American actor (died 2024)

Bill Cobbs

Wilbert Francisco Cobbs was an American actor, known for such film roles as Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Reginald in Night at the Museum (2006) and Master Tinker on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He also played Lewis Coleman on I'll Fly Away (1991–1993), Jack on The Michael Richards Show (2000), and had guest appearances on Walker, Texas Ranger and The Sopranos. In 2012, he had a reoccurring role as George in the sitcom, Go On. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana.

Born

1934

June 16

Died

2024

Era

1930s

Country

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About

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Key dates

1934 Born
2024 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

632 Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran).
1407 Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son King Hồ Hán Thương of Hồ dynasty are captured by the Ming armies.
1487 Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.
1632 The Plymouth Company granted a land patent to Thomas Purchase, the first settler of Pejepscot, Maine, settling at the site of Fort Andross.

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The world in 1934

When Bill arrived

april 12 The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
april 12 The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.[citation needed]
april 21 The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
august 11 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on June 16

Anna Cathcart 2003– Canadian actress Billy "Crash" Craddock 1939– American singer-songwriter Francisco León de la Barra 1863–1939 Mexican politician and diplomat (died 1939) Giacomo Agostini 1942– Italian motorcycle racer and manager Jean d'Ormesson 1925– French journalist and author (died 2017) John Cheke 1514–1557 English academic and politician, English Secretary of State (died 1557) Karen Dunnell 1946– English statistician and academic Kerry Wood 1977– American baseball player Mohammad Mosaddegh 1882–1967 Iranian educator and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran (died 1967)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1934

Amiri Baraka 1934–2014 American poet, playwright, and academic (born 1934) Bill Bixby 1934–1993 American actor and director (died 1993) Bud Selig 1934– 9th Major League Baseball Commissioner Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas 1934– Mexican politician Dave Grusin 1934– American pianist and composer Dave Mackay 1934–2015 Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1934) Earl Morrall 1934–2014 American football player and coach (born 1934) Edward Bond 1934– English director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2024) Emilio Botín 1934–2014 Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014)

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