Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 19, 1924
Died
February 12, 1985 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Also Known As
- Nick Colasanto
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
Acting
7.5
Cheers
1982
7.9
Raging Bull
1980
7.3
Lou Grant
1977
6.8
Family Plot
1976
6.4
Baretta
1975
7.1
Kojak
1973
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.0
Fat City
1972
6.7
Mannix
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
5.4
The F.B.I.
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
1965
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
7.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
6.0
My Favorite Martian
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
1963
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
5.6
Ben Casey
1961
7.2
Car 54, Where Are You?
1961
Crew
CHiPs
Director
1977
Starsky & Hutch
Director
1975
S.W.A.T.
Director
1975
The Streets of San Francisco
Director
1972
Columbo
Director
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Director
1971
McCloud
Director
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director
1969
Hawaii Five-O
Director
1968
The Name of the Game
Director
1968
Ironside
Director
1967
Bonanza
Director
1959