Where is Michael Cole

Updated: 3/7/2008

Name: Michael Cole

Born:  July 3, 1945, Madison, Wisconsin

Claim to Fame:  I admit I was surprised by all the credits of Michael Cole. I really only think of him for one role, that of Pete Cochrane in the TV series, 'The Mod Squad'.

Family Life: Paula Kelly Dickinson (? - ?) (divorced) 1 daughter
Shelley Funes (l996 - present)

Info:  Cole originally balked at the part of Pete when he realized he'd be playing an undercover cop, saying, "I'm not going to take the part of a guy who finks on his friends!" He changed his mind, however, when he read the script and gathered the show's potential appeal.

Trivia: Second wife, Paula, was the daughter of 2 of The Modernaires (Paula Kelly and Hal Dickinson). She became part of the group when her mother retired.

Michael is also known for a now-infamous episode in 1973 on the Australian television award show, The Logies. Stepping on stage during the live broadcast to accept an award, Cole described in subsequent news articles as either drunk or "in a tired and emotional state"...
gave a barely coherent "thank you" speech that ended with the actor uttering a four-letter profanity. Australia's Channel Nine, which aired the incident, received at least 100 complaints from outraged viewers.

Cole's military-fort flogging in the 1967 Chuka ranks #15 in the book, "Lash! The Hundred Great Scenes of Men Being Whipped in the Movies".

Where Is He Now: He did a great deal of stage work after "The Mod Squad" went off the air and traveled around the country.

Continues to act in various film and television projects, and played the character Charles Hadley in a 2006 episode of the NBC television series, 'ER'. Michael Cole most recently made a guest appearance in the 2007 thriller "Mr. Brooks" as the attorney for Atwood (played by Demi Moore).

Just wrapped up a movie for the USA Network called 'Grave Misconduct'. That should be airing soon.

Lives in Van Nuys, California
 

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CREDITS:
Grave Misconduct (2008) (TV) (completed) .... Jason Connelly
Mr. Brooks (2007) .... Atwood’s Lawyer
"ER" .... Charles Hadley (1 episode, 2006)
- Reason to Believe (2006) TV episode .... Charles Hadley
Mystery Woman: At First Sight (2006) (TV) .... Desmond
Hell's End (2005) .... Sgt. Hess
Mystery Woman (2003) (TV) .... Jail Chess Player
Michael Angel (1998) .... Monsignor Manning
"7th Heaven" .... Eddie King (1 episode, 1997)
- It's About George... (1997) TV episode .... Eddie King
"Diagnosis Murder" .... Senator Terrence Bell (1 episode, 1996)
- A Candidate for Murder (1996) TV episode .... Senator Terrence Bell
"General Hospital" TV series .... Harlan Barrett (unknown episodes, 1991)
It (1990) (TV) .... Henry Bowers
"Murder, She Wrote" .... Earl Tuchman / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1990)
- The Big Show of 1965 (1990) TV episode .... Lt. John Meyerling
- Murder, She Spoke (1987) TV episode .... Earl Tuchman
Nickel Mountain (1984) .... Henry Soames
"CHiPs" .... Gibson (1 episode, 1981)
- Vigilante (1981) TV episode .... Gibson
"Vega$" .... 'Jimmy Ellis' / ... (1 episode, 1981)
- No Way to Treat a Victim (1981) TV episode .... Gene/'Jimmy Ellis'
"Fantasy Island" .... Falco (1 episode, 1981)
- My Late Lover/Sanctuary (1981) TV episode .... Falco
"The Littlest Hobo" .... Phil Jenkins (1 episode, 1980)
- Second Chance (1980) TV episode .... Phil Jenkins
"Beyond Westworld" .... Corey Burns (1 episode, 1980)
- The Lion (1980) TV episode .... Corey Burns
Return of the Mod Squad (1979) (TV) .... Pete Cochrane
"The Love Boat" .... Mike Kelly (2 episodes, 1979)
- Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War.... Mike Kelly
- Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War.... Mike Kelly
"The Eddie Capra Mysteries" (1 episode, 1978)
- Now You See Her... (1978) TV episode
"Flying High" .... Greg (1 episode, 1978)
- The Marcy Connection (1978) TV episode .... Greg
Evening in Byzantium (1978) (TV) .... Danny
"Wonder Woman" .... Ted (1 episode, 1978)
- The Man Who Wouldn't Tell (1978) TV episode .... Ted
Double Nickels (1977)
"Police Story" .... Detective Lew Reeves ... (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
- The Witness (1975) TV episode .... Detective Lew Reeves
- The Ripper (1974) TV episode .... Doug Baker
"Get Christie Love!" (1 episode, 1974)
- Deadly Justice (1974) TV episode
The Wicker Man (1973) .... Musician
Beg, Borrow, or Steal (1973) (TV) .... Cliff Norris
"The Mod Squad" .... Pete Cochrane ... (1968-1972)
The Last Child (1971) (TV) .... Alan Miller
"Run for Your Life" .... Chico (1 episode, 1967)
- The Frozen Image (1967) TV episode .... Chico
Chuka (1967) .... Spivey
The Bubble (1966) .... Mark
"Gunsmoke" .... Kipp (1 episode, 1966)
- Snap Decision (1966) TV episode .... Kipp
Forbid Them Not (1961)

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