ACTOR

Bill Cobbs

1934 - Today

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William Francisco Cobbs (born June 16, 1934) is an American actor. He is 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Cobbs has received more than 1,909,197 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Bill Cobbs is the 2,008th most popular actor (up from 2,365th in 2019), the 3,285th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,829th in 2019) and the 927th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Bill Cobbs by language

Over the past year Bill Cobbs has had the most page views in the with 275,646 views, followed by German (22,534), and Italian (18,312). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (212.47%), Volapük (89.76%), and Min Nan (48.11%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bill Cobbs ranks 2,008 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter van Eyck, Cherry Jones, Josh Holloway, Sofia Helin, Mel Blanc, and Julian Sands. After him are Shashi Kapoor, Danny Huston, Joe Don Baker, Michel Constantin, Mélanie Laurent, and Matti Pellonpää.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Bill Cobbs ranks 169. Before him are Karl-Josef Rauber, Vladimir Posner, Alexandra Ripley, Zaid ibn Shaker, Rue McClanahan, and George Hilton. After him are Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Bernard Chiarelli, Frankie Valli, Boris Volynov, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Harlan Ellison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Cobbs ranks 3,285 out of 20,380. Before him are Cherry Jones (1956), Josh Holloway (1969), Cynthia Rothrock (1957), Edgar Lee Masters (1868), Mel Blanc (1908), and Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857). After him are Lizzo (1988), David Lee Roth (1954), Jim Thompson (1906), Joe Don Baker (1936), Trini Lopez (1937), and Doris Hart (1925).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bill Cobbs ranks 927. Before him are Dan Blocker (1928), John C. Reilly (1965), Diane Baker (1938), Cherry Jones (1956), Josh Holloway (1969), and Mel Blanc (1908). After him are Joe Don Baker (1936), Ann Miller (1923), Sung Kang (1972), Jean Smart (1951), Marlon Jackson (1957), and Barbara Babcock (1937).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Bodyguard
Bill Devaney
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.
Nov 25o 19926.671 / 10
Oz the Great and Powerful
Master Tinker
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Mar 7o 20135.907 / 10
Night at the Museum
Reginald
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
Dec 20o 20066.576 / 10