William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American 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 Many of his awards have been rescinded due to numerous sexual assault allegations, including the 1998 Kennedy Center Honor, the 2009 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and all but 10 of 72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.
87 movies · 50 shows
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
2022·8.3
Cola Wars
2019·7.8
I Am Richard Pryor
2019·6.9
Bill Cosby: An American Scandal
2017·0.0
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
2017·10.0
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014·10.0
Keep On Keepin' On
2014·7.1
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013·7.0
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013·6.7
After Newtown: Guns in America
2013·9.5
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012·7.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012·5.0
Goose
2012·7.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009·8.0
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008·3.8
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
2008·7.0
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
2007·5.5
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007·0.0
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006·6.0
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
2006·0.0
The Shame of a City
2006·0.0
The Pact
2006·0.0
Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
2005·4.5
Lipstick & Dynamite
2005·6.4
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005·7.8
Fat Albert
2004·5.1
Baadasssss!
2004·6.5
Lightning in a Bottle
2004·7.6
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004·5.3
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003·8.0
Comedian
2002·6.6
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002·7.8
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002·6.0
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000·9.0
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999·0.0
4 Little Girls
1997·7.2
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
1997·5.2
Jack
1996·6.3
I Spy Returns
1994·5.0
The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney
1994·0.0
The Meteor Man
1993·5.8
Malcolm X
1992·7.6
The One, the Only... Groucho
1991·10.0
Ghost Dad
1990·5.1
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990·7.0
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990·7.2
The Earth Day Special
1990·6.1
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990·8.7
Sesame Street: 20 Years ... and Still Counting!
1989·7.3
Creole Giselle
1987·0.0
Leonard Part 6
1987·2.9
Superstars and their Moms
1987·10.0
Bill Cosby: 49
1987·6.3
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
1986·0.0
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986·0.0
In Remembrance of Martin
1986·8.0
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986·0.0
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986·9.0
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985·0.0
Bill Cosby: Himself
1983·7.6
The Fat Albert Easter Special
1982·7.0
The Devil and Max Devlin
1981·5.9
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979·1.0
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979·0.0
Top Secret
1978·10.0
California Suite
1978·5.8
The Fat Albert Christmas Special
1977·4.4
The Fat Albert Halloween Special
1977·6.1
A Piece of the Action
1977·5.8
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977·0.0
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976·5.3
Let's Do It Again
1975·7.0
Uptown Saturday Night
1974·6.2
The Chocolate Princess
1974·0.0
Bicycles are Beautiful
1974·0.0
The Weird Harold Special
1973·0.0
Hickey & Boggs
1972·5.9
To All My Friends on Shore
1972·6.8
Aesop's Fables
1971·9.0
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
1971·0.0
Man and Boy
1971·6.7
Diana!
1971·7.0
Bill Cosby on Prejudice
1971·0.0
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970·7.3
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969·6.2
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
1968·9.0
Murder at N.B.C.
1966·0.0