Nicholas Colasanto

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    January 19, 1924

    Day of Death

    February 12, 1985 (61 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Nicholas Colasanto

    Biography

    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.

    Known For

    • Raging Bull

      Raging Bull

      1980

    • Cheers

      Cheers

      1982

    • Family Plot

      Family Plot

      1976

    • Mission: Impossible

      Mission: Impossible

      1966

    • Fat City

      Fat City

      1972

    • Kojak

      Kojak

      1973

    • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

      Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

      1964

    • The Streets of San Francisco

      The Streets of San Francisco

      1972

    • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

      The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

      1962

    • Ironside

      Ironside

      1967

    • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

      1964

    • The Fugitive

      The Fugitive

      1963

    • Mannix

      Mannix

      1967

    • Baretta

      Baretta

      1975

    • My Favorite Martian

      My Favorite Martian

      1963