Bill Cobbs, best known for starring in movies including Night at the Museum and Sunshine State, has died aged 90.
The popular character actor was born in Cleveland and had a stellar career, portraying Whitney Houston’s manager in 1992’s The Bodyguard, as well as the Master Tinker, builder of the Tin Woodsman, in Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful in 2013.
Other notable roles included playing the older brother of Medgar Evers in Rob Reiner’s Ghosts of Mississippi, and starring as a jazz pianist in Tom Hanks’ That Thing You Do!, both released in 1996.
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He also played the title character’s father on The Gregory Hines Show.
Another notable role was as Moses, the mystical man who has the ability to stop time, in the Coen Brothers’ 1994 movie The Hudsucker Proxy.
Younger fans would also know him as Reginald, the security guard approaching retirement, in Night At The Museum, starring in the 2006 original as well as the 2014 sequel.
Their heart raced as they found their way to the big lecture hall for their first class. The room was huge, with rows of desks and a towering screen at the front. Alex found a seat, feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all