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William H. Cosby Jr. was born on July 12th, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for over thirty years, he has been one of the world's most respected and well-known entertainers and comedians. After tenth grade, Cosby joined the Navy and completed high school through a correspondence course. He later took up an athletics scholarship at Temple University... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (43 titles)
1972-2012 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (TV series)
Fat Albert / Bill / Brown Hornet / …
What's the I.D.? (2012)
Funny Business (2012)
Call of the Wild (2012)
 
2010-2011 Obkb (TV series)
Sisters (2011)
Name? (2010)
Uterus Part 1 (2010)
 
2002 Sylvia's Path (TV movie) (voice)
 
1999 Little Bill (TV series)
Captain Brainstorm
 
1999 Becker (TV series)
Hilton Lucas
Drive, They Said (1999) … Hilton Lucas (uncredited)
 
1997-1999 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Phil, Angel of Reconciliation
Family Business (1999) … Phil, Angel of Reconciliation
Inherit the Wind (1997) … Phil, Angel of Reconciliation
 
1994-1995 The Cosby Mysteries (TV series)
Guy Hanks
Goldilocks (1995) … Guy Hanks
The Hit Parade (1995) … Guy Hanks
 
1994 I Spy Returns (TV movie)
Alexander Scott
 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries (TV movie)
Guy Hanks
 
1987 A Different World (TV series)
Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable
 
1982 The Fat Albert Easter Special (TV short)
Fat Albert (voice) / Mudfoot (voice)
 
1978 Top Secret (TV movie)
Aaron Strickland
 
1977 The Fat Albert Christmas Special (TV short)
Fat Albert (voice) / Mushmouth (voice) / Bill (voice) / …
 
1977 The Fat Albert Halloween Special (TV short)
Bill (voice) / Fat Albert (voice) / Mushmouth (voice) / …
 
1976 Cos (TV series)
Host
 
1976 Lola! (TV series)
Episode #1.2 (1976)
 
1974 Journey Back to Oz
The Wizard of Oz (TV version)
 
1974 The Chocolate Princess (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1971-1973 The Electric Company (TV series)
Hank / Ken Kane / Marko the Magician / …
260 (1973) … Hank / The Milkman / Ken Kane / …
259 (1973) … Hank / The Milkman / Ken Kane / …
258 (1973) … Hank / The Milkman / Ken Kane / …
257 (1973) … Hank / The Milkman / Ken Kane / …
256 (1973) … Hank / The Milkman / Ken Kane / …
 
1972 Hickey & Boggs
Al Hickey
 
1972 The New Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Host
 
1972 To All My Friends on Shore (TV movie)
Blue
 
1971 Aesop's Fables (TV movie)
Aesop
 
1969-1971 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Chet Kincaid
The Barber Shop (1971) … Chet Kincaid
 
1969 Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert (TV movie)
Bill (voice) / Fat Albert (voice) / Dumb Donald (voice)
 
1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Patron at nightclub (uncredited)
 
1969 NBC Children's Theatre (TV series)
Narrator
As I See It (1969) … Narrator
 
1965-1968 I Spy (TV series)
Alexander Scott
Pinwheel (1968) … Alexander Scott
 
1966 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (8 titles)
2004-2005 Fatherhood (TV series) (composer: theme music - 24 episodes)
A Star Is Flunked (2005) (composer: theme music)
Behind Open Doors (2005) (composer: theme music)
Birds, Bees and Bindlebeep (2005) (composer: theme music)
Cabin Fever (2005) (composer: theme music)
Home Not So Alone (2005) (composer: theme music)
 
1999-2003 Little Bill (TV series) (composer: theme music - 11 episodes)
Going Fishing (2003) (composer: theme music)
New Foods/Elephant Tricks (2003) (composer: theme music)
Little Bill's Giant Space Adventure (2002) (composer: theme music)
Number One on Honeywood Street (2002) (composer: theme music)
Merry Christmas, Little Bill! (2001) (composer: theme music)
 
1996-2000 Cosby (TV series) (composer: theme music - 95 episodes)
The Song Remains the Same (2000) (composer: theme music)
A Long Night's Journey (2000) (composer: theme music)
Kids Eat the Darndest Things (2000) (composer: theme music)
Thursday's Child (2000) (composer: theme music)
A Pair of Threes Beats a Flush Every Time (2000) (composer: theme music)
 
1987-1993 A Different World (TV series) (composer: theme music - 146 episodes)
Great X-Pectations (1993) (composer: theme music)
Cabin in the Sky (1993) (composer: theme music)
Dancing Machines (1993) (composer: theme music)
Lean on Me (1993) (composer: theme music)
When One Door Closes...: Part 1 (1993) (composer: theme music)
 
1992-1993 You Bet Your Life (TV series) (composer: theme music - 3 episodes)
The Spoon Man (1993) (composer: theme music)
Game Show (1993) (composer: theme music)
Episode #1.13 (1992) (composer: theme music)
 
The Cosby Show (TV series) (composer: theme music - 199 episodes, 1984-1992) (theme by - 1 episode, 1985)
And So, We Commence (1992) (composer: theme music)
Some Gifts Aren't Deductible (1992) (composer: theme music)
You Can't Stop the Music (1992) (composer: theme music)
Rudy's Retreat (1992) (composer: theme music)
Clair's Reunion (1992) (composer: theme music)
 
1983 Bill Cosby: Himself (documentary) (composer: song "It Was a Good Idea at the Time")
 
1969 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series) (composer: theme "Hikky Burr")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (7 titles)
1996-2000 Cosby (TV series) (executive consultant - 95 episodes)
The Song Remains the Same (2000) (executive consultant)
A Long Night's Journey (2000) (executive consultant)
Kids Eat the Darndest Things (2000) (executive consultant)
Thursday's Child (2000) (executive consultant)
A Pair of Threes Beats a Flush Every Time (2000) (executive consultant)
 
1994 The American Experience (TV series documentary) (special funding - 1 episode)
Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) (special funding - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1987-1993 A Different World (TV series) (executive consultant - 146 episodes)
Great X-Pectations (1993) (executive consultant)
Cabin in the Sky (1993) (executive consultant)
Dancing Machines (1993) (executive consultant)
Lean on Me (1993) (executive consultant)
When One Door Closes...: Part 1 (1993) (executive consultant)
 
1993 Where I Live (TV series) (consultant)
 
1992-1993 You Bet Your Life (TV series) (executive consultant - 3 episodes)
The Spoon Man (1993) (executive consultant)
Game Show (1993) (executive consultant)
Episode #1.13 (1992) (executive consultant)
 
1984-1992 The Cosby Show (TV series) (executive consultant - 199 episodes)
And So, We Commence (1992) (executive consultant - as William H. Cosby Jr)
Some Gifts Aren't Deductible (1992) (executive consultant - as William H. Cosby Jr)
You Can't Stop the Music (1992) (executive consultant - as William H. Cosby Jr)
Rudy's Retreat (1992) (executive consultant - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
Clair's Reunion (1992) (executive consultant - as William H. Cosby Jr)
 
1990 Grand (TV series) (executive consultant - 19 episodes)
The Well (1990) (executive consultant)
Wolf Boy (1990) (executive consultant)
The Mother Load (1990) (executive consultant)
Lady Luck (1990) (executive consultant)
The Return of Yale Pinhaus (1990) (executive consultant)
 
Show ShowWriter (18 titles)
2004-2005 Fatherhood (TV series)
A Star Is Flunked (2005) (based on the book by / creator)
Behind Open Doors (2005) (based on the book by / creator)
Birds, Bees and Bindlebeep (2005) (based on the book by / creator)
Cabin Fever (2005) (based on the book by / creator)
Home Not So Alone (2005) (based on the book by / creator)
 
2004 Fat Albert (written by / as William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D.)
 
1999-2003 Little Bill (TV series)
Going Fishing (2003) (based on the book by)
New Foods/Elephant Tricks (2003) (based on the book by)
Little Bill's Giant Space Adventure (2002) (based on the book by)
Number One on Honeywood Street (2002) (based on the book by)
Merry Christmas, Little Bill! (2001) (based on the book by)
 
2002 The Cosby Show: A Look Back (TV documentary)
 
1996 Bill Cosby: Mr. Sapolsky, with Love (video) (as William H. Cosby)
 
1987-1993 A Different World (TV series)
Great X-Pectations (1993) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.D.)
Cabin in the Sky (1993) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.D.)
Dancing Machines (1993) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.D.)
Lean on Me (1993) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.D.)
When One Door Closes...: Part 1 (1993) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.D.)
 
1984-1992 The Cosby Show (TV series)
And So, We Commence (1992) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.)
Some Gifts Aren't Deductible (1992) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.)
You Can't Stop the Music (1992) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.)
Rudy's Retreat (1992) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.)
Clair's Reunion (1992) (creator / as William Cosby Jr. Ed.)
 
1987 Leonard Part 6 (story)
 
1987 Bill Cosby: 49 (video documentary)
 
1983 Bill Cosby: Himself (documentary) (written by / as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1972 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (TV series)
 
1972 To All My Friends on Shore (TV movie) (idea)
 
1969-1971 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
The Saturday Game (1971) (creator / as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Long Road Back (1971) (creator / as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Green-Eyed Monster (1971) (creator / as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Power of a Tree (1971) (creator / as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Barber Shop (1971) (creator / as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1971 The Bill Cosby Special, or? (TV movie)
 
1971 Bill Cosby on Prejudice (short)
 
1970 The Third Bill Cosby Special (TV movie)
 
1969 Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert (TV movie) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (26 titles)
2010-2012 Obkb (TV series) (executive producer - 38 episodes)
Driver's License (2012) (executive producer)
Hard to be Six Years Old (2012) (executive producer)
Honor Roll (2012) (executive producer)
Just Too Smart (2012) (executive producer)
The Waxter High Steppers (2012) (executive producer)
 
2004-2005 Fatherhood (TV series) (executive producer - 24 episodes)
A Star Is Flunked (2005) (executive producer)
Behind Open Doors (2005) (executive producer)
Birds, Bees and Bindlebeep (2005) (executive producer)
Cabin Fever (2005) (executive producer)
Home Not So Alone (2005) (executive producer)
 
2004 Fat Albert (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1999-2003 Little Bill (TV series) (executive producer - 18 episodes)
The Incredible Shrinking Little Bill/The Big Swings (2003) (executive producer)
The Early Bill/Going Camping (2003) (executive producer)
Going Fishing (2003) (executive producer)
Racing TIme/All Tied Up (2003) (executive producer)
Episode #4.3 (2003) (executive producer)
 
2002 The Cosby Show: A Look Back (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2001 Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2000 Men of Honor (executive producer)
 
1996-2000 Cosby (TV series) (executive producer - 94 episodes)
The Song Remains the Same (2000) (executive producer)
A Long Night's Journey (2000) (executive producer)
Kids Eat the Darndest Things (2000) (executive producer)
Thursday's Child (2000) (executive producer)
A Pair of Threes Beats a Flush Every Time (2000) (executive producer)
 
1998 The Great Depression (TV mini-series documentary) (executive producer)
 
1994-1995 The Cosby Mysteries (TV series) (executive producer - 18 episodes)
Dial 'H' for Murder (1995) (executive producer)
Goldilocks (1995) (executive producer)
The Medium Is the Message (1995) (executive producer)
Big Brother Is Watching (1995) (executive producer)
The Hit Parade (1995) (executive producer)
 
1994 I Spy Returns (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992-1993 Here and Now (TV series) (executive producer - 11 episodes)
Pre-Ring Circus (1993) (executive producer)
Backsliding (1992) (executive producer)
Take My Grandparents... Please (1992) (executive producer)
A.J.'s Big Leap (1992) (executive producer)
Great Expectations (1992) (executive producer)
 
1987 Leonard Part 6 (producer)
 
1987 A Different World (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1987 Bill Cosby: 49 (video documentary) (producer)
 
1983 Bill Cosby: Himself (documentary) (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1977 The Fat Albert Christmas Special (TV short) (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1977 The Fat Albert Halloween Special (TV short) (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1972 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
The Runt (1972) (executive producer)
 
1972 To All My Friends on Shore (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1971 Man and Boy (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1969-1971 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series) (executive producer - 52 episodes)
The Saturday Game (1971) (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Long Road Back (1971) (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Green-Eyed Monster (1971) (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Power of a Tree (1971) (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Barber Shop (1971) (executive producer - as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1971 The Bill Cosby Special, or? (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 Bill Cosby on Prejudice (short) (producer)
 
1968 The Door (short) (co-producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (5 titles)
1999 Little Bill (TV series)
 
1994-1995 The Cosby Mysteries (TV series)
Dial 'H' for Murder (1995)
Goldilocks (1995)
The Hit Parade (1995)
 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries (TV movie)
 
1972 To All My Friends on Shore (TV movie) (as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1983 Bill Cosby: Himself (documentary) (as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1970-1971 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
The Sesame Street Rumble (1971) (as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Runaways (1970) (as William H. Cosby Jr.)
The Return of Big Bad Bubba Bronson (1970) (as William H. Cosby Jr.)
 
1971 Bill Cosby on Prejudice (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2009 Soul Kitchen (writer: "Hicky Burr" / as Bill William H. Cosby Jr. / performer: "Hicky Burr")
 
1986 The Cosby Show (TV series)
A Touch of Wonder (1986) (performer: "Living for the City")
 
1983 Bill Cosby: Himself (documentary) (performer: "Just the Slew of Us" / as Himself)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2013 Bad IQ (documentary) (special thanks) (filming)
 
2012 Laff Mobb Presents (TV series) (special thanks - 2 episodes)
Mark Viera: Tales of a Nuyorican (2012) (special thanks)
Roz G: Ain't Got Jokes, Got Problems (2012) (special thanks)
 
2012 Sleepwalk with Me (the filmmakers wish to thank)
 
2010 Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (special thanks)
 
2010 Queen Victoria's Wedding (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Louis C.K.: Chewed Up (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
2008 Artists of the Roundtable (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1992 Malcolm X (thank Allah)
 
Show ShowSelf (202 titles)
2013 Bad IQ (documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2013 Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You (documentary)
Himself
 
2012-2013 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #1.919 (2013) … Himself - Guest
Episode #1.856 (2013) … Himself - Guest
Episode #1.739 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode #1.586 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
1995-2013 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #20.106 (2013) … Himself - Guest
Episode #19.37 (2011) … Himself
Episode #18.69 (2011) … Himself
Episode #17.37 (2009) … Himself (also archive footage)
Episode #16.148 (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 The Doctors (TV series)
Himself
J.R. Martinez, Bill Cosby (2012) … Himself
 
2012 BB King: The Life of Riley (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America (documentary)
Chick Webb (voice)
 
2009-2012 Obkb (TV series)
Himself
Driver's License (2012) … Himself
Hard to be Six Years Old (2012) … Himself
Honor Roll (2012) … Himself
Just Too Smart (2012) … Himself
The Waxter High Steppers (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Goose (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 How Playboy Changed the World (TV documentary)
 
1992-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - From New York
Episode #20.46 (2011) … Himself
Episode #19.161 (2011) … Himself
Episode #19.44 (2010) … Himself
Episode #18.54 (2010) … Himself
Episode #17.29 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 The 9th Annual TV Land Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009-2011 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
Episode dated 19 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Local Kids' TV (2011) … Himself
Crime Dramas (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Lopez Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 23 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Ray Charles America (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 August 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
1990-2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
Bill Cosby (2010) … Himself
Cosby's Fight for School Funding (2009) … Himself
Bill Cosby and Dr. Alvin Poussiant (2007) … Himself
Bill Cosby and Toni Braxton (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 10 December 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2009-2010 The Jay Leno Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.77 (2010) … Himself
Episode #1.23 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Mark Twain Prize: Bill Cosby (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The Cosby Show: 25th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself; Cliff Huxtable
 
2009 Unsung (TV series documentary)
Himself
Melba Moore (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Meet the Press (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Alfred Levitt: In Three Acts (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Flunked (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989-2008 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 17 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 27 October 2001 (2001) … Himself
Episode dated 2 November 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
2008 Liberty, Friends, and the Pursuit of Education (documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
1979-2007 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 21 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
Episode dated 12 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
2007 A Tribute to the Teachers of America (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 38th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Shame of a City (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Pact (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 ABC News Nightline (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Dr. Phil (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Fat Albert
Himself
 
2004 Paula Zahn Now (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Coming Attractions (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 May 2004 (2004) … Himself
Episode #1.1 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 May 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Lightning in a Bottle (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Recepient: Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
 
2003 CBS Tournament of Roses Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 114th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Comedian (documentary)
Comedian
 
2002 The Cosby Show: A Look Back (TV documentary)
Himself; Cliff Huxtable
 
2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Cosby Kids (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Hopalong Cassidy: Public Hero #1 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Starz! 10th Anniversary (TV special)
Himself
 
1996-2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 February 2001 (2001) … Himself
Episode dated 22 February 2000 (2000) … Himself
Episode dated 30 April 1999 (1999) … Himself
Episode dated 24 September 1998 (1998) … Himself
Episode dated 15 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2000 Zone interdite (TV series documentary)
Himself
L'été de la jet set (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 May 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 2000 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998-1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Phylicia Rashad (1999) … Himself
Debbie Allen (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary)
Himself - Honoree
 
1998 The Roseanne Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.45 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
Tony Orlando (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Kids Say the Darndest Things (TV series)
Host
 
1998 A Celebration of America's Music (TV special)
Host
 
1998 The 40th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary)
Himself - Educator
 
1997 10th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 Ruby Wax Meets... (TV series documentary)
Himself
Bill Cosby (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favorite New Television Comedy Series and Winner: Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series
 
1995-1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge (1996) … Himself
Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment (1995) … Himself
 
1996 Night of About 14 CBS Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Bill Cosby: Mr. Sapolsky, with Love (video)
Himself
 
1995 25th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 Who Makes You Laugh? (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 The 1995 ESPY Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1994 Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 In a New Light '94 (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 The Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1993 The Defense Rests: A Tribute to Raymond Burr (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1993 1993 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The Big Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 April 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1986-1993 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
Miles Davis: A Tribute (1993) … Himself
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis (1986) … Himself
 
1992 Malcolm X
Himself - at End of Credits (uncredited)
 
1992 The Last Laugh: Memories of the Cosby Show (TV documentary)
Himself; Cliff Huxtable
 
1989-1992 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 April 1992 (1992) … Himself
Episode dated 28 January 1992 (1992) … Himself
Episode dated 14 June 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 13 November 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 7 July 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1964-1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host / Himself / Himself - Guest / …
Episode dated 29 April 1992 (1992) … Himself
Episode dated 30 October 1986 (1986) … Himself - Guest Host
Episode dated 26 September 1986 (1986) … Himself - Guest Host
Episode dated 24 September 1986 (1986) … Himself - Guest Host
Episode dated 23 September 1986 (1986) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1992 Class Clowns (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 You Bet Your Life (TV series)
Host
 
1991 Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Futures (TV series)
Himself
Math, Who Needs It? (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Comic Relief IV (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Sinbad and Friends: All the Way Live... Almost! (TV documentary)
God (voice)
 
1991 The One, the Only... Groucho (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983-1990 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 September 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 12 September 1986 (1986) … Himself
Episode dated 13 September 1985 (1985) … Himself
Episode dated 22 May 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1990 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series)
Himself
Telethon 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)
Cliff Huxtable
 
1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 1 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980-1989 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 17 December 1988 (1988) … Himself
Episode dated 27 December 1986 (1986) … Himself
Episode dated 28 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
Episode dated 26 December 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1989 Bill Cosby Salutes Alvin Ailey (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1989 Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1989 The More You Know (TV series)
Himself
 
1987 Showtime at the Apollo (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
Episode dated 28 November 1987 (1987) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1987 Superstars and Their Moms (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The 4th Annual Black Gold Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 Creole Giselle (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1987 Bill Cosby: 49 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 In Remembrance of Martin (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Patti LaBelle Show (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 Harry Belafonte in Concert (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 The NBC All Star Hour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Motown Returns to the Apollo (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1985 Elayne Boosler: Party of One (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 PicturePages (TV series)
Host
 
1983 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 November 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1983 Bill Cosby: Himself (documentary)
Himself
 
1980-1983 Solid Gold (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.21 (1983) … Himself
Co-host Andy Gibb (1980) … Himself
 
1983 Hollywood's Private Home Movies (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1983 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
Arthur's Eyes (1983) … Himself (voice)
 
1970-1982 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
Episode #14.4 (1982) … Himself
Episode #9.36 (1978) … Himself
Episode #2.273 (1971) … Himself
Episode #2.98 (1971) … Himself
Episode #2.67 (1971) … Himself
 
1980 Where Have All the Children Gone (TV special)
 
1980 A Tribute to the Jukebox Award Winners (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1980 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 November 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1979 Pinwheel (TV series)
Himself
 
1978 All-Star Salute to Women's Sports (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976-1977 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 September 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 7 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 27 August 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 26 August 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1977 Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 The Rich Little Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.10 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 Cos: The Bill Cosby Comedy Special (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Comedian
 
1975 The Rock 'n' Fun Magic Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 October 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1974 The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 March 1974 (1974) … Himself
Episode dated 5 January 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1973 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Host
Episode #1.12 (1973) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.10 (1973) … Himself
 
1972-1973 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Special Guest
Episode dated 21 February 1973 (1973) … Himself - Special Guest
Episode dated 18 May 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1973 Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.23 (1973) … Himself
 
1970-1972 Dinah's Place (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 September 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 4 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1971 Goin' Back to Indiana (TV special)
Himself
 
1971 Diana! (TV special)
Himself
 
1971 NBC Children's Theatre (TV series)
Himself
A Day with Bill Cosby (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Fight of the Century (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1971 The Bill Cosby Special, or? (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Performer
 
1970-1971 Flip (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.18 (1971) … Himself
Episode #1.7 (1970) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.68 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Bill Cosby on Prejudice (short)
Himself
 
1970 A World of Love (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 Dick Van Dyke Meets Bill Cosby (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1970 The Don Knotts Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 November 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969-1970 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer
Episode #2.16 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.10 (1970) … Himself
Episode #1.18 (1969) … Himself
Episode #1.17 (1969) … Himself
Episode #1.14 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 The Best on Record (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1970 The Third Bill Cosby Special (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Comedian
 
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 The 21st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1969 The Second Bill Cosby Special (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Comedian
 
1969 Bill Cosby Does His Own Thing (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Comedian
 
1968 Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1968 The Bill Cosby Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1964-1968 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) … Himself
Episode dated 24 December 1964 (1964) … Himself
Episode dated 23 December 1964 (1964) … Himself
Episode dated 22 December 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 October 1966 (1966) … Himself
Episode dated 5 May 1966 (1966) … Himself
Episode dated 10 February 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 February 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
Episode #3.12 (1965) … Himself - Comedian
Episode #2.25 (1965) … Himself - Comedian
 
1965 Danny Thomas Meets the Comics (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 The Celebrity Game (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
Episode dated 30 August 1965 (1965) … Himself - Panelist
 
1965 It's What's Happening, Baby! (TV movie)
Himself
 
1963-1965 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #3.32 (1965) … Himself
Episode #3.15 (1965) … Himself
Episode #3.3 (1964) … Himself
Episode #2.30 (1964) … Himself
Episode #2.19 (1964) … Himself
 
1965 The Best on Record (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 The Jimmy Dean Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 February 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1964 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 November 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
Episode #17.34 (1964) … Himself - Comedian
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964 The David Susskind Show (TV series)
Himself
Strictly for Laughs (1964) … Himself
 
1963-1964 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.16 (1964) … Himself
Episode #6.9 (1963) … Himself
 
1964 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
Himself
 
1963 Hootenanny (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.7 (1963) … Himself
 
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2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2012 America's Book of Secrets (TV series)
 
2010 Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (documentary)
Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable
 
2010 Obama in NC: The Path to History (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 WWE: Hulk Hogan (video)
Himself
 
2009 15 Unforgettable Hollywood Tragedies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
1995-2009 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (video)
Himself
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2007 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2007 All the Best from Denis Norden (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 I Was a Network Star (TV documentary)
 
2006 Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 500 Years Later (documentary)
Himself (archive sound)
 
2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV documentary)
 
2004 Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Century of Black Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Jack Paar: Smart Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Playboy: The Party Continues (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Ennis' Gift (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 50,000,000 Joe Franklin Fans Can't Be Wrong (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Cosby Outtakes Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Smokey Robinson: The Quiet Legend (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (video documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Muppet Babies (TV series)
 
1984 The Great Standups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The Winds of Whoopie (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
 
1972 Sesame Street (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial: Texas Instruments (early 1980s) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 6 Interviews  | 25 Articles  | 7 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ed.D Dr. William H. Cosby Jr. | William H. Cosby Jr. | William Cosby Jr. | William H. Cosby | William Cosby Jr. Ed. | William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D | Dr. William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D. | William Cosby Jr. Ed.D. | William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D. | William H Cosby Jr | William H. Cosby Jr

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[speaking in Washington, DC, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that eradicated segregated schooling in America] These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education, and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around. The lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal... See more »

Trivia:

Inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 1994. See more »

Trademark:

Stories of his childhood and fatherhood See more »

Nickname:

The Cos See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer