ACTOR

Bill Cobbs

1934 - 2024

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Cobbs has received more than 2,442,332 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Bill Cobbs is the 2,010th 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

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bill Cobbs ranks 2,010 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. Among people deceased in 2024, Bill Cobbs ranks 157. Before him are Richard S. Hamilton, Anatoli Polivoda, Jandira Martini, M. Emmet Walsh, Michel Jazy, and John Barth. After him are Bernard Chiarelli, Christoph Daum, Jean Malaurie, Silvio Santos, Colin Renfrew, and Vernor Vinge.

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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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