Bill Cosby

Personal Info

Birthday

July 12, 1937

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Also Known As

The Cos

William Henry Cosby

William Henry Cosby, Jr.

William H. Cosby Jr.

William H. Cosby

William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr.

Μπιλ Κόσμπι

Bill Cosby

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. Due to this role, he was widely dubbed "America's Dad.

Known For

The Cosby Show

Touched by an Angel

A Different World

Becker

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

The Electric Company

I Spy

Cosby

Filmography

2022
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Cola Wars
as Self [Archival Footage]
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
2017
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
Keep On Keepin’ On
as Self
2013
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
as Himself
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
as Self
After Newtown: Guns in America
as Self
2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2008
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
as Himself
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
2007
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
as Self
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
as Self
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
as Self
The Shame of a City
as Self
The Pact
as Himself
2005
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
as Self (archive footage)
Lipstick & Dynamite
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
as Self
2004
Fat Albert
as Self
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Leonard Parker (archive footage)
Baadasssss!
as himself
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
2002
Comedian
as Self
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
1997
4 Little Girls
as Self - Educator
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
as Self
1996
Jack
as Lawrence Woodruff
1994
I Spy Returns
as Alexander Scott
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
as Narrator
1993
The Meteor Man
as Marvin
1991
The One, the Only... Groucho
as Self
1990
Ghost Dad
as Elliot Hopper
The Earth Day Special
as Dr. Cliff Huxtable
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
as Himself - Host
1987
Leonard Part 6
as Leonard
Superstars and their Moms
as Self
Bill Cosby: 49
as Himself
1986
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
In Remembrance of Martin
as Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
1983
Bill Cosby: Himself
as Himself
1982
The Fat Albert Easter Special
as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
1981
The Devil and Max Devlin
as Barney Satin
1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
as Self (uncredited)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
California Suite
as Dr. Willis Panama
Top Secret
as Aaron Strickland
1977
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
as Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
A Piece of the Action
as Dave Anderson
1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Mother
1975
Let's Do It Again
as Billy Foster
1974
Uptown Saturday Night
as Wardell Franklin
The Chocolate Princess
as Narrator
Bicycles are Beautiful
as Self - Host
1972
Hickey & Boggs
as Al Hickey
To All My Friends on Shore
as Blue
1971
Aesop's Fables
as Aesop
Goin' Back to Indiana
as Scoop Newsworthy
Man and Boy
as Caleb Revers
Diana!
as Self
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1968
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
as Self - Host / Narrator