The ’90s brought some of his most memorable work.

And he played the Rev.

James Sr. in a 2000 episode of HBO’sThe Sopranos.

Bill Cobbs on the set of ‘The Great Gilly Hopkins’ in 2014

Bill Cobbs on the set of ‘The Great Gilly Hopkins’ in 2014.Bobby Bank/GC Images

He portrayed Reginald, a security guard who has retired by the latter movie.

Dick Van Dyke and Bill Cobbs in ‘Night at the Museum’

Dick Van Dyke and Bill Cobbs in ‘Night at the Museum’.Everett Collection