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The Night at the Museum actor has died at the age of 90
American actor Bill Cobbs, who starred in Night at the Museum and The Bodyguard, has died at the age of 90.
His agent confirmed to the PA news agency that the actor died on Tuesday evening in California surrounded by his family.
Cobbs played Whitney Houston's manager Bill Devaney in the 1992 film The Bodyguard, which also starred Kevin Costner.
The veteran actor also played security guard Reggie in 2006's Night at the Museum, alongside Ben Stiller and Robin Williams.
Cobbs' agent said the actor was believed to have died of natural causes.
The actor's other film credits included Air Bud, Sunshine State, Get Low, Ghosts of Mississippi, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Color of Money, Demolition Man and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.
He also appeared in episodes of The West Wing, The Sopranos, LA Law, One Tree Hill, NYPD Blue, Six Feet Under, CSI and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Cobbs landed around 200 film and television credits and regularly played small but pivotal roles.
Cobbs was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1934. Before becoming an actor, he served eight years in the United States Air Force and sold cars in the years following his service.
He began acting after a client asked him if he wanted to appear in a play, and Cobbs made his first stage appearance in 1969. A year later, he moved to New York to pursue his acting work.
His first film role came in 1974 with a brief appearance in the crime drama The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, launching a decades-long career on the big and small screen.
In 2020, Cobbs won a Daytime Emmy for his appearance on Dino Dana, a Canadian children's educational show.
The actor's brother Thomas G Cobbs remembers him as “a beloved partner, big brother, uncle, surrogate parent, godfather and friend.”
“Bill recently happily celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by his loved ones,” he wrote on Facebook.
“As a family, we are comforted to know that Bill has found peace and eternal rest with his Heavenly Father. We ask for your prayers and encouragement during this time.”
Actor Wesley Snipes was among those paying tribute on social media, writing on Twitter: “Rest in Power King.”
Abbott Elementary School Star Sheryl Lee Ralph tweeted: “Emmy winner, working actor and wonderful human being, Bill Cobbs [has] makes the transition to acting at a higher level. »
Wire star Wendell Pierce, who worked with Cobbs on I'll Fly Away and The Gregory Hines Show, described him as a “father figure, a griot, an iconic entertainer.”
“Bill Cobbs was born and raised in Cleveland”, he said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“He shared so many stories about the city he loved. It's serendipitous that I'm here in Cleveland as I hear of his passing. He comes from a great legacy of Black Theater.
“His death reminds me of the pool of talent that populated the Théâtre Noir at that time. It was this generation of Moïse who leaves us today with a great responsibility.”
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