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 (153)
Broken Church
2025
Caroltyn
2022
Block Party
2022
Saving Paradise
2021
Dino Dana: The Movie
2020
Beyond the Law
2019
As Evil Does
2018
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
2018
My Christmas Grandpa
2017
Call Me King
2016
New Life
2016
Greenleaf
2016
A House Is Not a Home
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
The Carmichael Show
2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Christmas in Palm Springs
2014
On Angel's Wings
2014
Of Mind and Music
2014
Hand of God
2014
Rake
2014
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
The Ultimate Life
2013
Dear Secret Santa
2013
The Last Letter
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Lukewarm
2012
The Undershepherd
2012
Go On
2012
The Tenant
2011
The Muppets
2011
The Arcadian
2011
Harry's Law
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011
Get Low
2010
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
2010
The Search for Santa Paws
2010
The Glades
2010
The Morgue
2008
This Man's Life
2008
Three Days to Vegas
2007
The Ultimate Gift
2007
October Road
2007
Army Wives
2007
Side Order of Life
2007
Night at the Museum
2006
Hard Luck
2006
Special Ed
2006
Queen of Swing
2006
The Final Patient
2005
The Derby Stallion
2005
Duck
2005
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
A Mighty Wind
2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
One Tree Hill
2003
Enough
2002
Sunshine State
2002
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
2001
Six Feet Under
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
The Division
2001
My Wife and Kids
2001
For All Time
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Others
2000
Soul Food
2000
The Michael Richards Show
2000
Yes, Dear
2000
Random Hearts
1999
The West Wing
1999
The Sopranos
1999
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
Hope Floats
1998
Always Outnumbered
1998
Paulie
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
L.A. Doctors
1998
Air Bud
1997
The Practice
1997
The Gregory Hines Show
1997
Ed
1996
Nightjohn
1996
That Thing You Do!
1996
First Kid
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Thrill
1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
Captiva Island
1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
Divas
1995
Man with a Gun
1995
Fluke
1995
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995
Out There
1995
The Wayans Bros.
1995
JAG
1995
The Watcher
1995
The Outer Limits
1995
The Drew Carey Show
1995
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
ER
1994
Demolition Man
1993
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
1993
Fatal Instinct
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
NYPD Blue
1993
The Bodyguard
1992
Roadside Prophets
1992
Exiled in America
1992
New Jack City
1991
The People Under the Stairs
1991
Carolina Skeletons
1991
The Hard Way
1991
I'll Fly Away
1991
Moe's World
1990
Decoration Day
1990
Gabriel's Fire
1990
True Colors
1990
Northern Exposure
1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
The January Man
1989
Coach
1989
Bird
1988
Dominick and Eugene
1988
Empty Nest
1988
Suspect
1987
Five Corners
1987
The Color of Money
1986
Johnny Bull
1986
Streets of Gold
1986
L.A. Law
1986
Designing Women
1986
Compromising Positions
1985
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Equalizer
1985
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
The Cotton Club
1984
Kate & Allie
1984
Trading Places
1983
Silkwood
1983
Rage of Angels
1983
The Member of the Wedding
1982
The Hitter
1979
Greased Lightning
1977
A Boy and a Boa
1975
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
Good Times
1974
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
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