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Born | Wilbert Francisco Cobbs June 16, 1934 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | June 25, 2024 Riverside, California, U.S. | (aged 90)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1974–2024 |
Relatives | James Baskett (second cousin) |
Wilbert Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024) was an American actor, known for such film roles as Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Reginald in Night at the Museum (2006) and Master Tinker on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He also played Lewis Coleman on I'll Fly Away (1991–1993), Jack on The Michael Richards Show (2000), and had guest appearances on Walker, Texas Ranger and The Sopranos. In 2012, he had a reoccurring role as George in the sitcom, Go On. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana.[1]
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