Bill Cosby

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1937-07-12 (87 years old)

Place of Birth Philadelphia, PA, USA

Also Known As The Cos, William Henry Cosby, William Henry Cosby, Jr., William H. Cosby Jr., William H. Cosby, William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr., Μπιλ Κόσμπι

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-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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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

Actor

2022
Bill Cosby: Walking Free

as Self (archive footage)

2022
The Case Against Cosby

as Self (archive footage)

2022
We Need to Talk About Cosby

as Self (archive footage)

2021
When Ruby Wax Met...

as Self (archive footage)

2019
I Am Richard Pryor

as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)

2018
Basketball: A Love Story

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)

2013
Moms Mabley

as Self

2012
2009
2007
2006
2006
The Pact

as Himself

2004
Fat Albert

as Self

2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)

2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

as Leonard Parker (archive footage)

2004
Baadasssss!

as himself

2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Comedian

as Self

2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back

as Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)

1998
Becker

as Hilton Lucas (uncredited)

1997
4 Little Girls

as Self - Educator

1996
Jack

as Lawrence Woodruff

1996
1994
I Spy Returns

as Alexander Scott

1993
The Meteor Man

as Marvin

1993
1990
Ghost Dad

as Elliot Hopper

1990
The Earth Day Special

as Dr. Cliff Huxtable

1987
Leonard Part 6

as Leonard

1987
Bill Cosby: 49

as Himself

1987
A Different World

as Heathcliff Huxtable

1984
The Cosby Show

as Heathcliff Huxtable

1983
1983
Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1982
The Fat Albert Easter Special

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

1981
The Devil and Max Devlin

as Barney Satin

1979
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978
California Suite

as Dr. Willis Panama

1978
Top Secret

as Aaron Strickland

1977
The Fat Albert Christmas Special

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

1977
The Fat Albert Halloween Special

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

1977
A Piece of the Action

as Dave Anderson

1976
1976
1975
Let's Do It Again

as Billy Foster

1975
Cher

as Self

1974
Uptown Saturday Night

as Wardell Franklin

1974
1972
Hickey & Boggs

as Al Hickey

1972
1972
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

as Fat Albert Robertson

1972
The Midnight Special

as Self / Host

1971
1971
Goin' Back to Indiana

as Scoop Newsworthy

1971
Man and Boy

as Caleb Revers

1971
Diana!

as Self

1971
The Electric Company

as The Milk Man

1971
1969
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1969
The Bill Cosby Show

as Chet Kincaid

1968
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed

as Self - Host / Narrator

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1965
I Spy

as Alexander Scott

1964
The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Comedian

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1950
1949
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Comedian

Producer

2013
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

as Executive Producer

2004
Fat Albert

as Executive Producer

2004
Fatherhood

as Producer

2000
Men of Honor

as Executive Producer

1999
Little Bill

as Executive Producer

1996
Cosby

as Producer

1994
I Spy Returns

as Executive Producer

1992
Here and Now

as Producer

1987
Leonard Part 6

as Producer

1982
The Fat Albert Easter Special

as Executive Producer

1977
The Fat Albert Christmas Special

as Executive Producer

1972
To All My Friends on Shore

as Executive Producer

1972
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

as Executive Producer

1969
The Picasso Summer

as Executive Producer

1969
The Bill Cosby Show

as Executive Producer

Writer

Creator

2004
Fatherhood

as Creator

1999
Little Bill

as Creator

1996
Cosby

as Creator

1987
1984
The Cosby Show

as Creator

1969

Director

1984
The Cosby Show

as Director

1983
1971
1969

Crew

1992
Malcolm X

as Thanks

Sound