Portrait of Bill Cosby

Acting

Bill Cosby

Career

Active from 1965 to 2013, busiest in 1971 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Electric Company
The Electric Company
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Cosby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Character-Driven Humor 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Spy Spoof 2
  • Action Comedy 2
  • Bill Cosby Persona 2
  • Satirical 2
  • 1970s 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Wholesome Family Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 68
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Executive Producer

2000s

5 titles · average score 64
Fat Albert
Fat Albert (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

Executive Producer, Writer

Baadasssss!
Baadasssss! (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bill Cosby

The Cosby Show: A Look Back
The Cosby Show: A Look Back (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (2001)

Producer

Men of Honor
Men of Honor (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

Executive Producer

1990s

14 titles · average score 49
Becker
Becker (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Hilton Lucas (uncredited)

Cosby
Cosby (1996)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show · as Hilton Lucas

Jack
Jack (1996)
GoodWatch score 41

as Lawrence Woodruff

Ruby Wax Meets
Ruby Wax Meets (1996)

TV show

The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Guy Hanks

I Spy Returns
I Spy Returns (1994)
GoodWatch score 49

as Alexander Scott

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Phil

The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man (1993)
GoodWatch score 39

as Marvin

Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1992)
GoodWatch score 81

Thanks

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Self - Guest

Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad (1990)
GoodWatch score 23

as Elliot Hopper

The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

as Cliff Huxtable

1980s

7 titles · average score 51
A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Heathcliff Huxtable

Leonard Part 6
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
GoodWatch score 15

as Leonard

Bill Cosby: 49
Bill Cosby: 49 (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Writer

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Heathcliff Huxtable

Bill Cosby: Himself
Bill Cosby: Himself (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

The Fat Albert Easter Special
The Fat Albert Easter Special (1982)

as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
GoodWatch score 30

as Barney Satin

1970s

19 titles · average score 59
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dave Anderson

The Fat Albert Christmas Special
The Fat Albert Christmas Special (1977)
GoodWatch score 55

as Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

The Fat Albert Halloween Special
The Fat Albert Halloween Special (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot Brown (voice)

Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mother

Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

as Billy Foster

Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Wardell Franklin

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Fat Albert Robertson / Bill Cosby

Hickey & Boggs
Hickey & Boggs (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Al Hickey

To All My Friends on Shore
To All My Friends on Shore (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Blue

The Electric Company
The Electric Company (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as The Milk Man

Man and Boy
Man and Boy (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

as Caleb Revers

Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables (1971)

as Aesop

1960s

8 titles · average score 62
The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Chet Kincaid

Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert (1969)

Writer

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Picasso Summer
The Picasso Summer (1969)
GoodWatch score 54

Executive Producer

Of Black America
Of Black America (1968)

TV show

I Spy
I Spy (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Alexander Scott

The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

1940s

1 title · average score 41
Meet the Press
Meet the Press (1947)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show