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

For Whom the Bell Tolls

12 March, 1959

Raging Bull

14 November, 1980

Family Plot

9 April, 1976

Mad Bull

21 December, 1977

Toma

21 March, 1973

Deadlock

17 May, 1967

The Counterfeit Killer

1 May, 1968

The Haircut

12 September, 1982

Ironside

28 March, 1967

Fame Is the Name of the Game

26 November, 1966

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective

16 June, 1976

Fat City

26 July, 1972

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery

7 March, 1975

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

1 December, 1969

Cheers

1982

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

The F.B.I.

1965

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Baretta

1975

Kojak

1973

Arrest and Trial

1963

Mission: Impossible

1966

Ironside

1967

Run for Your Life

1965

The Fugitive

1963

Ben Casey

1961

Toma

1973

The F.B.I.

1965

Run for Your Life

1965

Run for Your Life

1965

Mannix

1967

Playhouse 90

1956

My Favorite Martian

1963

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

Car 54, Where Are You?

1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964

Run for Your Life

1965

Run for Your Life

1965

Lou Grant

1977

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962