Bill Cosby
Acting
🎂 1937-07-12
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-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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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.
Cast credits(134)
2014
1947
Self
1962
Self - Guest Host
1962
Self - Co-Host
1961
Self
1961
Self
1971
The Milk Man
1971
1992
Self
2009
Fat Albert Robertson
1972
Mushmouth
1972
Bill Cosby
1972
Heathcliff Huxtable
1984
Self - Guest
1968
Phil
1994
Self
1950
Self
1948
Self
1982
Self
1970
Self
1978
Self
1959
Self (archive footage)
2018
1965
Self
1972
Self / Host
1972
Self
1993
Hilton Lucas (uncredited)
1998
1963
Host
1998
Hilton Lucas
1996
Alexander Scott
1965
Chet Kincaid
1969
Himself - Narrator (voice)
1983
Self
1949
Self - Comedian
1964
Self
1974
1996
Self
1973
Heathcliff Huxtable
1987
Self
1996
1994
Self
1981
Self
1975
1968
Self (archive footage)
2022
Self (archive footage)
2022
Self (archive footage)
2021
Self
1975
1976
Lawrence Woodruff
1996
Self
1970
Leonard Parker (archive footage)
2004
Marvin
1993
Dr. Willis Panama
1978
Self
2004
himself
2004
Elliot Hopper
1990
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1969
Self (archive footage)
2004
Self (archive footage)
2005
Billy Foster
1975
Dr. Cliff Huxtable
1990
Leonard
1987
Self
2002
Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
2004
Dave Anderson
1977
Self
2002
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
2019
Self
2012
Self
2006
Self - Educator
1997
Mother
1976
Wardell Franklin
1974
Self
2012
Self - Host
1972
Al Hickey
1972
Self [Archival Footage]
2019
Self (archive footage)
1970
Self
2014
Self
2004
Barney Satin
1981
2000
Self
2009
Self
1991
1990
Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)
2002
Himself
2008
Himself
1987
Self
2007
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
Self
1990
Self
2003
Himself
1983
Blue
1972
Self
1986
Self
1971
Self
1986
Self
2013
Self (archive footage)
2022
Self
1987
1966
Self (uncredited)
1979
Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
1977
Self
2014
Self
2005
Self (archive footage)
2007
Self
2006
2012
Himself - Host
1989
Self
2008
Aaron Strickland
1978
Self - Host / Narrator
1968
Self (archive footage)
2017
Caleb Revers
1971
Self
1986
1971
Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
1977
Himself
2006
Narrator
1974
Self
1986
Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
1982
Cliff Huxtable
1987
Narrator
1994
Alexander Scott
1994
Himself
2013
Self
2013
Scoop Newsworthy
1971
Self
2006
Aesop
1971
Self (archive footage)
2017
1973
Self
1997
Production (16)
Executive Producer
1972
Producer
1996
Producer
1992
Executive Producer
1969
Executive Producer
1999
Producer
2004
Executive Producer
2000
Executive Producer
2004
Producer
1987
Executive Producer
1972
Executive Producer
1969
Executive Producer
1977
Producer
2001
Executive Producer
1982
Executive Producer
1994
Executive Producer
2013
