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Bill Cobbs

1934 - 2024

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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). He also 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 2012, he had a reoccurring role as George in the sitcom, Go On. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Cobbs is the 1,700th most popular actor (up from 2,008th in 2019), the 3,108th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,285th in 2019) and the 827th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Bill Cobbs ranks 1,700 out of 13,578. Before him are Dita Parlo, Brigitte Lahaie, Magali Noël, Melissa Leo, Elsa Pataky, and Annie Potts. After him are Alfre Woodard, Eva Dahlbeck, Matthew Fox, Mimsy Farmer, J. T. Walsh, and Franco Interlenghi.

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Among people born in 1934, Bill Cobbs ranks 146. Before him are Ken Matthews, Jean Marsh, Kate Millett, Francesco Monterisi, Joan Didion, and Mohamed Ennaceur. After him are Lucien Bianchi, Tatiana Samoilova, George Chakiris, Harlan Ellison, Allen Carr, and Claude Berri. Among people deceased in 2024, Bill Cobbs ranks 159. Before him are Fritz Wepper, Cheng Pei-pei, Micheline Presle, Helmuth Duckadam, Jan Assmann, and Toby Keith. After him are Mohamed Osman Jawari, Bill Viola, Robert Badinter, John Ashton, James Herbert Brennan, and Muhammed Faris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Cobbs ranks 3,108 out of 20,380. Before him are Tim Scott (1965), Melissa Leo (1960), Joan Didion (1934), Annie Potts (1952), Frank Jack Fletcher (1885), and Elizabeth Bolden (1890). After him are John Kennedy Toole (1937), Alfre Woodard (1952), Gabby Giffords (1970), Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930), John Milnor (1931), and J. B. Pritzker (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bill Cobbs ranks 827. Before him are Liev Schreiber (1967), James Franco (1978), Laurie Holden (1969), Jack Nance (1943), Melissa Leo (1960), and Annie Potts (1952). After him are Alfre Woodard (1952), Matthew Fox (1966), Mimsy Farmer (1945), J. T. Walsh (1943), Lindsay Lohan (1986), and Olympia Dukakis (1931).

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