Dennis Cole (born July 19, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ...

Before breaking into acting, Cole was a model for men's physique magazines. His first big acting break came when he landed a starring role in the ABC police drama Felony Squad, which ran from 1966 to 1969. He appeared for one season (1969-1970) as stuntman Davey Evans in Bracken's World. He then costarred with Rod Taylor in the short-lived series Bearcats (1971). The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Felony Squad was a half-hour television crime drama originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 12, 1966 to January 31, 1969, a span encompassing 73 episodes. ... Stuntman refers to any of several types of skilled performers. ... Brackens World was a television program in syndication on a New York City TV channel in the mid-to-late 1970s, about five years after it actually aired. ... Rod Taylor (born Rodney Sturt Taylor on January 11, 1930) is an Australian-born film and television actor. ... Bearcats! was a Western television series broadcast on the CBS television network during the Fall 1971 television season. ...

Cole continued to make guest appearances in numerous television series, such as Medical Center, Police Story, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and Murder, She Wrote. Medical Center was a dramatic television series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. ... This article is about the American TV series Police Story, for the Jackie Chan film see Police Story (movie) Police Story was an anthology television drama on the NBC broadcast network from the years 1973 through 1977. ... This article is about the television series. ... The Love Boat was an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1977 until 1986. ... Fantasy Island refers to two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network. ... Jessica in the Murder, She Wrote episode The Cemetery Vote Murder, She Wrote is a long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ...

Cole also played Lance Prentiss on daytime's The Young and the Restless (1981-1982). The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated as Y&R) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast on CBS since March 26, 1973. ...

Cole's second wife was actress Jaclyn Smith; they were married from 1978 to 1981. His only son (from his first marriage) Joe Cole was shot to death in a 1991 robbery attempt. Ellen Jaclyn Smith (born October 26, 1947) is an American television actress. ... Joe Cole (April 4, 1961 - December 19, 1991) was a roadie for Black Flag and Rollins Band. ...

Cole's last television appearance was a 1998 episode of Pacific Blue. Since then, he has remarried, relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and now works in real estate. Pacific Blue was a one-hour television drama about a team of police officers who patrolled the beaches of Santa Monica, California on bicycle. ... Fort Lauderdale, known as the Venice of America, is a city located in Broward County, Florida. ...

External link

• Dennis Cole at the Internet Movie Database