Bill Cosby
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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.021 |
| Birthday | 1937-07-12 |
| 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, |
1990
Ghost Dad
5.1/209
Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a...
Watch Now
Ghost Dad
1983
Bill Cosby: Himself
7.3/52
A 1983 stand-up comedy film featuring the comedy of Bill Cosby. Filmed before a live audience at the Hamilton Place Theatre, in Hamilton, Ontario. Cos...
Watch Now
Bill Cosby: Himself
1996
Jack
6.3/1275
Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After y...
Watch Now
Jack
1987
Leonard Part 6
2.8/66
After separating from his wife, Leonard Parker (Cosby) quit the spy business and became a restaurateur. His wife refuses to speak with him, and his da...
Watch Now
Leonard Part 6
2019
I Am Richard Pryor
6.8/15
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his ho...
Watch Now
I Am Richard Pryor
1978
California Suite
5.8/109
The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Watch Now
California Suite
1981
The Devil and Max Devlin
5.8/36
When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to Hell. But the Devil Barney makes him an offer: if he manages to get three innocent youths to sell hi...
Watch Now
The Devil and Max Devlin
1974
Uptown Saturday Night
6.1/34
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Watch Now
Uptown Saturday Night
1975
Let's Do It Again
6.9/22
Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brother...
Watch Now
Let's Do It Again
1977
A Piece of the Action
5.6/17
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follo...
Watch Now
A Piece of the Action
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
8/6
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...
Watch Now
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2004
Fat Albert
5.1/260
Animated character Fat Albert emerges from his TV universe into the real world, accompanied by his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Old Weird Harold and Dumb...
Watch Now
Fat Albert
1977
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
3.7/8
The Cosby Kids are rehearsing for a Christmas pageant at their junkyard clubhouse, which Tyrone, the mean old junkyard owner, is fixin' to tear down....
Watch Now
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
7/2
An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights e...
Watch Now
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2002
Comedian
6.6/81
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a...
Watch Now
Comedian
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.7/52
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen...
Watch Now
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2006
The Pact
0/0
A gritty, provocative true-life story of three friends from the 'hood, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and George Jenkins, who made a pact in high school...
Watch Now
The Pact
1987
Bill Cosby: 49
6.2/6
In this concert film, Bill Cosby muses on his nearing the big 5-0 and how that age affects men, their wives, and their children.
Watch Now
Bill Cosby: 49
2007
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
5.5/2
At the end of 2005, New York's famed restaurateur, Sirio Maccioni, closed Le Cirque, destination of the rich and famous. During 2006, he and his three...
Watch Now
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
1972
Hickey & Boggs
5.7/34
Two veteran private eyes trigger a criminal reign of terror with their search for a missing girl. | Al Hickey (Cosby) & Frank Boggs (Culp) are two ja...
Watch Now
Hickey & Boggs
1990
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
7/1
Hosted by Marc Summers of Super Sloppy Double Dare.
Watch Now
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
0/0
In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It tackl...
Watch Now
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
1974
The Chocolate Princess
0/0
Sweet little chocolate-bar shaped Chocolate Princess lives a lonely life in Sugarland. Then one day she meets Sour Ball, a happy, round little boy fro...
Watch Now
The Chocolate Princess
1971
Man and Boy
6/2
At the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a frontier state and full of criminals at that time.
Watch Now
Man and Boy
2022
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
10/1
Follow the twists and turns of his life, legacy and legal battle as America's former favourite 'Dad' faces allegations from 60 women, spanning as far...
Watch Now
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
2014
Keep On Keepin’ On
7/15
Eighty-nine year old trumpeting legend Clark Terry has mentored jazz wonders like Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, but Terry’s most unlikely friendship i...
Watch Now
Keep On Keepin’ On
2005
Lipstick & Dynamite
6/7
Ring legends such as The Fabulous Moolah and Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem Long provide candid insights into the history of women's professional wrestling.
Watch Now
Lipstick & Dynamite
1971
Aesop's Fables
0/0
A collection of the classic morality tales narrated by Bill Cosby as "Aesop" that have been passed down from family to family for thousands of years....
Watch Now
Aesop's Fables
2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
6.9/27
Documentary charting the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, with contributions from fellow musicians.
Watch Now
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
1994
I Spy Returns
4/5
Time passes and things change. So have Scott and Robinson. Scott has become a college professor and Robinson holds a high enough position with the S.S...
Watch Now
I Spy Returns
2013
Moms Mabley
6.7/11
A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of Afr...
Watch Now
Moms Mabley
1972
To All My Friends on Shore
5.7/3
An airport redcap works hard to get his family out of the ghetto, only to discover that his son has sickle-cell anemia.
Watch Now
To All My Friends on Shore
2013
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
7.036/14
Bill Cosby shares his hilarious new observations on life and family in this comedy special, his first televised concert in 30 years.
Watch Now
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2012
Goose
7/1
Interspersed with interviews from luminaries including Dr. J, Oscar Robertson, Bill Cosby, Jerry West, Mannie Jackson, Marques Haynes, Ernie Banks, an...
Watch Now
Goose
2005
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
5.2/5
Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American tele...
Watch Now
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
2005
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
7.5/4
"The Team that Changed the World," investigates the Globetrotters' impact socially and culturally, as well as their lasting effect on the NBA. Featuri...
Watch Now
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
1978
Top Secret
0/0
A hip American agent and his foxy associate try to recover a hundred pounds of stolen plutonium in Italy before it can be used by terrorists.
Watch Now
Top Secret
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0/0
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
Watch Now
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
1982
The Fat Albert Easter Special
0/0
Easter is fast approaching, and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids find their efforts to do something nice for Mudfoot thwarted by a practical joke gone ho...
Watch Now
The Fat Albert Easter Special
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3/10
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...
Watch Now
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1977
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
6.2/6
It's Halloween for Fat Albert and the Junkyard Gang, and everyone's all set for trick-or-treating. While searching for costumes a store clerk kicks th...
Watch Now
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
1971
Goin' Back to Indiana
0/0
Jackson 5 TV special featuring comedic skits and live performances
Watch Now
Goin' Back to Indiana
1993
The Meteor Man
5.8/177
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the informatio...
Watch Now
The Meteor Man
1968
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
0/0
A documentary that reviews the numerous contributions of African-Americans to the development of the United States. From the perspective of the turbul...
Watch Now
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
2004
Baadasssss!
6.5/50
Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playin...
Watch Now
Baadasssss!
1971
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
0/0
A man denigrates every conceivable group, including “niggers”, whites, women, children and the elderly.
Watch Now
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
2004
Lightning in a Bottle
7.3/6
On February 7th, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall t...
Watch Now
Lightning in a Bottle
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
5/2
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Ra...
Watch Now
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
0/0
This fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With contributions from storytellers...
Watch Now
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
6.5/2
This one-hour special marks the 20th anniversary of Sesame Street, the ground-breaking educational children's series that has taught numbers and the a...
Watch Now
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
9/4
Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr 's 60th anniversary in show business, including musical,comic and dancing performers.
Watch Now
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
5.5/40
To beat out competing ambulance services, an ace driver, an office secretary/paramedic and a suspended cop resort to some outrageous behavior to help...
Watch Now
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
0/0
A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars in the early years of television. This film was di...
Watch Now
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1994
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
0/0
From Boston to Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Brazil, South Africa, Tasmania, Uruguay and then back, Bill Pinkney became the first African-Ameri...
Watch Now
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
9/1
An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.
Watch Now
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
4.6/29
There are some movies that are so bad they're good. And there are some movies that are so bad- that they're just bad...
Watch Now
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
1997
4 Little Girls
7.2/42
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a cri...
Watch Now
4 Little Girls
1969
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
6.232/97
After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante...
Watch Now
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1973
The Weird Harold Special
0/0
Weird Harold and Fat Albert plan a potentially dangerous go-cart race. After hitting a police squad car after an out-of-control slapstick race, the ki...
Watch Now
The Weird Harold Special
1971
Diana!
7/1
Diana! is American singer Diana Ross' first solo TV special, which aired on ABC on April 18, 1971. The program was choreographed by David Winters of W...
Watch Now
Diana!
2013
After Newtown: Guns in America
9.5/1
Explore America’s enduring relationship with firearms: From the first European settlements in the New World to frontier justice; from 19th Century imm...
Watch Now
After Newtown: Guns in America
2006
The Shame of a City
0/0
In 1904, author Lincoln Steffens wrote, Philadelphia is a city that is corrupt and contented. In 2003 filmmaker Tigre Hill chronicled the Philadelphia...
Watch Now
The Shame of a City
2017
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
0/0
A biography of Bill Cosby from young adult to his adult career in the spotlight, his relationships, and evidence of a decades-long propensity for his...
Watch Now
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
4/1
Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and hi...
Watch Now
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2017
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
10/1
The story of how one of American television's brightest and wealthiest stars finally came to face a criminal trial for sexual assault a decade after t...
Watch Now
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
2008
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
3.8/2
Kind Of Blue: Celebrating A Masterpiece incorporates material from the 2004 mini-documentary, Made In Heaven, including black-and-white still photogra...
Watch Now
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1/2
Hugh Hefner invites you to Playboy’s Roller Disco and Pajama Party! With your host, Richard Dawson!
Watch Now
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1986
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
0/0
A documentary on the music of Miles Davis which contains concert footage from the 1986 New Orleans Jazz Festival and interviews with Miles Davis, Bill...
Watch Now
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television
0/0
PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.
Watch Now
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
0/0
Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses...
Watch Now
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
1991
The One, the Only... Groucho
0/0
Groucho's life story, with jokes
Watch Now
The One, the Only... Groucho
1986
In Remembrance of Martin
9/1
Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins th...
Watch Now
In Remembrance of Martin
2006
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
0/0
Buffy Sainte-Marie is best known for her protest songs (Universal Soldier) and her love songs (Up Where We Belong). This one-hour documentary chronicl...
Watch Now
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
6/1
When "The Electric Company" made its television debut in October 1971, it was instantly clear that it would fulfill its mission of helping struggling...
Watch Now
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
7.4/5
A retrospective of the phenomenally popular 1984-1992 situation comedy, "The Cosby Show," complete with memorable clips, bloopers and comments from se...
Watch Now
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
1990
The Earth Day Special
8/6
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s...
Watch Now
The Earth Day Special
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
0/0
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of S...
Watch Now
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1966
Murder at N.B.C.
0/0
A comedy classic whodunit with an amazing comedic ensemble group. An hour comedy special in which Bob Hope plays a mad scientist who invents a nuclear...
Watch Now
Murder at N.B.C.
1987
Superstars and their Moms
10/1
Mother's Day special in which celebrities appear with their mothers to relate incidents from their pasts, inspired by the book "Star Mothers" by Georg...
Watch Now