American actor Bill Cobbs has died at the age of 90.
He was best known for his roles as security guard Reggie in the 2006 film Night At The Museum and as Whitney Houston’s manager Bill Devaney in the 1992 film The Bodyguard.
He also appeared in the sequel to the first, Secret Of The Tomb, released in 2014.
The veteran actor died Tuesday night in the Inland Empire. Californiahis agent told the PA news agency.
His agent said Cobbs was surrounded by his family and is believed to have died of natural causes.
Other roles Cobbs will be remembered for include Arthur Chaney in Air Bud, Moses the Clock Man in The Hudsucker Proxy and Dr. Elton Lloyd in Sunshine State.
His television credits included appearances on The Sopranos, The West Wing, Sesame Street and ER.
In total, Cobbs appeared in 200 films and television shows over the course of his career.
In 2020, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Show Series Dino Dana.
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In a statement about X, Wendell Pierce, who appeared alongside Cobbs on I’ll Fly Away and The Gregory Hines Show, described him as a “father figure.”
“To honor Bill and his memory, I will dedicate myself to creating work that he would be proud of,” he said.
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