Cast
Bill Cosby
Acting
Cast
Bill Cosby
Known for
Acting
Born
1937-07-12
From
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Also known as The Cos, William Henry Cosby, William Henry Cosby, Jr.
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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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.
★7.6
MOVIE1992
Malcolm X
as Self (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1996
Jack
as Lawrence Woodruff
★6.2
MOVIE1969
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1990
The Earth Day Special
as Cliff Huxtable
★7.8
MOVIE2019
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
★3.8
MOVIE2008
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
as Self
★7.6
MOVIE2004
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1977
A Piece of the Action
as Dave Anderson
MOVIE2006
The Pact
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2012
Goose
★5.8
MOVIE1993
The Meteor Man
as Marvin
★5.1
MOVIE2004
Fat Albert
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE2005
Lipstick & Dynamite
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1978
California Suite
as Dr. Willis Panama
★7.2
MOVIE1997
4 Little Girls
as Self - Educator
★8.3
MOVIE2022
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
as Self (archive footage)
★4.4
MOVIE1977
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
as Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
MOVIE1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
★10.0
MOVIE1991
The One, the Only... Groucho
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1975
Let's Do It Again
as Billy Foster
★6.9
MOVIE2019
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
★6.2
MOVIE1974
Uptown Saturday Night
as Wardell Franklin
★6.0
MOVIE2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
as Self
★5.1
MOVIE1990
Ghost Dad
as Elliot Hopper
MOVIE1999
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
★1.0
MOVIE1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
as Self (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Mother
★5.2
MOVIE1997
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1971
Man and Boy
as Caleb Revers
★5.9
MOVIE1972
Hickey & Boggs
as Al Hickey
★6.1
MOVIE1977
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
★2.9
MOVIE1987
Leonard Part 6
as Leonard
★10.0
MOVIE2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
MOVIE1971
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
as Scoop Newsworthy
MOVIE1977
Playboy's Playmate Party
MOVIE1966
Murder at N.B.C.
★6.7
MOVIE2013
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
MOVIE2006
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE2002
Comedian
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
★5.0
MOVIE2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE1994
I Spy Returns
as Alexander Scott
★8.7
MOVIE1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE2004
Baadasssss!
as Bill Cosby
★5.9
MOVIE1981
The Devil and Max Devlin
as Barney Satin
★8.0
MOVIE2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
MOVIE1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1971
Aesop's Fables
as Aesop
★7.0
MOVIE1990
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
★7.8
MOVIE2005
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE1972
To All My Friends on Shore
as Blue
★7.1
MOVIE2014
Keep On Keepin' On
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2007
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1987
Superstars and their Moms
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1971
Diana!
as Self
MOVIE1974
Bicycles are Beautiful
as Self - Host
MOVIE1973
The Weird Harold Special
★7.0
MOVIE2013
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
as Self
MOVIE2006
The Shame of a City
as Self
MOVIE1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1982
The Fat Albert Easter Special
as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
★10.0
MOVIE1978
Top Secret
as Aaron Strickland
★7.6
MOVIE1983
Bill Cosby: Himself
as Self
MOVIE1971
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
★6.3
MOVIE1987
Bill Cosby: 49
as Self
MOVIE1986
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
as Self
★4.5
MOVIE2005
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
as Self (archive footage)
★9.5
MOVIE2013
After Newtown: Guns in America
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1968
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
as Self - Host / Narrator
★10.0
MOVIE2017
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1986
In Remembrance of Martin
as Self
MOVIE1974
The Chocolate Princess
as Narrator
MOVIE1987
Creole Giselle
as Self - Host
MOVIE1994
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
as Narrator
★7.3
MOVIE1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
as Self - Host
MOVIE2017
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
as Self (archive footage)