Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

actor

Philip Bosco was born on Sep 26, 1930 in USA. Philip Bosco's big-screen debut came with The Doctors and the Nurses - Season 2 directed by Paul Bogart in 1963, strarring Ralph Maley / Hap Spencer / Parnell Sullivan. Philip Bosco is known for Constantine's Sword directed by Oren Jacoby, Liev Schreiber stars as Constantine and Philip Bosco as Gian Pietro Caraffa. Philip Bosco has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Philip Bosco achieved is National Board of Review, USA. The upcoming new movie Philip Bosco plays is Constantine's Sword which will be released on Apr 18, 2008.

Philip Michael Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Margaret Raymond (Thek), a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker. He was of Italian and German descent. Bosco graduated from Saint Peter's Prep School, 1948, and from the Catholic University of America, A.B. 1957. He served as a private in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1951-53. Bosco worked in a carnival and as a trailer truck driver before becoming an actor. He received the Shakespeare Society of Washington, D.C. Award (1957), won the Variety NY Drama Critics' Poll for his performance as Heracles in "The Rape of the Belt" (1961), and received a Tony nomination for "The Rape of the Belt". In 2007, he had a big role as Lenny Savage, the father of Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman's characters, in the drama-comedy La famille Savage (2007).

  • Birthday

    Sep 26, 1930
  • Place of Birth

    Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

National Board of Review, USA
1996
Best Acting by an Ensemble
Winner - NBR Award
Daytime Emmy Awards
1988
Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming
Winner - Daytime Emmy

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