Coe, George

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Coe, George

PERSONAL

Some sources cite birthplace as Jamaica, Queens, New York, NY.

Addresses:

Agent—Martin Gage, The Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403.

Career:

Actor, producer, and director.

Awards, Honors:

Academy Award nomination (with others), best short subject, live action subjects, 1969, for De Dueva: The Dove.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Leo Kurtz, Somerset (also known as Another World/Somerset), NBC, 1971–72.

(Uncredited) Member of the ensemble, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, between 1975 and 1978.

Dick Novak, Goodnight, Beantown, CBS, 1983.

Judge Wallace R. Vance, L.A. Law, NBC, between 1986 and 1991.

Ben Cheviot, Max Headroom (also known as Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future), ABC, 1987.

Voice, Camp Candy (animated), NBC, 1989–91, syndicated, 1992–93.

Peter Baines, a recurring role, Working, NBC, 1998–99.

Appeared as Scott Conrad in the series The Doctors, NBC.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Dr. Lansing, Blood & Orchids, CBS, 1986.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Colonel Winn, Red Flag: The Ultimate Game, CBS, 1981.

George Mathews, Broken Promise, CBS, 1981.

Mayor Leroy Satrom, Kent State, NBC, 1981.

Kannon Rush, Drop–Out Father, CBS, 1982.

Sherman, Dreams Don't Die, ABC, 1982.

John Graham, Listen to Your Heart, CBS, 1983.

Maguire, Rage of Angels (also known as Sidney Sheldon's "Rage of Angels"), NBC, 1983.

Max Dreyfuss, Sessions, ABC, 1983.

Dr. Stadler, He's Not Your Son, CBS, 1984.

Irving Jerome, My Wicked, Wicked Ways … The Legend of Errol Flynn, CBS, 1985.

Mr. Shelby, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Showtime, 1987.

David, Shootdown, NBC, 1988.

Bill Page, Those She Left Behind, NBC, 1989.

Dr. Hammer, Columbo: Murder, a Self Portrait, ABC, 1989.

Sid Curley, The Hollywood Detective, USA Network, 1989.

Frank Parsons, To My Daughter, NBC, 1990.

Paul Berman, Fine Things (also known as Danielle Steel's "Fine Things"), NBC, 1990.

Dr. Feldman, Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story (also known as Fatal Love), ABC, 1992.

Dan Broadbent, Cagney & Lacey: The View through the Glass Ceiling, CBS, 1995.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Ed, "Big Blonde" (also known as "Dorothy Parker's Big Blonde'"), Great Performances, PBS, 1980.

Phil Cook, The Country Girl, 1982.

Old man, "The Star–Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski," American Playhouse, PBS, 1983.

Frank Shaw, "My Name Is Bill W.," Hallmark Hall of Fame, ABC, 1989.

(In archive footage) Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Benjamin Fisk, "Ba–bing, Ba–bing," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983.

Benjamin Fisk, "Death by Kiki," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983.

Benjamin Fisk, "The Long Law of the Arm," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983.

Ace Ketcham, "Coffee, Tea or Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1985.

Lou LaSalle, "Atlas Belched," Moonlighting, ABC, 1985.

Dr. Quidd, "Night Crawler," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1986.

Dr. Quidd, "Stemwinder: Parts 1 & 2," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1986.

Fritz Longley, "Enigma," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1986.

Fritz Longley, "Pari Per Sue," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1986.

Justin Phillips, "Nothing but a Man," Family Ties, NBC, 1986.

"Honor," The Paper Chase (also known as The Paper Chase: The Second Year, The Paper Chase: The Third Year, The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year, and The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year), Showtime, 1986.

Ted Murdoch, "Parents Are Coming," thirtysomething, ABC, 1987.

Al, "Rose's Big Adventure," The Golden Girls (also known as Miami Nice), NBC, 1988.

William Wainwright, "A Girl Named Sue," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1988.

Dr. Lucas Sinclair, "The Buddies," Matlock, NBC, 1989.

Reverend Graylin, "The Crisis," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1989.

Colonel Adams, "The Deacon vs. the U.S. Army," Amen, NBC, 1990.

Martin Bergman, "The Return of Preston Giles," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990.

Mr. Vance, "The Perfect Couple Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries (also known as Father Dowling Investigates), ABC, 1990.

Ted Murdoch, "Arizona," thirtysomething, ABC, 1990.

Theodore Wilkes, "Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1990.

Chancellor Avill Durken, "First Contact," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1991.

Colin Baker, "The Devil His Due," Equal Justice, ABC, 1991.

Colin Baker, "Do the Wrong Thing," Equal Justice, ABC, 1991.

Colin Baker, "Opening Farewell," Equal Justice, ABC, 1991.

Peter Collingswood, "Teacher's Pet," Night Court, NBC, 1991.

Andrew Thayer, "Murder in Milan," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992.

Dr. Astor, "Hear No Evil," The Human Factor, CBS, 1992.

Hugh, "Courtroom Story," Crossroads, Arts and Entertainment, 1992.

Rudy, "Rude Awakenings," Nurses, NBC, 1992.

Grandpa Martin, "Dear Grandpa," Joe's Life, ABC, 1993.

Lee Hastings, "Conduct Unbecoming," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 1993.

Agent Carter, "Goldilocks," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1995.

Mr. Braddock, "Downtown Girl," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1995.

Parker, "Bright Christmas," Home Improvement, ABC, 1997.

Dr. Nicholas Haring, "Bloodlines: Parts 1 & 2," The Pretender, NBC, 1998.

Ernest Huntley, "Sara's Parents," The Nanny, CBS, 1998.

Judge Harold Walters, "Passing Go," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

Thomas Kendall, "A Girl's Gotta Merger," Jenny, NBC, 1998.

Mr. Belt, "Career Day," Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (also known as Two Guys and a Girl), ABC, 1999.

Mr. Noonan, "Music from My Life," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999.

Herb, "Estrogen Wave," Ladies Man, CBS, 2000.

Mr. Spector, "Really Good Advice," Becker, CBS, 2001.

Senator Howard Stackhouse, "The Stackhouse Filibuster," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2001.

"No Cinco, Seis!," Ladies Man, CBS, 2001.

General manager, "The Special Section," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2002.

Senator Howard Stackhouse, "The Red Mass," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2002.

Warren Lauer, "Scared Straight," Crossing Jordan (also known as Untitled Tim Kring Project), NBC, 2002.

William Clark, "Redux," Smallville (also known as Smallville: Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2002.

Joe Marks, "Oh Mother, Who Art Thou?," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2003.

Judge, "The Best Interests of the Child," Judging Amy, CBS, 2003.

Grandpa Huntzberger, "But I'm a Gilmore!," Gilmore Girls (also known as Gilmore Girls: Beginnings and The Gilmore Way), The WB, 2005.

Steven Logan, "Bettor or Worse," Numb3rs (also known as Numbers and Num3ers), CBS, 2005.

Bill Simmons, "Superstar," Cold Case, CBS, 2006.

Voice of Albert Einstein, "When Animals Attack," Celebrity Deathmatch (also known as MTV's "Celebrity Deathmatch"), MTV, 2006.

Appeared as Ed Krakauer in "To Have and to Hold," an unaired episode of Bull, TNT.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Matthews, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, ABC, 1975.

Dick Novak, Goodnight, Beantown, CBS, 1983.

Henry, Why on Earth?, ABC, 1988.

Bertram Roosevelt Byers, The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001.

Film Appearances:

Viktor, De Dueva: The Dove (short film; also known as The Dove), Schoenfeld Films, 1968.

Himself and David, Original Cast Album—"Company" (documentary), Docurama/Leacock–Pennebaker, 1970.

Claude Axhelm, The Stepford Wives, Columbia, 1975.

Jim O'Connor, Kramer vs. Kramer (also known as Kramer versus Kramer), Columbia, 1979.

Mr. Weber, French Postcards (also known as Wer geht denn noch zur Uni?), Paramount, 1979.

Dr. Bernardi, The First Deadly Sin, Filmways Pictures, 1980.

Dr. Weber, The Entity, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1981.

Dr. Wilson T. Renfrew, Bustin' Loose, Universal, 1981.

Rutledge, The Amateur, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1981.

Dr. Leggo, The House of God, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1984.

Governor Abel Lanford, Micki + Maude, Columbia, 1984.

Brian Haas, A Flash of Green, International Spectrafilm, 1985.

General Scott Watson, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (also known as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous), Orion, 1985.

Senator Issel, Head Office, TriStar, 1986.

Harry Gruen, Blind Date (also known as Blake Edwards' "Blind Date"), TriStar, 1987.

Graham, Best Seller, Orion, c. 1987.

Phil Kozinski, Cousins (also known as A Touch of Infidelity), Paramount, 1989.

Dad, The End of Innocence, Skouras Pictures, 1990.

Judge Weathers, The Mighty Ducks (also known as Champions and The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions), Buena Vista, 1992.

Father Ferdo Vlasic, Gospa, The Penland Company, 1995, Capistrano Films, 2006.

Mr. Morgan, Nick and Jane, Avalanche Releasing/Cinepix Film Properties, 1997.

Senator Jack Thompson, The Omega Code, At Entertainment/Providence Entertainment, 1999.

Sam Hart, Big Eden, Mongrel Media, 2000, Jour de Fete Films, 2001.

Tip Rountree, Diamond Men, Lions Gate Films, 2000, Panorama Entertainment, 2001.

Dr. Sam Jenkins, A Rumor of Angels (also known as A Rumour of Angels), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 2000, Cinetel Films, 2002.

George, Ted's MBA* (*Many Brief Affairs) (also known as Ted's MBA), 2006.

Film Work:

Director and producer, De Dueva: The Dove (short film; also known as The Dove), Schoenfeld Films, 1968.

Producer, Distance, Cine Bright, 1975.

Stage Appearances:

Father and other roles, Telemachus Clay, Writers Stage Theatre, New York City, 1963.

Floyd Cobas, Shout from the Rooftops, Renata Theatre, New York City, 1964.

Julian Blumberg, What Makes Sammy Run? (musical), Fifty–Fourth Street Theatre, New York City, 1964–65.

M. Lindsay Woolsey, Mame (musical), Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1966–69, then Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1969–70.

David, Company (musical), Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1970–72.

Owen O'Malley, On the Twentieth Century (musical), St. James Theatre, New York City, 1978–79.

David, Company the Original Cast in Concert (concert; also known as Company), Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City, 1993.

Father and Stu Rosen, Fallen Angel (musical), Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1994.

RECORDINGS

Albums; Cast Recordings; with Others:

What Makes Sammy Run?, 1964.

Mame, Columbia, 1966.

Company, Columbia, 1970.

On the Twentieth Century, Sony, 1978.

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