- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1937
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American 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. Due to this role, he was widely dubbed "America's Dad." After the show ended, he produced and starred in multiple other shows and films. He was a sought-after spokesman from the 1960s until the early 2000s, endorsing a number of products including Jell-O, Kodak film, Ford, Texas Instruments, and Coca-Cola. Cosby has received several awards including 5 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Daytime Emmy Awards, 9 Grammy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards, the Presid…
Filmography
tvThe Case Against Cosby
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieBill Cosby: Walking Free
2022 · Self (archive footage)
tvWe Need to Talk About Cosby
2022 · Self (archive footage)
tvWhen Ruby Wax Met...
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieCola Wars
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieI Am Richard Pryor
2019 · Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
tvBasketball: A Love Story
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieBill Cosby: An American Scandal
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieBill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieNelson Mandela Redrawn
2014 · Self
movieKeep On Keepin' On
2014 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
movieBill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013 · Self, Executive Producer, Writer
movieWhoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013 · Self
movieAfter Newtown: Guns in America
2013 · Self
movieB.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012 · Self
movieYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Self
movieGoose
2012
tvThe Jay Leno Show
2009 · Self - Guest
movieWhy We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · Self
movieMiles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008 · Self
movieJoe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008 · Self
movieLe Cirque: A Table in Heaven
2007 · Self
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
movieCutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006 · Self
movieBuffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
2006 · Self
movieThe Shame of a City
2006 · Self
movieThe Pact
2006 · Self
movieClass Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieLipstick & Dynamite
2005 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005 · Self
movieFat Albert
2004 · Self, Writer, Executive Producer
tvFatherhood
2004 · Producer, Creator
movieBaadasssss!
2004 · Bill Cosby
movieLightning in a Bottle
2004 · Self
movieTV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieJack Paar: Smart Television
2003 · Self
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
movieComedian
2002 · Self
movieThe Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002 · Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage), Writer
movieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
movieRalph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001 · Producer
movieMen of Honor
2000 · Executive Producer
movieThe Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
tvLittle Bill
1999 · Executive Producer, Creator
moviePlayboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
tvBecker
1998 · Hilton Lucas (uncredited)
Kids Say the Darndest Things
tvKids Say the Darndest Things
1998 · Host
movie4 Little Girls
1997 · Self - Educator
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
movieJack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
1997 · Self
tvCosby
1996 · Hilton Lucas, Producer, Creator
movieJack
1996 · Lawrence Woodruff
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
tvRuby Wax Meets
1996
Cigars!: The New Rage!
movieCigars!: The New Rage!
1996 · Thanks
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Phil
tvThe Cosby Mysteries
1994 · Guy Hanks
movieI Spy Returns
1994 · Alexander Scott, Executive Producer
movieThe Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
1994 · Narrator
movieThe Meteor Man
1993 · Marvin
tvZone interdite
1993 · Self
movieMalcolm X
1992 · Thanks
tvHere and Now
1992 · Producer
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
movieThe One, the Only... Groucho
1991 · Self
movieGhost Dad
1990 · Elliot Hopper
movieNickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
movieHappy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990 · Self
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990 · Cliff Huxtable
movieSammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Self
movieSesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
1989 · Self - Host
movieCreole Giselle
1987 · Self - Host
movieLeonard Part 6
1987 · Leonard, Story, Producer
tvA Different World
1987 · Heathcliff Huxtable, Writer, Creator
movieSuperstars and their Moms
1987 · Self
movieBill Cosby: 49
1987 · Self, Writer, Producer
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
movieMiles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
1986 · Self
movieTV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986 · Self
movieIn Remembrance of Martin
1986 · Self
movieKraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986 · Self
movieThe NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
tvThe Cosby Show
1984 · Heathcliff Huxtable, Writer, Creator
tvReading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBill Cosby: Himself
1983 · Self, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
movieThe Fat Albert Easter Special
1982 · Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice), Executive Producer, Characters
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
movieThe Devil and Max Devlin
1981 · Barney Satin
moviePlayboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979 · Self (uncredited)
movieA Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 · Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
movieTop Secret
1978 · Aaron Strickland
movieCalifornia Suite
1978 · Dr. Willis Panama
movieThe Fat Albert Christmas Special
1977 · Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice), Characters, Executive Producer
movieThe Fat Albert Halloween Special
1977 · Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
movieA Piece of the Action
1977 · Dave Anderson
moviePlayboy's Playmate Party
1977
Cos
tvCos
1976
movieMother, Jugs & Speed
1976 · Mother
tvDoug Henning's World of Magic
1975 · Self
movieLet's Do It Again
1975 · Billy Foster
tvCher
1975 · Self
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
movieUptown Saturday Night
1974 · Wardell Franklin
movieThe Chocolate Princess
1974 · Narrator
Bicycles are Beautiful
movieBicycles are Beautiful
1974 · Self - Host
movieThe Weird Harold Special
1973
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
movieHickey & Boggs
1972 · Al Hickey
The New Bill Cosby Show
tvThe New Bill Cosby Show
1972 · Self - Host
tvFat Albert and the Cosby Kids
1972 · Fat Albert Robertson, Bill Cosby, Mushmouth, Executive Producer, Creator
tvThe Midnight Special
1972 · Self
movieTo All My Friends on Shore
1972 · Blue, Idea, Music, Executive Producer
Aesop's Fables
movieAesop's Fables
1971 · Aesop
tvThe Electric Company
1971 · The Milk Man
movieThe Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
1971 · Scoop Newsworthy
movieMan and Boy
1971 · Caleb Revers
movieDiana!
1971 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
movieBill Cosby on Prejudice
1971 · , Director
tvThe Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Self
The Don Knotts Show
tvThe Don Knotts Show
1970 · Self
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Self (archive footage)
movieHey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
1969 · Writer
movieBob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
tvThe Bill Cosby Show
1969 · Chet Kincaid, Executive Producer, Director, Creator
movieThe Picasso Summer
1969 · Executive Producer
movieBlack History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
1968 · Self - Host / Narrator
tvOf Black America
1968
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
Murder at N.B.C.
movieMurder at N.B.C.
1966
tvThe Dean Martin Show
1965
tvI Spy
1965 · Alexander Scott
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Comedian
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self - Guest Host
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
tvThe David Susskind Show
1959 · Self
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
tvThe Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
tvMeet the Press
1947