Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 19, 1924
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 - Movies
Raging Bull
as Tommy Como
Family Plot
as Victor Constantine
Fat City
as Ruben
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Eladio
Toma
as Prolaci
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
as Jimmy Bibo
Ironside
as Mr. Matling (uncredited)
Fame Is the Name of the Game
as Detective
The Counterfeit Killer
as Plainclothesman
Mad Bull
as Duke Sallow
Known For - TV Shows
Cheers
as Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Work Partner
Ironside
as Mike Sellino
Mannix
as Mac Wagner
The Fugitive
as Matt
Mission: Impossible
as Jimmy Bibo
The F.B.I.
as Billy Milton
The F.B.I.
as Jumisino
Lou Grant
as Patsy Reese
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Bernheim