Bill Cosby
Born in Philadelphia, PA, USA — Jul 12 1937
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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." After…
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Great Performances
Self
Touched by an Angel
Phil
The Cosby Show
Heathcliff Huxtable
Becker
Hilton Lucas (uncredited)
Dinah!
Self
A Different World
Heathcliff Huxtable
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
Cosby
Hilton Lucas
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Show
I Spy
Alexander Scott
The Electric Company
The Milk Man
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Midnight Special
Self
The Bill Cosby Show
Chet Kincaid
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Comedian
Cher
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert Robertson
Malcolm X
Crew
Men of Honor
Production
The Emmy Awards
Self
Little Bill
Production
The Don Knotts Show
Self
Fatherhood
Production
Ruby Wax Meets
Jack
Lawrence Woodruff
Here and Now
Production
The Cosby Mysteries
Guy Hanks
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Earth Day Special
Dr. Cliff Huxtable
Fat Albert
Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self
Leonard Part 6
Leonard
Ghost Dad
Elliot Hopper
California Suite
Dr. Willis Panama
Baadasssss!
Bill Cosby
Man and Boy
Caleb Revers
The Meteor Man
Marvin
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
We Need to Talk About Cosby
Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
A Piece of the Action
Dave Anderson
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Comedian
Self
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Uptown Saturday Night
Wardell Franklin
Cos
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Let's Do It Again
Billy Foster
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother
I Spy Returns
Alexander Scott
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)
Hickey & Boggs
Al Hickey
Diana!
Self
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Self (archive footage)
Lightning in a Bottle
Self
The One, the Only... Groucho
Self
The Picasso Summer
Production
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
Self
Top Secret
Aaron Strickland
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
Superstars and their Moms
Self
Keep On Keepin' On
Self
To All My Friends on Shore
Blue
4 Little Girls
Self - Educator
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Of Black America
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Self
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Self (archive footage)
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Self
Goose
The Devil and Max Devlin
Barney Satin
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Self
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Bill Cosby: Himself
Self
Murder at N.B.C.
In Remembrance of Martin
Self
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Host
Goin' Back to Indiana
Scoop Newsworthy
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Self
The Chocolate Princess
Narrator
The Pact
Self
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
The Case Against Cosby
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Self
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
Self
Lipstick & Dynamite
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
Writing
Playboy's Playmate Party
Aesop's Fables
Aesop
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
The New Bill Cosby Show
Self - Host
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
Narrator
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Self (archive footage)
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
Self - Host / Narrator
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
Self
The Fat Albert Easter Special
Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
The Shame of a City
Self
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Production
After Newtown: Guns in America
Self
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
Self - Host
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
Self (archive footage)
Bicycles are Beautiful
Self - Host
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
The Weird Harold Special
Bill Cosby: 49
Self
Creole Giselle
Self - Host