Ethel Ayler, Stage Veteran Known for Her Role on The Cosby Show, Dies at 88 Gotham Rex 5 years ago Ethel Ayler, Stage Veteran Known for Her Role on The Cosby Show, Dies at 88 Ayler was an original Broadway cast member of August Wilson’s Fences. Share: Tony Nominee Earle Hyman, Known for TV’s The Cosby Show, Dies at 91DateNovember 20, 2017In relation toPlaybill12 Broadway Drawings by Sam Norkin Capture Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, and MoreDateSeptember 13, 2017In relation toPlaybillFrom Anything Goes to Hello, Dolly!: Look Back at Ethel Merman on the StageDateJanuary 16, 2018In relation toPlaybill