Related: Clarence Williams III, 'The Mod Squad' Actor, Dead at 81 Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Cole rose to prominence with ...

11 (UPI) --Actor Michael Cole, who played Pete Cochran on the TV series "The Mod Squad," died Tuesday ... Cole and co-stars Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III played three undercover cops.

Michael Cole, the actor best known for his role as Pete Cochran in the classic 1960s TV series The Mod Squad ... alongside Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III. The characters formed a trio ...

He guest-starred on multiple shows in the 1960s, including Gunsmoke, before he got his big breakthrough via Mod Squad, alongside Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III. Cole’s character was the ...