Barbara Bosson

Barbara Bosson

Barbara Bosson, who earned an Emmy Award nomination for her performance on Murder One (1995), was raised in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, a small coal-mining town about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. When she was a teenager, she and her family moved to Florida, where she attended Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport. After graduation, she was accepted into the Drama Department of Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh (now Carnegie Mellon). When Bosson learned the tuition would be too great a burden on her parents, she instead moved to New York. She supported herself in a variety of jobs -- secretary, television production assistant, Playboy Bunny, etc. -- while studying acting with Milton Katselas and Herbert Berghof, and musical comedy with Word Baker. Six years later, Bosson reevaluated her prospects while working as a secretary for ACT (the American Conservatory Theater). She spoke frequently with various drama department heads, including Earl Gister, head of Carnegie Tech's Drama Department. Deciding it wasn't too late to pursue her dream, she asked Gister for an audition. He agreed. Bosson can't remember her audition, but it convinced Gister to place her in the school and to assist her in finding scholarship money. So, at 26, she became Carnegie Tech's oldest freshman. While attending Carnegie Tech, Bosson met her future husband, Steven Bochco (whom she would not marry until years later), and fellow Hill Street Blues (1981) stars Bruce Weitz and Charles Haid. On a summer break from Carnegie Tech, she landed a job in San Francisco with the improvisational group, "The Committee". With Gister's blessing, she stayed with the group and performed with them for three years. Bosson is a five-time Emmy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series for her portrayal of "Fay Furillo" in the Emmy Award-winning series, Hill Street Blues (1981). An innovative cook, Bosson raised her own herbs and vegetables. She enjoyed skiing, doing crossword puzzles and dancing. Bosson also hated dieting, which she had done unsuccessfully for 25 years. Bosson had two children with Bochco and resided in Los Angeles.

  • Title: Barbara Bosson
  • Popularity: 2.938
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1939-11-01
  • Place of Birth: Charleroi, Pennsylvania, United States
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Barbara Bosson Movies

  • 1984
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    The Last Starfighter

    The Last Starfighter

    6.609 1984 HD

    Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it...

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  • 1983
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    Imps*

    Imps*

    3.9 1983 HD

    Once Upon a Time in a mythical place called Hollywood, a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy not so very far away, a witty group of actors with 38...

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  • 1976
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    Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

    Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

    6 1976 HD

    A young private detective takes on his first case, a young woman with amnesia who doesn't know why a gunman is trying to kill her but believes she...

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  • 1971
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    The Impatient Heart

    The Impatient Heart

    1 1971 HD

    A social worker has problems in her private life.

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  • 1984
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    Calendar Girl Murders

    Calendar Girl Murders

    4.5 1984 HD

    During the launch party of a nude calendar, one of the models is thrown to her death by a black gloved killer. When the killer begins to strike...

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  • 1987
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    Supermom's Daughter

    Supermom's Daughter

    1 1987 HD

    A career driven mother and her daughter don't see eye to eye when it comes to the daughter's future plans.

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  • 1988
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    Your Alcohol I.Q.

    Your Alcohol I.Q.

    1 1988 HD

    Just how much do you know about alcohol consumption? Take this video quiz to find out!

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  • 1968
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    Petulia

    Petulia

    5.9 1968 HD

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye...

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  • 1977
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    Capricorn One

    Capricorn One

    6.764 1977 HD

    In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars...

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  • 1974
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    Mame

    Mame

    6 1974 HD

    The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick...

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  • 1985
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    Hostage Flight

    Hostage Flight

    5.9 1985 HD

    A plane is hijacked and bound for London. Once the terrorists begin killing hostages, the passengers take matters into their own hands.

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  • 1999
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    The Bunny Years

    The Bunny Years

    1 1999 HD

    A documentary based on former Playboy Bunny Kathryn Leigh Scott's book of the same name. The book and the documentary feature many interviews with...

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  • 1989
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    Little Sweetheart

    Little Sweetheart

    5.4 1989 HD

    A criminal couple, hiding out on a remote property, become the unwitting victims of a blackmail plot by the most unlikely of conspirators.

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  • 1969
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    The Love God?

    The Love God?

    6 1969 HD

    Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who turns it into a girlie mag, making it a massive...

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  • 1986
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    The Abduction of Allison Tate

    The Abduction of Allison Tate

    1 1986 HD

    When wealthy real estate developer Richard Tate seizes land belonging to a Native American tribe for his next construction project, a group of young...

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  • 1990
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    Jury Duty: The Comedy

    Jury Duty: The Comedy

    1 1990 HD

    Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars from Trout Industries. A decidedly mixed bag of jurors...

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  • 1969
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    A Session with the Committee

    A Session with the Committee

    1 1969 HD

    A Session with the Committee

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  • 1998
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    Scattering Dad

    Scattering Dad

    10 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Scattering Dad

    Scattering Dad

    10 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Scattering Dad

    Scattering Dad

    10 1998 HD

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  • 1984
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1984 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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  • 1986
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    L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

    7 1986 HD

    L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven...

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  • 1995
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    Murder One

    Murder One

    7.8 1995 HD

    Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but...

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  • 1971
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    Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

    6.862 1971 HD

    Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben...

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  • 1967
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    Mannix

    Mannix

    6.7 1967 HD

    Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed...

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  • 1981
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    Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

    7.6 1981 HD

    A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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  • 1972
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    Emergency!

    Emergency!

    7.784 1972 HD

    The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their...

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  • 1984
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    Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

    7.1 1984 HD

    Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.

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  • 1987
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    Hooperman

    Hooperman

    6.1 1987 HD

    A full-time police detective becomes a part-time landlord when he inherits his murdered landlady's building — along with her ferocious little...

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  • 1990
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    Cop Rock

    Cop Rock

    4 1990 HD

    Cop Rock is an Emmy Award-winning American musical police drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. The show, a police drama presented as a musical,...

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  • 1978
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    Richie Brockelman, Private Eye

    Richie Brockelman, Private Eye

    5 1978 HD

    Richie Brockelman, Private Eye is an American detective drama that aired on NBC from March 17, 1978 to April 1978. The series was a spin-off of The...

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  • 1976
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    Delvecchio

    Delvecchio

    1 1976 HD

    Delvecchio is an American television series that aired on CBS during the 1976-77 season. It starred Judd Hirsch as the title character, Dominick...

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  • 1993
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    NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

    7.028 1993 HD

    Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically...

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  • 1971
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    McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

    7.3 1971 HD

    McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and...

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  • 1971
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    McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

    7.3 1971 HD

    McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and...

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  • 1967
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    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    6.889 1967 HD

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to...

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  • 1967
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    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.9 1967 HD

    When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to...

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  • 1993
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    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    7.9 1993 HD

    At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome...

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  • 1993
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    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    7 1993 HD

    A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man...

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  • 1970
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    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    6.889 1970 HD

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to...

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