Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American actor and former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Cornell Big Red, where he was a unanimous All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1971. From 2010 to 2011, Marinaro starred in the football comedy series Blue Mountain State. He is also known as a regular cast member of Hill Street Blues, playing Officer Joe Coffey for five seasons (1981–1986). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Marinaro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ed Marinaro

Acting Born March 31, 1950 New York City, New York, USA

Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American actor and former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Cornell Big Red, where he was a unanimous All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1971.

From 2010 to 2011, Marinaro starred in the football comedy series Blue Mountain State. He is also known as a regular cast member of Hill Street Blues, playing Officer Joe Coffey for five seasons (1981–1986).

Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Marinaro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Monk

Stewart Babcock

Falcon Crest

John Remick

Third Watch

Tommy

Dynasty

Touched by an Angel

Jack

Hill Street Blues

Joe Coffey

The Twilight Zone

Darius Stephens

8 Simple Rules

Byron

Laverne & Shirley

Sonny St. Jacques

The Bob Hope Show

Self

Blue Mountain State

Coach Marty Daniels

Grace Under Fire

Dan Gabriel