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  • Perry puzzled over Cosby casting fuss - 19 February 2009
    on to cast Keshia Knight Pulliam as a prostitute in his new movie - because it's been over two decades since the actress played Bill Cosby's cute kid on The Cosby Show.- -Perry cast Pulliam as his hooker in Madea Goes To Jail because he thought it would be a good id

Bill Cosby - what members say


  • Jack
  • Jack review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5.0 stars superb................... 9 May 2009
    ...ayed by Diane Lane and Brian Kerwin and his tutor, Lawrence Woodruff (played by Bill Cosby), who introduces the idea that Jack should go to a public school. His parents ...   Read customer review
  • California Suite
  • California Suite review by from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Great Comedy, Great Score 18 May 2006
    ...ael Caine, Alan Alda and Jane Fonda - and really chokingly funny slapstick from Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor. There's also a great jazz score from Claude Bolling that ma...   Read customer review
  • Mother, Jugs and Speed
  • Mother, Jugs and Speed review by from Cardiff...
    Rated - 5.0 stars A Hidden Gem... 7 June 2005
    ...ers and the odd death or three.Black humour at its best, and great performances.Bill Cosby at his best ever, Racquel Welch (looking good and actually acting!)and even Lar...   Read customer review

Bill Cosby - filmography


  • Jack on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Diane Lane,  Jennifer Lopez
    Director: Francis Ford Coppola
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This bittersweet story of childhood innocence and friendship stars Robin Williams as Jack Powell, a boy who grows four times faster than normal--by the time Jack reaches his 10th birthday, he looks like a 40-year-old man. After years of being tutored at home by Mr. Woodruff (Bill Cosby), Jack ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 4,961 members
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  • I Spy Returns on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Bill Cosby,  Robert Culp,  Salli Richardson
    Director: Jerry London
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The stars of the classic 1960s TV spy adventure series, Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, are reunited once more to help their kids, who are now spies just like their fathers. Bullets and jokes fly as they defeat the bad guys.
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 106 members
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  • The Cosby Show - Season 5 (1988)
    Starring: Bill Cosby,  Malcolm Jamal Warner,  Phylicia Rashad
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The fifth season of one of television history's most famous and ground breaking sitcoms is compiled in this collection. Bill Cosby was already a presence on television for much of the 1960s and 1970s, but in 1984 he debuted his new series, THE COSBY SHOW, which went on to become one of the most ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 23 members
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  • Uptown Saturday Night (1988)
    Starring: Sidney Poitier,  Bill Cosby,  Harry Belafonte
    Director: Sidney Poitier
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby team up in this hilarious misadventure as buddies Steve and Wardell, who head uptown to a swanky nightclub. Unfortunately, thieves hit the club and steal Steve's wallet-which happens to hold a winning lottery ticket.
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 5 members
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  • The Cosby Show - Season 4 (4 discs) on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Bill Cosby,  Malcolm Jamal Warner,  Phylicia Rashad
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The entire fourth season of one of television history's most famous and ground breaking sitcoms is compiled in this collection. Already a presence on television for much of the 1960s and 1970s, in 1984 Bill Cosby debuted his new series THE COSBY SHOW, which went on to become one of the most popular ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 62 members
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  • The Cosby Show - Season 3 (4 discs) on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Bill Cosby,  Malcolm Jamal Warner,  Phylicia Rashad
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The entire third season of one of television history's most famous and ground breaking sitcoms is compiled in this collection. Already a presence on television for much of the 1960s and 1970s, in 1984 Bill Cosby debuted his new series THE COSBY SHOW, which went on to become one of the most popular ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 95 members
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  • Bill Cosby - Himself (1982)
    Starring: Bill Cosby
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Contains highlights from Mr. Cosby's appearance at the Hamilton Place performing arts center in Toronto, Canada. Included are his thoughts on marriage, liquor, drugs, and much more.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 11 members
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  • Mother, Jugs and Speed (1976)
    Starring: Raquel Welch,  Harvey Keitel,  Bill Cosby
    Director: Peter Yates
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    This highly irreverent and satirical black comedy recounts the daily tragedies of a group of ambulance drivers at a run-down company in 1970s California. A smart-aleck blend of television's TAXI and M*A*S*H and precursor to BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, the film is set at the F? ambulance company, which ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 34 members
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  • Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Starring: Sidney Poitier,  Bill Cosby,  Calvin Lockhart
    Director: Sidney Poitier
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match. Using hypnotism, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 67% from 20 members
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  • Hickey and Boggs (1972)
    Starring: Michael Moriarty,  James Woods,  Robert Culp
    Director: Robert Culp
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Bill Cosby and Robert Culp are united again as private eyes in this Walter Hill-scripted 'film noir.' Searching for a missing girl, they find themselves involved with vicious criminals and precipitating a string of deaths.
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  • Cosby Show - Season 1 (4 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Bill Cosby,  Phylicia Rashad,  Sabrina Le Beauf
    Director: Nancy Stern
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Already a presence on television for much of the 1960s and 1970s, in 1984 Bill Cosby debuted his new series THE COSBY SHOW, which went on to become one of the most popular shows on television. Even in its very first year, THE COSBY SHOW was the third highest rated show in America. On the program, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 190 members
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  • Steve Gadd - American Drummers Awards on DVD
    Starring: Bill Cosby,  Vinnie Colaiuta,  Steve Gadd
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Influential American drummer Steve Gadd, who has been making his mark on the music world since the early 1970s, was honored at this unique event hosted by Bill Cosby. The program featured selections from throughout Gadd's illustrious career, which included collaborations with Chick Corea, Al ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 6 members
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Bill Cosby facts

5 most recent films

Jack - 3.0 stars
I Spy Returns - 2.5 stars
The Meteor Man - 3.0 stars
Ghost Dad - 2.5 stars
The Cosby Show - Season 5 - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Cosby Show - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
The Cosby Show - Season 3 - 4.0 stars
The Cosby Show - Season 2 - Complete - 4.0 stars
The Cosby Show - Season 4 - 3.5 stars
The Meteor Man - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Hickey and Boggs - 3 stars
To All My Friends On Shore - 1.5 stars
Mother, Jugs and Speed - 2.5 stars
The Cosby Show - Season 5 - 3.0 stars
Steve Gadd - American Drummers Awards - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Lisa Bonet - 22 times - show films
Phylicia Rashad - 22 times - show films
Keshia Knight Pulliam - 17 times - show films
Tempestt Bledsoe - 17 times - show films
Malcolm Jamal Warner - 17 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 15 times - show films
Nancy Stern - 5 times - show films
Jay Sandrich - 5 times - show films
Sidney Poitier - 3 times - show films
Robert Townsend - 2 times - show films