Personal Info
Nick Colasanto
Nicholas Colasanto
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
The Haircut
as Bobby Russo (Barber)
Raging Bull
as Tommy Como
Mad Bull
as Duke Sallow
Family Plot
as Victor Constantine
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
as Lieutenant Nick Tinker
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
as Bert
Toma
as Prolaci
Fat City
as Ruben
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
as Jimmy Bibo
The Counterfeit Killer
as Plainclothesman
TV Shows
Cheers
as Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso · 69 ep.
Lou Grant
as Patsy Reese · 1 ep.
Baretta
1 ep.
Kojak
as Victor Marchette · 1 ep.
Toma
1 ep.
The Streets of San Francisco
as Joe Patruro · 1 ep.
Mannix
as Mac Wagner · 1 ep.
Ironside
as Mike Sellino · 1 ep.
Mission: Impossible
as Jimmy Bibo · 1 ep.
The F.B.I.
as Jumisino · 1 ep.