Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Date of Birth:

Jun 16, 1934

Place of Birth:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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:

Sunshine State Sunshine State

2002

Fatal Instinct Fatal Instinct

1993

My Christmas Grandpa My Christmas Grandpa

2017

Exiled in America Exiled in America

1992

Suspect Suspect

1987

Five Corners Five Corners

1987

Out There Out There

1995

The Cotton Club The Cotton Club

1984

The Arcadian The Arcadian

2011

Dominick and Eugene Dominick and Eugene

1988

The January Man The January Man

1989

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2003

The Ultimate Legacy The Ultimate Legacy

2015

The Search for Santa Paws The Search for Santa Paws

2010

The Great Gilly Hopkins The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015

For All Time For All Time

2000

A Mighty Wind A Mighty Wind

2003

Christmas In Palm Springs Christmas In Palm Springs

2014

New Life New Life

2016

Queen of Swing Queen of Swing

2006

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1995

On Angel's Wings On Angel's Wings

2014

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000

Beyond the Law Beyond the Law

2019

Block Party Block Party

2022

Rage of Angels Rage of Angels

1983

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995

No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School No Limit Kids - Much Ado About Middle School

2010

Divas Divas

1995

The Muppets The Muppets

2011

Greased Lightning Greased Lightning

1977

Roadside Prophets Roadside Prophets

1992

Moe's World Moe's World

1990

Duck Duck

2005

Caroltyn Caroltyn

2022

Saving Paradise Saving Paradise

2021

The Last Letter The Last Letter

2013

Silkwood Silkwood

1983

Of Mind and Music Of Mind and Music

2014

Trading Places Trading Places

1983

The Ultimate Gift The Ultimate Gift

2007

Segal Segal

1970

Ghosts of Mississippi Ghosts of Mississippi

1996

The Undershepherd The Undershepherd

2012

A Rugrats Kwanzaa A Rugrats Kwanzaa

2001

This Man's Life This Man's Life

2008

The Hard Way The Hard Way

1991

Random Hearts Random Hearts

1999

Greased Lightning Greased Lightning

1977

Paulie Paulie

1998

The Morgue The Morgue

2008

The People Under the Stairs The People Under the Stairs

1991

Get Low Get Low

2010

The Final Patient The Final Patient

2005

Decoration Day Decoration Day

1990

The Tenant The Tenant

2011

The Derby Stallion The Derby Stallion

2005

Oz the Great and Powerful Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

Demolition Man Demolition Man

1993

Hope Floats Hope Floats

1998

New Jack City New Jack City

1991

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998

Enough Enough

2002

Night at the Museum Night at the Museum

2006

Air Bud Air Bud

1997

The Color of Money The Color of Money

1986

Hard Luck Hard Luck

2006

Always Outnumbered Always Outnumbered

1998

Bird Bird

1988

The Hudsucker Proxy The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

Lukewarm Lukewarm

2012

Carolina Skeletons Carolina Skeletons

1991

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

First Kid First Kid

1996

That Thing You Do! That Thing You Do!

1996

Nightjohn Nightjohn

1996

The Brother from Another Planet The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Special Ed Special Ed

2006

Call Me King Call Me King

2017

The Member of the Wedding The Member of the Wedding

1982

Black Water Transit Black Water Transit

1970

Fluke Fluke

1995

Man with a Gun Man with a Gun

1995

Dear Secret Santa Dear Secret Santa

2013

A House Is Not a Home A House Is Not a Home

2015

Captiva Island Captiva Island

1995

The Ultimate Life The Ultimate Life

2013

The Hitter The Hitter

1979

Tuesday Morning Ride Tuesday Morning Ride

1995

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995

Ed Ed

1996

Three Days to Vegas Three Days to Vegas

2007

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

1993

The Bodyguard The Bodyguard

1992

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