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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.
Feb 14, 1985 · The actor Nick Colasanto, who portrayed the lovable bartender Coach on the NBC comedy series ''Cheers,'' died Tuesday of a heart attack at his home, a network spokesman said. He was 61. Mr ...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 2372. Source citation. Actor, Director. Although best known for his role as 'Coach Ernie Pantusso' on Cheers, Colasanto actually had more credits for directing television shows such as Bonanza, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-O and Columbo. He also appeared in movies such as Raging Bull (1980) and Alfred Hitchcock's ...
Oct 18, 2023 · In July 1992, less than a year after her final Cheers episode aired, Brown died in London at age 58. From Nicholas Colasanto to Jay Thomas and Harry Anderson, here are the beloved "Cheers" actors ...
Aug 9, 2021 · Colasanto died recently in Los Angeles of a heart ailment. He did not take Coach with him, because although the character will be written out of ”Cheers,” he still exists on film and will ...
While Nicholas Colasanto achieved his greatest success in the twilight of his career, playing absent-minded but lovable bartender "Coach" on the hit sitcom "Cheers," the Providence, Rhode Island-born actor took on numerous dramatic roles, too, as well as forays into directing for TV.
Biography. While Nicholas Colasanto achieved his greatest success in the twilight of his career, playing absent-minded but lovable bartender "Coach" on the hit sitcom "Cheers," the Providence, Rhode Island-born actor took on numerous dramatic roles, too, as well as forays into directing for TV. After a brief stint as an accountant in the 1950s ...
