Bill Cobbs
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
June 16, 1934Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
95Place of birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USAAlso known as
Билл КоббсCast credits
The Bodyguard
Bill DevaneyNight at the Museum
ReginaldEnough
Jim TollerI Still Know What You Did Last Summer
EstesNew Jack City
Old ManAir Bud
Arthur ChaneyThe Color of Money
OrvisThe Hudsucker Proxy
MosesBird
Dr. CaulfieldAlways Outnumbered
Right BurkeHard Luck
CobbHope Floats
NurseDemolition Man
Zachary Lamb - AgedThe People Under the Stairs
Grandpa BookerThe Morgue
GeorgePaulie
Virgil the JanitorGreased Lightning
Mr JonesGet Low
Rev. Charlie JacksonThe Final Patient
Dr. Daniel GreenOz the Great and Powerful
Master TinkerThe Derby Stallion
Houston Jones