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 Sopranos. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana.
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 Sopranos. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana.
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Filmography (Movies)
Broken Church
Character:Pastor Evans
Release Date:21/07/2025
Caroltyn
Character:Dr. Mason
Release Date:17/06/2022
Block Party
Character:Uncle Jim
Release Date:08/06/2022
Saving Paradise
Character:John Thompson
Release Date:03/09/2021
Dino Dana: The Movie
Character:Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)
Release Date:21/03/2020
Beyond the Law
Character:Swilley
Release Date:06/12/2019
My Christmas Grandpa
Character:Fred
Release Date:16/12/2017
New Life
Character:Mr. Charles
Release Date:28/10/2016
Call Me King
Character:Malachi
Release Date:18/08/2016
The Ultimate Legacy
Character:Ted Hamilton
Release Date:04/12/2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Character:Mr Randolph
Release Date:05/10/2015
A House Is Not a Home
Character:Paul
Release Date:07/09/2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Character:Reginald
Release Date:17/12/2014
Christmas in Palm Springs
Character:Gabriel
Release Date:23/11/2014
Of Mind and Music
Character:Stompleg
Release Date:19/10/2014
On Angel's Wings
Character:Mr. Dupac
Release Date:01/09/2014
The Last Letter
Character:Pastor
Release Date:17/12/2013
Dear Secret Santa
Character:Ted
Release Date:30/11/2013
The Ultimate Life
Character:Ted Hamilton
Release Date:06/09/2013
Oz the Great and Powerful
Character:Master Tinker
Release Date:07/03/2013
The Undershepherd
Character:Dr. Ezekiel Cannon
Release Date:15/02/2012
Lukewarm
Character:Thomas
Release Date:01/01/2012
The Muppets
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:23/11/2011
The Tenant
Character:Jack Rymer
Release Date:19/08/2011
The Arcadian
Character:Charles
Release Date:28/04/2011
The Search for Santa Paws
Character:Mr. Stewart
Release Date:12/10/2010
Get Low
Character:Rev. Charlie Jackson
Release Date:30/07/2010
No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2010
This Man's Life
Character:Myer Truman
Release Date:29/03/2008
The Morgue
Character:George
Release Date:01/01/2008
The Ultimate Gift
Character:Ted Hamilton
Release Date:09/03/2007
Three Days to Vegas
Character:Marvin Jeffries
Release Date:02/02/2007
Night at the Museum
Character:Reginald
Release Date:20/12/2006
Hard Luck
Character:Cobb
Release Date:17/10/2006
Queen of Swing
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/02/2006
Special Ed
Character:Lou
Release Date:20/01/2006
The Final Patient
Character:Dr. Daniel Green
Release Date:05/08/2005
The Derby Stallion
Character:Houston Jones
Release Date:04/07/2005
Duck
Character:Norman
Release Date:11/03/2005
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/2004
A Mighty Wind
Character:Blues Musician
Release Date:16/04/2003
Sunshine State
Character:Dr. Elton Lloyd
Release Date:21/06/2002
Enough
Character:Jim Toller
Release Date:21/05/2002
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
Character:Uncle Charles (voice)
Release Date:21/07/2001
For All Time
Character:Proprietor / Conductor
Release Date:18/10/2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Character:
Release Date:31/05/2000
Random Hearts
Character:Marvin
Release Date:08/10/1999
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Character:Estes
Release Date:13/11/1998
Hope Floats
Character:Nurse
Release Date:29/05/1998
Paulie
Character:Virgil the Janitor
Release Date:17/04/1998
Always Outnumbered
Character:Right Burke
Release Date:21/03/1998
Air Bud
Character:Arthur Chaney
Release Date:01/08/1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
Character:Charlie Evers
Release Date:20/12/1996
That Thing You Do!
Character:Del Paxton
Release Date:04/10/1996
First Kid
Character:Speet
Release Date:30/08/1996
Nightjohn
Character:Old man
Release Date:01/06/1996
Thrill
Character:Norm Duprey
Release Date:20/05/1996
Ed
Character:Tipton
Release Date:15/03/1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Character:Malt
Release Date:01/12/1995
Out There
Character:Lyman Weeks
Release Date:19/11/1995
Man with a Gun
Character:Henry Griggs
Release Date:09/10/1995
Divas
Character:Sippy
Release Date:19/09/1995
Fluke
Character:Bert
Release Date:02/06/1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Character:Pullman Porter
Release Date:18/03/1995
Captiva Island
Character:Vernon
Release Date:01/01/1995
Tuesday Morning Ride
Character:Jeff
Release Date:01/01/1995
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Character:Caleb
Release Date:01/01/1995
The Hudsucker Proxy
Character:Moses
Release Date:11/03/1994
Fatal Instinct
Character:Man in Park
Release Date:29/10/1993
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
Character:Lewis Coleman
Release Date:11/10/1993
Demolition Man
Character:Zachary Lamb - Aged
Release Date:08/10/1993
The Bodyguard
Character:Bill Devaney
Release Date:25/11/1992
Exiled in America
Character:Abraham White
Release Date:04/11/1992
Roadside Prophets
Character:Oscar
Release Date:27/03/1992
The People Under the Stairs
Character:Grandpa Booker
Release Date:01/11/1991
Carolina Skeletons
Character:Elijah Crooks
Release Date:30/09/1991
New Jack City
Character:Old Man
Release Date:08/03/1991
The Hard Way
Character:Raggedy Man
Release Date:08/03/1991
Decoration Day
Character:Gee Pennywell
Release Date:02/12/1990
Moe's World
Character:
Release Date:14/07/1990
The January Man
Character:Detective Reilly
Release Date:13/01/1989
Bird
Character:Dr. Caulfield
Release Date:01/06/1988
Dominick and Eugene
Character:Jesse Johnson
Release Date:18/03/1988
Suspect
Character:Judge Franklin
Release Date:23/10/1987
Five Corners
Character:Elderly Man in Bar
Release Date:11/09/1987
Streets of Gold
Character:Dishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1986
The Color of Money
Character:Orvis
Release Date:17/10/1986
Johnny Bull
Character:Wiggins
Release Date:19/05/1986
Compromising Positions
Character:Sgt. Williams
Release Date:30/08/1985
The Cotton Club
Character:Big Joe Ison
Release Date:14/12/1984
The Brother from Another Planet
Character:Walter
Release Date:07/09/1984
Silkwood
Character:Man in Lunchroom
Release Date:14/12/1983
Trading Places
Character:Bartender
Release Date:07/06/1983
The Member of the Wedding
Character:T.T. Williams
Release Date:20/12/1982
The Hitter
Character:Louisiana Slim
Release Date:01/02/1979
Greased Lightning
Character:Mr Jones
Release Date:01/07/1977
Greased Lightning
Character:Mr. Jones
Release Date:01/07/1977
A Boy and a Boa
Character:father
Release Date:01/01/1975
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Character:Man on Platform
Release Date:02/10/1974
Television Appearances
Greenleaf
Character:John McCready
Greenleaf
Character:Henry McCready
The Carmichael Show
Character:Vernon
Hand of God
Character:Papa Gene
Rake
Character:Federal Judge
Rake
Character:Judge Rutchland
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Character:Old Man
Go On
Character:George
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Character:Bishop Sanford
Harry's Law
Character:Judge
The Glades
Character:Gregory Richmond
Side Order of Life
Character:Eddie Morgan
Army Wives
Character:Harry
October Road
Character:
10-8: Officers on Duty
Character:Earl Edmonds
One Tree Hill
Character:Gus
Star Trek: Enterprise
Character:Dr. Emory Erickson
Six Feet Under
Character:Mr. Jones
My Wife and Kids
Character:
The Division
Character:Mr. Greene
The Michael Richards Show
Character:Jack
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Harry Bastille
Yes, Dear
Character:Counterman
Soul Food
Character:Mr. Bradford
The Others
Character:Elmer Greentree
The West Wing
Character:Alan Tatum
The Sopranos
Character:Reverend James Sr.
L.A. Doctors
Character:Bob
The Wild Thornberrys
Character:Chief (voice)
The Gregory Hines Show
Character:
The Practice
Character:Arthur Turner
JAG
Character:Matthew Turner
The Drew Carey Show
Character:Tony
The Outer Limits
Character:Second Elder - Prisoner No. 91777
The Outer Limits
Character:Joe Dell
The Watcher
Character:
The Wayans Bros.
Character:Fred Watson
Touched by an Angel
Character:Henry Baldwin
ER
Character:Mr. Bowman
NYPD Blue
Character:Bernie Carpenter
NYPD Blue
Character:Norval Stevens
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Gino Costa
I'll Fly Away
Character:Lewis Coleman
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Character:Fish Fry Baby
Gabriel's Fire
Character:
True Colors
Character:
Northern Exposure
Character:Angelo Maxwell
Coach
Character:George
Empty Nest
Character:
Designing Women
Character:Henry / Charlie
L.A. Law
Character:Webb Johnson
L.A. Law
Character:Webb Cobbs
Spenser: For Hire
Character:
The Equalizer
Character:Barry
Kate & Allie
Character:
Rage of Angels
Character:Abraham Wilson
Good Times
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Gee Pennywell
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