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Acting

Nicholas Colasanto

Career

Active from 1959 to 1982, busiest in 1972 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Raging Bull
Raging Bull
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nicholas Colasanto Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Police Procedural 3
  • Nostalgic Americana 3
  • Episodic Mystery 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Iconic Theme Music 2
  • Nostalgic TV Era 2
  • Law Enforcement 2
  • Iconic Soundtrack 2
  • Episodic Crime Solving 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles · average score 86
Cheers
Cheers (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso

The Haircut
The Haircut (1982)

as Bobby Russo (Barber)

Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87

as Tommy Como

1970s

11 titles · average score 64
Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Patsy Reese

Mad Bull
Mad Bull (1977)

as Duke Sallow

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976)

as Lieutenant Nick Tinker

Family Plot
Family Plot (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

as Victor Constantine

Baretta
Baretta (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bert

Toma
Toma (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · Director

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Victor Marchette

Toma
Toma (1973)

as Prolaci

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Joe Patruro

Fat City
Fat City (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ruben

1960s

20 titles · average score 66
Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Mike Sellino

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mac Wagner

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Jimmy Bibo

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as The Bartender / Maxie

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Jumisino / Billy Milton

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Reporter (uncredited)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Ralph

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Matt

My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian (1963)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Orville

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Charlie Atkins / Bernheim

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Work Partner

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

1950s

2 titles · average score 79
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959)

as Eladio

Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Eladio