ACTOR
Philip Bosco
Known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Law & Order · Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-12
- Born
- Sep 26, 1930
- Died
- Dec 3, 2018
- Birthplace
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDavis Langley · 1999
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
Law & OrderDefense Attorney Gordon Schell · 1990
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
TV
Law & Order: Criminal IntentFranklin Winthrop · 2001
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Spin CityRandall Winston, Sr. (archive footage) · 1996
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
Filmography
Movies
An Enemy of the People
1966
A Lovely Way to DieFuller
1968
Hogan's GoatFather Coyne
1971
Trading PlacesDoctor
1983
The Pope of Greenwich VillagePaulie's Father
1984
Heaven Help UsBrother Paul
1985
FlanaganJames Flanagan
1985
The Money PitCurly
1986
LibertyBoss William Tweed
1986
Children of a Lesser GodDr. Curtis Franklin
1986
Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesThomas Colfax
1986
RB
Read Between The LinesGrandfather
1987
SuspectPaul Gray
1987
Echoes in the DarknessJudge Garb
1987
3 Men and a BabyDet. Sgt. Melkowitz
1987
Another WomanSam
1988
Internal AffairsJohn Wycoff
1988
Working GirlOren Trask
1988
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for WildernessGifford Pinchot (Voice)
1989
The Luckiest Man in the WorldSam Posner
1989
The Dream TeamO'Malley
1989
Murder in Black and WhiteWycoff
1990
Blue SteelFrank Turner
1990
Quick ChangeBus Driver
1990
The Crash of 1929Narrator
1990
Coney IslandNarrator (voice)
1991
True ColorsSen. Frank Steubens
1991
F/X2Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD
1991
The Return of Eliot NessArt Malto
1991
Shadows and FogMr. Paulsen
1991
Straight TalkGene Perlman
1992
Diego Rivera: I Paint What I SeeBertram Wolfe
1992
Music for the Movies: Bernard HerrmannNarrator
1992
L
LincolnFrederick Seward (voice)
1992
AngieFrank Scacciapensieri
1994
Against the WallOswald
1994
The Forget-Me-Not MurdersChief
1994
Milk MoneyJerry
1994
Safe PassageMort
1994
JT
Janek: The Silent BetrayalChief Wycoff
1994
Nobody's FoolJudge Flatt
1994
Young at HeartPatsy
1995
It Takes TwoVincenzo
1995
The First Wives ClubUncle Carmine Morelli
1996
My Best Friend's WeddingWalter Wallace
1997
Moon Over BroadwaySelf
1997
Critical CareDr. Hofstader
1997
Deconstructing HarryProfessor Clark
1997
CarriersColonel John O. Bailey
1998
Twelfth NightMalvolio
1998
Bonanno: A Godfather's StorySteve Maggadino Sr.
1999
Wonder BoysEmily's Father
2000
Cupid & CateDominic DeAngelo
2000
ShaftWalter Wade Senior
2000
Borough of KingsUncle Chicky
2000
No Ordinary BabyDr. Ed Walden
2001
Kate & LeopoldOtis
2001
Mark Twain(voice)
2002
AbandonProfessor Jergensen
2002
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road TripOther Voices (voice)
2003
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)
2004
HitchMr. O'Brian
2005
FreedomlandPriest
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysSaunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
2006
The SavagesLenny Savage
2007
WT
When the Evening ComesMartin Corrado
2009
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World(voice)
2010Television
Hallmark Hall of FameDominic DeAngelo · 1 eps
1951
You Are There1 eps
1953
NET PlayhousePeter Stockmann · 1 eps
1966
Great PerformancesFather Coyne · 1 eps
1971
NurseDr. Harry Wallenberg · 1 eps
1981
American PlayhouseGaetano Altobelli · 1 eps
1982
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
1983
The EqualizerBrian · 1 eps
1985
RO
Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesThomas Colfax · 2 eps
1986
Leg WorkDawson · 1 eps
1987
Echoes in the DarknessJudge Garb · 2 eps
1987
American ExperienceNarrator (voice) · 1 eps
1988
Law & OrderDefense Attorney Gordon Schell · 3 eps
1990
The Civil WarHorace Greeley (voice) · 9 eps
1990
T
TriBeCa7 eps
1993
Baseball(voice) · 4 eps
1994
Remember WENNPalermo Racine · 1 eps
1996
Spin CityRandall Winston, Sr. (archive footage) · 1 eps
1996
Early EditionMike Killabrew · 1 eps
1996
Liberty!Benjamin Franklin · 6 eps
1997
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDavis Langley · 1 eps
1999
EdAlan Stevens · 2 eps
2000
Law & Order: Criminal IntentFranklin Winthrop · 1 eps
2001
Mark TwainOther Voices (voice) · 2 eps
2002
CyberchaseZeus (voice) · 2 eps
2002
DamagesHollis Nye · 11 eps
2007
The National Parks: America's Best Idea6 eps
2009
ProhibitionReader (voice) · 3 eps
2011Photos
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