Nicholas Colasanto

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.052

Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Jan-1924

Age

(102 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.


Credits

The Haircut The Haircut (1982) Character: Bobby Russo (Barber)
A music executive stops in for a 15 minute haircut.
Deadlock Deadlock (1967) Character: Charlie Atkins
A woman walks into a police station with a pistol and a vial of nitroglycerin. It turns out that she is the widow of an infamous criminal shot and killed by a detective. She notifies the police that she is waiting for the detective who shot her husband and intends to kill him in front of his fellow officers.
Ironside Ironside (1967) Character: Mr. Matling (uncredited)
Citizens of San Francisco are stunned by the news that Robert Ironside, the city's hard-nosed, tough-talking chief of detectives, has been shot and left for dead while vacationing at his friend the Police Commissioner's rural retreat. Ironside survives the murder attempt, but the bullet has damaged nerves in his spine, leaving him a paraplegic. Unable to gain reinstatement as chief of detectives, Ironside gets permission to continue investigating criminal cases as a citizen volunteer. With the assistance of two former protegees, Det. Sgt. Ed Brown and Officer Eve Whitfield, and a newly-hired aide/driver, Mark Sanger, Ironside sets out to solve his first case as a civilian by finding the people responsible for the attempt on his life.
For Whom the Bell Tolls For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959) Character: Eladio
During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.
Toma Toma (1973) Character: Prolaci
This TV-pilot, later made into a TV-series, is about a cop in Newark, New Jersey, who defies his superiors to try to bring down the head of a Mafia numbers racket.
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976) Character: Lieutenant Nick Tinker
A Los Angeles cop falls off his motorcycle, strikes his head and wakes up believing himself to be Sherlock Holmes. Along with the social worker who is treating him, he sets out to solve the murder of an embezzler.
Mad Bull Mad Bull (1977) Character: Duke Sallow
An embittered professional wrestler, convinced that his life has no meaning outside the ring, meets a beautiful woman. Unlike most of the women he has known, she seems to be interested in him for himself rather than his fame or his money, and he finds himself becoming attracted to her.
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1969) Character: Jimmy Bibo
Jim Phelps leads the IMF on an assignment to destroy a criminal empire headed by Frank Wayne.
The Counterfeit Killer The Counterfeit Killer (1968) Character: Plainclothesman
A Secret Service agent poses as a waterfront hit man to infiltrate a global ring of counterfeiters.
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975) Character: Bert
Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.
Fat City Fat City (1972) Character: Ruben
The story of two men, a veteran boxer who is down and out, and a young man who is just starting his life and boxing career. Their fighting careers cross paths as their lives and fortunes head in opposite directions.
Family Plot Family Plot (1976) Character: Victor Constantine
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Fame Is the Name of the Game Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966) Character: Detective
A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her diary and tries to find her killer among the names contained in it.
Raging Bull Raging Bull (1980) Character: Tommy Como
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.



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