Michael Cole
{July 13, 1940 – December 10, 2024}
An American actor best known for his role as Pete Cochran on the television crime drama The Mod Squad (1968–1973).
The Wisconsin native, who starred with Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III on the show,
titled his 2018 memoir 'I Played the White Guy.'
Portrayed Pete Cochran, one of the three young undercover cops that made up The Mod Squad on the 1968-73 ABC series, died Tuesday. Cole died at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, publicist Rachel Harris announced. No cause of death was revealed
Produced by Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas, The Mod Squad also starred Peggy Lipton as flower girl Julie Barnes (a vagrant who had fled her prostitute mother) and Clarence Williams III as Lincoln Hayes (arrested during the Watts riots). Pete, meanwhile, was a rich kid who had been booted from his parents’ home after being caught stealing and racing a car.
To avoid jail time, the three agreed to become cops under the guidance of Captain Adam Greer (Tige Andrews).
The tagline for the hit series was “One white, one black, one blonde.” (Cole titled his 2018 memoir I Played the White Guy.)
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