Nicholas Colasanto

Personal Info

Birthday

January 19, 1924

Place of Birth

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Known For

Acting

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.

Directed Movies (23)

No Backdrop
9.0

Fitz and Bones

TV Series1981
The Contender
9.0

The Contender

TV Series1980
No Backdrop
5.9

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

TV Series1979
CHiPs
6.8

CHiPs

TV Series1977
Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

TV Series1975
S.W.A.T.
7.1

S.W.A.T.

TV Series1975
Shaft
7.2

Shaft

TV Series1973
Toma
6.8

Toma

TV Series1973
The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

The Streets of San Francisco

TV Series1972
Search
7.1

Search

TV Series1972
Hec Ramsey
7.3

Hec Ramsey

TV Series1972
Monty Nash
5.5

Monty Nash

TV Series1971
Columbo
8.1

Columbo

TV Series1971
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0

Alias Smith and Jones

TV Series1971
McCloud
7.2

McCloud

TV Series1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.6

Marcus Welby, M.D.

TV Series1969
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

TV Series1968
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

TV Series1968
Garrison's Gorillas
8.1

Garrison's Gorillas

TV Series1967
Ironside
6.9

Ironside

TV Series1967
No Backdrop
6.5

Felony Squad

TV Series1966
Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

TV Series1965
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

TV Series1959

Acting Filmography (33)

Cheers
7.6

Cheers

TV Series1982
Raging Bull
7.9

Raging Bull

Movie1980
No Backdrop
8.0

Mad Bull

Movie1977
Lou Grant
7.3

Lou Grant

TV Series1977
No Backdrop
9.0

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective

Movie1976
Family Plot
6.8

Family Plot

Movie1976
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
5.5

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery

Movie1975
Baretta
6.5

Baretta

TV Series1975
Kojak
7.2

Kojak

TV Series1973
Toma
6.8

Toma

TV Series1973
No Backdrop
7.7

Toma

Movie1973
The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

The Streets of San Francisco

TV Series1972
Fat City
7.1

Fat City

Movie1972
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
9.7

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Movie1969
The Counterfeit Killer
8.0

The Counterfeit Killer

Movie1968
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

TV Series1967
No Backdrop
6.0

Ironside

Movie1967
Ironside
6.9

Ironside

TV Series1967
Fame Is the Name of the Game
7.0

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Movie1966
Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

TV Series1966
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

TV Series1965
Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

TV Series1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1

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

TV Series1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

TV Series1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV Series1963
My Favorite Martian
6.1

My Favorite Martian

TV Series1963
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

TV Series1963
Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

TV Series1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV Series1962
Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

TV Series1961
Car 54, Where Are You?
7.3

Car 54, Where Are You?

TV Series1961
No Backdrop
0.0

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Movie1959
Playhouse 90
7.6

Playhouse 90

TV Series1956