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Acting

Bill Cobbs

Career: Active from 1975 to 2025, busiest in 1995 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 21
top three billing

Average score: 54/100

Highest rated: Nightjohn
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 116 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Bill Cobbs Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
3.1, average 4.1
Historical
1.6, average 2.6
Tension
5.1, average 6.0
Scare
1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 7
Redemption 6
Feel-Good Story 3
Emotional Journey 3
Visual Spectacle 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Fast-Paced Action 2
Family Reconciliation 2
Nostalgic 2
Philosophical 2
Inspirational Drama 2
Life Lessons 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

152

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 61

Broken Church

as Pastor Evans

Caroltyn

as Dr. Mason

Block Party

74

as Uncle Jim

Saving Paradise

48

as John Thompson

Dino Dana: The Movie

62

as Mr. Hendersen (Uncredited)

2010s

33 titles · average score 57

Beyond the Law

29

as Swilley

My Christmas Grandpa

as Fred

New Life

38

as Mr. Charles

The Great Gilly Hopkins

60

as Mr Randolph

A House Is Not a Home

as Paul

Oz the Great and Powerful

54

as Master Tinker

Dear Secret Santa

59

as Ted

The Ultimate Life

39

as Ted Hamilton

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

81

TV show · as Old Man

Lukewarm

60

as Thomas

The Tenant

27

as Jack Rymer

Get Low

75

as Rev. Charlie Jackson

2000s

30 titles · average score 56

The Morgue

28

as George

The Ultimate Gift

58

as Ted Hamilton

Night at the Museum

55

as Reginald

Special Ed

55

as Lou

The Derby Stallion

59

as Houston Jones

The Final Patient

46

as Dr. Daniel Green

One Tree Hill

60

TV show · as Gus

Six Feet Under

82

TV show · as Mr. Jones

Star Trek: Enterprise

68

TV show · as Dr. Emory Erickson

The Michael Richards Show

18

TV show · as Jack

The Others

53

TV show · as Elmer Greentree

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as Harry Bastille

1990s

55 titles · average score 62

The Sopranos

92

TV show · as Reverend James Sr.

The West Wing

83

TV show · as Alan Tatum

Always Outnumbered

72

as Right Burke

The Gregory Hines Show

TV show

Air Bud

50

as Arthur Chaney

23

as Tipton

Nightjohn

85

as Old man

Fluke

45

as Bert

Out There

55

as Lyman Weeks

The Hudsucker Proxy

65

as Moses

The Bodyguard

52

as Bill Devaney

The People Under the Stairs

64

as Grandpa Booker

1980s

22 titles · average score 61

Coach

56

TV show · as George

Dominick and Eugene

73

as Jesse Johnson

Empty Nest

41

TV show

The Color of Money

77

as Orvis

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Webb Johnson / Webb Cobbs

Designing Women

67

TV show · as Henry / Charlie

The Equalizer

62

TV show · as Barry

Spenser: For Hire

50

TV show

Kate & Allie

43

TV show

The Cotton Club

68

as Big Joe Ison

Trading Places

77

as Bartender

Silkwood

72

as Man in Lunchroom

1970s

6 titles · average score 61

The Hitter

as Louisiana Slim

Greased Lightning

50

as Mr. Jones / Mr Jones

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

63

as Bartender

A Boy and a Boa

as father

Good Times

51

TV show

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

81

as Man on Platform

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Gee Pennywell