Bill Cobbs
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Birth Name: Wilbert Cobbs
Born: 16 June 1934 Died: 25 June 2024
Country of origin: United States
Height: 6' 1"
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Gone, but not forgotten
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Directed by Clint Eastwood
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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 thea
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2. The Sopranos (1999)
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3. Six Feet Under (2001)
Rating: | 1369 Watched |
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4. ER (1994)
Rating: | 1641 Watched |
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5. Rugrats (1991)
Rating: | 1678 Watched |
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1. Night at the Museum (2006)
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3. The Bodyguard (1992)
Rating: | 1362 Watched |
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4. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Rating: | 1317 Watched |
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"1- Night at the Museum (2006)2- Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)3- Demolition Man (1993)4- Trading Places (1983)5- The Bodyguard (1992)"
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