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Bill Cobbs

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Bill Cobbs in Air Bud (1997)
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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. In 1970, at the age of 36, he left for New York to seek work as an actor. There he turned down a job in the NBC sales department in order to have time for auditions. He supported himself by driving a cab, repairing office equipment, selling toys, and performing odd jobs. His first professional acting role was in "Ride a Black Horse" at the Negro Ensemble Company. From there, he appeared in small theater productions, street theater, regional theater and at the Eugene O'Neill Theater. His first television credit was in Vegetable Soup (1975), a New York public television educational series, and he made his feature film debut in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). In his free time, Cobbs enjoys music, reading, and playing his drums. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California and continues acting.
BornJune 16, 1934
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Bill Cobbs in The Carmichael Show (2015)
Bill Cobbs and Michela Luci in Dino Dana (2017)
Bill Cobbs and Gregory Alan Williams in Greenleaf (2016)
Bill Cobbs and Kevin Zegers in Air Bud (1997)
Bill Cobbs and Aunjanue Ellis in Of Mind and Music (2014)
Bill Cobbs and Aunjanue Ellis in Of Mind and Music (2014)
Bill Cobbs and Aunjanue Ellis in Of Mind and Music (2014)
Bill Cobbs in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Matthew Perry, Bill Cobbs, Julie White, and Tonita Castro in Go On (2012)
Matthew Perry, Bill Cobbs, and Brett Gelman in He Got Game, She Got Cats (2012)
Matthew Perry, Bill Cobbs, and Julie White in Big League Chew (2012)
Bill Cobbs in Rake (2014)

Known for

Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)
Demolition Man
6.7
  • Zachary Lamb - Aged
  • 1993
Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, and Tom Everett Scott in That Thing You Do! (1996)
That Thing You Do!
6.9
  • Del Paxton
  • 1996
Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Oz the Great and Powerful
6.3
  • Master Tinker
  • 2013
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
The People Under the Stairs
6.4
  • Grandpa Booker
  • 1991

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Actor

  • Caroltyn
    • Completed
  • Oz the Great and Powerful 2
    • In Development
  • Bill and the Eco Stars Adventures
    • In Production
  • The Interims: When Between Time & Place
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    • In Development
  • Sabora Mi
    • In Production
  • Broken Church
    • Post-production
  • Margaret Avery, John Amos, Golden Brooks, Luenell, Faizon Love, Merle Dandridge, Charlyne Yi, and Antoinette Robertson in Block Party (2022)
    Block Party
  • William Moseley and Johanna Braddy in Saving Paradise (2021)
    Saving Paradise
  • Michela Luci in Dino Dana: The Movie (2020)
    Dino Dana: The Movie
    • (uncredited)
  • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Steven Seagal, DMX, and Johnny Messner in Beyond the Law (2019)
    Beyond the Law
  • Michela Luci in Dino Dana (2017)
    Dino Dana
  • Clipped Wings, They Do Fly (2018)
    Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
  • As Evil Does (2018)
    As Evil Does
  • Judd Hirsch and Jermaine Fowler in Superior Donuts (2017)
    Superior Donuts
  • Hannah Royce's Questionable Choices
  • The Weight
  • My Christmas Grandpa (2017)
    My Christmas Grandpa
  • David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine, Amber Stevens West, Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel Howery, and Jerrod Carmichael in The Carmichael Show (2015)
    The Carmichael Show
  • FuN? (2017)
    FuN?
  • Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Yolanda Robinson in Greenleaf (2016)
    Greenleaf

Producer

  • Sabora Mi
    • In Production
  • As Evil Does (2018)
    As Evil Does
  • The Weight
  • Beyond the Silence
  • The Mastermind 5

Music Department

  • Sharon Lawrence, Joaquim de Almeida, Bill Cobbs, Aunjanue Ellis, and Ruth Negga in Of Mind and Music (2014)
    Of Mind and Music
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The Color of Money: 25th Anniversary Edition
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The Color of Money: 25th Anniversary Edition
The Search for Santa Paws
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The Search for Santa Paws

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    • June 16, 1934
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Bill Cosby(Not Related)
  • Other works
    (1990s) Radio: Commercials for Carl's Jr. hamburger restaurants.

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    Often confused with actor Bill Cosby.
    • Often plays characters older than he is in real life

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