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Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Acting·1930–2018·63 films

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.

Filmography

Hitch
Hitch (2005)Mr. O'Brian
Trading Places
Trading Places (1983)Doctor
My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)Walter Wallace
Kate & Leopold
Kate & Leopold (2001)Otis
Shaft
Shaft (2000)Walter Wade Senior
The Money Pit
The Money Pit (1986)Curly
3 Men and a Baby
3 Men and a Baby (1987)Det. Sgt. Melkowitz
Working Girl
Working Girl (1988)Oren Trask
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry (1997)Professor Clark
It Takes Two
It Takes Two (1995)Vincenzo
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club (1996)Uncle Carmine Morelli
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys (2000)Emily's Father
Blue Steel
Blue Steel (1990)Frank Turner
The Savages
The Savages (2007)Lenny Savage
Quick Change
Quick Change (1990)Bus Driver
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog (1991)Mr. Paulsen
Freedomland
Freedomland (2006)Priest
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (1994)Judge Flatt
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God (1986)Dr. Curtis Franklin
Milk Money
Milk Money (1994)Jerry the Pope
F/X2
F/X2 (1991)Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD
Another Woman
Another Woman (1988)Sam
The Dream Team
The Dream Team (1989)O'Malley
Suspect
Suspect (1987)Paul Gray
Abandon
Abandon (2002)Professor Jergensen
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)Paulie's Father
Against the Wall
Against the Wall (1994)Oswald
True Colors
True Colors (1991)Sen. Frank Steubens
Straight Talk
Straight Talk (1992)Gene Perlman
Heaven Help Us
Heaven Help Us (1985)Brother Paul
Critical Care
Critical Care (1997)Dr. Hofstader
Angie
Angie (1994)Frank Scacciapensieri
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)Other Voices (voice)
Safe Passage
Safe Passage (1994)Mort
Cupid & Cate
Cupid & Cate (2000)Dominic DeAngelo
Mark Twain
Mark Twain (2002)(voice)
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)Fuller
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)Steve Maggadino Sr.
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)Other Voices (voice)
No Ordinary Baby
No Ordinary Baby (2001)Dr. Ed Walden
Echoes in the Darkness
Echoes in the Darkness (1987)Judge Garb
Carriers
Carriers (1998)Colonel John O. Bailey
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994)Chief
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)Narrator
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)Thomas Colfax
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway (1997)Self
Hogan's Goat
Hogan's Goat (1971)Father Coyne
The Return of Eliot Ness
The Return of Eliot Ness (1991)Art Malto
Liberty
Liberty (1986)Boss William Tweed
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1998)Malvolio
Coney Island
Coney Island (1991)Narrator (voice)
Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs (1988)John Wycoff
Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See
Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See (1992)Bertram Wolfe
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People (1966)
The Luckiest Man in the World
The Luckiest Man in the World (1989)Sam Posner
Murder in Black and White
Murder in Black and White (1990)Wycoff
Young at Heart
Young at Heart (1995)Patsy
Flanagan
Flanagan (1985)James Flanagan
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (2010)(voice)
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness (1989)Gifford Pinchot (Voice)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
The Crash of 1929
The Crash of 1929 (1990)Narrator
Borough of Kings
Borough of Kings (2000)Uncle Chicky