---
name: "Philip Bosco"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-bosco"
fi1m_id: "philip-bosco"
imdb_id: "nm0097842"
tmdb_id: 6541
wikidata_id: "Q1292127"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 September 1930"
died: "3 December 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T11:27:05.676413+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Philip Bosco

## Identity

Philip Bosco

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philip-bosco
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philip-bosco
- **IMDb ID:** nm0097842
- **TMDB ID:** 6541
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1292127
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Bosco, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1292127, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0097842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6541

Actor. Born 26 September 1930 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Died 3 December 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 September 1930, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 3 December 2018
- **Active:** 1986–2005
- **Also known as:** فیلیپ باسکو
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (4), 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 70 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 4, Romance 3, Documentary 1, War & Politics 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $477m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Bosco, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1292127, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0097842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6541

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*3 Men and a Baby*](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md) (71)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Children of a Lesser God*](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Philip Bosco (1930–2018) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films, including as Emily's Father in *Wonder Boys* (2000), Walter Wallace in *My Best Friend's Wedding* (1997), Mr O'Brian in *Hitch* (2005) and roles in *Trading Places* (1983), *Working Girl* (1988) and *Shaft* (2000).

Bosco had an extensive stage career, performing in more than 50 Broadway productions. He won a Tony Award in 1989 for his performance as Saunders in *Lend Me a Tenor* and received several further Tony nominations.

He also appeared regularly in the *Law & Order* television franchise and in other series such as *Damages*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Wonder Boys* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Emily's Father — [page](https://film.one/film/wonder-boys.md)
- *Deconstructing Harry* (1997), Fi1m 72, as Professor Clark — [page](https://film.one/film/deconstructing-harry.md)
- *The Civil War* (1990), Fi1m 87, as Horace Greeley (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-civil-war.md)
- *Working Girl* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Oren Trask — [page](https://film.one/film/working-girl.md)
- *3 Men and a Baby* (1987), Fi1m 71, as Det. Sgt. Melkowitz — [page](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md)
- *Children of a Lesser God* (1986), Fi1m 66, as Dr. Curtis Franklin — [page](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md)
- *The Money Pit* (1986), Fi1m 54, as Curly — [page](https://film.one/film/the-money-pit.md)

## Complete filmography (93)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Prohibition* (2011), series, as Reader (voice)
- *Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World* (2010), as (voice)
- *When the Evening Comes* (2009), as Martin Corrado
- *The National Parks: America's Best Idea* (2009), series, Actor
- *The Savages* (2007), as Lenny Savage
- *Damages* (2007), series, as Hollis Nye — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays* (2006), as Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
- *Freedomland* (2006), as Priest
- *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)
- *Abandon* (2002), as Professor Jergensen
- *Cyberchase* (2002), series, as Zeus (voice)
- *Mark Twain* (2002), as (voice)
- *Mark Twain* (2002), series, as Other Voices (voice)
- *Kate & Leopold* (2001), as Otis
- *No Ordinary Baby* (2001), as Dr. Ed Walden
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Franklin Winthrop
- *Borough of Kings* (2000), as Uncle Chicky
- *Ed* (2000), series, as Alan Stevens
- *Shaft* (2000), as Walter Wade Senior
- *Cupid & Cate* (2000), as Dominic DeAngelo
- *Wonder Boys* (2000), as Emily's Father — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/wonder-boys.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Davis Langley, Joseph P. Terhune
- *Bonanno: A Godfather's Story* (1999), as Steve Maggadino Sr.
- *Twelfth Night* (1998), as Malvolio
- *Carriers* (1998), as Colonel John O. Bailey
- *Deconstructing Harry* (1997), as Professor Clark — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/deconstructing-harry.md)
- *Liberty!* (1997), series, as Benjamin Franklin
- *Critical Care* (1997), as Dr. Hofstader
- *My Best Friend's Wedding* (1997), as Walter Wallace
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, as Mike Killabrew
- *The First Wives Club* (1996), as Uncle Carmine Morelli
- *Spin City* (1996), series, as Randall Winston, Sr. (archive footage)
- *Remember WENN* (1996), series, as Palermo Racine
- *It Takes Two* (1995), as Vincenzo
- *Young at Heart* (1995), as Patsy
- *Nobody's Fool* (1994), as Judge Flatt
- *Janek: The Silent Betrayal* (1994), as Chief Wycoff
- *Safe Passage* (1994), as Mort
- *Baseball* (1994), series, as (voice)
- *Milk Money* (1994), as Jerry
- *The Forget-Me-Not Murders* (1994), as Chief
- *Against the Wall* (1994), as Oswald
- *Angie* (1994), as Frank Scacciapensieri
- *TriBeCa* (1993), series, Actor
- *Lincoln* (1992), as Frederick Seward (voice)
- *Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann* (1992), as Narrator
- *Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See* (1992), as Bertram Wolfe
- *Straight Talk* (1992), as Gene Perlman
- *Shadows and Fog* (1991), as Mr. Paulsen
- *The Return of Eliot Ness* (1991), as Art Malto
- *F/X2* (1991), as Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD
- *True Colors* (1991), as Sen. Frank Steubens
- *Coney Island* (1991), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Crash of 1929* (1990), as Narrator
- *The Civil War* (1990), series, as Horace Greeley (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-civil-war.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Defense Attorney Gordon Schell, Dobbs, Lee Jerrold — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Quick Change* (1990), as Bus Driver
- *Blue Steel* (1990), as Frank Turner
- *Murder in Black and White* (1990), as Wycoff
- *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)
- *Working Girl* (1988), as Oren Trask — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/working-girl.md)
- *Internal Affairs* (1988), as John Wycoff
- *Another Woman* (1988), as Sam
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *3 Men and a Baby* (1987), as Det. Sgt. Melkowitz — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md)
- *Echoes in the Darkness* (1987), as Judge Garb
- *Echoes in the Darkness* (1987), series, as Judge Garb
- *Suspect* (1987), as Paul Gray
- *Leg Work* (1987), series, as Dawson
- *Read Between The Lines* (1987), as Grandfather
- *Rage of Angels: The Story Continues* (1986), as Thomas Colfax
- *Rage of Angels: The Story Continues* (1986), series, as Thomas Colfax
- *Children of a Lesser God* (1986), as Dr. Curtis Franklin — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md)
- *Liberty* (1986), as Boss William Tweed
- *The Money Pit* (1986), as Curly — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-money-pit.md)
- *Flanagan* (1985), as James Flanagan
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Brian, Oscar
- *Heaven Help Us* (1985), as Brother Paul
- *The Pope of Greenwich Village* (1984), as Paulie's Father
- *Trading Places* (1983), as Doctor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/trading-places.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Gaetano Altobelli
- *Nurse* (1981), series, as Dr. Harry Wallenberg
- *Hogan's Goat* (1971), as Father Coyne
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Father Coyne
- *A Lovely Way to Die* (1968), as Fuller
- *An Enemy of the People* (1966), Actor
- *NET Playhouse* (1966), series, as Peter Stockmann
- *You Are There* (1953), series, Actor
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Dominic DeAngelo

## Gallery

- ![Philip Bosco](https://film.one/media/person/96983/gallery-8362f84c4825.jpg) Philip Bosco — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Philip_Bosco_%22Nurse%22_%281978_CBS_press_photo%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Philip Bosco](https://film.one/media/person/96983/gallery-763573aeaad4.jpg) Philip Bosco — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Bosco](https://film.one/media/person/96983/gallery-d02237dea72b.jpg) Philip Bosco — Image via TMDB
- ![Philip Bosco](https://film.one/media/person/96983/gallery-721a62921e8a.jpg) Philip Bosco — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 5 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2005: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1996: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1989: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1987: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1984: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1961: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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