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Nicholas Colasanto

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Age61
GenderMale
Birthday1924-01-19
Died1985-02-12
BirthplaceProvidence, Rhode Island, USA

Known ForActing

Nicholas Colasanto (January 19, 1924 – February 12, 1985) was an American actor and television director who is best known for his role as "Coach" Ernie Pantusso in the American television sitcom Cheers.

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Acting
38

Directing
29

78%

Cheers

1982 — 73 episodes

Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso

35%

The Haircut

1982

Bobby Russo (Barber)

78%

Raging Bull

1980

Tommy Como

50%

Mad Bull

1977

Duke Sallow

59%

Lou Grant

1977 — 1 episode

Patsy Reese

60%

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective

1976

Lieutenant Nick Tinker

69%

Family Plot

1976

Victor Constantine

37%

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery

1975

Bert

67%

Baretta

1975 — 1 episode

73%

Kojak

1973 — 1 episode

Victor Marchette

10%

Toma

1973 — 1 episode

10%

Toma

1973

Prolaci

74%

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 — 1 episode

Joe Patruro

69%

Fat City

1972

Ruben

57%

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

1969

Jimmy Bibo

10%

The Counterfeit Killer

1968

Plainclothesman

68%

Mannix

1967 — 1 episode

Mac Wagner

10%

Deadlock

1967

Charlie Atkins

66%

Ironside

1967 — 1 episode

Mike Sellino

62%

Ironside

1967

Mr. Matling (uncredited)

10%

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966

Detective

74%

Mission: Impossible

1966 — 1 episode

Jimmy Bibo

57%

The F.B.I.

1965 — 2 episodes

Billy Milton, Jumisino

16%

Run for Your Life

1965 — 6 episodes

The Bartender, Benno Capalupo, Maxie, George Karpantos, Jake Wexler

72%

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

1964 — 1 episode

Ralph

72%

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964 — 1 episode

Reporter (uncredited)

36%

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 — 1 episode

1st Military Policeman

10%

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 — 3 episodes

P.J. Bascomb, Bernheim, Charlie Atkins

61%

My Favorite Martian

1963 — 1 episode

Orville

75%

The Fugitive

1963 — 1 episode

Matt

24%

Arrest and Trial

1963 — 1 episode

Armando Martinez

77%

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 — 1 episode

Work Partner

31%

Ben Casey

1961 — 1 episode

55%

Car 54, Where Are You?

1961 — 1 episode

Marty (uncredited)

10%

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2

1959

Eladio

10%

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1

1959

Eladio

10%

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959

Eladio

22%

Playhouse 90

1956 — 2 episodes

Eladio

10%

The Contender

1980 — 1 episode

Director

43%

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

1979 — 2 episodes

Director

70%

CHiPs

1977 — 1 episode

Director

0%

Etude in Black

1975

Director

71%

Starsky & Hutch

1975 — 1 episode

Director

60%

S.W.A.T.

1975 — 2 episodes

Director

67%

Columbo: Swan Song

1974

Director

10%

Swan Song

1974

Director

10%

Swan Song

1974

Director

10%

Shaft: The Killing

1973

Director

63%

Shaft

1973 — 1 episode

Director

10%

Toma

1973 — 1 episode

Director

20%

Hec Ramsey

1972 — 1 episode

Director

74%

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 — 1 episode

Director

36%

Search

1972 — 1 episode

Director

10%

Monty Nash

1971 — 2 episodes

Director

81%

Columbo

1971 — 2 episodes

Director

73%

Alias Smith and Jones

1971 — 1 episode

Director

62%

McCloud

1970 — 2 episodes

Director

46%

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969 — 1 episode

Director

70%

Hawaii Five-O

1968 — 4 episodes

Director

10%

The Name of the Game

1968 — 4 episodes

Director

42%

Garrison's Gorillas

1967 — 5 episodes

Director

66%

Ironside

1967 — 1 episode

Director

25%

Felony Squad

1966 — 3 episodes

Director

16%

Run for Your Life

1965 — 6 episodes

Director

71%

Bonanza

1959 — 2 episodes

Director

40%

Étude in Black

Released

Director

0%

Columbo: Swan Song

Released

Director