Mod Squad and General Hospital star Michael Cole dies at 84 as tributes pour in for legendary actor
At the age of 84, actor Michael Cole, the final survivor of the popular television series The Mod Squad, passed away.
Over the course of his decades-long career, Cole made appearances on popular television programs like General Hospital and Murder She Wrote.
His representative notified The Hollywood Reporter that he passed away on Tuesday at the Providence Centers-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Cole played Pete Cochran, one of the undercover police officers on The Mod Squad.
According to his IMDB, he made appearances in 123 episodes of the show between 1968 and 1973.
Cole also starred in The Return of the Mod Squad, which came out in 1979.
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In light of his passing, tributes have been made.
“Cole was a defining figure of the era due to his talent and charismatic presence,” his agents stated.
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