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:''This article is about the ''Mod Squad'' actor, Michael Cole. For the WWE announcer, see Michael Cole.'' Michael Cole (born July 3, 1945) is an American actor. His career includes a leading role as Pete Cochrane on the television crime drama ''The Mod Squad,'' which ran 1968 to 1973. == Career == Cole has appeared in numerous films and TV shows, beginning in 1961 with a role in the film drama, ''Forbid Them Not.'' Other film credits include the role of Mark in the 1966 science fiction film, ''The Bubble'', later re-titled ''Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth'', Spivey in the western ''Chuka'' (1967), Alan Miller in ''The Last Child'' (1971), which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award,〔(Awards for The Last Child (1971) (TV) ). IMDb.com〕 and as Cliff Norris in ''Beg, Borrow or Steal'' (1973). He did a great deal of stage work after ''The Mod Squad'' went off the air, such as ''Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.'' Cole has also appeared on ''Gunsmoke,'' in 1966, as Kipp. During the '70s, he had many guest appearances on ''Wonder Woman,'' ''The Love Boat'' and ''CHiPs,'' and appeared in the made-for-TV thriller ''Evening in Byzantium'' in 1978. In the 1980s and 1990s, he worked on a piece for HBO called ''Nickel Mountain.'' He also worked on shows such as ''The Eddie Capra Mysteries'', ''Murder, She Wrote,'' ''Fantasy Island,'' and ''Diagnosis Murder.'' Later, Cole appeared in Stephen King's two-part made-for-TV movie ''It'', which aired in 1990, as the older version of the disturbed Henry Bowers. In 1991, he joined the cast of ABC's ''General Hospital'' in the role of Harlan Barrett. But it was his role as Pete Cochrane, a troubled youth turned crime fighter in ''The Mod Squad'' (1968–1973), that made Cole an international celebrity. Cole's boyish good looks and brooding, deep-voiced personality meshed perfectly with his character's backstory—a ne'er-do-well son of wealthy parents who had evicted him from their home after he had stolen a car.〔(The Mod Squad TV Show Unofficial Home Page w/ Pictures & Episode Guide ). Chezgrae.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-01.〕 Produced by Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas, ''The Mod Squad'' resonated with counterculture-era viewers and ran for five seasons, during which a total of 123 episodes were produced.〔(The Mod Squad ). TV.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-01.〕 According to TVGuide.com, Cole originally balked at the part of Peter Cochran when he realized he would 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. Cole is also known for an embarrassing incident in 1973 which was broadcast live on Australian television during the annual TV Week Logie awards. Stepping on stage to accept an award, Cole – described in subsequent news articles as either drunk or "in a tired and emotional state"〔(Celebs | debritz.net ). Brettdebritz.net. Retrieved on 2012-03-01.〕 – gave a barely coherent "thank you" speech that ended with the actor saying, "Oh, shit." This was the first time this profanity had been heard on Australian television.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The 51st TV Week Logie Awards )〕 Cole went through treatment in the Betty Ford Clinic in the early 1990s to get his drinking problem under control. Cole 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.'' Cole most recently made an appearance in the 2007 thriller ''Mr. Brooks'' as the attorney for Demi Moore's character of Atwood. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Cole (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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