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Bill Cobbs

Actor

Born - 16 June 1934, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died - 25 June 2024

Lantern-faced, squidge-nosed Afro-American actor with broad smile, born Wilbert Cobbs and a reliable performer in dozens of Hollywood movies. After eight years in the US Air Force, and a further eight selling cars, he turned to acting and was soon in demand. A prolific film career began as he hit his 40s: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Greased (1977), The Hitter (1978), Silkwood (1983), Trading Places (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), Compromising Position (1985), The Color of Money (1986), Suspect (1987), Bird (1988), The January Man (1989), New Jack City (1990), The Hard Way (1991), The People Under the Stairs (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), Demolition Man (1993), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), That Thing You Do! (1996), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Air Bud (1997), Hope Floats (1998), Random Hearts (1999), Sunshine State (2002), A Mighty Wind (2003), Duck (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), Three Days to Vegas (2007), Get Low (2009), The Muppets (2011), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015), As Evil Does (2018), Saving Paradise (2021) and Broken Church (2024), his last.