" (191 cm)
Build	Average
Eye Color	Brown - Dark
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper
Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Sexuality	Straight
Ethnicity	Black
Nationality	American
Occupation Text	Actor
Occupation	Actor
Claim to Fame	his roles as Louisiana Slim in the 1979 blaxploitation action film The Hitter, Walter in the 1984 low-budget science fiction film The Brother from Another Planet, The Dutchman in the ABC sitcom The Slap Maxwell Story, Old Man in the 1991 action crime drama film New Jack City, Bill Devaney in the 1992 musical romantic thriller drama film The Bodyguard, Zachary Lamb in the 1993 science fiction action film Demolition Man, Lewis Coleman in the NBC drama series I'll Fly Away, Moses the Clock Man in the 1994 screwball comedy film The Hudsucker Proxy, Del Paxton in the 1996 musical comedy-drama film That Thing You Do, Charles Evers in the 1996 biographical courtroom drama film Ghosts of Mississippi, Arthur Chaney in the 1997 sports comedy film Air Bud, Rev. James, Sr. in the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos, Elmer Greentree in the NBC science fiction drama series The Others, Jack in the NBC sitcom The Michael Richards Show, Alan Tatum in the NBC serial political drama series The West Wing, Dr. Elton Lloyd in the 2002 drama film Sunshine State, Emory Erickson in the UPN science fiction drama series Star Trek: Enterprise, Reginald in the 2006 fantasy comedy film Night at the Museum and its 2014 sequel film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, George in the NBC sitcom Go On, Master Tinker in the 2013 fantasy adventure film Oz the Great and Powerful, and Mr. Hendrickson in the TVOKids action-adventure series Dino Dana
Year(s) Active	1974-present, 1974–present, 1974–2024

William Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024) was an American actor. He is 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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