In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Actor Bill Cobbs dies at 90
Bill Cobbs, an actor with over 50 years of experience in Hollywood, has died. He was 90.

Bill Cobbs, an actor with over 50 years of experience in Hollywood, has died. He was 90.
Passing details for Boll Cobbs
Cobbs passed away Tuesday night at his home in Riverside, CA, his publicist, Chuck I. Jones, confirmed to TMZ. The cause of death was not revealed.
Acting career
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Cobbs served in the Air Force for 8 years and worked at IBM and as a car salesman before relocating to New York to start a career as an actor.
With a career spanning to the 1970s, Cobbs has appeared in nearly 200 movies and TV shows.
Some notable roles Cobbs played were Devaney in “The Bodyguard,” Louisiana Slim in 1979’s “The Hitter,” Walter in 1984’s “The Brother from Another Planet,” and had an iconic role in “New Jack City”.
Bill Cobbs received several accolades including a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for his work on the kids show “Dino Dana.”
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