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name: "Ed Marinaro"
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born: "31 March 1950"
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# Ed Marinaro

Actor. Born 31 March 1950 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 March 1950, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Эд Маринаро

## Biography

Ed Marinaro is an American actor and former professional football running back. He played college football for the Cornell Big Red, where he was a unanimous All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1971. He played in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks.

After leaving football, Marinaro became an actor. He joined the regular cast of the television series *Hill Street Blues* in 1981, playing Officer Joe Coffey until 1986. He has also appeared in series including *Laverne & Shirley* (1980–1981) and *Sisters* (1991–1994).

Marinaro starred as Coach Marty Daniels in the comedy series *Blue Mountain State* (2010–2011) and its 2016 film sequel. He has appeared in films including *The Many Saints of Newark* (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, as Joe Coffey — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)

## Also known for

- *Monk* (2002), Stewart Babcock
- *The Many Saints of Newark* (2021), Jilly Ruffalo
- *Blue Mountain State* (2010), Coach Marty Daniels
- *Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland* (2016), Coach Marty Daniels
- *Urban Legends: Bloody Mary* (2005), Bill Owens
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), Darius Stephens
- *Third Watch* (1999), Tommy
- *8 Simple Rules* (2002), Byron

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