Philip Bosco

Acting

Philip Bosco

Born September 26, 1930Jersey City, New Jersey, USA93 credits

Philip Michael Bosco (September 26, 1930 – December 3, 2018) was an American actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Saunders in the 1989 Broadway production of Lend Me a Tenor, and for his starring roles in many movies like My Best Friend's Wedding, The Savages and The First Wives Club.

Known For

Prohibition
7.9

Prohibition

TV

2011

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

Movie

2010

When the Evening Comes

Movie

2009

The National Parks: America's Best Idea
7.9

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

TV

2009

The Savages
6.9

The Savages

Movie

2007

Damages
7.5

Damages

TV

2007

Filmography

Prohibition
2011Prohibitionas Reader (voice)TV
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
2010Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The Worldas (voice)Movie
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2009When the Evening Comesas Martin CorradoMovie
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009The National Parks: America's Best IdeaTV
The Savages
2007The Savagesas Lenny SavageMovie
Damages
2007Damagesas Hollis NyeTV
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")Movie
Freedomland
2006Freedomlandas PriestMovie
Hitch
2005Hitchas Mr. O'BrianMovie
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)Movie
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Tripas Other Voices (voice)Movie
Abandon
2002Abandonas Professor JergensenMovie
Cyberchase
2002CyberchaseTV
Mark Twain
2002Mark Twainas (voice)Movie
Mark Twain
2002Mark Twainas Other Voices (voice)TV
Kate & Leopold
2001Kate & Leopoldas OtisMovie
No Ordinary Baby
2001No Ordinary Babyas Dr. Ed WaldenMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Franklin WinthropTV
Borough of Kings
2000Borough of Kingsas Uncle ChickyMovie
Ed
2000Edas Alan StevensTV
Shaft
2000Shaftas Walter Wade SeniorMovie
Cupid & Cate
2000Cupid & Cateas Dominic DeAngeloMovie
Wonder Boys
2000Wonder Boysas Emily's FatherMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Davis LangleyTV
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999Bonanno: A Godfather's Storyas Steve Maggadino Sr.Movie
Twelfth Night
1998Twelfth Nightas MalvolioMovie
Carriers
1998Carriersas Colonel John O. BaileyMovie
Deconstructing Harry
1997Deconstructing Harryas Professor ClarkMovie
Liberty!
1997Liberty!as Benjamin FranklinTV
Critical Care
1997Critical Careas Dr. HofstaderMovie
Moon Over Broadway
1997Moon Over Broadwayas SelfMovie
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997My Best Friend's Weddingas Walter WallaceMovie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Mike KillabrewTV
The First Wives Club
1996The First Wives Clubas Uncle Carmine MorelliMovie
Spin City
1996Spin Cityas Randall Winston, Sr. (archive footage)TV
Remember WENN
1996Remember WENNas Palermo RacineTV
It Takes Two
1995It Takes Twoas VincenzoMovie
Young at Heart
1995Young at Heartas PatsyMovie
Nobody's Fool
1994Nobody's Foolas Judge FlattMovie
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1994Janek: The Silent Betrayalas Chief WycoffMovie
Safe Passage
1994Safe Passageas MortMovie
Baseball
1994Baseballas (voice)TV
Milk Money
1994Milk Moneyas Jerry the PopeMovie
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
1994The Forget-Me-Not Murdersas ChiefMovie
Against the Wall
1994Against the Wallas OswaldMovie
Angie
1994Angieas Frank ScacciapensieriMovie
T
1993TriBeCaTV
L
1992Lincolnas Frederick Seward (voice)Movie
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
1992Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmannas NarratorMovie
Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See
1992Diego Rivera: I Paint What I Seeas Bertram WolfeMovie
Straight Talk
1992Straight Talkas Gene PerlmanMovie
Shadows and Fog
1991Shadows and Fogas Mr. PaulsenMovie
The Return of Eliot Ness
1991The Return of Eliot Nessas Art MaltoMovie
F/X2
1991F/X2as Lt. Ray Silak, NYPDMovie
True Colors
1991True Colorsas Sen. Frank SteubensMovie
Coney Island
1991Coney Islandas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Crash of 1929
1990The Crash of 1929as NarratorMovie
The Civil War
1990The Civil Waras Horace GreeleyTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Defense Attorney Gordon SchellTV
Quick Change
1990Quick Changeas Bus DriverMovie
Blue Steel
1990Blue Steelas Frank TurnerMovie
Murder in Black and White
1990Murder in Black and Whiteas WycoffMovie
The Dream Team
1989The Dream Teamas O'MalleyMovie
The Luckiest Man in the World
1989The Luckiest Man in the Worldas Sam PosnerMovie
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
1989The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wildernessas Gifford Pinchot (Voice)Movie
Working Girl
1988Working Girlas Oren TraskMovie
Internal Affairs
1988Internal Affairsas John WycoffMovie
Another Woman
1988Another Womanas SamMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)TV
3 Men and a Baby
19873 Men and a Babyas Det. Sgt. MelkowitzMovie
Echoes in the Darkness
1987Echoes in the Darknessas Judge GarbMovie
Echoes in the Darkness
1987Echoes in the Darknessas Judge GarbTV
Suspect
1987Suspectas Paul GrayMovie
Leg Work
1987Leg Workas DawsonTV
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1987Read Between The Linesas GrandfatherMovie
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
1986Rage of Angels: The Story Continuesas Thomas ColfaxMovie
R
1986Rage of Angels: The Story Continuesas Thomas ColfaxTV
Children of a Lesser God
1986Children of a Lesser Godas Dr. Curtis FranklinMovie
Liberty
1986Libertyas Boss William TweedMovie
The Money Pit
1986The Money Pitas CurlyMovie
Flanagan
1985Flanaganas James FlanaganMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras BrianTV
Heaven Help Us
1985Heaven Help Usas Brother PaulMovie
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984The Pope of Greenwich Villageas Paulie's FatherMovie
Trading Places
1983Trading Placesas DoctorMovie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Nurse
1981Nurseas Dr. Harry WallenbergTV
Hogan's Goat
1971Hogan's Goatas Father CoyneMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Father CoyneTV
A Lovely Way to Die
1968A Lovely Way to Dieas FullerMovie
An Enemy of the People
1966An Enemy of the PeopleMovie
You Are There
1953You Are ThereTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dominic DeAngeloTV