Bob Costas

Acting•Born March 22, 1952 (age 74)•Queens, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

2026

Ueck

Movie

2026

Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association

as Self

2026

Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback

as Self

2025

Clemente

as Self

Movie

2025

Baseball Mensch: The Marty Lurie Story

as Narrator

Movie

2025

Going, Going, Gone: The Magic of the Home Run

as Self

Movie

2025

The Verdict

as Self

2024

The Waiting Game

Movie

2024

Mr. McMahon

as Self

2023

It Ain't Over

as Self

Movie

2023

Brick by Brick: The Story of Wrigley Field

Movie

2022

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

as Self

Movie

2022

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Back on the Record with Bob Costas

as Self - Host

2021

Behind the Mask - Stories of the COVID-19 pandemic

as Self

Movie

2021

Here Today

as Bob Costas

Movie

2021

The Story of Late Night

as Self

2021

Rulon Gardner Won't Die

Movie

2021

Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting

as Self - Interviewee

Movie

2020

The Sandberg Game

Movie

2020

Long Gone Summer

as Himself

Movie

2020

The Sounds of Baseball

as Self - Host

2020

Game 6: The Movie

as Self

Movie

2020

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

as (archive footage)

Movie

2020

The Last Dance

as Himself

2020

The Last Dance

as Self - WGN-Chicago 1979-80

2020

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

Movie

2018

Shut Up and Dribble

as Self - Sportscaster

2018

Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived"

as Self

Movie

2018

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018

Tiger and Rocco

as Self

Movie

2018

Generations of the Game

Movie

2017

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

as Self

Movie

2017

Cars 3

as Bob Cutlass (voice)

Movie

2017

Brockmire

as Bob Costas

2017

This Was the XFL

as Himself

Movie

2015

The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs

Movie

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015

Iron: The Legacy of Cal Ripken Jr

Movie

2015

Randy Johnson: The Big Picture

Movie

2015

MLB Network Presents

as Self

2014

The Men in Blazers Show

as Self

2014

Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker

as Self

Movie

2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self (voice)

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2013

365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley

as Himself - Journalist

Movie

2013

Schooled: The Price of College Sports

as Himself

Movie

2013

Free Spirits

as Self

Movie

2013

The World Series: History of the Fall Classic

as Self

Movie

2013

Glickman

as Self

Movie

2013

The United States of Football

Movie

2013

Hawk: The Colorful Life of Ken Harrelson

as Narrator

Movie

2013

The Doctor

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2013

MLB Now

as Self

2013

Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story

as Himself

Movie

2012

Go On

as Self

2012

MLB's 20 Greatest Games

2011

Catching Hell

as Self

Movie

2011

Moneyball

as Sports Announcer (voice)

Movie

2011

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago

as Self

Movie

2011

On the Shoulders of Giants

Movie

2010

Conan

as Self

2010

Baseball: The Tenth Inning

as Self

Movie

2010

Baseball: The Tenth Inning

as Self

2010

A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939

Movie

2009

MLB: Baseball's Seasons

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

as Self - Host

2008

2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps: Inside Story of the Beijing Games

as Himself

Movie

2007

Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2007

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

as Self

Movie

2006

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

as Bob Costas

Movie

2006

Home Base: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Movie

2006

Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs

Movie

2006

Football Night in America

2006

Cars

as Bob Cutlass (voice)

Movie

2005

The Colbert Report

as Self

2005

The Colbert Report

as Self (uncredited)

2005

Mantle

as Self

Movie

2005

Costas Now

as Self - Host

2005

Coach Carter

as Bob Costas

Movie

2004

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

2003

Forever Loyal: A Salute to the Cubs Fans and Their Field

as The Narrator

Movie

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2002

Monk

as Bob Costas

2002

The 2002 Olympic Winter Games - Olympic Highlights

as Narrator

Movie

2001

Tony Gwynn - Mr. Padre

Movie

2001

Pootie Tang

as Bob Costas

Movie

2001

On the Record with Bob Costas

as Self - Host

2000

Major League Baseball: All Century Team

as Narrator

Movie

2000

Baby Blues

2000

When It Was a Game 3

as Self (voice)

Movie

2000

Michael Jordan to the Max

as Self

Movie

1999

Family Guy

as Bob Costas (voice)

1998

BASEketball

as Bob Costas

Movie

1998

Express: Aisle to Glory

as Self

Movie

1998

Race for the Record

as Self

Movie

1997

Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association

Movie

1996

Spin City

as Bob Costas (voice)

1996

Arli$$

as Bob Costas

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1995

The Drew Carey Show

as Himself

1995

NewsRadio

as Bob Costas

1995

Open Season

as Bob Costas

Movie

1994

The Scout

as Bob Costas

Movie

1994

Baseball

as Self

1994

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

The Critic

as Bob Costas (voice)

1993

Frasier

as Jake (voice)

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993

Raw

1992

The Larry Sanders Show

as Bob Costas

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1989

The Simpsons

as Bob Costas (voice)

1988

Later with Bob Costas

1987

New York Yankees: The Movie

as Self

Movie

1986

Let's Go Mets

as Self

Movie

1984

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Preshow Host

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

—

The Best We've Got: The Carl Erskine Story

as Self

Movie

—

Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association

as Self

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayMarch 22, 1952

Place of BirthQueens, New York, USA

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