James Coco
James Coco (born March 21, 1930 in New York City , New York , † February 25, 1987 there ) was an American theater and film actor .
life and career
In 1970, the son of a shoemaker received a Tony nomination for Best Actor for his role in Neil Simon's play Last of the red hot lovers . For a guest role in the television series Chief Doctor Dr. Westphall received Coco an Emmy Award in 1983 . In the cinema, Coco was mainly seen in humorous roles, including as Sancho Pansa in the musical The Man from La Mancha (1972), as Hercule Poirot in A Corpse for Dessert (1976) and in The Muppets Conquer Manhattan (1984) .
For his role in the comedy Mrs. Hines & Daughter by Neil Simon , Coco was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in 1982 , although the awards went to Sir John Gielgud for Arthur - No Child of Sadness . At the same time he was nominated for the negative award Golden Raspberry , which Steve Forrest received in 1982 for My dear Raven Mother .
Coco died of a heart attack at the age of 56 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1970: The road to the abyss (End of the Road)
- 1970: Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
- 1970: Nobody kills as badly as I do (A New Leaf)
- 1972: The Man of La Mancha
- 1975: The Wild Party
- 1976: A Dead Body for Dessert (Murder by Death)
- 1977: Charleston - Two fists clean up (Charleston)
- 1978: The Cheap Detective (The Cheap Detective)
- 1979: Scavenger Hunt
- 1979: Victor Charlie Calls Lima Sierra (The French Atlantic Affair) (Miniseries)
- 1980: The Diary of Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank)
- 1980: Oh, Moses! (Wholly Moses!)
- 1981: Mrs. Hines & Daughter (Only When I Laugh)
- 1984: The Muppets Take Manhattan (The Muppets Take Manhattan)
- 1985–1987: Who's the boss here? (Who's the Boss?) (TV series, 3 episodes)
Web links
- James Coco in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- James Coco in the IBDB
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical data of James Coco in: Who was who in America with World Notables , Volume 9, Marquis-Who's Who, 1989, p. 72
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coco, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1987 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |