Bob Costas: movies and TV shows
Bob Costas has 125 credits in the archive: 69 films and 56 TV series, from 1947 to 2026. Highest rated: The Last Dance (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1947 – 2026 · busiest year: 2013 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association | Self | TV | 6.7 | 74 |
| 2026 | Ueck | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2026 | Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback | Self | TV | — | 74 |
| 2025 | The Verdict | Self | TV | — | 73 |
| 2025 | Clemente | Self | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 2025 | Baseball Mensch: The Marty Lurie Story | Narrator | Film | — | 73 |
| 2025 | Going, Going, Gone: The Magic of the Home Run | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2024 | Mr. McMahon | Self | TV | 7.8 | 72 |
| 2024 | The Waiting Game | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2023 | It Ain't Over | Self | Film | 7.1 | 71 |
| 2023 | Brick by Brick: The Story of Wrigley Field | Film | — | 71 | |
| 2022 | Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.3 | 70 |
| 2022 | Say Hey, Willie Mays! | Self | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 2021 | The Story of Late Night | Self | TV | 6.6 | 69 |
| 2021 | Here Today | Bob Costas | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 2021 | Back on the Record with Bob Costas | Self - Host | TV | 6.0 | 69 |
| 2021 | Rulon Gardner Won't Die | Film | 5.8 | 69 | |
| 2021 | Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting | Self - Interviewee | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 2021 | Behind the Mask - Stories of the COVID-19 pandemic | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2020 | The Last Dance | Himself | TV | 8.3 | 68 |
| 2020 | The Last Dance | Self - WGN-Chicago 1979-80 | TV | 8.3 | 68 |
| 2020 | The Sounds of Baseball | Self - Host | TV | — | 68 |
| 2020 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2020 | Long Gone Summer | Himself | Film | 5.9 | 68 |
| 2020 | Game 6: The Movie | Self | Film | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2020 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. | (archive footage) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2020 | The Sandberg Game | Film | — | 68 | |
| 2018 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | TV | 8.0 | 66 | |
| 2018 | Shut Up and Dribble | Self - Sportscaster | TV | 1.0 | 66 |
| 2018 | U.S. Open Epics: Tiger and Rocco | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2018 | Generations of the Game | Film | — | 66 | |
| 2018 | Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | Bob Cutlass (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 65 |
| 2017 | Brockmire | Bob Costas | TV | 6.8 | 65 |
| 2017 | This Was the XFL | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2017 | Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson | Self | Film | 8.4 | 65 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 63 |
| 2015 | MLB Network Presents | Self | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2015 | The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2015 | Randy Johnson: The Big Picture | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2015 | Iron: The Legacy of Cal Ripken Jr | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 62 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 62 |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 62 |
| 2014 | The Men in Blazers Show | Self | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2014 | Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker | Self | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2013 | MLB Now | Self | TV | — | 61 |
| 2013 | Free Spirits | Self | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 2013 | The United States of Football | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2013 | Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story | Himself | Film | — | 61 |
| 2013 | The Doctor | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 2013 | Schooled: The Price of College Sports | Himself | Film | 7.5 | 61 |
| 2013 | Glickman | Self | Film | 8.7 | 61 |
| 2013 | 365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley | Himself - Journalist | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 2013 | The World Series: History of the Fall Classic | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2013 | Hawk: The Colorful Life of Ken Harrelson | Narrator | Film | — | 61 |
| 2012 | Go On | Self | TV | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2012 | MLB's 20 Greatest Games | TV | — | 60 | |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Sports Announcer (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 59 |
| 2011 | On the Shoulders of Giants | Film | 6.3 | 59 | |
| 2011 | Catching Hell | Self | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago | Self | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 2010 | Baseball: The Tenth Inning | Self | TV | 10.0 | 58 |
| 2010 | Baseball: The Tenth Inning | Self | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 2010 | A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939 | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2009 | Studio 42 with Bob Costas | Self - Host | TV | 10.0 | 57 |
| 2009 | MLB: Baseball's Seasons | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 57 |
| 2008 | 2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps: Inside Story of the Beijing Games | Himself | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 2007 | Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song | Self | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 2007 | Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 55 |
| 2006 | Cars | Bob Cutlass (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2006 | Football Night in America | TV | 10.0 | 54 | |
| 2006 | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | Bob Costas | Film | 7.9 | 54 |
| 2006 | Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2006 | Home Base: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self | TV | 6.9 | 53 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 53 |
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Bob Costas | Film | 7.6 | 53 |
| 2005 | Costas Now | Self - Host | TV | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2005 | Mantle | Self | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 52 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 51 |
| 2003 | Forever Loyal: A Salute to the Cubs Fans and Their Field | The Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 2002 | Monk | Bob Costas | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 2002 | The 2002 Olympic Winter Games - Olympic Highlights | Narrator | Film | — | 50 |
| 2001 | Pootie Tang | Bob Costas | Film | 5.1 | 49 |
| 2001 | On the Record with Bob Costas | Self - Host | TV | 5.5 | 49 |
| 2001 | 50 Years of NBC Late Night | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 49 |
| 2001 | Tony Gwynn - Mr. Padre | Film | — | 49 | |
| 2000 | Baby Blues | TV | 6.8 | 48 | |
| 2000 | Michael Jordan to the Max | Self | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 2000 | When It Was a Game 3 | Self (voice) | Film | 9.5 | 48 |
| 2000 | Major League Baseball: All Century Team | Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Bob Costas (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1998 | BASEketball | Bob Costas | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1998 | Express: Aisle to Glory | Self | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 1998 | Race for the Record | Self | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1997 | Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1996 | Arli$$ | Bob Costas | TV | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1996 | Spin City | Bob Costas (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Himself | TV | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | Bob Costas | TV | 7.4 | 43 |
| 1995 | Open Season | Bob Costas | Film | 4.8 | 43 |
| 1994 | Baseball | Self | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | TV | 7.8 | 42 | |
| 1994 | The Critic | Bob Costas (voice) | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1994 | The Scout | Bob Costas | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1993 | Raw | TV | 6.8 | 41 | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Jake (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 40 | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Bob Costas | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Bob Costas (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1988 | Later with Bob Costas | TV | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1987 | New York Yankees: The Movie | Self | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1986 | Let's Go Mets | Self | Film | — | 34 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self - Preshow Host | TV | 7.8 | 32 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (voice) (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 23 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 23 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 10 |
| 1947 | Meet the Press | Self - Guest | TV | 4.6 | 4 |
| Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association | Self | Film | — | — | |
| The Best We've Got: The Carl Erskine Story | Self | Film | — | — |