Biography
William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, 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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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 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.
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Filmography
Bill Cosby: Walking FreeFilm · 2022 · as Self (archive footage)
The Case Against CosbyTV · 2022 · as Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes
We Need to Talk About CosbyTV · 2022 · as Self (archive footage) · 4 episodes
When Ruby Wax Met...TV · 2021 · as Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
Cola WarsFilm · 2019 · as Self (archive footage)
I Am Richard PryorFilm · 2019 · as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love StoryTV · 2018 · as Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
Bill Cosby: An American ScandalFilm · 2017 · as Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American IconFilm · 2017 · as Self (archive footage)
Keep on Keepin' OnFilm · 2014 · as Self
Nelson Mandela RedrawnFilm · 2014 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
After Newtown: Guns in AmericaFilm · 2013 · as Self
Bill Cosby: Far From FinishedFilm · 2013 · as Self- Bill Cosby: Far From FinishedFilm · 2013 · Writer
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms MableyFilm · 2013 · as Self
B.B. King: The Life of RileyFilm · 2012 · as Self
GooseFilm · 2012 · Acting
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Film · 2012 · as Self
The Jay Leno ShowTV · 2009 · as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black ComedyFilm · 2009 · as Self
Joe Louis: America's Hero BetrayedFilm · 2008 · as Self
Miles Davis: Kind of BlueFilm · 2008 · as Self- Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70sFilm · 2007 · as Self (archive footage)
Le Cirque: A Table in HeavenFilm · 2007 · as Self
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia LifeFilm · 2006 · as Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & BitsFilm · 2006 · as Self
The PactFilm · 2006 · as Self
The Shame of a CityFilm · 2006 · as Self
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working ClassFilm · 2005 · as Self (archive footage)
Lipstick & DynamiteFilm · 2005 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the WorldFilm · 2005 · as Self
Baadasssss!Film · 2004 · as Bill Cosby- Fat AlbertFilm · 2004 · as Self
- Fat AlbertFilm · 2004 · Writer
FatherhoodTV · 2004 · Producer · 26 episodes
Lightning in a BottleFilm · 2004 · as Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsFilm · 2004 · as Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart TelevisionFilm · 2003 · as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV · 2003 · as Self · 1 episode
ComedianFilm · 2002 · as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialFilm · 2002 · as Self
The Cosby Show: A Look BackFilm · 2002 · as Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)- The Cosby Show: A Look BackFilm · 2002 · Writer
Ralph Bunche: An American OdysseyFilm · 2001 · Producer
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden StoryFilm · 2000 · Acting
Playboy: Playmate Pajama PartyFilm · 1999 · Acting
Playmate Pajama PartyFilm · 1999 · as self
BeckerTV · 1998 · as Hilton Lucas (uncredited) · 1 episode
Kids Say the Darndest ThingsTV · 1998 · as Host · 64 episodes
4 Little GirlsFilm · 1997 · as Self - Educator- Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'Film · 1997 · as Self
CosbyTV · 1996 · as Hilton Lucas · 97 episodes- CosbyTV · 1996 · Producer · 97 episodes
JackFilm · 1996 · as Lawrence Woodruff
Ruby Wax MeetsTV · 1996 · Acting · 1 episode
The Rosie O'Donnell ShowTV · 1996 · as Self · 1 episode
I Spy ReturnsFilm · 1994 · as Alexander Scott
The Cosby MysteriesTV · 1994 · as Guy Hanks · 18 episodes
The Incredible Voyage of Bill PinkneyFilm · 1994 · as Narrator
Touched by an AngelTV · 1994 · as Phil · 2 episodes
The Meteor ManFilm · 1993 · as Marvin
Zone interditeTV · 1993 · as Self · 1 episode
Here and NowTV · 1992 · Producer · 15 episodes
Malcolm XFilm · 1992 · as Self (uncredited)
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV · 1992 · as Self - Guest · 3 episodes
The One, the Only... GrouchoFilm · 1991 · as Self
Ghost DadFilm · 1990 · as Elliot Hopper
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney YearsFilm · 1990 · as Self
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!Film · 1990 · Acting
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary CelebrationFilm · 1990 · as Self
The Earth Day SpecialFilm · 1990 · as Cliff Huxtable
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Film · 1989 · as Self – Host- A Different WorldTV · 1987 · as Heathcliff Huxtable · 3 episodes
- A Different WorldTV · 1987 · Writer · 2 episodes
Bill Cosby: 49Film · 1987 · as Self- Bill Cosby: 49Film · 1987 · Producer
- Bill Cosby: 49Film · 1987 · Writer
Creole GiselleFilm · 1987 · as Self - Host
Leonard Part 6Film · 1987 · as Leonard- Leonard Part 6Film · 1987 · Producer
- Leonard Part 6Film · 1987 · Story
Superstars and their MomsFilm · 1987 · as Self- An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Film · 1986 · Acting
In Remembrance of MartinFilm · 1986 · as Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday SpecialFilm · 1986 · as Self- Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles DavisFilm · 1986 · as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic RoutinesFilm · 1986 · as Self- Motown Returns to the ApolloFilm · 1985 · Acting
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereFilm · 1985 · Acting
The Cosby ShowTV · 1984 · as Heathcliff Huxtable · 197 episodes- The Cosby ShowTV · 1984 · Writer · 197 episodes
Bill Cosby: HimselfFilm · 1983 · as Self- Bill Cosby: HimselfFilm · 1983 · Director
- Bill Cosby: HimselfFilm · 1983 · Writer
Reading RainbowTV · 1983 · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
Late Night with David LettermanTV · 1982 · as Self · 2 episodes
The Fat Albert Easter SpecialFilm · 1982 · as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
Entertainment TonightTV · 1981 · as Self · 1 episode
The Devil and Max DevlinFilm · 1981 · as Barney Satin
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetFilm · 1979 · as Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama PartyFilm · 1979 · as Self (uncredited)
California SuiteFilm · 1978 · as Dr. Willis Panama
The Kennedy Center HonorsTV · 1978 · as Self · 1 episode
Top SecretFilm · 1978 · as Aaron Strickland
A Piece of the ActionFilm · 1977 · as Dave Anderson
Playboy's Playmate PartyFilm · 1977 · Acting
The Fat Albert Christmas SpecialFilm · 1977 · as Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)
The Fat Albert Halloween SpecialFilm · 1977 · as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)- CosTV · 1976 · Acting · 9 episodes
Mother, Jugs & SpeedFilm · 1976 · as Mother
CherTV · 1975 · as Self · 1 episode
Doug Henning's World of MagicTV · 1975 · as Self · 1 episode
Let's Do It AgainFilm · 1975 · as Billy Foster- Bicycles are BeautifulFilm · 1974 · as Self - Host
- Dinah!TV · 1974 · as Self · 1 episode
The Chocolate PrincessFilm · 1974 · as Narrator
Uptown Saturday NightFilm · 1974 · as Wardell Franklin
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV · 1973 · as Self · 1 episode
The Weird Harold SpecialFilm · 1973 · Acting
Fat Albert and the Cosby KidsTV · 1972 · as Fat Albert Robertson · 110 episodes
Hickey & BoggsFilm · 1972 · as Al Hickey
The Midnight SpecialTV · 1972 · as Self · 2 episodes- The New Bill Cosby ShowTV · 1972 · as Self - Host · 1 episode
To All My Friends on ShoreFilm · 1972 · as Blue
Aesop's FablesFilm · 1971 · as Aesop
Bill Cosby on PrejudiceFilm · 1971 · Acting- Bill Cosby on PrejudiceFilm · 1971 · Director
Diana!Film · 1971 · as Self
Great PerformancesTV · 1971 · as Self · 2 episodes
Man and BoyFilm · 1971 · as Caleb Revers
The Electric CompanyTV · 1971 · as The Milk Man · 260 episodes
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to IndianaFilm · 1971 · as Scoop Newsworthy
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisFilm · 1970 · as Self (archive footage)- The Don Knotts ShowTV · 1970 · as Self · 2 episodes
The Flip Wilson ShowTV · 1970 · as Self · 1 episode
Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceFilm · 1969 · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat AlbertFilm · 1969 · as Bill / Fat Albert / Dumb Donald (voice)- Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat AlbertFilm · 1969 · Writer
The Bill Cosby ShowTV · 1969 · as Chet Kincaid · 52 episodes- The Bill Cosby ShowTV · 1969 · Director · 3 episodes
Black History: Lost, Stolen or StrayedFilm · 1968 · as Self - Host / Narrator
Of Black AmericaTV · 1968 · Acting · 7 episodes
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTV · 1968 · as Self (uncredited) · 4 episodes
The Dick Cavett ShowTV · 1968 · as Self - Guest · 3 episodes- Murder at N.B.C.Film · 1966 · Acting
I SpyTV · 1965 · as Alexander Scott · 82 episodes
The Dean Martin ShowTV · 1965 · Acting · 1 episode
The Hollywood PalaceTV · 1964 · as Self - Comedian · 2 episodes- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV · 1963 · Acting · 1 episode
The Merv Griffin ShowTV · 1962 · as Self · 2 episodes
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV · 1962 · as Self · 16 episodes
The Mike Douglas ShowTV · 1961 · as Self - Co-Host · 5 episodes
The David Susskind ShowTV · 1959 · as Self · 1 episode
The Bob Hope ShowTV · 1950 · as Self · 1 episode
The Emmy AwardsTV · 1949 · as Self · 2 episodes
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV · 1948 · as Self · 1 episode
Meet the PressTV · 1947 · Acting · 1 episode
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