He was the face you knew but the name you never forgot again. Just days after celebrating his 90th birthday, surrounded by love, he was gone. A brother\u2019s trembling Facebook post. A niece\u2019s tender photo. A mystery cause of death. Hollywood is in shock, fans are grieving, and the final chapter of his extraordinary life will brie\u2026 Continues\u2026<\/p>\n
Bill Cobbs\u2019 passing at 90 closes the book on one of Hollywood\u2019s most quietly powerful careers. Born in Cleveland in 1934, he served eight years as a radar technician in the U.S. Air Force before daring, at 36, to run away to New York and chase a dream most would have abandoned. He built that dream onstage first, leading plays in the city before stepping onto film sets.<\/p>\n
From his debut in 1974\u2019s \u201cThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three\u201d to scene\u2011stealing turns in \u201cThe Bodyguard,\u201d \u201cNew Jack City,\u201d \u201cThat Thing You Do!,\u201d \u201cTrading Places,\u201d and \u201cNight at the Museum,\u201d Cobbs became the soulful constant in other people\u2019s stories. He moved seamlessly through television\u2014\u201cThe Sopranos,\u201d \u201cWalker, Texas Ranger,\u201d \u201cCSI,\u201d \u201cCriminal Minds,\u201d \u201cAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.\u201d\u2014always elevating the moment. Family called him a devoted partner, brother, uncle, and surrogate parent; fans called him a legend. His work remains, steady and comforting, long after the cameras stopped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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