Nicholas Colasanto
Actor · Director
Born Jan 19, 1924 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Active 1956–1985
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.
Filmography
Raging Bull (1980) — Tommy ComoColumbo (1971) — DirectorCheers (1982) — Ernie 'Coach' PantussoBonanza (1959) — DirectorMission: Impossible (1966) — Jimmy BiboFamily Plot (1976) — Victor ConstantineStarsky & Hutch (1975) — DirectorVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) — Reporter (uncredited)Fat City (1972) — RubenHawaii Five-O (1968) — DirectorKojak (1973) — Victor MarchetteThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Work PartnerCHiPs (1977) — DirectorThe Streets of San Francisco (1972) — Joe Patruro · DirectorThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — RalphThe Fugitive (1963) — MattS.W.A.T. (1975) — DirectorIronside (1967) — Mike Sellino · DirectorMcCloud (1970) — DirectorMannix (1967) — Mac WagnerLou Grant (1977) — Patsy ReeseAlias Smith and Jones (1971) — DirectorBaretta (1975)Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1969) — Jimmy Bibo