---
name: "James Coco"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-coco"
fi1m_id: "james-coco"
imdb_id: "nm0168394"
tmdb_id: 41220
wikidata_id: "Q769205"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 March 1930"
died: "25 February 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T08:16:33.486637+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Coco

## Identity

James Coco

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-coco
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-coco
- **IMDb ID:** nm0168394
- **TMDB ID:** 41220
- **Wikidata ID:** Q769205
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coco, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769205, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41220

Actor. Born 21 March 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 25 February 1987.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 March 1930, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 25 February 1987
- **Also known as:** 詹姆斯·可可, Джеймс Коко
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coco, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769205, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41220

## Biography

James Coco (1930–1987) was an American stage and screen actor. Born James Emil Coco in New York City, he began acting after high school and trained at HB Studio. He made his Broadway debut in *Hotel Paradiso* (1957) and received early recognition with an Obie Award for the 1961 Off-Broadway production *The Moon in Yellow River*.

Coco achieved success in plays by Neil Simon, including a Tony Award nomination for *The Last of the Red Hot Lovers* (1969), written for him. He appeared in Simon's films *Murder by Death* (1976), *The Cheap Detective* (1978) and *Only When I Laugh* (1981), the last earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His other film roles include *A New Leaf* (1971) as Uncle Harry, *Man of La Mancha* (1972) and *The Muppets Take Manhattan* (1984). On television he guest-starred in series such as *Murder, She Wrote*, *The Love Boat*, *St. Elsewhere* (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award) and *Who's the Boss?*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A New Leaf* (1971), Fi1m 83, as Uncle Harry — [page](https://film.one/film/a-new-leaf.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *That's Adequate* (1989), as Max Roebling
- *The Chair* (1988), as Dr. Harold Woodhouse Langer
- *The Stepford Children* (1987), as Mr. Jamison
- *Hunk* (1987), as Dr. D
- *There Must Be a Pony* (1986), as Mervin Trellis
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as (segment "Act Break")
- *The Ray Bradbury Theater* (1985), series, as John Raleigh Braling
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Horatio Baldwin
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984), series, Actor
- *Brothers* (1984), series, as Mel Roth
- *The Muppets Take Manhattan* (1984), as Mr. Skeffington
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1983), as King of Hearts
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Arnie — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor
- *Lily for President?* (1982), as Arthur
- *The Curious Case Of Santa Claus* (1982), as Santa Claus
- *Only When I Laugh* (1981), as Jimmy
- *From Raquel with Love* (1980), as Stanley
- *The Diary of Anne Frank* (1980), as Hermann van Daan
- *Wholly Moses* (1980), as Hyssop
- *Scavenger Hunt* (1979), as Henri
- *The French Atlantic Affair* (1979), series, as Georges Sauvinage
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *$weepstake$* (1979), series, as Pete
- *The Eddie Capra Mysteries* (1978), series, Actor
- *The Cheap Detective* (1978), as Marcel
- *Bye Bye Monkey* (1978), as Andreas Flaxman
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Marion Atkins, Lou Stevens
- *Charleston* (1977), as Joe Lo Monaco
- *Murder by Death* (1976), as Milo Perrier
- *The Blue Bird* (1976), as Tylo the dog
- *The Dumplings* (1976), series, as Joe Dumpling
- *The Wild Party* (1975), as Jolly Grimm
- *Calucci's Department* (1973), series, Actor
- *Man of La Mancha* (1972), as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
- *The Trouble With People* (1972), as Husband (Story 1)
- *Such Good Friends* (1971), as Timmy
- *A New Leaf* (1971), as Uncle Harry — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/a-new-leaf.md)
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as King of Hearts
- *The Strawberry Statement* (1970), as Grocer
- *Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon* (1970), as Mario
- *End of the Road* (1970), as School Man
- *Generation* (1969), as Mr. Blatto
- *The Littlest Angel* (1969), as Father
- *On the Flip Side* (1966), as Mr Zuckerman
- *ABC Stage 67* (1966), series, as Mr. Zuckerman
- *Ensign Pulver* (1964), as Skouras
- *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Actor
- *The Power and the Glory* (1963), as Soldier (uncredited)
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![James Coco](https://film.one/media/person/5519980/gallery-45ad64df0277.jpg) James Coco — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/James_Coco_1973.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![JAMES COCO stars as the delightfully be- leagured Joe Calucci in "Calucci's Dept.," to be presented Fridays (8:00-8:30 PM, ET) this fall on the CBS Television N (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/5519980/gallery-5e743850cd22.jpg) JAMES COCO stars as the delightfully be- leagured Joe Calucci in "Calucci's Dept.," to be presented Fridays (8:00-8:30 PM, ET) this fall on the CBS Television N (1973) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/James_Coco_%22Calucci%27s_Department%22_%281973_CBS_press_photo%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo taken at the premiere of the movie SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES 12/10/80 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if  (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/5519980/gallery-2b53edb10137.jpg) Photo taken at the premiere of the movie SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES 12/10/80 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if  (2010) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/James_Coco_%284506533724%29.jpg/1280px-James_Coco_%284506533724%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1982: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Only When I Laugh*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1983: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *St. Elsewhere*

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award 1982: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award (nominated), for *Only When I Laugh*
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1970: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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