Bill Cosby
Acting
Born: July 12, 1937 (age 89) · Philadelphia, PA, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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 Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contribution to television (2002), and several honorary degrees from colleges and universities. Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72 honorary degrees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled him as a member of the Actors Branch in May 2018. Approximately 60 women have accused Cosby of various forms of sexual assault in alleged incidents spanning from 1965 to 2008. These allegations became highly publicized in 2014, leading to several civil suits and criminal investigations for cases that had not yet reached the statute of limitations. Many networks, including NBC, removed reruns of The Cosby Show from their schedules. In April of 2018, Cosby was sentenced to three to ten years in prison for multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the conviction in June 2021 due to violation of a prior prosecutorial agreement that Cosby's previous civil suit testimony—in which he admitted to giving drugs to women he wanted to have sex with—would not be used in the criminal trial. He was released from prison later that month after serving almost three years of the sentence and maintains his innocence in all accusations. As of August 2021, there is still one known active civil suit against Cosby.
Known for
Men of Honor
2000
Malcolm X
1992
Jack
1996
The Cosby Show
1984
Fat Albert
2004
Ghost Dad
1990
The Meteor Man
1993
Touched by an Angel
1994
Becker
1998
California Suite
1978
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969
Comedian
2002
Photos (1)
Movies (33)
Jack
Lawrence Woodruff
Ghost Dad
Elliot Hopper
The Meteor Man
Marvin
California Suite
Dr. Willis Panama
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Devil and Max Devlin
Barney Satin
Baadasssss!
Bill Cosby
The Earth Day Special
Cliff Huxtable
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Uptown Saturday Night
Wardell Franklin
A Piece of the Action
Dave Anderson
Let's Do It Again
Billy Foster
Leonard Part 6
Leonard
Hickey & Boggs
Al Hickey
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Goose
2012
Man and Boy
Caleb Revers
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
Scoop Newsworthy
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
Aesop's Fables
Aesop
I Spy Returns
Alexander Scott
Top Secret
Aaron Strickland
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
The Chocolate Princess
Narrator
The Weird Harold Special
1973
To All My Friends on Shore
Blue
The Fat Albert Easter Special
Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
1971
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
Narrator
TV Shows (18)
Meet the Press
1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Phil · 2 eps
The Cosby Show
Heathcliff Huxtable · 197 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
4 eps
A Different World
Heathcliff Huxtable · 3 eps
Becker
Hilton Lucas (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Show
1 eps
I Spy
Alexander Scott · 82 eps
The Electric Company
The Milk Man · 260 eps
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert Robertson · 110 eps
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Mushmouth · 110 eps
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Bill Cosby · 110 eps
Cosby
Hilton Lucas · 97 eps
The Bill Cosby Show
Chet Kincaid · 52 eps
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Host · 64 eps
Ruby Wax Meets
1 eps
The Cosby Mysteries
Guy Hanks · 18 eps
Of Black America
7 eps
Self / Appearances (81)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 11 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · 15 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 5 eps
Great Performances
Self · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Zone interdite
Self · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 4 eps
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Midnight Special
Self · 2 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Comedian · 2 eps
Malcolm X
Self (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
Cher
Self · 1 eps
When Ruby Wax Met...
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The David Susskind Show
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 2 eps
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fat Albert
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Self (archive footage)
We Need to Talk About Cosby
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Self
Comedian
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Playmate Pajama Party
self
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Self – Host
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self · 1 eps
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
I Am Richard Pryor
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
4 Little Girls
Self - Educator
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
The One, the Only... Groucho
Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
The Pact
Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
Lipstick & Dynamite
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Self
Superstars and their Moms
Self
Lightning in a Bottle
Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Self
Keep on Keepin' On
Self
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
Diana!
Self
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: Himself
Self
In Remembrance of Martin
Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
Self
The Shame of a City
Self
The Case Against Cosby
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Self
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
Self - Host / Narrator
Creole Giselle
Self - Host
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Self
Bill Cosby: 49
Self
After Newtown: Guns in America
Self
Directing (3)
Writing (13)
The Cosby Show
Writer
A Different World
Writer
Fat Albert
Writer
Leonard Part 6
Story
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Writer
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
Characters
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
Writer
Bill Cosby: Himself
Writer
The Weird Harold Special
Original Story
To All My Friends on Shore
Idea
The Fat Albert Easter Special
Characters
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Writer
Bill Cosby: 49
Writer
Producing (17)
Men of Honor
Executive Producer
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Executive Producer
Cosby
Producer
The Bill Cosby Show
Executive Producer
Little Bill
Executive Producer
Here and Now
Producer
Fat Albert
Executive Producer
Fatherhood
Producer
Leonard Part 6
Producer
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
Executive Producer
The Picasso Summer
Executive Producer
I Spy Returns
Executive Producer
Bill Cosby: Himself
Executive Producer
To All My Friends on Shore
Executive Producer
The Fat Albert Easter Special
Executive Producer
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Executive Producer
Bill Cosby: 49
Producer
Other Crew (10)
The Cosby Show
Creator
A Different World
Creator
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Creator
Malcolm X
Thanks
Cosby
Creator
The Bill Cosby Show
Creator
Little Bill
Creator
Fatherhood
Creator
The Weird Harold Special
Music
To All My Friends on Shore
Music