Howard Cosell

Biography

Career Overview

Howard Cosell has 36 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Signature works include Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is, Monday Night Football: 25th Anniversary, Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King: Tennis Battle of the Sexes. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

36

Birth Date

1918-03-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Known For

• 

  Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is
• 

  Monday Night Football: 25th Anniversary
• 

  Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King: Tennis Battle of the Sexes
• 

  Ron Lyle
• 

  Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
• 

  Wide World of Sports 15th Anniversary Special

Frequent Collaborators

• Frank Gifford (2 collaborations)
• Jim McKay (2 collaborations)
• Woody Allen (1 collaborations)
• Dan Dierdorf (1 collaborations)
• Keith Jackson (1 collaborations)
• Don Meredith (1 collaborations)
• Al Michaels (1 collaborations)
• Joe Namath (1 collaborations)
• Dan Marino (1 collaborations)
• Lawrence Taylor (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (34 credits)

  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • McEnroe

    Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Ron Lyle

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Curt Flood: The Athlete Who Made LeBron James Possible

    Self (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Real Rocky

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Muhammad and Larry

    Himself (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    Self - Roastee (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • When We Were Kings

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Monday Night Football: 25th Anniversary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Monday Night Madness

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Johnny Be Good

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Casey at the Bat

    Ernie / Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Night of 100 Stars

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

    Howard Cosell

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review

    Host

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Carpenters Very First Television Special

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Two-Minute Warning

    Howard Cosell

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Wide World of Sports 15th Anniversary Special

    Host

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Howard Cosell/Greg Kihn (1985) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1975
  • O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Frank Sinatra: The Main Event

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King: Tennis Battle of the Sexes

    Commentator

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Connection

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The World's Greatest Athlete

    Himself - Announcer

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The 500 Pound Jerk

    Howard Cosell

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Fol-de-Rol

    The Storyteller

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Bananas

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Fight of the Century

    Self-(Audience Member)

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Howard Cosell, Dr. Frederick Dockstader, Ilene Goldman, Indian Fashion Show (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, Paul Hornung, Jerry Kramer, James Wooten (1971) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Joe Louis, Jimmy Breslin, Howard Cosell, Barbara Loden (1971) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 150 (1975) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 72 (1972) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 21 (1972) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 9 (1975) ... Self actor actors
    1961

• production (2 credits)

  • The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena

    producer

    production
    1964
  • Run To Daylight

    producer

    production
    1964