The actor, who played Pete Cochran in the 1960s detective series The New Teamdied Tuesday December 10. He was 84 years old.
Actor Michael Cole, who played Pete Cochran in the 1960s detective series The New Teamdied Tuesday December 10. According to his agent, Rachel Harris, contacted by the American media The Hollywood Reporter, the actor died “peacefully surrounded by his loved ones” at the Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana medical center in Los Angeles. He was 84 years old.
“Cole’s talent, combined with his magnetic personality, made him an iconic figure of the era. ‘The New Team’ not only made him famous, but also helped pave the way in tackling themes of racial and social justice,” added his agent.
Star of numerous television series
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Michael Cole rose to prominence for his role as Peter Cochran in the late 1960s series The New Team. Broadcast until 1973 on the American channel ABC, this program tells the story of three delinquents who, to avoid prison, join a team responsible for fighting crime.
This brigade is made up of Peter, heir to a rich aristocratic family who was kicked out of his home by his parents, Linc, originally from Harlem, played by Clarence Williams III and Julie Barnes, played by Peggy Lipton, who fled San Francisco and his prostitute mother.
Besides The New TeamMichael Cole also starred in the American television series Arabesque, Fantasy Island or even Central Hospital. In 1990, he also starred as the adult Henry Bowers in a miniseries adapted from the novel That de Stephen King.
In 2009, Michael Cole published his memoir, I Played the White Guywhere he spoke about his television career and recounted in detail his many experiences in Hollywood.
