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. Du…
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Filmography
Acting (136)
Movies (86)
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
2022as Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars
2019as Self (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor
2019as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
2017as Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
2017as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014as Self
Keep On Keepin' On
2014as Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013as Self
After Newtown: Guns in America
2013as Self
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013as Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012as Self
Goose
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009as Self
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008as Self
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008as Self
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007as Self (archive footage)
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
2007as Self
The Shame of a City
2006as Self
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
2006as Self
The Pact
2006as Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006as Self
Lipstick & Dynamite
2005as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005as Self
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
2005as Self (archive footage)
Fat Albert
2004as Self
Lightning in a Bottle
2004as Self
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004as Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Baadasssss!
2004as Bill Cosby
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004as Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003as Self
Comedian
2002as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002as Self
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002as Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999 Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
1997as Self
4 Little Girls
1997as Self - Educator
Jack
1996as Lawrence Woodruff
I Spy Returns
1994as Alexander Scott
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
1994as Narrator
The Meteor Man
1993as Marvin
The One, the Only... Groucho
1991as Self
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
Ghost Dad
1990as Elliot Hopper
The Earth Day Special
1990as Dr. Cliff Huxtable
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990as Self
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
1989as Self - Host
A Different World
1987as Cliff Huxtable
Superstars and their Moms
1987as Self
Leonard Part 6
1987as Leonard
Bill Cosby: 49
1987as Self
Creole Giselle
1987as Self - Host
In Remembrance of Martin
1986as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986as Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986as Self
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
1986as Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Bill Cosby: Himself
1983as Self
The Fat Albert Easter Special
1982as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
The Devil and Max Devlin
1981as Barney Satin
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979as Self (uncredited)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979as Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
California Suite
1978as Dr. Willis Panama
Top Secret
1978as Aaron Strickland
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
1977as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
1977as Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
A Piece of the Action
1977as Dave Anderson
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976as Mother
Let's Do It Again
1975as Billy Foster
Uptown Saturday Night
1974as Wardell Franklin
Bicycles are Beautiful
1974as Self - Host
The Chocolate Princess
1974as Narrator
The Weird Harold Special
1973
Hickey & Boggs
1972as Al Hickey
To All My Friends on Shore
1972as Blue
Diana!
1971as Self
Man and Boy
1971as Caleb Revers
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
1971 Aesop's Fables
1971as Aesop
Goin' Back to Indiana
1971as Scoop Newsworthy
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970as Self (archive footage)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
1968as Self - Host / Narrator
Murder at N.B.C.
1966Television (50)
We Need to Talk About Cosby
2022as Self (archive footage)
The Case Against Cosby
2022as Self (archive footage)
When Ruby Wax Met...
2021as Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story
2018as Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self - Guest
The Jay Leno Show
2009as Self - Guest
Becker
1998as Hilton Lucas (uncredited)
Kids Say the Darndest Things
1998as Host
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996as Self
Cosby
1996as Hilton Lucas
Ruby Wax Meets
1996
Touched by an Angel
1994as Phil
The Cosby Mysteries
1994as Guy Hanks
Zone interdite
1993as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
A Different World
1987as Heathcliff Huxtable
The Cosby Show
1984as Heathcliff Huxtable
Reading Rainbow
1983as Self - Narrator (voice)
Late Night with David Letterman
1982as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978as Self
Cos
1976
Cher
1975as Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975as Self
Dinah!
1974as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973as Self
The Midnight Special
1972as Self
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
1972as Bill Cosby
The New Bill Cosby Show
1972as Self - Host
Great Performances
1971as Self
The Electric Company
1971as The Milk Man
The Flip Wilson Show
1970as Self
The Don Knotts Show
1970as Self
The Bill Cosby Show
1969as Chet Kincaid
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968as Self (uncredited)
Of Black America
1968
The Dean Martin Show
1965
I Spy
1965as Alexander Scott
The Hollywood Palace
1964as Self - Comedian
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self - Guest Host
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self - Co-Host
The David Susskind Show
1959as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
Meet the Press
1947Crew (37)
Movies (27)
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013Executive Producer
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013Writer
Fat Albert
2004Executive Producer
Fat Albert
2004Writer
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002Writer
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
2001Producer
Men of Honor
2000Executive Producer
I Spy Returns
1994Executive Producer
Malcolm X
1992Thanks
A Different World
1987Writer
Leonard Part 6
1987Producer
Leonard Part 6
1987Story
Bill Cosby: 49
1987Producer
Bill Cosby: 49
1987Writer
Bill Cosby: Himself
1983Director
Bill Cosby: Himself
1983Executive Producer
Bill Cosby: Himself
1983Writer
The Fat Albert Easter Special
1982Characters
The Fat Albert Easter Special
1982Executive Producer
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
1977Characters
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
1977Executive Producer
To All My Friends on Shore
1972Executive Producer
To All My Friends on Shore
1972Idea
To All My Friends on Shore
1972Music
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
1971Director
The Picasso Summer
1969Executive Producer
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
1969Writer
Television (10)
Fatherhood
2004Producer
Little Bill
1999Executive Producer
Cosby
1996Producer
Here and Now
1992Producer
A Different World
1987Writer
The Cosby Show
1984Director
The Cosby Show
1984Writer
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
1972Executive Producer
The Bill Cosby Show
1969Director
The Bill Cosby Show
1969Executive Producer
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