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Bill Cobbs

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Bill Cobbs was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where his parents were hard-working people, who instilled in him a sense of self-reliance and humility. As an amateur actor in the city's Karamu House Theater, he starred in the Ossie Davis play "Purlie Victorious". Cobbs was an Air Force radar technician for eight years; he also worked in office products at IBM and sold cars in Cleveland... See full bio »

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2014 Nouvelle Vie (pre-production)
Mr. Charles (rumored)
 
2013 Singletrack: The Movie (pre-production)
Mountain Bike Museum Owner (rumored)
 
2013 Angel's Wings (filming)
Mr. Dupac
 
2014 Call Me King (post-production)
Malachi
 
2013 The Ultimate Life (post-production)
Ted Hamilton
 
2013 A House Is Not a Home (post-production)
Paul
 
2013 Vampires in Venice (completed)
Dr. Dooley
 
2012-2013 Go On (TV series)
George
– Urn-ed Run (2013) … George
– Matchup Problems (2013) … George
– Go Deep (2013) … George
– Comeback Player of the Year (2013) … George
– Back, Back, Back... It's Gone! (2012) … George
See all 10 episodes »
 
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful
Master Tinker
 
2012 Branch Line (short)
Conductor
 
2012/I The Last Letter
Pastor Barnes
 
2012 The Undershepherd
Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
 
2012 Lukewarm
Thomas
 
2011 The Muppets
Grandfather
 
2011 The Arcadian
Charles
 
2011 Harry's Law (TV series)
Judge
– American Dreams (2011) … Judge
 
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV series)
Bishop Sanford
– Lonely Hearts (2011) … Bishop Sanford
 
2010 The Search for Santa Paws (video)
Mr. Stewart
 
2010 The Glades (TV series)
Gregory Richmond
– Honey (2010) … Gregory Richmond
 
2010 No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School
Charlie
 
2010 Stroll (short)
Clayton
 
2010 The Tenant
Jack Rymer
 
2009 Steadfast (short)
John
 
2009 Get Low
Rev. Charlie Jackson
 
2009 My Summer Friend (short)
Walter
 
2009 HappySAD
Cephas Cordner
 
2009 Black Water Transit
Frank Vermillion
 
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Harry Bastille
– Young Man with a Horn (2008) … Harry Bastille
 
2008/II The Dark Horse (short)
Quincey
 
2008 One Tree Hill (TV series)
Guy with Cards
– Touch Me I'm Going to Scream: Part I (2008) … Guy with Cards
 
2008 Army Wives (TV series)
Harry
– The Messenger (2008) … Harry
 
2008 The Morgue
George
 
2008 This Man's Life (short)
Myer Truman
 
2007 Side Order of Life (TV series)
Eddie Morgan
– Separation Anxiety (2007) … Eddie Morgan
 
2007 October Road (TV series)
Mr. Bolivar
– Forever Until Now (2007) … Mr. Bolivar
 
2007 Three Days to Vegas
Marvin Jeffries
 
2006 Night at the Museum
Reginald
 
2006 The Ultimate Gift
Mr. Theophilus Hamilton
 
2006 Hard Luck (video)
Cobb
 
2006 Sent (short)
Doctor
 
2006 Sweet Deadly Dreams
Barney
 
2005 Yes, Dear (TV series)
Counterman / Starter
– Barbecue (2005) … Counterman
– Greg's a Mooch (2005) … Starter
 
2005 The Derby Stallion
Houston Jones
 
2005/I Return to Sender (short)
Saul Burroughs
 
2005 Duck
Norman
 
2005 Squirrel Man (short)
Morgan Wendell
 
2005 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
Dr. Emory Erickson
– Daedalus (2005) … Dr. Emory Erickson
 
2005 Inner Demon (short)
Arnold
 
2005 The Final Patient
Dr. Daniel Green
 
2005 Special Ed
Lou
 
2004 Lost
Jeremy's Boss
 
2002-2004 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)
Tony
– Finale (2004) … Tony
– Asleep at the Wheel (2004) … Tony
– Sealed in a Kiss (2004) … Tony
– Bataan Wedding March (2003) … Tony
– A Means to an End (2003) … Tony
See all 9 episodes »
 
2004 The Mortuary
Franklin Harmon
 
2004 Soul Food (TV series)
Mr. Bradford
– Fear Eats the Soul (2004) … Mr. Bradford
 
2001-2003 JAG (TV series)
Chaplain Matthew Turner
– A Merry Little Christmas (2003) … Chaplain Matthew Turner
– Posse Comitatus (2003) … Chaplain Matthew Turner
– Port Chicago (2002) … Chaplain Matthew Turner
– Answered Prayers (2001) … Chaplain Matthew Turner
 
2003 10-8: Officers on Duty (TV series)
Earl Edmonds
– Mercy, Mercy Me (2003) … Earl Edmonds
 
1996-2003 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Bernie Carpenter / Norval Stevens
– Maybe Baby (2003) … Bernie Carpenter
– The Nutty Confessor (1996) … Norval Stevens
 
2003 A Mighty Wind
Blues Musician
 
2003 The Division (TV series)
Mr. Greene
– Strangers (2003) … Mr. Greene
 
2002/I Enough
Jim Toller
 
2002 My Wife and Kids (TV series)
Minister
– The Anniversary: Part 1 (2002) … Minister
– The Anniversary: Part 2 (2002) … Minister
 
2002 Sunshine State
Dr. Lloyd
 
2002 The West Wing (TV series)
Alan Tatum
– Enemies Foreign and Domestic (2002) … Alan Tatum
 
2001 Bitter Winter (TV movie)
 
2001 Philly (TV series)
Warren Bell
– Loving Sons (2001) … Warren Bell
 
2001 Six Feet Under (TV series)
Mr. Jones
– The Room (2001) … Mr. Jones
 
2001 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Henry Baldwin
– Band of Angels (2001) … Henry Baldwin
 
2001 The Fighting Fitzgeralds (TV series)
Chet Armatrow
– The Fire Fight (2001) … Chet Armatrow
 
2000 The Michael Richards Show (TV series)
Jack
– USA Toy (2000) … Jack
– It's Only Personal (2000) … Jack
– The Nursing Home (2000) … Jack
– The Identity Loan (2000) … Jack
– Discrimination (2000) … Jack
See all 7 episodes »
 
2000 For All Time (TV movie)
Proprietor/Conductor
 
2000 The Others (TV series)
Elmer Greentree
– Mora (2000) … Elmer Greentree
– Life Is for the Living (2000) … Elmer Greentree
– $4.95 a Minute (2000) … Elmer Greentree
– Till Then (2000) … Elmer Greentree
– The Ones That Lie in Wait (2000) … Elmer Greentree
See all 13 episodes »
 
2000 The Practice (TV series)
Arthur Turner
– Till Death Do Us Part (2000) … Arthur Turner
 
2000 The Sopranos (TV series)
Reverend James Sr.
– Do Not Resuscitate (2000) … Reverend James Sr.
 
1999 Random Hearts
Marvin
 
1997-1999 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Joe Dell / Second Elder
– Fathers & Sons (1999) … Joe Dell
– The Camp (1997) … Second Elder
 
1998-1999 For Your Love (TV series)
Uncle Stanley
– The Golf War (1999) … Uncle Stanley
– The Hair Club for Men (1998) … Uncle Stanley
 
1998 L.A. Doctors (TV series)
Bob
– What About Bob? (1998) … Bob
 
1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Estes
 
1998 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)
Chief
– Dinner with Darwin (1998) … Chief
 
1998 Hope Floats
Nurse
 
1998 Paulie
Virgil the Janitor
 
1998 Always Outnumbered (TV movie)
Right Burke
 
1997-1998 The Gregory Hines Show (TV series)
James Stevenson
– Wahunthra (1998) … James Stevenson
– Per Chance to Dance (1998) … James Stevenson
– Carpe Diem (1998) … James Stevenson
– James Stevenson Stands Alone (1998) … James Stevenson
– Love Thy Neighbor (1998) … James Stevenson
See all 20 episodes »
 
1997 Air Bud
Arthur Chaney
 
1997 The Wayans Bros. (TV series)
Fred Watson
– The Black Widower (1997) … Fred Watson
 
1997 Soulmates
Mr. Williams
 
1997 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Gino Costa
– Full Contact (1997) … Gino Costa
 
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
Charlie Evers
 
1996 That Thing You Do!
Del Paxton
 
1996 First Kid
Speet
 
1996 Nightjohn (TV movie)
Old Man
 
1996 Stories from the Edge (TV movie)
(segment "Tuesday Morning Ride")
 
1996 Thrill (TV movie)
Norm Duprey
 
1996 ER (TV series)
Mr. Bowman
– The Match Game (1996) … Mr. Bowman
 
1996 Ed
Tipton
 
1995 Out There (TV movie)
Lyman Weeks
 
1995 Man with a Gun
Henry Griggs
 
1995 Divas (TV movie)
Sippy
 
1995 Fluke
Bert
 
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Malt
 
1995 The Watcher (TV series)
– Reversal of Fortune (1995)
 
1995 Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (TV movie)
Pullman Porter
 
1995 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Caleb
 
1995 Tuesday Morning Ride (short)
 
1995 Captiva Island
Vernon
 
1994 Northern Exposure (TV series)
Angelo Maxwell
– The Letter (1994) … Angelo Maxwell
 
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
Moses
 
1994 Empty Nest (TV series)
Jerome
– Gesundeit (1994) … Jerome
 
1993 Fatal Instinct
Man in park (uncredited)
 
1993 I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (TV movie)
Lewis Coleman
 
1993 Demolition Man
Zachary Lamb - Aged
 
1993 Coach (TV series)
George
– Why So Happy, Hayden? (1993) … George
 
1991-1993 I'll Fly Away (TV series)
Lewis Coleman
– Commencement (1993) … Lewis Coleman
– Comfort and Joy (1992) … Lewis Coleman
– Since Walter (1992) … Lewis Coleman
– Fragile Truths (1992) … Lewis Coleman
– Freedom Bus (1992) … Lewis Coleman
See all 13 episodes »
 
1992 The Bodyguard
Devaney
 
1992 Exiled in America
Abraham White
 
1992 Roadside Prophets
Oscar
 
1991 The People Under the Stairs
Grandpa Booker
 
1991 Carolina Skeletons (TV movie)
Elijah Crooks
 
1991 True Colors (TV series)
Bernard Freeman
– Favorite Son (1991) … Bernard Freeman
 
1991 The Hard Way
Raggedy Man
 
1991 New Jack City
Old Man
 
1990 Decoration Day (TV movie)
Gee Pennywell
 
1990 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (TV series)
Fish Fry Baby
– Rosie Gets the Blues (1990) … Fish Fry Baby
 
1990 Gabriel's Fire (TV series)
Walker Green
– I'm Nobody (1990) … Walker Green
 
1990 Married People (TV series)
Willis
– Money Changes Everything (1990) … Willis
 
1990 Designing Women (TV series)
Charles / Henry
– Papa Was a Rolling Stone (1990) … Henry/Charles
 
1990 Moe's World (TV movie)
 
1989 Homeroom (TV series)
Phil Drexler
– He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, Sister (1989) … Phil Drexler
– Mr. Drexler's Neighborhood (1989) … Phil Drexler
– The Commercial Break (1989) … Phil Drexler
– Dinner at Fiveish (1989) … Phil Drexler
– Who Is Captain Fitness? (1989) … Phil Drexler
See all 13 episodes »
 
1989 The January Man
Detective Reilly
 
1989 Picking Tribes (short)
Voice-over
 
1988 Bird
Dr. Caulfield
 
1987-1988 The Slap Maxwell Story (TV series)
The Dutchman
– Episode #1.22 (1988) … The Dutchman
– Episode #1.8 (1987) … The Dutchman
– Episode #1.7 (1987) … The Dutchman
– Episode #1.5 (1987) … The Dutchman
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … The Dutchman
 
1988 L.A. Law (TV series)
Webb Johnson
– Belle of the Bald (1988) … Webb Johnson
 
1988 Dominick and Eugene
Jesse Johnson
 
1987 Suspect
Judge Franklin
 
1987 Five Corners
Man in Coffee Shop
 
1987 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Larry Sills
– If You Knew Sammy (1987) … Larry Sills
 
1986 Kate & Allie (TV series)
Sam Butcher
– The Goodbye Girl (1986) … Sam Butcher
– Stage Mother (1986) … Sam Butcher
 
1986 The Color of Money
Orvis
 
1986 Johnny Bull (TV movie)
Wiggins
 
1985 The Equalizer (TV series)
Barry
– The Distant Fire (1985) … Barry
 
1985 Compromising Positions
Sgt. Williams
 
1984 The Cotton Club
Big Joe Ison
 
1984 The Brother from Another Planet
Walter
 
1983 Silkwood
Man in Lunchroom
 
1983 Trading Places
Bartender
 
1983 Rage of Angels (TV movie)
Abraham Wilson
 
1982 The Member of the Wedding (TV movie)
T.T. Williams
 
1979 The Hitter
Louisiana Slim
 
1978 King (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (1978)
 
1978 A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Bartender
 
1978 Baby, I'm Back (TV series)
Att. Adam Johnson
– Living Proof (1978) … Att. Adam Johnson
 
1977 Greased Lightning
Mr. Jones
 
1976 Good Times (TV series)
Mr. Gillard
– Evans Versus Davis (1976) … Mr. Gillard
 
1975 First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson (TV movie)
George
 
1975 A Boy and a Boa (short)
Father
 
1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Man on Platform
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2011 Way Black When: Primetime (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.14 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 African American History Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Honey, I'm Home!: Breadwinners & Homemakers (2009) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (documentary)
Himself
 

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(1988) Stage: Appeared (as "Hoke Colburn") in Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss Daisy" in Chicago, IL, with Sada Thompson. Robert Waldman composed original incidental music. See more »

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Second cousin of James Baskett. See more »

Trademark:

Often plays characters older than he is in real life See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini