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Philip Bosco

  • Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
  • Birthday: September 26, 1930

An avuncular, often underused character player in films, Philip Bosco made his feature debut in "Requiem For a Heavyweight" (1962) but acted in only one other picture prior to 1983 when his thinning white hair, ready smile and faultless delivery began bringing him many middle-aged roles, often as sympathetic figures of authority. On the New York stage, however, Bosco is a legend who has headlined numerous Broadway productions and along the way earned three Tony nominations before taking the award home for "Lend Me a Tenor" (…more

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Cast on the FX original series "Damages"

  • 2007

    Played the senile father of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney in "The Savages"

  • 2005

    Starred on Broadway as Grandpa Potts in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," inspired by the children's book by Ian Fleming

  • 2004

    Returned to Broadway as 'Juror Three, the Angriest One of All' in "Twelve Angry Men" an adaptation of Reginald Rose's popular television (and film) drama from the 1950's; earned Tony nomination for his role

  • 2000

    Acted in John Singleton's remake of "Shaft," starring Samuel L Jackson

Awards

  • 1989

    Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Actor in a Play

  • 1989

    Tony Award: Actor in a Play

  • 1988

    Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming

  • 1987

    OBIE Award: Sustained Excellence of Performance

Upcoming Appearances

In Damages

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