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Bob Costas

Acting

Born March 22, 1952 · Queens, New York, USA

Also known as Robert Quinlan Costas

Biography

Robert Quinlan Costas is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 11 Olympic Games from 1992 until 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Costas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Walter Cronkite AwardExcellence in Journalism · 2012
  • Ford C. Frick Award

Filmography50+ titles

Clemente

2024as Self

Glickman

2013as Self

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

2022as Self (archive footage)

The Last Dance

2020as Self - WGN-Chicago 1979-80

Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting

2021as Self - Interviewee

Monk

2002as Bob Costas

The Simpsons

1989as Bob Costas (voice)

MLB Network Presents

as Self

Mr. McMahon

2024as Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014as Self (voice)

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1993

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Preshow Host

Frasier

1993as Jake (voice)

The Larry Sanders Show

1992as Bob Costas

Coach Carter

2005as Bob Costas

Schooled: The Price of College Sports

2013as Himself

Baseball

1994as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Family Guy

1999as Bob Costas (voice)

Moneyball

2011as Sports Announcer (voice)

NewsRadio

1995as Bob Costas

The Critic

1994as Bob Costas (voice)

Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback

2026as Self

Conan

2010as Self

It Ain't Over

2022as Self

Here Today

2021as Bob Costas

This Was the XFL

2017as Himself

Catching Hell

2011as Self

Cars

2006as Bob Cutlass (voice)

Cars 3

2017as Bob Cutlass (voice)

Free Spirits

2013as Self

The Colbert Report

2005as Self (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self (uncredited)

Brockmire

2017as Bob Costas

Arli$$

1996as Bob Costas

Raw

1993

Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association

2026as Self

The Story of Late Night

as Self

Go On

2012as Self

The Drew Carey Show

1995as Himself

The Men in Blazers Show

as Self

The Daily Show

1996as Self

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

2007as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self

BASEketball

1998as Bob Costas

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003as Self

Long Gone Summer

2020as Himself

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self