Biography
William Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 β 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 (1991β1993), 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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Filmography
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Movies 99
TV Shows 54
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Voice 2
Narrator 1

Caroltyn (2022)

Block Party (2022)

Saving Paradise (2021)

Dino Dana: The Movie (2020)

Call Me King (2017)

Dino Dana (2017)

New Life (2016)

Greenleaf (2016)

The Ultimate Legacy (2015)

The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)

Of Mind and Music (2014)

On Angel's Wings (2014)

Hand of God (2014)

Rake (2014)

The Ultimate Life (2013)

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Go On (2012)

The Undershepherd (2012)

Lukewarm (2012)

The Muppets (2011)

The Tenant (2011)

The Arcadian (2011)

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)

The Search for Santa Paws (2010)

Get Low (2010)

The Glades (2010)

Black Water Transit (2009)

This Man's Life (2008)

The Morgue (2008)

Side Order of Life (2007)

The Ultimate Gift (2007)

Three Days to Vegas (2007)

Queen of Swing (2006)

The Final Patient (2005)

The Derby Stallion (2005)

Duck (2005)

A Mighty Wind (2003)

Sunshine State (2002)

Enough (2002)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

A Rugrats Kwanzaa (2001)

Six Feet Under (2001)

For All Time (2000)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Yes, Dear (2000)

Soul Food (2000)

The Others (2000)

The West Wing (1999)

The Sopranos (1999)

The Wild Thornberrys (1998)

Paulie (1998)

Always Outnumbered (1998)

The Gregory Hines Show (1997)

Air Bud (1997)

Soulmates (1997)

The Practice (1997)

Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

That Thing You Do! (1996)

Nightjohn (1996)

Thrill (1996)

Ed (1996)

Out There (1995)

Man with a Gun (1995)

JAG (1995)

Divas (1995)

The Outer Limits (1995)

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)

The Wayans Bros. (1995)

Touched by an Angel (1994)

ER (1994)

Fatal Instinct (1993)

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (1993)

Demolition Man (1993)

NYPD Blue (1993)

Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

The Bodyguard (1992)

Exiled in America (1992)

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

I'll Fly Away (1991)

Carolina Skeletons (1991)

New Jack City (1991)

The Hard Way (1991)

Decoration Day (1990)

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)

Moe's World (1990)

Coach (1989)

The January Man (1989)

Bird (1988)

Dominick and Eugene (1988)

Suspect (1987)

The Slap Maxwell Story (1987)

Five Corners (1987)

Designing Women (1986)

L.A. Law (1986)

Johnny Bull (1986)

The Cotton Club (1984)

Silkwood (1983)

Trading Places (1983)

Rage of Angels (1983)

Rage of Angels (1983)

The Member of the Wedding (1982)

The Hitter (1979)

Greased Lightning (1977)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1934-06-16
Deathday2024-06-25 (90 years old)
Birth NameWilbert Francisco Cobbs
Birth PlaceCleveland, United States
RelativesJames Baskett
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWilliam Francisco Cobbs, William Cobbs
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