Bill Cobbs, the esteemed American character actor known for roles in films like “The Color of Money” and “Night at the Museum,” has passed away at the age of 90. He died at his home in California on Tuesday, June 25, as confirmed by his family.
Bill Cobbs, born in Cleveland, Ohio, began his acting career in New York in his thirties. He debuted in the 1974 thriller “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” and starred in several notable films from the 1980s and 1990s, such as “The Cotton Club,” “The Color of Money,” “The Bodyguard,” “Air Bud,” “The Hudsucker Proxy,” and “Hope Floats.”
In more recent decades, he appeared in popular films including the 2006 family hit “Night at the Museum” and its sequels, as well as the 2013 adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful.”
In television, Bill Cobbs had notable guest roles in series such as “LA Law,” “NYPD Blue,” “Soul Food,” “Greenleaf,” “The Sopranos,” and the Disney+ Marvel series “Agents of SHIELD.”
His achievements in television included winning a Daytime Emmy in 2020 for Outstanding Limited Performance in the Amazon Prime Video series “Dino Dana.”
