Bill Cobbs Overview

Biography

Stalwart African-American player who has lent his comfortably weathered features and world-weary demeanor to many supporting roles on stage and screen, Cobbs convinces whether playing stubborn yet dignified fathers, melancholy denizens of bars and pool halls, or sympathetic authority figures. A latecomer to acting, Cobbs began in community theater in his native Cleveland while working as a car salesman. He...