Bill Cosby filmography
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American former comedian, actor, author, director, and producer Bill Cosby performed over a period of decades in film, television, and stand-up comedy.
He started his career as a standup comedian performing on television shows, night clubs and releasing many comedy albums. He got his start on television in the drama series I Spy (1965-1968) with Robert Culp. He then starred in The Bill Cosby Show, (1969-1971), The New Bill Cosby Show (1972-1973), The Electric Company (1971-1973), and Cosby (1996-2000). He created, and voiced characters in the animated television projects Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert (1969), and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1985). His longest-running live-action role was that of family patriarch Dr. Cliff Huxtable in the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984-1992).
Cosby produced the spin-off sitcom A Different World, which aired from 1987 to 1993. He starred in The Cosby Mysteries from 1994 to 1995 and hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things from 1998 to 2000. he also hosted the TV special Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting from 1989.
He made his film debut in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) before starring opposite Robert Culp in Hickey & Boggs (1972). He then starred in Sidney Poitier's comedies Uptown Saturday Night (1974), and Let's Do it Again (1975). He then starred in the Peter Yates directed comedy Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) alongside Raquel Welsh and Harvey Keitel and the Neil Simon ensemble comedy California Suite (1978) opposite Richard Pryor. He then wrote, produced and starred in the critically panned and box office bomb Leonard Part 6 (1987). He reunited with Poitier in Ghost Dad (1990), and appeared in minor roles in The Meteor Man (1993), Jack (1996), and Fat Albert (2004).
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed | Himself | Documentary |
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Patron at Nightclub | Uncredited[citation needed] |
| 1971 | Man and Boy | Caleb Revers | |
| 1971 | Aesop's Fables | Aesop | |
| 1972 | Hickey & Boggs | Al Hickey | |
| 1974 | Uptown Saturday Night | Wardell Franklin | |
| 1975 | Let's Do It Again | Billy Foster | |
| 1976 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Mother | |
| 1977 | A Piece of the Action | Dave Anderson | |
| 1978 | California Suite | Dr. Willis Panama | |
| 1981 | The Devil and Max Devlin | Barney Satin | |
| 1983 | Bill Cosby: Himself | Himself | |
| 1987 | Bill Cosby: 49 | ||
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6 | Leonard Parker | Also producer and story writer |
| 1990 | Ghost Dad | Elliot Hopper | |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Marvin | |
| 1996 | Jack | Lawrence Woodruff | |
| 2002 | Comedian | Himself | Documentary |
| 2003 | Baadasssss! | ||
| 2004 | Fat Albert | Also executive producer and writer |
Sources: Turner Classic Movies and Internet Movie Database[1][2]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–1968 | I Spy | Alexander Scott | Main role (82 episodes) |
| 1969 | Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert | Bill/Fat Albert/Dumb Donald/Mushmouth | Voice; Movie; also writer |
| 1969–1971 | The Bill Cosby Show | Chet Kincaid | Lead role (52 episodes); also executive producer |
| 1970–1972 | Sesame Street | Himself | 11 episodes |
| 1971–1973 | The Electric Company | Hank | 260 episodes |
| 1972 | The New Bill Cosby Show | Himself/host | |
| 1972–1985 | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | Bill/"Fat" Albert Jackson/Mushmouth/Brown Hornet Himself/host |
Voice; Main role (34 episodes); also the creator |
| 1972 | To All My Friends on Shore | Blue | Movie |
| 1974 | Journey Back to Oz | The Wizard of Oz | TV version |
| 1975 | Cher | Doctor | Accompanied by sweetums |
| 1976 | Cos | Himself/host | Series |
| 1977–1990 | Pinwheel | Himself | Host of the Picture Pages segment |
| 1978 | Top Secret | Aaron Strickland | Movie |
| 1984–1992 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable | Main role (197 episodes); also creator and theme music composer |
| 1987 | A Different World | 3 episodes; also creator and theme music composer | |
| 1989 | Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting | Himself/host | TV special |
| 1992–1993 | You Bet Your Life | Game show; also theme music composer | |
| 1994–1995 | The Cosby Mysteries | Guy Hanks | Lead role (18 episodes) |
| 1994 | I Spy Returns | Alexander Scott | Movie |
| 1996–2000 | Cosby | Hilton Lucas | Main role (95 episodes); also exec. producer and theme music composer |
| 1998–2000 | Kids Say the Darndest Things | Himself/host | |
| 1999–2004 | Little Bill | Himself/Captain Brainstorm (voice) | Also exec. producer, writer and theme music composer |
| 2004 | Sesame Street | Himself | Episode: 4071 |
| 2010–2012 | OBKB | 33 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2013 | Far From Finished | ||
| 2014 | Bill Cosby: 77 | Release cancelled |
Sources: Internet Movie Database
References[edit]
- ^ "Bill Cosby". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Bill Cosby". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 30, 2021.