Bill Cobbs
Bill Cobbs (born June 16, 1934 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American actor .
biography
As a teenager, Cobbs played as an amateur at the world famous Karamu House Theater . His actual acting career began relatively late, after earning his living in Cleveland with various odd jobs. After completing his military service in the US Air Force, he moved to New York City in 1971, at the age of 36, to use his hobby, acting, professionally and joined the Negro Ensemble Company .
He made his Broadway debut in the play First Breeze of Summer . After several years of theater work, he made his film debut in 1974 in Taking of Pelham One Two Three . In the late 1970s he played minor film roles and guest roles on television series. In the early 1980s he worked in various performances for the NBC Live Theater series. Usually it is cast for the bright old colored man who speaks wise words. Due to his weather-beaten, honest appearance, he has mostly played the role of kind fathers, grandfathers and also Moses (in Hudsucker - The Big Leap ) in his film career .
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three stops the subway 123's death ride
- 1983: The Soldiers of Fortune (Trading Places)
- 1983: Silkwood
- 1984: The Cotton Club
- 1986: Penguins in the Bronx (Five Corners)
- 1986: The Color of Money (The Color of Money)
- 1987 Suspect - Suspect (Suspect)
- 1988: Dominick & Eugene (Dominick and Eugene)
- 1989: The January Man (The January Man)
- 1990: The Hard Way (The Hard Way)
- 1991: New Jack City
- 1991: People Under the Stairs (The People Under the Stairs)
- 1992: Bodyguard (The Bodyguard)
- 1993: Demolition Man
- 1994: Hudsucker - The Great Leap (The Hudsucker Proxy)
- 1995: Fluke - A dog cleans up (Fluke)
- 1995: Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
- 1995: Man with a Gun
- 1996: That Thing You Do!
- 1996: Mr. President Junior (First Kid)
- 1996: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series)
- 1997: Air Bud - four-legged champion
- 1998: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (I still know what you did last summer)
- 1998: Paulie - A chatterbox makes its way (Paulie)
- 2000: The Others (TV series)
- 2000: Practice - The Lawyers ( The Practice , TV series)
- 2002: Enough - Everyone Has a Limit (Enough)
- 2003: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series)
- 2003: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , TV series)
- 2004: The Mortuary
- 2005: Squirrel Man
- 2005: The Final Patient
- 2005: Return to Sender
- 2005: Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
- 2005: The Derby Stallion
- 2006: Sweet Deadly Dreams
- 2006: Sent
- 2006: Hard Luck
- 2006: Night at the Museum (Night at the Museum)
- 2007: The Ultimate Gift (The Ultimate Gift)
- 2007: Three Days to Vegas
- 2008: Stroll
- 2008: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series)
- 2008: The Dark Horse
- 2008: The Morgue
- 2008: This Man's Life
- 2009: At the End of the Road - A True Lies Story (Get Low)
- 2009: My Summer Friend
- 2009: Black Water Transit
- 2009: The Tenant
- 2009: The Much Ado About Middle School
- 2010: Santa Paws Big Christmas Adventure ( The Search for Santa Paws )
- 2011: Criminal Minds: Team Red ( Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior , TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2011: Harry's Law (TV series, one episode)
- 2011: The Muppets (The Muppets)
- 2012-2013: Go On (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2013: The Fantastic World of Oz (Oz the Great and Powerful)
- 2014: Night at the Museum: The mysterious tomb (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
- 2016: Gilly Hopkins - The Great Gilly Hopkins
- 2018: Superior Donuts (TV Series, S02E12)
Awards
- 2006: Trenton Film Festival Richard Kind Dramatic Award for Best Actor (The Final Patient)
Web links
- Bill Cobbs in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cobbs, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio , USA |