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Biography

William H. Cosby Jr. was born on July 12th, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bill Cosby is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist.…more

Born

7/12/1937, Philidelphia,Pennslyvania USA

Birth Name

William Henry Cosby Jr.

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (11)

Role
- The Cosby Show
  Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
  - S 8: Ep 26 The Cosby Show: A Look Back
    5/19/02
  - S 8: Ep 24 And So We Commence (1)
    4/30/92
  - S 8: Ep 25 And So We Commence (2)
    4/30/92
  - S 8: Ep 23 Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
    4/23/92
  - S 8: Ep 22 You Can't Stop the Music
    3/26/92
  - + 191 More Credits
- Kids Say the Darndest Things
  Himself/Host
  - S 3: Ep 19 Episode 319
    6/2/00
  - S 3: Ep 22 Episode 322
    4/28/00
  - S 3: Ep 21 Episode 321
    4/21/00
  - S 3: Ep 20 Episode 320
    4/7/00
  - S 3: Ep 18 Episode 318
    3/31/00
  - + 59 More Credits
- Cosby
  Hilton Lucas
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Song Remains the Same
    4/28/00
  - S 4: Ep 20 A Long Night's Journey
    4/21/00
  - S 4: Ep 19 Kids Eat the Darndest Things
    4/14/00
  - S 4: Ep 18 Thursday's Child
    4/14/00
  - S 4: Ep 17 A Pair of Threes Beats a Flush Every Time
    4/7/00
  - + 90 More Credits
- The Cosby Mysteries
  Guy Hanks
  - S 1: Ep 18 Dial 'H' for Murder
    4/12/95
  - S 1: Ep 17 Goldilocks
    4/5/95
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Medium is the Message
    3/22/95
  - S 1: Ep 15 Big Brother is Watching
    3/15/95
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Hit Parade
    3/8/95
  - + 15 More Credits
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
  Fat Albert / Bill / Brown Hornet
  - S 6: Ep 2 The Father
    9/12/81
- Cos
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    11/7/76
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    11/1/76
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    10/30/76
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    10/23/76
  - S 1: Ep 5 Night Club/Bay City Rollers
    10/17/76
  - + 4 More Credits
- The New Bill Cosby Show
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 Our First Show
    9/11/72
- The Electric Company
  Hank; the Milkman; Ken Kane; the Ice Cream Man (1971-1972)
  - S 1: Ep 131 Show 130
    4/21/72
  - S 1: Ep 130 Show 129
    4/20/72
  - S 1: Ep 129 Show 128
    4/19/72
  - S 1: Ep 128 Show 127
    4/18/72
  - S 1: Ep 127 Show 126
    4/17/72
  - + 126 More Credits
- The Bill Cosby Show
  Chet Kincaid
  - S 1: Ep 14 Home Remedy
    12/28/69
  - S 1: Ep 13 A Christmas Ballad
    12/21/69
  - S 1: Ep 12 A Word from Our Sponsor
    12/7/69
  - S 1: Ep 11 Going the Route
    11/30/69
  - S 1: Ep 10 Brotherly Love
    11/23/69
  - + 47 More Credits
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
  Fat Albert/Bill/Russell/Mushmouth/Mudfoot/Brown Hornet
  - — Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
    11/21/69
  - S 6: Ep 0 The Fat Albert Easter Special
    4/11/82
  - S 6: Ep 4 Little Girl Found
    9/26/81
  - S 5: Ep 16 The Gunslinger
    10/25/80
  - S 5: Ep 9 Pain, Pain Go Away
    9/13/80
  - + 46 More Credits
- I Spy
  Alexander Scott
  - S 3: Ep 26 Pinwheel
    4/15/68
  - S 3: Ep 25 Carmelita Is One of Us
    4/8/68
  - S 3: Ep 24 The Spy Business
    4/1/68
  - S 3: Ep 23 Suitable for Framing
    3/25/68
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Name of the Game
    3/11/68
  - + 78 More Credits
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 1646 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 01/18/2012
    1/18/12
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 148 Show #3123
    6/1/09
  - S 16: Ep 43 Show #3018
    11/14/08
  - S 15: Ep 54 Show #2861
    1/29/08
  - S 14: Ep 124 Show #2732
    4/13/07
  - S 11: Ep 101 Show #2132
    2/27/04
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 135 Bill Cosby; Novak Djokovic; Landon Pigg
    3/12/08
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 22 Show #0529 (850402)
    4/2/85
  - S 3: Ep 27 Show #0370
    3/21/84
  - S 2: Ep 130 Show #0305 (831102)
    11/2/83
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest Host
  - S 21: Ep 62 Show #3462
    10/18/82
  - S 18: Ep 58 Show #3158
    2/4/80
  - S 18: Ep 53 Show #3153
    1/28/80
  - S 17: Ep 84 Show #3084
    7/3/79
  - S 17: Ep 49 Show #3049
    1/29/79
  - + 2 More Credits
- Playboy After Dark
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Bill Cosby; Bill Medley; Scoey Mitchell; Sweetwater; Hugh O'Brian
    10/23/69
  - S 1: Ep 22 Sammy Davis Jr.; Anthony Newley; Jerry Lewis; Bill Cosby; Peter Lawford
    12/19/68
  - S 1: Ep 18 Don Rickles; Bill Cosby, Doug McClure; Kelly Garrett
    11/26/68
  - S 1: Ep 12 Bill Cosby; Jackie DeShannon; Marty Ingels; Taj Mahal; Louis Bellson; Jim Brown; Jeremy Vernon
    10/16/68
  - S 1: Ep 11 Pete Seeger; Bill Cosby; Carmen McRae; Jack E. Leonard
    10/15/68
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 3 640728
    7/28/64
  - S 30: Ep 108 Show #4519
    4/29/92
  - S 30: Ep 26 Show #4437
    11/20/91
  - S 29: Ep 130 Show #4360
    6/14/91
  - S 29: Ep 74 Show #4304
    3/6/91
  - + 4 More Credits
Guest Star (63)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 Episode #5.003
    9/7/11
  - S 3: Ep 59 Episode #3.059
    11/13/09
  - S 2: Ep 109 Episode #2.109
    1/12/09
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 99 June 23, 2010
    6/23/10
- The Jay Leno Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 77 77
    1/11/10
  - S 1: Ep 23 23
    10/14/09
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 99 May 19, 2009
    5/19/09
  - S 58: Ep 0224 February 24, 2009
    2/24/09
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Honey, I'm Home!: Breadwinners and Homemakers
    1/14/09
- The Rachel Maddow Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 83 January 14, 2009
    1/14/09
- Meet the Press
  Himself
  - S 60: Ep 62 October 14, 2007
    10/14/07
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 144 Bill Cosby; Mary-Lynn Rajskub; Katherine McPhee
    1/29/07
  - S 13: Ep 67 Show #2788
    9/29/04
- The O'Reilly Factor
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 153 April 3, 2006
    4/3/06
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 36 Alfie; Kinsey; Fat Albert; A Sound of Thunder
    10/14/04
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 97 Bill Cosby
    5/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bill Cosby; Al Jarreau
    1/5/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 148 Bill Cosby/Sarah Chalke/Hanson
    5/3/04
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/03
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest Host
  - S 10: Ep 110 Show #GH19
    3/25/03
  - S 7: Ep 95 Show #GH1
    2/22/00
- Little Bill
  Captain Brainstorm
  - — Little Bill's Giant Space Adventure
    7/8/02
  - — The Halloween Costume/ The Haunted Halloween Party
    10/26/01
  - — Little Bill's Adventure With Captain Brainstorm
    6/4/00
- SportsCentury
  Himself
  - — Barry Bonds
    10/3/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 111 Show #923
    2/13/01
  - S 4: Ep 106 Show #730
    2/22/00
  - S 3: Ep 153 Show #584
    4/30/99
  - S 3: Ep 14 Show #445
    9/24/98
  - S 2: Ep 163 Show #405
    5/15/98
  - + 2 More Credits
- Becker
  Hilton Lucas
  - S 1: Ep 20 Drive, They Said
    5/3/99
- The King of Queens
  Hilton Lucas
  - S 1: Ep 23 Where's Poppa?
    5/3/99
- Touched By an Angel
  Phil
  - S 5: Ep 17 Family Business
    2/28/99
  - S 3: Ep 28 Inherit the Wind
    5/11/97
- Ruby Wax Meets
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Bill Cosby and Fran Drescher
    2/17/97
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 33 October 23, 1992
    10/23/92
  - S 4: Ep 186 July 24, 1992
    7/24/92
  - S 4: Ep 169 June 29, 1992
    6/29/92
  - S 4: Ep 133 April 29, 1992
    4/29/92
  - S 4: Ep 80 January 28, 1992
    1/28/92
  - + 7 More Credits
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 177 September 8, 1992
    9/8/92
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 148 May 20, 1991
    5/20/91
  - S 1: Ep 188 July 12, 1990
    7/12/90
- The Marsha Warfield Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 151 November 8, 1990
    11/8/90
  - S 1: Ep 150 November 7, 1990
    11/7/90
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 214 June 28, 1990
    6/28/90
  - S 2: Ep 110 February 2, 1990
    2/2/90
  - S 2: Ep 109 February 1, 1990
    2/1/90
- The Jim Henson Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting
    4/7/89
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 1 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/88
  - S 13: Ep 1 The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards
    3/15/87
  - S 12: Ep 1 The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/86
- A Different World
  Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable
  - S 1: Ep 8 If Chosen, I May Not Run
    12/3/87
  - S 1: Ep 6 Rudy and the Snow Queen
    11/5/87
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot
    10/1/87
- Disneyland
  Barney Satin
  - S 31: Ep 24 The Devil and Max Devlin
    4/26/87
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 102 Show #0445 (840919)
    9/19/84
- Reading Rainbow
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 13 Arthur's Eyes
    6/22/83
- Solid Gold
  guest
  - S 1: Ep 3 Co-host Andy Gibb
    9/27/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 161 May 13, 1980
    5/13/80
  - S 6: Ep 100 February 7, 1980
    2/7/80
  - S 6: Ep 97 February 4, 1980
    2/4/80
  - S 5: Ep 41 November 8, 1978
    11/8/78
  - S 4: Ep 129 March 27, 1978
    3/27/78
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 167 May 8, 1978
    5/8/78
  - S 15: Ep 134 March 22, 1978
    3/22/78
  - S 15: Ep 4 September 8, 1977
    9/8/77
  - S 13: Ep 238 August 27, 1976
    8/27/76
  - S 13: Ep 237 August 26, 1976
    8/26/76
  - + 6 More Credits
- Sammy & Company
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 November 8, 1975
    11/8/75
- Cher
  Special Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 1 Show 15
    9/7/75
- The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 Bill Cosby guest
    1/5/74
  - S 2: Ep 3 Bill Cosby guest
    9/1/73
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, host
  - S 1: Ep 12 Host: Bill Cosby
    4/13/73
- The Midnight Special
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Host: Ray Charles
    3/30/73
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 58 February 21, 1973
    2/21/73
  - S 6: Ep 159 May 18, 1972
    5/18/72
  - S 6: Ep 97 February 16, 1972
    2/16/72
  - S 6: Ep 35 November 10, 1971
    11/10/71
- The Flip Wilson Show
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 18 Bill Cosby
    1/28/71
  - S 1: Ep 7 Bill Cosby, Gina Lolabrigida
    10/29/70
- The Don Knotts Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 January 19, 1971
    1/19/71
  - S 1: Ep 8 November 10, 1970
    11/10/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 68 January 4, 1971
    1/4/71
- Sesame Unpaved
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Granny Grouch Visits
    11/9/70
  - S 1: Ep 39 Big Bird at Camp Echo Rock Day 4
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 69 Bill Cosby
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 104 January 25, 1968
    1/25/68
  - S 3: Ep 106 February 2, 1965
    2/2/65
  - S 3: Ep 73 December 16, 1964
    12/16/64
  - S 2: Ep 231 September 1, 1964
    9/1/64
  - S 16: Ep 166 May 18, 1978
    5/18/78
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 7 John Wayne / Bill Cosby / Joey Heatherton / Rowan & Martin
    10/27/66
  - S 1: Ep 30 Bill Cosby / Liberace / Guy Marks / Dorothy Loudon
    5/5/66
  - S 1: Ep 20 Lucille Ball / Bill Cosby / Rowan & Martin / Kate Smith
    2/10/66
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Murder at N.B.C.
    10/19/66
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 2 October 19, 1966
    10/19/66
- The Pat Boone Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 October 18, 1966
    10/18/66
- The Roger Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bill Cosby / The Doodletown Pipers / Wes Harrison
    9/12/66
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 3 Perry Como / Judy Garland / Bill Cosby
    2/28/66
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 12 Host: Caterina Valente / Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
    12/11/65
  - S 2: Ep 25 Host: Robert Goulet / Bill Cosby
    3/20/65
- The Jack Paar Program
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 34 May 21, 1965
    5/21/65
  - S 3: Ep 3 October 9, 1964
    10/9/64
  - S 2: Ep 32 May 8, 1964
    5/8/64
  - S 2: Ep 3 October 4, 1963
    10/4/63
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 26 Gisele MacKenzie & Bill Cosby
    2/22/65
  - S 3: Ep 21 Florence Henderson & Bill Cosby
    1/18/65
- The Jimmy Dean Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 February 11, 1965
    2/11/65
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 3: Ep 80 December 25, 1964
    12/25/64
  - S 3: Ep 79 December 24, 1964
    12/24/64
  - S 3: Ep 78 December 23, 1964
    12/23/64
  - S 3: Ep 77 December 22, 1964
    12/22/64
  - S 3: Ep 76 Week of December 21, 1964
    12/21/64
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 8 November 30, 1964
    11/30/64
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 34 May 31, 1964: Dave Clark Five, Bill Cosby, Helen Hayes, Abbe Lane
    5/31/64
- The Garry Moore Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 16 January 14, 1964
    1/14/64
  - S 6: Ep 9 November 26, 1963
    11/26/63
- Hootenanny
  Guest performer
  - S 2: Ep 13 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) #2
    12/21/63
Writer (1)

Role
- The Cosby Show
  Writer
  - S 8: Ep 26 The Cosby Show: A Look Back
    5/19/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/20/84
Director (1)

Role
- The Bill Cosby Show
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Runaways
    10/25/70
Creator (2)

Role
- Cosby
  Creator
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
  Creator
Executive Producer (5)

Role
- The Cosby Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 8: Ep 26 The Cosby Show: A Look Back
    5/19/02
- Cosby
  Executive Producer
- The Cosby Mysteries
  Executive Producer
- I Spy
  Executive Producer
  - S 4: Ep 1 I Spy Returns
    2/3/94
- The Bill Cosby Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 14 Home Remedy
    12/28/69
  - S 1: Ep 13 A Christmas Ballad
    12/21/69
  - S 1: Ep 12 A Word from Our Sponsor
    12/7/69
  - S 1: Ep 11 Going the Route
    11/30/69
  - S 1: Ep 10 Brotherly Love
    11/23/69
  - + 47 More Credits

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Bill Cosby was the first Black to win a Best Actor Emmy.
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- Bill has won three Emmy awards for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for his role in the television series I Spy. He won the award for three consecutive years (1966-1968).
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- Bill has won two Golden Globe awards for "Best Actor in a Television Comedy/Musical". He received one in 1985 and 1986 for his role in The Cosby Show.
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- Bill Cosby: You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who've never had any.
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- Bill Cosby: Old is always 15 years from now.
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- Bill Cosby: Did you ever see the customers in health - food stores? They are pale, skinny people who look half - dead. In a steak house, you see robust, ruddy people. They're dying, of course, but they look terrific.
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