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Bill Cobbs
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Bill Cobbs (born June 16, 1934) is an American actor. 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 theater productions, street theater, regional theater and at the Eugene O'Neill Theater. His first television credit was in Vegetable Soup (1975), a New York public television educational series, and he made his feature film debut in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). In his free time, Cobbs enjoys music, reading, and playing his drums. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California and continues acting.
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Bill Cobbs (born June 16, 1934) is an American actor. 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 theater productions, street theater, regional theater and at the Eugene O'Neill Theater. His first television credit was in Vegetable Soup (1975), a New York public television educational series, and he made his feature film debut in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). In his free time, Cobbs enjoys music, reading, and playing his drums. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California and continues acting.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
One Tree Hill
JAG
The Sopranos
The West Wing
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Outer Limits
L.A. Law
Touched by an Angel
Soul Food
Go On
Kate & Allie
The Wild Thornberrys
Walker, Texas Ranger
The Practice
Greenleaf
Yes, Dear
Six Feet Under
Star Trek: Enterprise
October Road
My Wife and Kids
The Equalizer
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Harry's Law
Rake
Army Wives
Hand of God
ER
The Carmichael Show
Northern Exposure
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Trading Places
Silkwood
Dino Dana: The Movie
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
The Search for Santa Paws
The Muppets
Rage of Angels
First Kid
Paulie
Enough
Divas
Demolition Man
Suspect
New Jack City
Hope Floats
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I'll Fly Away
The Hudsucker Proxy
Oz the Great and Powerful
Night at the Museum
The Ultimate Gift
The Bodyguard
Air Bud
The Others
Out There
The Michael Richards Show
Always Outnumbered
The Gregory Hines Show
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Empty Nest
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