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Find a Grave Memorial ID: 2372. Source citation. Actor, Director. Although best known for his role as 'Coach Ernie Pantusso' on Cheers, Colasanto actually had more credits for directing television shows such as Bonanza, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-O and Columbo. He also appeared in movies such as Raging Bull (1980) and Alfred Hitchcock's ...
Birthday: Jan 19, 1924. Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA. While Nicholas Colasanto achieved his greatest success in the twilight of his career, playing absent-minded but lovable bartender ...
Other articles where Nicholas Colasanto is discussed: Cheers: …absentminded but lovable Coach (Nicholas Colasanto, 1982–85), an associate from Sam’s days with the Red Sox, and, later in the series, Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson, 1985–93), a naive, dim-witted Hoosier. Rounding out the staff were tiny acid-tongued waitress Carla (Rhea Perlman) and Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley, 1987–93 ...
Aug 9, 2021 · Colasanto died recently in Los Angeles of a heart ailment. He did not take Coach with him, because although the character will be written out of ”Cheers,” he still exists on film and will ...
Mar 18, 2021 · According to the New York Times, Colasanto passed away at his home in 1985. According to his obituary in The New York Times, Colasanto was at his home when he suffered a fatal heart attack. At the ...
Oct 18, 2023 · In July 1992, less than a year after her final Cheers episode aired, Brown died in London at age 58. From Nicholas Colasanto to Jay Thomas and Harry Anderson, here are the beloved "Cheers" actors ...
Nicholas Colasanto was an American actor and television director who is best known for his role as "Coach" Ernie Pantusso in the American television sitcom Cheers. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
