Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 19, 1924
Died
Feb 12, 1985
Place of Birth
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Credits
55 titles
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
Filmography
Cheers
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso
The Haircut
Bobby Russo (Barber)
Fitz and Bones
Director
Raging Bull
Tommy Como
The Contender
Director
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Director
Mad Bull
Duke Sallow
Lou Grant
Patsy Reese
CHiPs
Director
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
Lieutenant Nick Tinker
Family Plot
Victor Constantine
Starsky & Hutch
Director
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Bert
S.W.A.T.
Director
Baretta
Kojak
Victor Marchette
Shaft
Director
Toma
Toma
Prolaci
The Streets of San Francisco
Joe Patruro
Search
Director
Hec Ramsey
Director
Fat City
Ruben
Monty Nash
Director
Columbo
Director
Alias Smith and Jones
Director
McCloud
Director
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jimmy Bibo
Hawaii Five-O
Director
The Name of the Game
Director
The Counterfeit Killer
Plainclothesman
Mannix
Mac Wagner
Garrison's Gorillas
Director
Deadlock
Charlie Atkins
Ironside
Mike Sellino
Ironside
Mr. Matling (uncredited)
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Detective
Mission: Impossible
Jimmy Bibo
Felony Squad
Director
The F.B.I.
Billy Milton
Run for Your Life
Benno Capalupo
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Ralph
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Reporter (uncredited)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1st Military Policeman
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bernheim
My Favorite Martian
Orville
The Fugitive
Matt
Arrest and Trial
Armando Martinez
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Work Partner