Bill Cosby
Birthday
1937/07/12 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Also know as
The Cos, William Henry Cosby, William Henry Cosby, Jr., William H. Cosby Jr., William H. Cosby, William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr., Μπιλ Κόσμπι
Biography
William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer and convicted sex offender. He got his start as a nightclub stand-up comic before landing a starring role in the action show I Spy (1965-1968). After various film and television roles, Cosby's greatest success came when he produced and starred in The Cosby Show (1984-1992), a popular sitcom that highlighted the experiences and growth of an upper-middle-class African-American family. Du...Read more
Acting
(1990) Ghost Dad
as Elliot Hopper
(1983) Bill Cosby: Himself
as Himself
(1996) Jack
as Lawrence Woodruff
(1987) Leonard Part 6
as Leonard
(2019) I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
(1978) California Suite
as Dr. Willis Panama
(1981) The Devil and Max Devlin
as Barney Satin
(1974) Uptown Saturday Night
as Wardell Franklin
(1975) Let's Do It Again
as Billy Foster
(1977) A Piece of the Action
as Dave Anderson
(2009) Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
(2004) Fat Albert
as Self
(1977) The Fat Albert Christmas Special
as Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
(2008) Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
(2002) Comedian
as Self
(2004) Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
(2006) The Pact
as Himself
(1987) Bill Cosby: 49
as Himself
(2007) Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
as Self
(1972) Hickey & Boggs
as Al Hickey
(1990) Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
as ---
(2007) Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
(1974) The Chocolate Princess
as Narrator
(1971) Man and Boy
as Caleb Revers
(2022) Bill Cosby: Walking Free
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Keep On Keepin’ On
as Self
(2005) Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1971) Aesop's Fables
as Aesop
(2012) B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
(1994) I Spy Returns
as Alexander Scott
(2013) Moms Mabley
as Self
(1972) To All My Friends on Shore
as Blue
(2013) Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
as Himself
(2012) Goose
as ---
(2005) Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
as Self
(1978) Top Secret
as Aaron Strickland
(2002) NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
(1982) The Fat Albert Easter Special
as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
(1970) King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
(1977) The Fat Albert Halloween Special
as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
(1971) Goin' Back to Indiana
as Scoop Newsworthy
(1993) The Meteor Man
as Marvin
(1968) Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
as Self - Host / Narrator
(2004) Baadasssss!
as himself
(1971) Bill Cosby on Prejudice
as ---
(2004) Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
(2012) Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
(2014) Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
(1989) Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
as Himself - Host
(1990) Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
(1976) Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Mother
(1986) TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
(1994) The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
as Narrator
(1986) Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
(2004) The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Leonard Parker (archive footage)
(1997) 4 Little Girls
as Self - Educator
(1969) Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1973) The Weird Harold Special
as ---
(1971) Diana!
as Self
(2013) After Newtown: Guns in America
as Self
(2006) The Shame of a City
as Himself
(2004) TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
as Himself
(1979) Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
as Self (uncredited)
(1986) Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
as Self
(2003) Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
(2000) The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
as ---
(1991) The One, the Only... Groucho
as Self
(1986) In Remembrance of Martin
as Self
(2006) Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
as Self
(2006) The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
as Self
(2002) The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)
(1990) The Earth Day Special
as Dr. Cliff Huxtable
(1979) A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1966) Murder at N.B.C.
as ---
(1987) Superstars and Their Moms
as Self
(1987) A Different World
as Heathcliff Huxtable
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Phil
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Heathcliff Huxtable
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1959) The David Susskind Show
as Self
(1969) The Bill Cosby Show
as Chet Kincaid
(1998) Becker
as Hilton Lucas (uncredited)
(1947) Meet the Press
as ---
(1971) The Electric Company
as The Milk Man
(2009) The Jay Leno Show
as Self
(1982) Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
(1965) I Spy
as Alexander Scott
(1996) Cosby
as ---
(1998) Kids Say the Darndest Things
as Host
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Comedian
(1976) Cos
as ---
(1972) The New Bill Cosby Show
as Self - Host
(1970) The Don Knotts Show
as Self
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1965) The Dean Martin Show
as ---
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(1972) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
as Fat Albert Robertson
(1972) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
as Bill Cosby
(1972) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
as Mushmouth
(1994) The Cosby Mysteries
as ---
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(2018) Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self
(1975) Cher
as Self
(1975) Doug Henning's World of Magic
as Self
(2021) When Ruby Wax Met...
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) The Midnight Special
as Self
(1972) The Midnight Special
as Self / Host
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(2022) We Need to Talk About Cosby
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) Of Black America
as ---
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1983) Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
(1993) Zone interdite
as Self
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as ---
(1981) Entertainment Tonight
as Self
(2022) The Case Against Cosby
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
(1996) Ruby Wax Meets
as ---
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
as ---