Bill Cosby

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-07-12 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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." After the show ended, he produced and starred in multiple other shows and films. He was a sought...

Acting

1990

Ghost Dad

as Elliot Hopper

1983

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

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

2004

Fat Albert

as Self

1977

The Fat Albert Christmas Special

as Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

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

1972

Hickey & Boggs

as Al Hickey

2007

1974

1971

Man and Boy

as Caleb Revers

2022

Bill Cosby: Walking Free

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Lipstick & Dynamite

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1971

1994

I Spy Returns

as Alexander Scott

2012

1978

Top Secret

as Aaron Strickland

1982

The Fat Albert Easter Special

as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

1977

The Fat Albert Halloween Special

as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

1971

Goin' Back to Indiana

as Scoop Newsworthy

1993

1968

2004

Baadasssss!

as himself

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)

1971

Diana!

as Self

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)

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)

2019

Cola Wars

as Self [Archival Footage]

1987

A Different World

as Cliff Huxtable

1974

Production

1983

1983

2000

Men of Honor

as Executive Producer

1987

1987

Leonard Part 6

as Producer

1982

The Fat Albert Easter Special

as Executive Producer

1977

1992

Malcolm X

as Thanks

2013

Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

as Executive Producer

2004

Fat Albert

as Writer

2004

Fat Albert

as Executive Producer

1994

I Spy Returns

as Executive Producer

1987

1969

The Picasso Summer

as Executive Producer

1972

To All My Friends on Shore

as Executive Producer

1987

1987

Bill Cosby: 49

as Producer

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