Bill Cobbs, Night at the Museum, The Bodyguard and Air Bud actor, dies aged 90

Veteran character actor, who had almost 200 credits and often played a familiar and memorable everyman, likely died of natural causes, says publicist

Bill Cobbs, a veteran character actor who amassed almost 200 credits over a five-decade career – including roles in The Bodyguard and Night at the Museum – has died aged 90.

He died “peacefully” on Tuesday night at his home in Riverside, California, his brother Thomas G Cobbs confirmed. His publicist Chuck I Jones told the Associated Press that natural causes is the likely cause of death.