Philip Bosco

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Raúl Esparza, Erin Dilly, Philip Bosco, Henry Hodges and Ellen Marlow in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Broadway Poster). (music and lyrics by the Sherman Brothers.
Raúl Esparza, Erin Dilly, Philip Bosco, Henry Hodges and Ellen Marlow in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Broadway Poster). (music and lyrics by the Sherman Brothers.

Philip Bosco (Born September 26, 1930 in New Jersey) is an American actor.

Bosco is a Broadway theater actor, and later in his career, a television and film.

Following his Tony-winning performance in the farce Lend Me a Tenor in 1990, Bosco began a streak of the choicest roles on Broadway, including An Inspector Calls (as Birling) in 1994, The Heiress (as Dr. Sloper) in 1995, Twelfth Night (as Malvolio) in 1998, Copenhagen (as Bohr) in 2000, and Twelve Angry Men (as Juror #3) in 2004. He played "Grandpa Potts" in the 2005 Broadway premiere production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

He has become a familiar face to viewers of the Law & Order franchise of TV series', as he has appeared in various roles ranging from judges to lawyers to villains.

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He played the part of Vinchenso, in the hit Olson Twin movie It Takes two.

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