BREAKING NEWS Bill Cobbs dead at 90: Veteran character actor who appeared in Night At The Museum and The Sopranos passes away in California By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 16:21 EDT, 26 June 2024 | Updated: 17:00 EDT, 26 June 2024 e-mail 18 shares 19 View comments Veteran character Bill Cobbs, who appeared in such projects as Night At The Museum and The Sopranos , has died at 90. He won a Daytime Emmy Award at the age of 86 for the Canadian television series Dino Dana, playing the title character's elderly neighbor.
Cobbs broke into acting in his mid-30s, giving up his career as a car salesman to move to New York and pursue a career in show business. After starting off in the theater, he broke into movies at the age of 40 with the hit crime thriller The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three. Cobbs died Tuesday at home in California , according to his brother Thomas, who broke the news Wednesday via his Facebook page.
Veteran character Bill Cobbs, who appeared in such projects as Night At The Museum and The Sopranos, has died at 90; pictured in 2019 Read More Dick Van Dyke, 98, looks sprightly as he reunites with Carol Burnett, 91, at her VERY star-studded Hand and Footprint Ceremony in Hollywood 'We are saddened to share the passing of Bill Cobbs. On Tuesday, June 25, Bill passed away peacefully at his home in California,' read the post. 'A beloved partner, big brother, uncle, surrogate parent, godfather and friend, Bill recently and happily celebrated his 90th birthday .