William Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – 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 (1991–1993), Jack on The Michael Richards Show (2000), and had guest appearances on Walker, Texas Ranger and The ...
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The Bodyguard
As Bill Devaney
Night at the Museum
As Reginald
Enough
As Jim Toller
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
As Estes
New Jack City
As Old Man
Air Bud
As Arthur Chaney
Bird
As Dr. Caulfield
The Hudsucker Proxy
As Moses
The Color of Money
As Orvis
Ed
As Tipton
Hope Floats
As Nurse
Demolition Man
As Zachary Lamb - Aged
Always Outnumbered
As Right Burke
Hard Luck
As Cobb
The People Under the Stairs
As Grandpa Booker
Paulie
As Virgil the Janitor
The Morgue
As George
Greased Lightning
As Mr Jones
Get Low
As Rev. Charlie Jackson
The Final Patient
As Dr. Daniel Green
Oz the Great and Powerful
As Master Tinker
Caroltyn
As Dr. Mason
The Derby Stallion
As Houston Jones
The Tenant
As Jack Rymer
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
As Malt
Moe's World
Decoration Day
As Gee Pennywell
Lukewarm
As Thomas
Carolina Skeletons
As Elijah Crooks
The Hitter
As Louisiana Slim
The Ultimate Life
As Ted Hamilton
Captiva Island
As Vernon
A House Is Not a Home
As Paul
Rage of Angels
As Abraham Wilson
Tuesday Morning Ride
As Jeff
Block Party
As Uncle Jim
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
As Pullman Porter
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
As Lewis Coleman
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
As Reginald
The Hard Way
As Raggedy Man
Three Days to Vegas
As Marvin Jeffries
Divas
As Sippy
Dear Secret Santa
As Ted
Man with a Gun
As Henry Griggs
Nightjohn
As Old man
The Muppets
As Grandfather
That Thing You Do!
As Del Paxton
First Kid
As Speet
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
As Man on Platform
Roadside Prophets
As Oscar
The Brother from Another Planet
As Walter
Special Ed
As Lou
Fluke
As Bert
Black Water Transit
As Frank Vermillion
Duck
As Norman
The Member of the Wedding
As T.T. Williams
Call Me King
As Malachi
Random Hearts
As Marvin
For All Time
As Proprietor / Conductor
The Great Gilly Hopkins
As Mr Randolph
The Search for Santa Paws
As Mr. Stewart
The Ultimate Legacy
As Ted Hamilton
A Mighty Wind
As Blues Musician
Christmas In Palm Springs
As Gabriel
On Angel's Wings
As Mr. Dupac
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
As Caleb
Queen of Swing
As Narrator
New Life
As Mr. Charles
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
As Self
The January Man
As Detective Reilly
Exiled in America
As Abraham White
My Christmas Grandpa
As Fred
Fatal Instinct
As Man in Park
Sunshine State
As Dr. Elton Lloyd
Suspect
As Judge Franklin
Five Corners
As Elderly Man in Bar
Dominick and Eugene
As Jesse Johnson
The Arcadian
As Charles
Out There
As Lyman Weeks
The Cotton Club
As Big Joe Ison
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Beyond the Law
As Swilley
Trading Places
As Bartender
Of Mind and Music
As Stompleg
Silkwood
As Man in Lunchroom
The Last Letter
As Pastor
The Ultimate Gift
As Ted Hamilton
Segal
As Self
This Man's Life
As Myer Truman
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
As Uncle Charles (voice)
The Undershepherd
As Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Ghosts of Mississippi
As Charlie Evers
Saving Paradise
As John Thompson
Dino Dana: The Movie
As Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
A Boy and a Boa
As father
L.A. Law
As Webb Johnson
October Road
Good Times
Six Feet Under
As Mr. Jones
Kate & Allie
Star Trek: Enterprise
As Dr. Emory Erickson
Gabriel's Fire
Spenser: For Hire
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As Harry Bastille
Designing Women
As Henry / Charlie
The Division
Touched by an Angel
As Henry Baldwin
The Others
As Elmer Greentree
The Wayans Bros.
As Fred Watson
Coach
As George
My Wife and Kids
Walker, Texas Ranger
As Gino Costa
Soul Food
As Mr. Bradford
Empty Nest
The Michael Richards Show
As Jack
The Practice
As Arthur Turner
True Colors
The Equalizer
As Barry
Army Wives
JAG
As Matthew Turner
Northern Exposure
I'll Fly Away
As Lewis Coleman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Gee Pennywell
ER
As Mr. Bowman
Yes, Dear
As Counterman
The Watcher
10-8: Officers on Duty
The Outer Limits
As Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
The Gregory Hines Show
The Wild Thornberrys
As Chief (voice)
The Glades
As Gregory Richmond
The West Wing
As Alan Tatum
The Sopranos
As Reverend James Sr.
One Tree Hill
As Gus
Rage of Angels
As Abraham Wilson
The Carmichael Show
As Vernon
Greenleaf
As John McCready
NYPD Blue
As Bernie Carpenter
Hand of God
As Papa Gene
The Drew Carey Show
As Tony
Rake
As Federal Judge
Go On
As George
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
As Bishop Sanford
Harry's Law
As Judge
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
As Fish Fry Baby
Side Order of Life
As Eddie Morgan
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
As Old Man