Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Actor

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
June 16, 1934

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.

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Representative Works

Demolition Man
Demolition Man
6.8
/ English
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum
6.6
/ English
Trading Places
Trading Places
7.2
/ English
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
6.7
/ English
The Muppets
The Muppets
6.7
/ English
The Ultimate Gift
The Ultimate Gift
7.7
/ English
Hope Floats
Hope Floats
6.4
/ English
Enough
Enough
6.6
/ English
Air Bud
Air Bud
5.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014Nominee

Best Performance

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Demolition Man
1993Nominee

Best Performance

Demolition Man

Night at the Museum
2006Nominee

Best Performance

Night at the Museum

Career Highlights

Trading Places
1983Highlight

Best Performance

Trading Places

The Bodyguard
1992Highlight

Best Performance

The Bodyguard

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