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Bill Cobbs Biography
Bill Cobbs born Wilbert Francisco an American actor. He is an amateur actor in the city’s Karamu House Theater. He is known for starring in the Ossie Davis play “Purlie Victorious”. He was an Air Force radar technician for eight years; he also worked in office products at IBM and sold cars in Cleveland.
When he was 36 years old in 1970, he left for New York to seek work as an actor. During his time there he turned down a job in the NBC sales department in order to have time for auditions. Bill supported himself by driving a cab, repairing office equipment, selling toys, and performing odd jobs. Bill’s first professional acting role was in “Ride a Black Horse” at the Negro Ensemble Company.
Since then he has appeared in small theater productions, street theater, regional theater and at the Eugene O’Neill Theater. Bill’s first television credit was in Vegetable Soup (1975), a New York public television educational series. He made his feature film debut in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). During his free time, Bill enjoys music, reading, and playing his drums. Bill lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California and continues acting.
Bill Cobbs Age
Bill was born on June 16, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio. He is 89 years old as of 2023.
Bill Cobbs Height
Bill stands at a height of 6′ 1″ (1.85 m).
Bill Cobbs Family
Bill was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Information about his parents and siblings is not yet known but it is known that Actor James Baskett was his cousin.
Bill Cobbs Wife | Bill Cobbs Married | Bill Cobbs Wife
Bill is already married to his wife, however, the identity of his wife is still a subject of mystery. He hasn’t revealed his wife and children in the media yet.
Bill Cobbs Career
As an amateur actor in the city’s Karamu House Theater, Cobbs starred in the Ossie Davis play Purlie Victorious. Cobbs served in the United States Air Force as a 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 Theatre.
Cobbs was in Vegetable Soup (1976), a New York public television educational series, and he made his feature film debut in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three in 1974. Cobbs has an extensive film career and has appeared and been a regular on many television programs, including The Michael Richards Show, The Outer Limits, I’ll Fly Away, Yes, Dear, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Others, JAG, The Drew Carey Show, October Road, One Tree Hill, Star Trek: Enterprise (as Dr. Emory Erickson, inventor of the Transporter) and many more. He had a recurring role as George, a blind grief-support-group member, in the TV series, Go On, which premiered in 2012.
Bill played a supporting role in Night at the Museum as Reginald, a security guard on the verge of retirement in 2006. The character also served as an antagonist to the story. He played basketball coach and retired basketball player Arthur Chaney in Disney’s Air Bud and Medgar Evers’ older brother Charles Evers in Rob Reiner’s Ghosts of Mississippi. He had a role in the Coen Brothers’ The Hudsucker Proxy and played fictional jazz pianist Del Paxton in Tom Hanks’ That Thing You Do, He did a Brief appearance in the 2010 film The Search for Santa Paws. In 2013, Cobbs costarred in Oz the Great and Powerful, and in late 2014 reprised his role of Reginald in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. He recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra’s Hip-Hop Literacy2 campaign, encouraging reading of Ice-T’s autobiography.
Bill Cobbs Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be around $4 Million. His foremost source to earn money is from his profession as an actor and producer.
Bill Cobbs Movies
From year 1989 to 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) as Man on Platform
Greased Lightning (1977) as Mr. Jones
A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich (1978) as Bartender
The Hitter (1979) as Louisiana Slim
Trading Places (1983) as Bartender
Silkwood (1983) as Man in Lunchroom
The Brother from Another Planet (1984) as Walter
The Cotton Club (1984) as Big Joe Ison
Compromising Positions (1985) as Sgt. Williams
The Color of Money (1986) as Orvis
Five Corners (1987) as Man in Coffee Shop
Suspect (1987) as Judge Franklin
Dominick and Eugene (1988) as Jesse Johnson
Bird (1988) as Dr. Caulfield
The January Man (1989) as Detective Reilly
From year 1995 to 1990
Decoration Day (1990, TV Movie) as Gee Pennywell
New Jack City (1991) as Old Man
The Hard Way (1991) as Raggedy Man
Carolina Skeletons (1991, TV Movie) as Elijah Crooks
The People Under the Stairs (1991) as Grandpa Booker
Roadside Prophets (1992) as Oscar
Exiled in America (1992) as Abraham White
The Bodyguard (1992) as Bill Devaney
Demolition Man (1993) as Zachery Lamb (Aged)
Fatal Instinct (1993) as Man in park (uncredited)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) as Moses
Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead (1995) as Malt
Fluke (1995) as Bert
Man with a Gun (1995) as Henry Griggs
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995) as Caleb
Captiva Island (1995) as Vernon
From year 1996 to 1999
Ed (1996) as Tipton
That Thing You Do! (1996) as Del Paxton
First Kid (1996) as Speet
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) as Charles Evers
Soulmates (1997) as Mr. Williams
Air Bud (1997) as Coach Arthur Chaney
Always Outnumbered (1998, TV Movie) as Right Burke
Paulie (1998) as Virgil the Janitor
Hope Floats (1998) as Nurse
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) as Estes
Random Hearts (1999) as Marvin
From year 2000 to 2009
The Others (2000, TV Series) as Elmer Greentree
For All Time (2000, TV Movie) as Proprietor / Conductor
Sunshine State (2002) as Dr. Elton Lloyd
Enough (2002) as Jim Toller
A Mighty Wind (2003) as Blues Musician
The Mortuary (2004) as Franklin Harmon
Lost (2004) as Jeremy’s Boss
Duck (2005) as Norman
The Derby Stallion (2005) as Houston Jones
The Final Patient (2005) as Dr. Daniel Green
Special Ed (2005) as Lou
Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006) as Barney
Hard Luck (2006) as Cobb
The Ultimate Gift (2006) as Mr. Theophilus Hamilton
Night at the Museum (2006) as Reginald
Three Days to Vegas (2007) as Marvin Jeffries
The Morgue (2008) as George
HappySAD (2009) as Cephas Cordner
Get Low (2009) as Rev. Charlie Jackson
Black Water Transit (2009) as Frank Vermillion
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) as Reginald (scene deleted)
From year 2010 to 2016
The Tenant (2010) as Jack Rymer
No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School (2010) as Charlie
The Search for Santa Paws (2010) as Mr. Stewart
The Arcadian (2011) as Charles
The Muppets (2011) as Grandfather
The Undershepherd (2012) as Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Lukewarm (2012) as Thomas
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) as Master Tinker
The Ultimate Life (2013) as Mr. Theophilus Hamilton
The Last Letter (2013) as Pastor
Vampires in Venice (2013) as Dr. Dooley
Dear Secret Santa (2013) as Ted
On Angel’s Wings (2014) as Mr. Dupac
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly (2014) as Judge Johnson
Of Mind and Music (2014) as Stompleg
Christmas in Palm Springs (2014) as Gabriel
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) as Reginald
A House Is Not a Home (2015) as Paul
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) as Mr. Randolph
Call Me King (2016) as Malachi
New Life (2016) as Mr. Charles