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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People...Black Actors
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Published 11 years, 4 months ago
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Mupnificently Muppety Muppetness
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Published 9 years, 2 months ago
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Directed by Martin Scorsese
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Published 14 years, 12 months ago
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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)
Rating: | 1809 Watched |

3. Six Feet Under (2001)
Rating: | 1631 Watched |

4. ER (1994)
Rating: | 1648 Watched |

5. Rugrats (1991)
Rating: | 1687 Watched |
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1. Night at the Museum (2006)
Rating: | 3752 Watched |

3. The Bodyguard (1992)
Rating: | 1367 Watched |

4. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Rating: | 1328 Watched |

5. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Rating: | 908 Watched |
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Rest in Peace (486 person items)
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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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