Bill Cobbs
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.
Filmography
Caroltyn
as Dr. Mason
Caroltyn
as Dr. Mason
New Life
as Mr. Charles
New Life
as Mr. Charles
Call Me King
as Malachi
Call Me King
as Malachi
The Ultimate Legacy
as Ted Hamilton
The Ultimate Legacy
as Ted Hamilton
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Reginald
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Reginald
Christmas in Palm Springs
as Gabriel
Christmas in Palm Springs
as Gabriel
The Undershepherd
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
The Undershepherd
as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Lukewarm
as Thomas
Lukewarm
as Thomas
Get Low
as Rev. Charlie Jackson
Get Low
as Rev. Charlie Jackson
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
This Man's Life
as Myer Truman
This Man's Life
as Myer Truman
The Ultimate Gift
as Ted Hamilton
The Ultimate Gift
as Ted Hamilton
Three Days to Vegas
as Marvin Jeffries
Three Days to Vegas
as Marvin Jeffries
Night at the Museum
as Reginald
Night at the Museum
as Reginald
Queen of Swing
as Narrator
Queen of Swing
as Narrator
Duck
as Norman
Duck
as Norman
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
A Mighty Wind
as Blues Musician
A Mighty Wind
as Blues Musician
Sunshine State
as Dr. Elton Lloyd
Sunshine State
as Dr. Elton Lloyd
Enough
as Jim Toller
Enough
as Jim Toller
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
as Uncle Charles (voice)
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
as Uncle Charles (voice)
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Hope Floats
as Nurse
Hope Floats
as Nurse
Paulie
as Virgil the Janitor
Paulie
as Virgil the Janitor
Soulmates
as Mr. Williams
Soulmates
as Mr. Williams
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Charlie Evers
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Charlie Evers
That Thing You Do!
as Del Paxton
That Thing You Do!
as Del Paxton
First Kid
as Speet
First Kid
as Speet
Ed
as Tipton
Ed
as Tipton
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Malt
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Malt
Captiva Island
as Vernon
Captiva Island
as Vernon
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Moses
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Moses
The Bodyguard
as Bill Devaney
The Bodyguard
as Bill Devaney
Roadside Prophets
as Oscar
Roadside Prophets
as Oscar
Carolina Skeletons
as Elijah Crooks
Carolina Skeletons
as Elijah Crooks
New Jack City
as Old Man
New Jack City
as Old Man
The Hard Way
as Raggedy Man
The Hard Way
as Raggedy Man
Decoration Day
as Gee Pennywell
Decoration Day
as Gee Pennywell
Dominick and Eugene
as Jesse Johnson
Dominick and Eugene
as Jesse Johnson
The Cotton Club
as Big Joe Ison
The Cotton Club
as Big Joe Ison
Silkwood
as Man in Lunchroom
Silkwood
as Man in Lunchroom
Trading Places
as Bartender
Trading Places
as Bartender
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Bartender
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
as Bartender