James Coco

James Coco, born March 21, 1930, in New York City and died February 25, 1987, in the same city, is an American actor. During his eclectic career, he went from Otto Preminger (Tell Me You Love Me, Junie Moon, Friends Like Mine) to Elaine May, played Sancho Panza opposite Peter O'Toole in Don Quixo... More

James Coco, born March 21, 1930, in New York City and died February 25, 1987, in the same city, is an American actor. During his eclectic career, he went from Otto Preminger (Tell Me You Love Me, Junie Moon, Friends Like Mine) to Elaine May, played Sancho Panza opposite Peter O'Toole in Don Quixote, crossed paths with Gérard Depardieu in Marco Ferreri's work and Peter Falk in Robert Moore's films (A Corpse for Dessert, Neil Simon's The Ladies' Tale), and, ready to take on any challenge, co-starred with Raquel Welch under the direction of James Ivory. A man with a face, James Coco particularly excelled in comedy. He also had his own television series: Calucci's Department in 1973 and The Dumplings with Geraldine Brooks in 1976. After 1982, he worked almost exclusively in television, appearing in St. Elsewhere, Murder, There Must Be a Pony with Elizabeth Taylor, The Lady Served, where he played Nick Milano, Tony's father-in-law, and playing the King of Hearts in a new Lewis Carroll adaptation in 1983, with Eve Arden as the Mad Queen. He died of a heart attack shortly after filming his last film.