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    Wilbert Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024) was an American actor, 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).

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    The actor was born on June 16, 1934,in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Wilbert Francisco Cobbs is his birth name. His mum was a domestic worker and likely talking about his father, he worked in construction. Their names are not known although. He was raised in an American family of Afro-American descent. Bill Cobbs is the second cousin of James Baskett who i...

    Before Acting

    Cobbs worked as a radar technician in the early days. He worked in the United States Air Force for almost eight years. Moreover, Bill Cobbs also served in office products at IBM. He has also worked selling cars in Cleveland. At the age of 35 or 36, he moved to New York to pursue his acting career. After moving to New York also he supported himself by driving a cab, repairing office equipment, selling toys, and performing odd jobs in his initial days.

    Acting Career

    Cobb started to perform at the African American Performing Arts Center and began his acting career. Similarly, he also performed in Karamu House Theatre in Cleveland Ohio. And his first professional acting was playing in Ride a Black Horseat the Negro Ensemble Company. After that, Bill Cobbs appeared in small theater productions, street theater, regional theater, and at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. His first screen debut was was in 1976’s New York public television educational series Vegetable...

    As of 2023, the actor has appeared in various roles and has collected a $4 millionvalue of total assets. Bill Cobbs has contributed to no. of hit shows and movies. His movie Demolition Man collected $159.1 million and That Thing You Do! collected $ 24.6M to the respective budget of $45-77M and $34.6M.

    The actor keeps a low-profile life when it rose to his personal life. Bill Cobbs has never been part of any such controversy in the media. He also hasn’t raced any rumorstoo.

    Cobbs stands tall with a height of 6 feet and 3 inches. Likewise puts on an estimated weightof 187 lbs (85 kg). He has naturally dark brown hair but often shaves it bald. Talking more his eye color is dark brown. The actor mostly wears glasses due to light myopia.

    Bill Cobbs doesn’t seem to have his official account on various social media platforms. You may also read the bio of Evan Williams, Matt Cornett,John Finn, and Laura Dreyfuss.

    • 90 years 2 months
    • Bill Cobbs
    • June 16, 1934
    • $4 Million
  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0167850Bill Cobbs - IMDb

    Actor: Demolition Man. Bill Cobbs was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where his parents were hard-working people, who instilled in him a sense of self-reliance and humility. As an amateur actor in the city's Karamu House Theater, he starred in the Ossie Davis play "Purlie Victorious".

    • January 1, 1
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • January 1, 1
    • Riverside, California, USA
  4. Actor: Demolition Man. Bill Cobbs was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where his parents were hard-working people, who instilled in him a sense of self-reliance and humility. As an amateur actor in the city's Karamu House Theater, he starred in the Ossie Davis play "Purlie Victorious".

    • June 16, 1934
    • June 25, 2024
  5. Jun 27, 2024 · Bill Cobbs, a prolific character actor who had a 50-year career with almost 200 film and TV credits, died Tuesday at his home in Riverside, California, his rep confirmed. He was 90.

  6. Jun 27, 2024 · Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous screen presence as an older man, died June 25 at his home in the Inland Empire region east of Los Angeles. He was 90.

  7. Jun 27, 2024 · Mr. Cobbs never married; his brother was his only immediate survivor. “I enjoy what I do, I really enjoy it,” Mr. Cobbs said in 2012.