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James Emil Coco (March 21, 1930 – February 25, 1987) was an American stage and screen actor. He was the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Cable ACE Award and three Obie Awards, as well as nominations for a Tony Award, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
Actor: Murder by Death. Born in New York City of humble means, character player James Coco was the son of Feliche, an Italian shoemaker, and Ida (Detestes) Coco. Shining shoes as a youngster with his father, his interest in acting occurred early on as a child.
James Coco. Actor: Murder by Death. Born in New York City of humble means, character player James Coco was the son of Feliche, an Italian shoemaker, and Ida (Detestes) Coco. Shining shoes as a youngster with his father, his interest in acting occurred early on as a child.
Feb 26, 1987 · James Coco, the versatile, Emmy award-winning actor, died in a hospital here late Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. He was 56.
Feb 26, 1987 · James Coco, who was proclaimed a Broadway star for a touching and flamboyantly amusing performance in Neil Simon's ''Last of the Red Hot Lovers,'' died last...
Feb 27, 1987 · James Coco, the roly-poly actor who parlayed his sizable girth into a successful career in character parts that ranged from the comic to the terrifying, died Wednesday night after suffering a...
Biography. James Emil Coco was born on Mar. 21, 1930 in New York City. Upon graduating high school, Coco set out to launch an acting career, beginning to pick up supporting roles on the screen and stage in his early 20s. Coco made his television debut on an episode of "Guiding Light" (CBS 1952-2009) in 1952 and his Broadway debut in "Hotel ...
An actor from childhood, the heavy-set, prematurely bald James Coco won an Obie award for his 1959 performance in the off-Broadway The Moon in Yellow River, but his first widespread public attention was gained through his many TV commercial appearances in the early 1960s.
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Feb 26, 1987 · NEW YORK -- James Coco, the portly, sad-eyed star of stage and screen, had just filmed a television episode of 'Who's the Boss' and was working on a movie when he was stricken with a fatal...
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Feb 26, 1987 · NEW YORK -- James Coco, the Emmy award-winning star of stage and screen and author of a best-selling diet book, died of a heart attack Wednesday night at a Manhattan...