Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

1934-06-16 – 2024-06-25 (age 90) Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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.

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Known For

The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard

1992

as Bill Devaney

Trading Places
Trading Places

1983

as Bartender

Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum

2006

as Reginald

Demolition Man
Demolition Man

1993

as Zachary Lamb - Aged

Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

as Master Tinker

New Jack City
New Jack City

1991

as Old Man

The People Under the Stairs
The People Under the Stairs

1991

as Grandpa Booker

The Muppets
The Muppets

2011

as Grandfather

The Ultimate Gift
The Ultimate Gift

2007

as Ted Hamilton

That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do!

1996

as Del Paxton

Hope Floats
Hope Floats

1998

as Nurse

Enough
Enough

2002

as Jim Toller

The Color of Money
The Color of Money

1986

as Orvis

Air Bud
Air Bud

1997

as Arthur Chaney

Random Hearts
Random Hearts

1999

as Marvin

Paulie
Paulie

1998

as Virgil the Janitor

The Ultimate Life
The Ultimate Life

2013

as Ted Hamilton