George Coe

American actor (1929–2015)

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George Coe

Coe in 1980

Born|

George Julian Cohen

(1929-05-10)May 10, 1929

New York, New York, U.S.

Died| July 18, 2015(2015-07-18) (aged 86)

Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1957–2015

George Coe (born George Julian Cohen; May 10, 1929 – July 18, 2015[1]) 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.

## Early life

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Coe was born in New York, New York.[2] The son of a diamond dealer, he graduated from the Admiral Farragut Academy, before attending Hofstra University in Hempstead.[1] He served in the Navy during the Korean War. After serving in the military, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1]

## Career

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Coe started out on Broadway in 1957.[3] He played 22 roles in the Broadway show "Money", which was praised by The New York Times.[1]

Coe was an original member of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players", the original cast of Saturday Night Live.[4] Following his initial stint, he made guest appearances for episodes in 1978 and 1986.[5][6] At age 46 Coe was the oldest new SNL cast member until 2014, when 47 year-old Leslie Jones joined the cast.[7]

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.[8]

## Death

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Coe died on July 18, 2015, at the age of 86, after a long illness, in Santa Monica, California.[9] He had a number of illnesses including lymphoma, a condition he had for around 20 years.[1] He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and four grandchildren.[1]

## Acting credits

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1968  | De Düva: The Dove | Viktor  | Short Film / also Director / Producer
1975  | Distance | Unknown  | Producer
The Stepford Wives | Claude Axhelm  |
1979  | French Postcards | Mr. Weber  |
Kramer vs. Kramer | Jim O'Connor  |
1980  | The First Deadly Sin | Dr. Bernardi  |
1981  | Bustin' Loose | Dr. Wilson T. Renfrew  |
The Amateur | Rutledge  |
1982  | The Entity | Dr. Weber  |
1984  | The House of God | Dr. Leggo  |
Micki + Maude | Governor Lanford  |
1985  | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | General Scott Watson  |
Head Office | Senator Jack Issel Sr.  |
1987  | Blind Date | Harry Gruen  |
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  |
A Rumor of Angels | Dr. Sam Jenkins  |
Diamond Men | 'Tip' Rountree  |
2008  | Corporate Affairs | George Parker  |
2009  | Funny People | George's Dad  |
Slice of Water | Ben  | Short Film
2010  | Bathtub Picnic | Ben
2011  | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Que / Wheeljack  | Voice Role
Wrinkles | Miguel  | Voice Role (English version)
2013  | Chez Upshaw | Reg. Nixon  |
2014  | 13 Sins | Game Host  | Voice Role
Final film role

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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
Broken Promise | George Mathews
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game | Unknown
1982  | Dreams Don't Die | Sherman
Drop-Out Father | Kannon Rush
The Country Girl | Phil Cook
1983  | Goodnight, Beantown | Dick Novak  | Series regular (5 episodes)
Hill Street Blues | Benjamin Fisk  | 3 episodes
Listen to Your Heart | John  | TV movie
Rage of Angels | Maguire
Sessions | Max
1984  | He's Not Your Son | Dr. Stadler
1984–1985  | American Playhouse | Old Man / Brian Haas  | 2 episodes
1985  | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Irving Jerome  | TV movie
The Insiders | Unknown  | "Lonely Hearts"
Remington Steele | 'Ace' Ketchum  | "Coffee, Tea or Steele"
Moonlighting | Lou LaSalle  | "Atlas Belched"
1986  | Family Ties | Justin Phillips  | "Nothing But a Man"
Blood & Orchids | Dr. Lansing  | TV movie
Simon & Simon | Nolan Scott  | "The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree"
The Paper Chase | Unknown  | "Honor"
Dallas | Fritz Longley  | 2 episodes
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"
The Golden Girls | Al  | "Rose's Big Adventure"
Shootdown | David  | TV movie
Why on Earth? | Henry
1989  | Those She Left Behind | Bill Page
My Name Is Bill W. | Frank Shaw
The Hollywood Detective | Sid Curley
The Tracey Ullman Show | Reverend Graylin  | "Jinx Haber Revisited"
Columbo | Dr. Sydney Hammer  | "Murder, a Self Portrait"
Matlock | Dr. Lucas Sinclair  | "The Buddies"
1990  | Amen | Colonel Adams  | "The Deacon vs. the U.S. Army"
Father Dowling Mysteries | Mr. Vance  | "The Perfect Couple Mystery"
Fine Things | Paul Berman  | TV movie
To My Daughter | Frank Parsons
Murphy Brown | Theodore  | "Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery"
1990–1992  | Murder, She Wrote | Andrew Thayer / Martin Bergman  | 2 episodes
1991  | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Chancellor Durken  | "First Contact"
Equal Justice | Colin Baker  | 4 episodes
Night Court | Peter Collingswood  | "Teacher's Pet"
1992  | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Dr. Feldman  | TV movie
Nurses | Rudy  | "Rude Awakenings"
Bobby's World | Unknown (Voice role)  | TV Short

"The Music"

The Human Factor | Dr. Astor  | "Hear No Evil"
Crossroads | Hugh  | "Courtroom Story"
Camp Candy | Unknown (Voice role)  | "When It Rains... It Snows"
1993  | Law & Order | Lee Hastings  | "Conduct Unbecoming"
Joe's Life | Grandpa  | "Dear Grandpa"
1995  | The Cosby Mysteries | Agent Carter  | "Goldilocks"
New York Undercover | Mr. Braddock  | "Downtown Girl"
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"
The Pretender | Dr. Nicholas Haring  | "Bloodlines: Part 1"
The Practice | Judge Walters  | "Passing Go"
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"
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Mr. Belt, Sharon's Boss  | "Career Day"
2000  | Bull | Ed Krakauer  | "To Have and to Hold"
Ladies Man | Herb  | 2 episodes
2001  | The Lone Gunmen | Bertram Byers  | "Pilot"
Becker | Mr. Spector  | "Really Good Advice"
2001–2002  | The West Wing | Senator Howard Stackhouse  | 2 episodes
2002  | Smallville | William Clark  | "Redux"
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?"
Judging Amy | Judge  | "The Best Interests of the Child"
2005  | Gilmore Girls | Grandpa Huntzberger  | "But I'm a Gilmore!"
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"
The King of Queens | Father Biskup  | "Singe Spaced"
Private Practice | Stan  | "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together"
Nip/Tuck | Dr. Joshua Lee  | "Dr. Joshua Lee"
2008  | Supernatural | Pat Fremont  | "No Rest for the Wicked"
Grey's Anatomy | Ed Bullard  | "Rise Up"
2009  | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Tee Watt Kaa (voice role)  | 2 episodes
2009–2019  | Archer | Arthur 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"

### Video games

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2006  | Reservoir Dogs | Unknown  | Voice Role
2011  | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Tolfdir / Calcelmo / Calixto Corrium
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Dr. Godera / Grommik Kurthson / Keyo-So
2012  | Guild Wars 2 | Ghostly Norn Longship Captain / Yakov / Zenik Konsman
2013  | Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel | Archivist Varus / Kai Teyun / Civilian Hostage

### Theatre

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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

## Accolades

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Year  | Association  | Category  | Nominated Work  | Results  | Ref

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1969  | Academy Awards | Best Live Action Short Film | De Duva: The Dove | Nominated  | [10]
2009  | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Ralph Morgan Award  | —  | Won  | [11]
2012  | Behind the Voice Actors Awards  | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film  | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Nominated  | [12]
2013  | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series — Comedy/Musical  | Archer | Nominated  | [13]
2014  | Nominated  | [14]

## See also

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* Saturday Night Live season 1

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "George Coe, actor who was original 'SNL' member, dies at 86". Los Angeles Times. July 21, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
2. ^ Chawkins, Steve (July 26, 2015). "George Coe, character actor and veteran of 'Saturday Night Live,' dies at 86". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
3. ^ McNary, Dave (July 20, 2015). "George Coe, Oscar-Nominated Actor and SAG Activist, Dies at 86". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
4. ^ Wezerek, Gus (December 14, 2019). "The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019. "Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers."
5. ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/george-coe-original-snl-cast-member-dead-at-86-66810/
6. ^ https://www.vulture.com/2013/07/saturday-nights-children-george-coe-1975-1976.html
7. ^ "Original 'SNL' Cast Member Dies -- George Coe Dead at 86". TMZ. July 20, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
8. ^ "Transformers: Dark of the Moon". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
9. ^ McNary, Dave (July 20, 2015). "George Coe, Oscar-Nominated Actor and SAG Activist, Dies at 86". variety.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
10. ^ "Browser Unsupported - Academy Awards Search | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
11. ^ "George Coe and Sumi Haru winners of the Ralph Morgan award! | SAG Watchdog". www.sagwatchdog.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
12. ^ "Behind the Voice Actors Awards (2012)". IMDb. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
13. ^ "Behind the Voice Actors Awards (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
14. ^ "Behind the Voice Actors Awards (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

## External links

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* George Coe at IMDb
* George Coe at the Internet Broadway Database
* George Coe at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Spain

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

Other|

* SNAC