Actor
Nicholas Colasanto
Born 1924 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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
Columbo
Director · 1971
Bonanza
Director · 1959
Starsky & Hutch
Director · 1975
Hawaii Five-O
Director · 1968
CHiPs
Director · 1977
The Streets of San Francisco
Director · 1972
S.W.A.T.
Director · 1975
Ironside
Director · 1967
McCloud
Director · 1970
Alias Smith and Jones
Director · 1971
Garrison's Gorillas
Director · 1967
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director · 1969
The Name of the Game
Director · 1968
Fitz and Bones
Director · 1981
The Contender
Director · 1980
Search
Director · 1972
Hec Ramsey
Director · 1972
Run for Your Life
Director · 1965
Acting
Raging Bull
Tommy Como · 1980
Cheers
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso · 1982
Mission: Impossible
Jimmy Bibo · 1966
Family Plot
Victor Constantine · 1976
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Reporter (uncredited) · 1964
Fat City
Ruben · 1972
Kojak
Victor Marchette · 1973
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Work Partner · 1962
The Streets of San Francisco
Joe Patruro · 1972
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Ralph · 1964
The Fugitive
Matt · 1963
Ironside
Mike Sellino · 1967
Mannix
Mac Wagner · 1967
Lou Grant
Patsy Reese · 1977
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Jimmy Bibo · 1969
Car 54, Where Are You?
Marty (uncredited) · 1961
My Favorite Martian
Orville · 1963
Playhouse 90
Eladio · 1956
Arrest and Trial
Armando Martinez · 1963
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
Lieutenant Nick Tinker · 1976
The Haircut
Bobby Russo (Barber) · 1982
Run for Your Life
Benno Capalupo · 1965
The F.B.I.
Billy Milton · 1965
Toma
Prolaci · 1973