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Cole has appeared in numerous films and TV shows, beginning in 1961 with a role in the film drama, ''Forbid Them Not.'' Other film credits include the role of Mark in the 1966 science fiction film, ''[[The Bubble (1966 film)|The Bubble]]'', later re-titled ''Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth'', Spivey in the western ''[[Chuka (film)|Chuka]]'' (1967), Alan Miller in ''[[The Last Child (film)|The Last Child]]'' (1971),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfweekly.com/culture/the-golden-age-of-tv-movies-the-last-child-1971/|author= Nahmod, David-Elijah|title=The Golden Age of TV Movies: ''The Last Child'' (1971)|website=SFWeekly.com|date= 26 August 2015|publisher=[[SF Weekly]]|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref> which was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067326/awards Awards for The Last Child (1971) (TV)]. IMDb.com</ref> and as Cliff Norris in ''Beg, Borrow or Steal'' (1973). He did a great deal of stage work after ''The Mod Squad'' went off the air, such as ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]].''
Cole has also appeared on ''[[Gunsmoke]],'' in 1966, as Kipp. During the 1970s, he had many guest appearances on ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]],'' ''[[The Love Boat]]'' and ''[[CHiPs]],'' and appeared in the made-for-TV thriller ''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'' in 1978. In the 1980s and 1990s, he worked on ''[[Nickel Mountain]].'' He also worked on shows such as ''[[The Eddie Capra Mysteries]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]],'' ''[[Fantasy Island (1977 TV series)|Fantasy Island]],'' and ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]].'' Later, Cole appeared in [[Stephen King]]'s two-part TV movie ''[[It (miniseries)|It]]'', which aired in 1990, as the older version of the disturbed Henry Bowers. In 1991, he joined the cast of ''[[General Hospital]]'' in the role of [[Harlan Barrett]].
But it was his role as Pete Cochran, a troubled youth turned crime fighter in ''[[The Mod Squad]]'' (1968–1973), that made Cole an international celebrity. Cole's boyish good looks and brooding, deep-voiced personality meshed perfectly with his character's backstory—a ne'er-do-well son of wealthy parents who had evicted him from their home after he had stolen a car.<ref>[http://www.chezgrae.com/modsquad/ The Mod Squad TV Show Unofficial Home Page w/ Pictures & Episode Guide]. Chezgrae.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-01.</ref> Produced by [[Aaron Spelling]] and [[Danny Thomas]], ''[[The Mod Squad]]'' resonated with [[counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture]]-era viewers and ran for five seasons, during which a total of 123 episodes were produced.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/the-mod-squad/show/677/summary.html?full_summary=1&om_act=convert&om_clk=summarysh&tag=showspace_links;full_summary The Mod Squad]. TV.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-01.</ref>
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