Bill Cosby: movies and TV shows
Bill Cosby has 183 credits in the archive: 113 films and 70 TV series, from 1947 to 2022. Highest rated: Reading Rainbow (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1947 – 2022 · busiest year: 1972 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bill Cosby: Walking Free | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 84 |
| 2022 | We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.8 | 84 |
| 2022 | The Case Against Cosby | Self (archive footage) | TV | 4.5 | 84 |
| 2021 | When Ruby Wax Met... | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.7 | 83 |
| 2019 | Cola Wars | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 81 |
| 2019 | I Am Richard Pryor | Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 81 |
| 2018 | Basketball: A Love Story | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.3 | 80 |
| 2017 | Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 79 |
| 2017 | Bill Cosby: An American Scandal | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 79 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 76 |
| 2014 | Nelson Mandela Redrawn | Self | Film | 10.0 | 76 |
| 2014 | Keep On Keepin' On | Self | Film | 7.1 | 76 |
| 2013 | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Self | Film | 6.7 | 75 |
| 2013 | Bill Cosby: Far From Finished | Self | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2013 | Bill Cosby: Far From Finished | Film | 7.0 | 75 | |
| 2013 | Bill Cosby: Far From Finished | Film | 7.0 | 75 | |
| 2013 | After Newtown: Guns in America | Self | Film | 9.5 | 75 |
| 2012 | Goose | Film | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 2012 | B.B. King: The Life of Riley | Self | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self | Film | 5.0 | 74 |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show | Self - Guest | TV | 3.3 | 71 |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 2008 | Miles Davis: Kind of Blue | Self | Film | 3.8 | 70 |
| 2008 | Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed | Self | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2007 | Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven | Self | Film | 5.5 | 69 |
| 2007 | Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 69 |
| 2006 | The Pact | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2006 | Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2006 | The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits | Self | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2006 | The Shame of a City | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2005 | Lipstick & Dynamite | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 2005 | The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World | Self | Film | 7.8 | 67 |
| 2005 | Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.5 | 67 |
| 2004 | Fatherhood | TV | 4.8 | 66 | |
| 2004 | Fatherhood | TV | 4.8 | 66 | |
| 2004 | Fat Albert | Self | Film | 5.1 | 66 |
| 2004 | Fat Albert | Film | 5.1 | 66 | |
| 2004 | Fat Albert | Film | 5.1 | 66 | |
| 2004 | Lightning in a Bottle | Self | Film | 7.6 | 66 |
| 2004 | Baadasssss! | Bill Cosby | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2003 | Jack Paar: Smart Television | Self | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2002 | The Cosby Show: A Look Back | Self / Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 64 |
| 2002 | The Cosby Show: A Look Back | Film | 7.8 | 64 | |
| 2002 | Comedian | Self | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 2001 | Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey | Film | 9.0 | 63 | |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Film | 7.5 | 62 | |
| 2000 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | Film | 9.0 | 62 | |
| 1999 | Little Bill | TV | 6.9 | 61 | |
| 1999 | Little Bill | TV | 6.9 | 61 | |
| 1999 | Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party | Film | — | 61 | |
| 1998 | Becker | Hilton Lucas (uncredited) | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1998 | Kids Say the Darndest Things | Host | TV | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1997 | Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' | Self | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 1997 | 4 Little Girls | Self - Educator | Film | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1996 | Cosby | Hilton Lucas | TV | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1996 | Cosby | TV | 6.0 | 58 | |
| 1996 | Cosby | TV | 6.0 | 58 | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | TV | 4.1 | 58 |
| 1996 | Jack | Lawrence Woodruff | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1996 | Ruby Wax Meets | TV | 6.7 | 58 | |
| 1996 | Cigars!: The New Rage! | Film | 7.0 | 58 | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Phil | TV | 7.2 | 56 |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | Guy Hanks | TV | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1994 | I Spy Returns | Alexander Scott | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1994 | I Spy Returns | Film | 5.0 | 56 | |
| 1994 | The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney | Narrator | Film | — | 56 |
| 1993 | Zone interdite | Self | TV | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Marvin | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 54 | |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 54 |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Film | 7.6 | 54 | |
| 1992 | Here and Now | TV | 6.7 | 54 | |
| 1991 | The One, the Only... Groucho | Self | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Cliff Huxtable | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1990 | Ghost Dad | Elliot Hopper | Film | 5.1 | 52 |
| 1990 | Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years | Self | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1990 | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Film | 8.7 | 52 |
| 1990 | Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration! | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1989 | Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting! | Self - Host | Film | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1987 | A Different World | Heathcliff Huxtable | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1987 | A Different World | TV | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 1987 | A Different World | TV | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6 | Leonard | Film | 2.9 | 49 |
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6 | Film | 2.9 | 49 | |
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6 | Film | 2.9 | 49 | |
| 1987 | Superstars and their Moms | Self | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1987 | Bill Cosby: 49 | Self | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1987 | Bill Cosby: 49 | Film | 6.3 | 49 | |
| 1987 | Bill Cosby: 49 | Film | 6.3 | 49 | |
| 1987 | Creole Giselle | Self - Host | Film | — | 49 |
| 1986 | Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special | Self | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1986 | TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines | Self | Film | — | 48 |
| 1986 | In Remembrance of Martin | Self | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1986 | Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis | Self | Film | — | 48 |
| 1985 | The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Heathcliff Huxtable | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | TV | 7.0 | 46 | |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | TV | 7.0 | 46 | |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 45 |
| 1983 | Bill Cosby: Himself | Self | Film | 7.6 | 45 |
| 1983 | Bill Cosby: Himself | Film | 7.6 | 45 | |
| 1983 | Bill Cosby: Himself | Film | 7.6 | 45 | |
| 1983 | Bill Cosby: Himself | Film | 7.6 | 45 | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self | TV | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1982 | The Fat Albert Easter Special | Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1982 | The Fat Albert Easter Special | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1982 | The Fat Albert Easter Special | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 43 |
| 1981 | The Devil and Max Devlin | Barney Satin | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1979 | Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party | Self (uncredited) | Film | 1.0 | 41 |
| 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Self (Twins) (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 41 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1978 | California Suite | Dr. Willis Panama | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1978 | Top Secret | Aaron Strickland | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1977 | A Piece of the Action | Dave Anderson | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1977 | The Fat Albert Christmas Special | Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice) | Film | 4.4 | 39 |
| 1977 | The Fat Albert Christmas Special | Film | 4.4 | 39 | |
| 1977 | The Fat Albert Christmas Special | Film | 4.4 | 39 | |
| 1977 | The Fat Albert Halloween Special | Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1977 | Playboy's Playmate Party | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1976 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Mother | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1976 | Cos | TV | 3.0 | 38 | |
| 1975 | Cher | Self | TV | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1975 | Let's Do It Again | Billy Foster | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1975 | Doug Henning's World of Magic | Self | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1974 | Uptown Saturday Night | Wardell Franklin | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1974 | Bicycles are Beautiful | Self - Host | Film | — | 36 |
| 1974 | The Chocolate Princess | Narrator | Film | — | 36 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1973 | The Weird Harold Special | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special | Self | TV | 8.1 | 34 |
| 1972 | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | Bill Cosby | TV | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1972 | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | Fat Albert Robertson | TV | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1972 | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | Mushmouth | TV | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1972 | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | TV | 6.7 | 34 | |
| 1972 | Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | TV | 6.7 | 34 | |
| 1972 | Hickey & Boggs | Al Hickey | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1972 | The New Bill Cosby Show | Self - Host | TV | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1972 | To All My Friends on Shore | Blue | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1972 | To All My Friends on Shore | Film | 6.8 | 34 | |
| 1972 | To All My Friends on Shore | Film | 6.8 | 34 | |
| 1972 | To All My Friends on Shore | Film | 6.8 | 34 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1971 | The Electric Company | The Milk Man | TV | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1971 | Man and Boy | Caleb Revers | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1971 | The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana | Scoop Newsworthy | Film | — | 33 |
| 1971 | Aesop's Fables | Aesop | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1971 | Diana! | Self | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1971 | Bill Cosby on Prejudice | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1971 | Bill Cosby on Prejudice | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 32 |
| 1970 | The Don Knotts Show | Self | TV | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Chet Kincaid | TV | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | TV | 5.5 | 31 | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | TV | 5.5 | 31 | |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | TV | 5.5 | 31 | |
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1969 | Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1969 | The Picasso Summer | Film | 6.8 | 31 | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1968 | Of Black America | TV | — | 30 | |
| 1968 | Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed | Self - Host / Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1966 | Murder at N.B.C. | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | TV | 7.4 | 27 | |
| 1965 | I Spy | Alexander Scott | TV | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Comedian | TV | 5.0 | 26 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | TV | 5.9 | 25 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Host | TV | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 24 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 12 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 11 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 10 |
| 1947 | Meet the Press | TV | 4.6 | 9 |