Bill Cobbs, ‘Bodyguard’ and ‘Demolition Man’ Actor, Dies at 90

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Cobbs passed away on Tuesday night at his home in Riverside,

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He began performing at the Karamu House, a historically black theater in Cleveland where plays by Langston and Hughes were first performed.

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He made his big screen debut in 1974 at the age of 40 in “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three”.

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Cobbs won a Daytime Emmy at age 86 for a small role in a daytime episode for the children's show "Dino Dana."

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In a career spanning decades, Cobbs’ passion for acting has never wavered

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