
Bill Cobbs
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Cobbs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
2025Broken Church
Pastor Evans
2022Caroltyn
Dr. Mason
2022Block Party
Uncle Jim
2021Saving Paradise
John Thompson
2020Dino Dana: The Movie
Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
2019Beyond the Law
Swilley
2017My Christmas Grandpa
Fred
2016Call Me King
Malachi
2016New Life
Mr. Charles
2015A House Is Not a Home
Paul
2015The Great Gilly Hopkins
Mr Randolph
2015The Ultimate Legacy
Ted Hamilton
2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Reginald
2014Christmas in Palm Springs
Gabriel
2014On Angel's Wings
Mr. Dupac
2014Of Mind and Music
Stompleg
2013Oz the Great and Powerful
Master Tinker
2013The Ultimate Life
Ted Hamilton
2013Dear Secret Santa
Ted
2013The Last Letter
Pastor
2012Lukewarm
Thomas
2012The Undershepherd
Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
2011The Tenant
Jack Rymer
2011The Muppets
Grandfather