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Nicholas Colasanto

Actor • Born 1924

Nicholas Colasanto

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About

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

Columbo posterColumboSeries • 1971Cheers posterCheersSeries • 1982Bonanza posterBonanzaSeries • 1959The Fugitive posterThe FugitiveSeries • 1963Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967Mission: Impossible posterMission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966The Alfred Hitchcock Hour posterThe Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962Lou Grant posterLou GrantSeries • 1977Marcus Welby, M.D. posterMarcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969Starsky & Hutch posterStarsky & HutchSeries • 1975Ben Casey posterBen CaseySeries • 1961Kraft Suspense Theatre posterKraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963The F.B.I. posterThe F.B.I.Series • 1965Kojak posterKojakSeries • 1973The Name of the Game posterThe Name of the GameSeries • 1968Run for Your Life posterRun for Your LifeSeries • 1965Baretta posterBarettaSeries • 1975McCloud posterMcCloudSeries • 1970Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea posterVoyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries • 1964My Favorite Martian posterMy Favorite MartianSeries • 1963The Streets of San Francisco posterThe Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972The Man from U.N.C.L.E. posterThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964