Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III and Peggy Lipton on ‘The Mod Squad.’ Cole was born on July 3, 1940, and raised in Madison, Wisconsin.

Cole played Pete Cochran, one of three juvenile delinquents turned undercover cops, alongside Clarence Williams III and Peggy Lipton.

Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III and Peggy Lipton on ‘The Mod Squad.’ Courtesy of Photofest Cole was born on July 3, 1940, and raised in Madison, Wisconsin.

The tagline of the show was, "One White, One Black, One Blonde," which Cole poked fun at with his 2009 memoir, "I Played the White Guy. FILE (1969) Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole.

The late Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III, who respectively passed away in 2019 and 2021, also starred.

The series aired on ABC 1968-1973. Cole and co-stars Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III played three undercover cops. In the lexicon of the time they portrayed three young "hip" cops and the ...

Michael Cole starred in the 1960s crime drama "The Mod Squad" with Clarence Williams III and Peggy Lipton and played Harlan on "General Hospital." ...

Cole's Pete Cochran, Peggy Lipton's Julie Barnes and Linc Hayes, played by Clarence Williams III, were all young people in trouble with the law. Police Capt. Adam Greer (Tige Andrews) worked with ...

Cole’s Pete Cochran, Peggy Lipton’s Julie Barnes and Linc Hayes, played by Clarence Williams III, were all young people in trouble with the law. Police Capt. Adam Greer (Tige Andrews) worked ...

Michael Cole, who played Pete Cochran, one of the three hip young cops on “The Mod Squad,” died Tuesday. He was 84. Cole’s reps said he died “peacefully this morning, surrounded by loved ...