Acting
Bill Cosby
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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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.
Filmography
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Film · 2022
We Need to Talk About Cosby
Series · 2022
The Case Against Cosby
Series · 2022
When Ruby Wax Met...
Series · 2021
I Am Richard Pryor
Film · 2019
Cola Wars
Film · 2019
Basketball: A Love Story
Series · 2018
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
Film · 2017
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
Film · 2017
Keep on Keepin' On
Film · 2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Film · 2013
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Film · 2013
After Newtown: Guns in America
Film · 2013
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Film · 2012
Goose
Film · 2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Film · 2012
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Film · 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Series · 2009
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
Film · 2008
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Film · 2008
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
Film · 2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Film · 2007
The Pact
Film · 2006
The Shame of a City
Film · 2006
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Film · 2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Film · 2006
Lipstick & Dynamite
Film · 2005
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
Film · 2005
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
Film · 2005
Fat Albert
Film · 2004
Baadasssss!
Film · 2004
Lightning in a Bottle
Film · 2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Film · 2004
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Comedian
Film · 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Film · 2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Film · 2002
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Film · 2000
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
Film · 1999
Playmate Pajama Party
Film · 1999
Becker
Series · 1998
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Series · 1998
4 Little Girls
Film · 1997
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
Film · 1997
Jack
Film · 1996
Cosby
Series · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Ruby Wax Meets
Series · 1996
I Spy Returns
Film · 1994
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
The Cosby Mysteries
Series · 1994
The Meteor Man
Film · 1993
Zone interdite
Series · 1993
Malcolm X
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
The One, the Only... Groucho
Film · 1991
Ghost Dad
Film · 1990
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
Film · 1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 1990
The Earth Day Special
Film · 1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Film · 1990
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Film · 1989
Leonard Part 6
Film · 1987
Bill Cosby: 49
Film · 1987
Superstars and their Moms
Film · 1987
Creole Giselle
Film · 1987
A Different World
Series · 1987
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Film · 1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Film · 1986
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
Film · 1986
In Remembrance of Martin
Film · 1986
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Film · 1986
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Film · 1985
Motown Returns to the Apollo
Film · 1985
The Cosby Show
Series · 1984
Bill Cosby: Himself
Film · 1983
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983
The Fat Albert Easter Special
Film · 1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Series · 1982
The Devil and Max Devlin
Film · 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Film · 1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Film · 1979
California Suite
Film · 1978
Top Secret
Film · 1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
Series · 1978
A Piece of the Action
Film · 1977
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
Film · 1977
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
Film · 1977
Playboy's Playmate Party
Film · 1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Film · 1976
Cos
Series · 1976
Let's Do It Again
Film · 1975
Cher
Series · 1975
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Series · 1975
Uptown Saturday Night
Film · 1974
The Chocolate Princess
Film · 1974
Bicycles are Beautiful
Film · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
The Weird Harold Special
Film · 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
Hickey & Boggs
Film · 1972
To All My Friends on Shore
Film · 1972
The New Bill Cosby Show
Series · 1972
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Series · 1972
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Series · 1972
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Series · 1972
The Midnight Special
Series · 1972
Man and Boy
Film · 1971
Aesop's Fables
Film · 1971
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
Film · 1971
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
Film · 1971
Diana!
Film · 1971
The Electric Company
Series · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Film · 1970
The Don Knotts Show
Series · 1970
The Flip Wilson Show
Series · 1970
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Film · 1969
The Bill Cosby Show
Series · 1969
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
Film · 1968
Of Black America
Series · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Murder at N.B.C.
Film · 1966
I Spy
Series · 1965
The Dean Martin Show
Series · 1965
The Hollywood Palace
Series · 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The David Susskind Show
Series · 1959
The Bob Hope Show
Series · 1950
The Emmy Awards
Series · 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Meet the Press
Series · 1947