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George Coe | |
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 Coe in 1980 | |
| Born | George Julian Cohen May 10, 1929 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2015 (aged 86) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–2015 |
George Coe (born George Julian Cohen; May 10, 1929 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. He was a cast member for the first season of Saturday Night Live and voiced the character of Woodhouse in Archer .
Coe was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. [1]
His Broadway theater career began in 1957 and included turns as "M. Lindsey Woolsey" opposite Angela Lansbury in the original production of Mame ; as "Owen O'Malley" in On The Twentieth Century , and creating the role of David in the original Broadway production of Company .
Coe was an original member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players", the original cast of Saturday Night Live . [2] He was only credited as a cast member for the first show, October 11, 1975. Coe was used in several other episodes of SNL, but was never again credited.
In 1979 he appeared as the head of Dustin Hoffman's character's advertising firm in the Academy Award-winning Kramer vs. Kramer . Coe was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1968 short film The Dove , a parody of Ingmar Bergman's films, which he also co-directed. Coe also played the role of Brigadier General Scott Watson in the 1986 movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins . He guest-starred on a 1991 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation . He also portrayed Ben Cheviot, the eventual head of Network 23, on the series Max Headroom . His various television appearances include Murder, She Wrote , Bones , My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn , Judging Amy , The King of Queens , Nip/Tuck , Grey's Anatomy , Columbo , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Gilmore Girls , The Golden Girls , Wilfred , and as Senator Howard Stackhouse in two episodes of The West Wing .
He voiced the character of Woodhouse, the much-put-upon valet in the FX animated series Archer . He voiced the Autobot Wheeljack in Michael Bay's Transformers: Dark of the Moon . [3] Coe provided voice acting for the video games The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim , Star Wars: The Old Republic , and Guild Wars 2 .
Coe died on July 18, 2015, at the age of 86, after a long illness, in Santa Monica, California. [4] The eighth season of Archer (the primary arc of which revolves mostly around the death of his character Woodhouse) was dedicated to him.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | De Düva: The Dove | Viktor | Short Film / also Director / Producer |
| 1975 | Distance | Unknown | Producer |
| 1975 | The Stepford Wives | Claude Axhelm | |
| 1979 | French Postcards | Mr. Weber | |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Jim O'Connor | |
| 1980 | The First Deadly Sin | Dr. Bernardi | |
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose | Dr. Wilson T. Renfrew | |
| 1981 | The Amateur | Rutledge | |
| 1982 | The Entity | Dr. Weber | |
| 1984 | The House of God | Dr. Leggo | |
| 1984 | Micki + Maude | Governor Lanford | |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | General Scott Watson | |
| 1985 | Head Office | Senator Issel | |
| 1987 | Blind Date | Harry Gruen | |
| 1987 | Best Seller | Graham | |
| 1989 | Cousins | Phil | |
| 1990 | The End of Innocence | Dad | |
| 1992 | The Mighty Ducks | Judge Weathers | |
| 1995 | Gospa | Father Ferdo Vlasic | |
| 1997 | Nick and Jane | Mr. Morgan | |
| 1999 | The Omega Code | Senator Jack Thompson | |
| 2000 | Big Eden | Sam Hart | |
| 2000 | A Rumor of Angels | Dr. Sam Jenkins | |
| 2000 | Diamond Men | 'Tip' Rountree | |
| 2008 | Corporate Affairs | George Parker | |
| 2009 | Funny People | George's Dad | |
| 2009 | Slice of Water | Ben | Short Film |
| 2010 | Bathtub Picnic | Ben | Short Film |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Que / Wheeljack | Voice Role |
| 2011 | Wrinkles | Miguel | Voice Role (English version) |
| 2013 | Chez Upshaw | Reg. Nixon | |
| 2014 | 13 Sins | Game Host | Voice Role Final film role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | For the People | Reporter | "To Prosecute All Crimes" |
| 1970 | Somerset | Leo Kurtz #1 | 1971–1972 |
| 1975 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Matthews | TV movie |
| 1975–1976 | The Doctors | Scott Conrad | series regular (143 episodes) |
| 1975–1986 | Saturday Night Live | Himself / Various Characters | Season 1; series regular (10 episodes) |
| 1980 | Big Blonde | Ed | TV movie |
| 1981 | Kent State | Mayor Leroy Satrom | TV movie |
| 1981 | Broken Promise | George Mathews | TV movie |
| 1981 | Red Flag: The Ultimate Game | Unknown | TV movie |
| 1982 | Dreams Don't Die | Sherman | TV movie |
| 1982 | Drop-Out Father | Kannon Rush | TV movie |
| 1982 | The Country Girl | Phil Cook | TV movie |
| 1983 | Listen to Your Heart | John | TV movie |
| 1983 | Rage of Angels | Maguire | TV movie |
| 1983 | Goodnight, Beantown | Dick Novak | series regular (5 episodes) |
| 1983 | Sessions | Max | TV movie |
| 1983 | Hill Street Blues | Benjamin Fisk | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | He's Not Your Son | Dr. Stadler | TV movie |
| 1984–1985 | American Playhouse | Old Man / Brian Haas | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Irving Jerome | TV movie |
| 1985 | The Insiders | Unknown | "Lonely Hearts" |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | 'Ace' Ketchum | "Coffee, Tea or Steel e" |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Lou LaSalle | "Atlas Belched" |
| 1986 | Family Ties | Justin Phillips | "Nothing But a Man" |
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids | Dr. Lansing | TV movie |
| 1986 | Simon & Simon | Nolan Scott | "The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree" |
| 1986 | The Paper Chase | Unknown | "Honor" |
| 1986 | Dallas | Fritz Longley | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Dr. Quidd | 3 episodes |
| 1986–1991 | L.A. Law | Judge Wallace R. Vance | 8 episodes |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Mr. Shelby | TV movie |
| 1987–1988 | Max Headroom | Ben Cheviot | series regular (14 episodes) |
| 1987–1997 | thirtysomething | Ted Murdoch | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Magnum, P.I. | William Wainwright | "A Girl Named Sue" |
| 1988 | The Golden Girls | Al | "Rose's Big Adventure" |
| 1988 | Shootdown | David | TV movie |
| 1988 | Why on Earth? | Henry | TV movie |
| 1989 | Those She Left Behind | Bill Page | TV movie |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Frank Shaw | TV movie |
| 1989 | The Hollywood Detective | Sid Curley | TV movie |
| 1989 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Reverend Graylin | "Jinx Haber Revisited" |
| 1989 | Columbo | Dr. Sydney Hammer | "Murder, a Self Portrait" |
| 1989 | Matlock | Dr. Lucas Sinclair | "The Buddies" |
| 1990 | Amen | Colonel Adams | "The Deacon vs. the U.S. Army" |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Mr. Vance | "The Perfect Couple Mystery" |
| 1990 | Fine Things | Paul Berman | TV movie |
| 1990 | Murphy Brown | Theodore | "Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery" |
| 1990 | To My Daughter | Frank Parsons | TV movie |
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Chancellor Durken | "First Contact" |
| 1991 | Equal Justice | Colin Baker | 4 episodes |
| 1991 | Night Court | Peter Collingswood | "Teacher's Pet" |
| 1990–1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Andrew Thayer / Martin Bergman | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Dr. Feldman | TV movie |
| 1992 | Nurses | Rudy | "Rude Awakenings" |
| 1992 | Bobby's World | Unknown (Voice role) | TV Short "The Music" |
| 1992 | The Human Factor | Dr. Astor | "Hear No Evil" |
| 1992 | Crossroads | Hugh | "Courtroom Story" |
| 1992 | Camp Candy | Unknown (Voice role) | "When It Rains... It Snows" |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Lee Hastings | "Conduct Unbecoming" |
| 1993 | Joe's Life | Grandpa | "Dear Grandpa" |
| 1995 | The Cosby Mysteries | Agent Carter | "Goldilocks" |
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Mr. Braddock | "Downtown Girl" |
| 1995 | Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling | Dan Broadbent | TV movie |
| 1997 | Home Improvement | Parker | "Bright Christmas" |
| 1998 | Jenny | Thomas Kendall | "A Girl's Gotta Merger" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Dr. Nicholas Haring | "Bloodlines: Part 1" |
| 1998 | The Practice | Judge Walters | "Passing Go" |
| 1998 | The Nanny | Ernest | "Sara's Parents" |
| 1998–1999 | Working | Peter Baines | series regular (9 episodes) |
| 1999 | Any Day Now | Mr. Noonan | "Music from My Life" |
| 1999 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Mr. Belt, Sharon's Boss | "Career Day" |
| 2000 | Bull | Ed Krakauer | "To Have and to Hold" |
| 2000 | Ladies Man | Herb | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | Bertram Byers | "Pilot" |
| 2001 | Becker | Mr. Spector | "Really Good Advice" |
| 2001–2002 | The West Wing | Senator Howard Stackhouse | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Smallville | William Clark | "Redux" |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Warren Lauer | "Scared Straight" |
| 2002–2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | General manager | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Division | Joe Marks | "Oh Mother, Who Art Thou?" |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Judge | "The Best Interests of the Child" |
| 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Grandpa Huntzberger | "But I'm a Gilmore!" |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Steve Logan | "Bettor or Worse" |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Bill Simmons | "Superstar" |
| 2006–2007 | Celebrity Death Match | Albert Einstein / Bud Selig (voice role) | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Bones | Father William Donlan | "The Priest in the Churchyard" |
| 2007 | The King of Queens | Father Biskup | "Singe Spaced" |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Stan | "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together" |
| 2007 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Joshua Lee | "Dr. Joshua Lee" |
| 2008 | Supernatural | Pat Fremont | "No Rest for the Wicked" |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Ed Bullard | "Rise Up" |
| 2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Tee Watt Kaa (voice role) | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2019 | Archer | Woodhouse / The Pope (voice role) | recurring role (22 episodes) "Archer: 1999 — Cubert" (appeared using previously recorded material) |
| 2011–2013 | Wilfred | Gene | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra | Toza | "A Leaf in the Wind" |
| 2013 | Two and a Half Men | Victor | "My Bodacious Vidalia" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Reservoir Dogs | Unknown | Voice Role |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Tolfdir / Calcelmo / Calixto Corrium | Voice Role |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Dr. Godera / Grommik Kurthson / Keyo-So | Voice Role |
| 2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Ghostly Norn Longship Captain / Yakov / Zenik Konsman | Voice Role |
| 2013 | Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel | Archivist Varus / Kai Teyun / Civilian Hostage | Voice Role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–1965 | What Makes Sammy Run? | Julian Blumberg | 540 performances |
| 1966–1970 | Mame | M. Lindsay Woolsey | 1,508 performances |
| 1970–1972 | Company | David | 705 performances |
| 1978–1979 | On the Twentieth Century | Owen O'Malley | 449 performances |
| 1986-1987 | Into the Woods | The Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father | 50 Performances |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Academy Awards | Best Live Action Short Film | De Duva: The Dove | Nominated | [5] |
| 2009 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Ralph Morgan Award | — | Won | [6] |
| 2012 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Nominated | [7] |
| 2013 | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series — Comedy/Musical | Archer | Nominated | [8] | |
| 2014 | Nominated | [9] |
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Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.
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