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Philip Bosco

Acting Born Sep 26, 1930 Died Dec 3, 2018 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA 100 credits

Biography

Philip Michael Bosco was an American actor born on September 26, 1930, in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. His father was Philip Lupo Bosco, who worked as an amusement park laborer. Throughout his career, Philip Bosco accumulated 95 known acting credits in movies and television shows. He was known for his work in various film and television projects, including Remember WENN, The West, and Liberty! The American Revolution. Philip Bosco passed away on December 3, 2018, at the age of 88.

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Career

Career overview

Philip Michael Bosco was an American actor who was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 26, 1930, and died on December 3, 2018, at the age of 88. His father was Philip Lupo Bosco, who worked as a carnival worker. Throughout his career, he established himself in the entertainment industry with numerous acting credits across film and television.

As a noted performer, Bosco amassed 95 known acting credits during his career. Among his body of work, he became known for his appearances in various film and television projects, including Remember WENN, The West, and Liberty! The American Revolution. His extensive career spanned decades, marking him as a recognized figure in American media until his passing in late 2018.

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Career timeline

Prohibition
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
The National Parks: America's Best IdeaWhen the Evening Comes
DamagesThe Savages
FreedomlandThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Hitch
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
CyberchaseCyberchaseAbandonMark TwainMark Twain
Law & Order: Criminal IntentKate & LeopoldNo Ordinary Baby
EdShaftWonder BoysCupid & CateBorough of Kings
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBonanno: A Godfather's Story
CarriersTwelfth Night
Deconstructing HarryMy Best Friend's WeddingLiberty!Critical CareMoon Over Broadway
Spin CityEarly EditionRemember WENNThe First Wives Club
It Takes TwoYoung at Heart
BaseballNobody's FoolMilk MoneyAgainst the WallAngie
TriBeCa
Straight TalkMusic for the Movies: Bernard HerrmannLincolnDiego Rivera: I Paint What I See
F/X2Shadows and FogConey IslandTrue ColorsThe Return of Eliot Ness
Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & OrderThe Civil WarQuick Change
The Dream TeamThe Luckiest Man in the WorldThe Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
American ExperienceWorking GirlAnother WomanInternal Affairs
3 Men and a BabyLeg WorkSuspectEchoes in the DarknessEchoes in the Darkness
The Money PitChildren of a Lesser GodRage of Angels: The Story ContinuesRage of Angels: The Story ContinuesLiberty
The EqualizerThe EqualizerHeaven Help UsFlanagan
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Reading RainbowTrading Places
American Playhouse
Nurse

Full filmography

  • Prohibition (2011) as Reader (voice)
  • Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (2010) as (voice)
  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
  • When the Evening Comes (2009) as Martin Corrado
  • Damages (2007) as Hollis Nye
  • The Savages (2007) as Lenny Savage
  • Freedomland (2006) as Priest
  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006) as Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
  • Hitch (2005) as Mr. O'Brian
  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) as Other Voices (voice)
  • Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003) as Other Voices (voice)
  • Cyberchase (2002)
  • Cyberchase (2002) as Zeus (voice)
  • Abandon (2002) as Professor Jergensen
  • Mark Twain (2002) as Other Voices (voice)
  • Mark Twain (2002) as (voice)
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Franklin Winthrop
  • Kate & Leopold (2001) as Otis
  • No Ordinary Baby (2001) as Dr. Ed Walden
  • Ed (2000) as Alan Stevens
  • Shaft (2000) as Walter Wade Senior
  • Wonder Boys (2000) as Emily's Father
  • Cupid & Cate (2000) as Dominic DeAngelo
  • Borough of Kings (2000) as Uncle Chicky
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Davis Langley
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Joseph P. Terhune
  • Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999) as Steve Maggadino Sr.
  • Carriers (1998) as Colonel John O. Bailey
  • Twelfth Night (1998) as Malvolio
  • Deconstructing Harry (1997) as Professor Clark
  • My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) as Walter Wallace
  • Liberty! (1997) as Benjamin Franklin
  • Critical Care (1997) as Dr. Hofstader
  • Moon Over Broadway (1997) as Self
  • Spin City (1996) as Randall Winston, Sr. (archive footage)
  • Early Edition (1996) as Mike Killabrew
  • Remember WENN (1996) as Palermo Racine
  • The First Wives Club (1996) as Uncle Carmine Morelli
  • It Takes Two (1995) as Vincenzo
  • Young at Heart (1995) as Patsy
  • Baseball (1994) as (voice)
  • Nobody's Fool (1994) as Judge Flatt
  • Milk Money (1994) as Jerry the Pope
  • Against the Wall (1994) as Oswald
  • Angie (1994) as Frank Scacciapensieri
  • Safe Passage (1994) as Mort
  • The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994) as Chief
  • Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994) as Chief Wycoff
  • TriBeCa (1993)
  • Straight Talk (1992) as Gene Perlman
  • Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992) as Narrator
  • Lincoln (1992) as Frederick Seward (voice)
  • Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See (1992) as Bertram Wolfe
  • F/X2 (1991) as Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD
  • Shadows and Fog (1991) as Mr. Paulsen
  • Coney Island (1991) as Narrator (voice)
  • True Colors (1991) as Sen. Frank Steubens
  • The Return of Eliot Ness (1991) as Art Malto
  • Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Gordon Schell
  • Law & Order (1990) as Dobbs
  • Law & Order (1990) as Lee Jerrold
  • The Civil War (1990) as Horace Greeley (voice)
  • Quick Change (1990) as Bus Driver
  • Blue Steel (1990) as Frank Turner
  • Murder in Black and White (1990) as Wycoff
  • The Crash of 1929 (1990) as Narrator
  • The Dream Team (1989) as O'Malley
  • The Luckiest Man in the World (1989) as Sam Posner
  • The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness (1989) as Gifford Pinchot (Voice)
  • American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
  • Working Girl (1988) as Oren Trask
  • Another Woman (1988) as Sam
  • Internal Affairs (1988) as John Wycoff
  • 3 Men and a Baby (1987) as Det. Sgt. Melkowitz
  • Leg Work (1987) as Dawson
  • Suspect (1987) as Paul Gray
  • Echoes in the Darkness (1987) as Judge Garb
  • Echoes in the Darkness (1987) as Judge Garb
  • Read Between The Lines (1987) as Grandfather
  • The Money Pit (1986) as Curly
  • Children of a Lesser God (1986) as Dr. Curtis Franklin
  • Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986) as Thomas Colfax
  • Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986) as Thomas Colfax
  • Liberty (1986) as Boss William Tweed
  • The Equalizer (1985) as Brian
  • The Equalizer (1985) as Oscar
  • Heaven Help Us (1985) as Brother Paul
  • Flanagan (1985) as James Flanagan
  • The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) as Paulie's Father
  • Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Trading Places (1983) as Doctor
  • American Playhouse (1982) as Gaetano Altobelli
  • Nurse (1981) as Dr. Harry Wallenberg
  • Great Performances (1971) as Father Coyne
  • Hogan's Goat (1971) as Father Coyne
  • A Lovely Way to Die (1968) as Fuller
  • NET Playhouse (1966) as Peter Stockmann
  • An Enemy of the People (1966)
  • You Are There (1953)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Dominic DeAngelo