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jpwinner gaming Michael Cole, a Star of ‘The Mod Squad,’ Is Dead at 84
Michael Colejpwinner gaming, the actor best known as one of the three actors who played hip, young undercover police officers on the hit ABC crime drama “The Mod Squad,” died on Tuesday at a medical center in Los Angeles. He was 84.
His death was confirmed by his representative, Rachel Harris. She did not specify a cause.
Mr. Cole was a young, struggling actor when he achieved overnight success on “The Mod Squad,” which ran from 1968 to 1973 and co-starred Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III.
“The Mod Squad” was one of the first prime-time series to acknowledge the counterculture and an early example of multiracial casting. It centered on three hippies in trouble with the law, who avoid jail time by joining the police department and working undercover.
Mr. Cole played Pete Cochran, a wealthy kid who was kicked out of his parents’ house for stealing a car. His fellow crime fighters were Linc Hayes, played by Mr. Williams, and Julie Barnes, played by Ms. Lipton.
The trio gave the show one of its taglines: “One black, one white, one blonde.”
ImageClarence Williams III, Mr. Cole and Peggy Lipton while shooting an episode of “The Mod Squad” outside the Los Angeles County Museum.Credit...Bettmann — Getty ImagesThe show, which addressed issues including racism, abortion, the Vietnam War and drug abuse, became a runaway hit. It launched Mr. Cole, whose Hollywood résumé was thin, to fame.
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