Bob Costas

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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.

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Known For

Cars

Bob Cutlass (voice)

The Simpsons

Bob Costas (voice)

Cars 3

Bob Cutlass (voice)

Moneyball

Sports Announcer (voice)

Family Guy

Bob Costas (voice)

The Last Dance

Himself

The Last Dance

Self - WGN-Chicago 1979-80

Monk

Bob Costas

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Ueck MOVIE	Self
2026	Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association TV	Self
2026	Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback TV	Self
2025	Clemente MOVIE	Self
2025	Baseball Mensch: The Marty Lurie Story MOVIE	Narrator
2025	Going, Going, Gone: The Magic of the Home Run MOVIE	Self
2025	The Verdict TV	Self
2024	The Waiting Game MOVIE	Self
2024	Mr. McMahon TV	Self
2023	It Ain't Over MOVIE	Self
2023	Brick by Brick: The Story of Wrigley Field MOVIE	Self
2022	Say Hey, Willie Mays! MOVIE	Self
2022	Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure TV	Self (archive footage)
2021	Back on the Record with Bob Costas TV	Self - Host
2021	Behind the Mask - Stories of the COVID-19 pandemic MOVIE	Self
2021	Here Today MOVIE	Bob Costas
2021	The Story of Late Night TV	Self
2021	Rulon Gardner Won't Die MOVIE	Self
2021	Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting MOVIE	Self - Interviewee
2020	The Sandberg Game MOVIE	Self
2020	Long Gone Summer MOVIE	Himself
2020	The Sounds of Baseball TV	Self - Host
2020	Game 6: The Movie MOVIE	Self
2020	AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. MOVIE	(archive footage)
2020	The Last Dance TV	Himself
2020	The Last Dance TV	Self - WGN-Chicago 1979-80
2020	The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault MOVIE	(archive footage)
2018	Shut Up and Dribble TV	Self - Sportscaster
2018	Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" MOVIE	Self
2018	Firing Line with Margaret Hoover TV	Self
2018	US Open Epics: Tiger and Rocco MOVIE	Self
2018	Generations of the Game MOVIE	Self
2017	Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson MOVIE	Self
2017	Cars 3 MOVIE	Bob Cutlass (voice)
2017	Brockmire TV	Bob Costas
2017	This Was the XFL MOVIE	Himself
2015	The Curious Case of the Chicago Cubs MOVIE	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self
2015	Iron: The Legacy of Cal Ripken Jr MOVIE	Self
2015	Randy Johnson: The Big Picture MOVIE	Self
2015	MLB Network Presents TV	Self
2014	The Men in Blazers Show TV	Self
2014	Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker MOVIE	Self
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV	Self (voice)
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley MOVIE	Himself - Journalist
2013	Schooled: The Price of College Sports MOVIE	Himself
2013	Free Spirits MOVIE	Self
2013	The World Series: History of the Fall Classic MOVIE	Self
2013	Glickman MOVIE	Self
2013	The United States of Football MOVIE	Self
2013	The Doctor MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2013	MLB Now TV	Self
2013	Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story MOVIE	Himself
2012	Go On TV	Self
2012	MLB's 20 Greatest Games TV	Self
2011	Catching Hell MOVIE	Self
2011	Moneyball MOVIE	Sports Announcer (voice)
2011	Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago MOVIE	Self
2011	On the Shoulders of Giants MOVIE	Self
2010	Conan TV	Self
2010	Baseball: The Tenth Inning MOVIE	Self
2010	Baseball: The Tenth Inning TV	Self
2010	A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939 MOVIE	Self
2009	MLB: Baseball's Seasons TV	Self (archive footage)
2009	Studio 42 with Bob Costas TV	Self - Host
2008	2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps: Inside Story of the Beijing Games MOVIE	Himself
2007	Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2007	Paul Simon and Friends \| The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song MOVIE	Self
2006	WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology MOVIE	Bob Costas
2006	Home Base: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum MOVIE	Self
2006	Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs MOVIE	Self
2006	Football Night in America TV	Self
2006	Cars MOVIE	Bob Cutlass (voice)
2005	The Colbert Report TV	Self
2005	The Colbert Report TV	Self (uncredited)
2005	Mantle MOVIE	Self
2005	Costas Now TV	Self - Host
2004	The Tony Danza Show TV	Self
2003	Forever Loyal: A Salute to the Cubs Fans and Their Field MOVIE	The Narrator
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher TV	Self
2002	Monk TV	Bob Costas
2002	The 2002 Olympic Winter Games - Olympic Highlights MOVIE	Narrator
2001	Tony Gwynn - Mr. Padre MOVIE	Self
2001	Pootie Tang MOVIE	Bob Costas
2001	On the Record with Bob Costas TV	Self - Host
2000	Major League Baseball: All Century Team MOVIE	Narrator
2000	Baby Blues TV	Self
2000	When It Was a Game 3 MOVIE	Self (voice)
2000	Michael Jordan to the Max MOVIE	Self
1999	Family Guy TV	Bob Costas (voice)
1998	BASEketball MOVIE	Bob Costas
1998	Express: Aisle to Glory MOVIE	Self
1998	Race for the Record MOVIE	Self
1997	Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association MOVIE	Self
1996	Spin City TV	Bob Costas (voice)
1996	Arli$$ TV	Bob Costas
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self
1995	The Drew Carey Show TV	Himself
1995	NewsRadio TV	Bob Costas
1995	Open Season MOVIE	Bob Costas
1994	The Scout MOVIE	Bob Costas
1994	Baseball TV	Self
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast TV	Self
1994	The Critic TV	Bob Costas (voice)
1993	Frasier TV	Jake (voice)
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Guest
1993	Raw TV	Self
1992	The Larry Sanders Show TV	Bob Costas
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV	Self
1989	The Simpsons TV	Bob Costas (voice)
1988	Later with Bob Costas TV	Self
1987	New York Yankees: The Movie MOVIE	Self
1986	Let's Go Mets MOVIE	Self
1984	MTV Video Music Awards TV	Self - Preshow Host
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self (voice) (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self (uncredited)
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
	The Best We've Got: The Carl Erskine Story MOVIE	Self
	Hawk: The Colorful Life of Ken Harrelson MOVIE	Narrator
	Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association MOVIE	Self

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