Nicholas Colasanto
ActingJanuary 19, 1924— February 12, 1985 (age 61)
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Also Known As
Nick 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.
Movies
(14 total)
Raging Bull
19807.9
as Tommy Como
Family Plot
19766.8
as Victor Constantine
Fat City
19727.0
as Ruben
Fame Is the Name of the Game
19665.7
as Detective
Toma
19737.5
as Prolaci
Ironside
19675.0
as Mr. Matling (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
196910.0
as Jimmy Bibo
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959
as Eladio
Mad Bull
1977
as Duke Sallow
The Counterfeit Killer
1968
as Plainclothesman
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
1976
as Lieutenant Nick Tinker
TV Shows
(29 total)
Cheers
19827.5
as Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso
Mission: Impossible
19667.6
as Jimmy Bibo
Kojak
19737.1
as Victor Marchette
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
19647.7
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco
19727.0
as Joe Patruro
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
19627.8
as Work Partner
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
19647.1
as Ralph
Ironside
19676.8
as Mike Sellino
The Fugitive
19637.2
as Matt
Mannix
19676.7
as Mac Wagner
My Favorite Martian
19636.0
as Orville
Lou Grant
19777.3
as Patsy Reese
The F.B.I.
19655.4
as Billy Milton
The F.B.I.
19655.4
as Jumisino
Car 54, Where Are You?
19617.5
as Marty (uncredited)
Playhouse 90
19567.6
as Eladio
Run for Your Life
19657.2
as Benno Capalupo
Run for Your Life
19657.2
as George Karpantos