Biography
Bill Cobbs (born June 16, 1934) is an American actor. 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.
Filmography
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Movies 94
TV Shows 46
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Caroltyn (2022)
Block Party (2022)
Saving Paradise (2021)
Beyond the Law (2019)
My Christmas Grandpa (2017)
Call Me King (2017)
Dino Dana (2017)
New Life (2016)
Greenleaf (2016)
The Ultimate Legacy (2015)
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
A House Is Not a Home (2015)
The Carmichael Show (2015)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Christmas In Palm Springs (2014)
Of Mind and Music (2014)
On Angel's Wings (2014)
The Last Letter (2013)
Dear Secret Santa (2013)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
The Ultimate Life (2013)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
The Undershepherd (2012)
Lukewarm (2012)
The Muppets (2011)
The Tenant (2011)
The Arcadian (2011)
The Search for Santa Paws (2010)
Get Low (2010)
The Glades (2010)
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School (2010)
Black Water Transit (2009)
This Man's Life (2008)
The Morgue (2008)
Army Wives (2007)
October Road (2007)
The Ultimate Gift (2007)
Three Days to Vegas (2007)
Night at the Museum (2006)
Hard Luck (2006)
Queen of Swing (2006)
Special Ed (2006)
The Final Patient (2005)
The Derby Stallion (2005)
Duck (2005)
10-8: Officers on Duty (2003)
One Tree Hill (2003)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Sunshine State (2002)
Enough (2002)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
A Rugrats Kwanzaa (2001)
Six Feet Under (2001)
My Wife and Kids (2001)
The Division (2001)
The Michael Richards Show (2000)
For All Time (2000)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Yes, Dear (2000)
Soul Food (2000)
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)
The Others (2000)
Random Hearts (1999)
The West Wing (1999)
The Sopranos (1999)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
Hope Floats (1998)
Paulie (1998)
Always Outnumbered (1998)
The Gregory Hines Show (1997)
Air Bud (1997)
The Practice (1997)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
First Kid (1996)
Nightjohn (1996)
Ed (1996)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
Out There (1995)
Man with a Gun (1995)
JAG (1995)
Divas (1995)
Fluke (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
The Watcher (1995)
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Tuesday Morning Ride (1995)
Captiva Island (1995)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
ER (1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Fatal Instinct (1993)
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (1993)
Demolition Man (1993)
NYPD Blue (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
The Bodyguard (1992)
Exiled in America (1992)
Roadside Prophets (1992)
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
I'll Fly Away (1991)
Carolina Skeletons (1991)
New Jack City (1991)
The Hard Way (1991)
Decoration Day (1990)
Gabriel's Fire (1990)
True Colors (1990)
Moe's World (1990)
Northern Exposure (1990)
Coach (1989)
The January Man (1989)
Empty Nest (1988)
Bird (1988)
Dominick and Eugene (1988)
Suspect (1987)
The Slap Maxwell Story (1987)
Five Corners (1987)
The Color of Money (1986)
Designing Women (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
The Equalizer (1985)
The Cotton Club (1984)
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Kate & Allie (1984)
Silkwood (1983)
Trading Places (1983)
Rage of Angels (1983)
Rage of Angels (1983)
The Member of the Wedding (1982)
The Hitter (1979)
Greased Lightning (1977)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Good Times (1974)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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GenderMale
Birthday1934-06-16 (89 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Cobbs
Birth PlaceCleveland, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsБилл Коббс
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