Dennis Cole, actor and father of Joe Cole, dies November 15, 2009

Dennis Cole, actor, died at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on November 15, 2009.  He was 69 years old.  Cole was married to "Charlie's Angels" star Jaclyn Smith for a time. 

Cole guest-starred in numerous television roles from the 1960's to the 1990's.  He appeared in the daytime drama "The Young and the Restless" and many prime-time series, including "Bracken's World," "Bearcats!," "Medical Center," "Police Story," "Fantasy Island," "Trapper John, M.D.," "Murder, She Wrote" and "Charlie's Angels." It was on the set of that show that he met Jaclyn Smith.

Cole had one son, Joey (Joe), who was shot and killed during a robbery in Venice, Calif., in 1991. Dennis Cole began speaking out against violence on TV and worked less in the entertainment field, eventually becoming a real estate broker in Fort Lauderdale.

Joe Cole's best friend was Henry Rollins (singer in the punk band Black Flag), who went on to include the story of Joe's unsolved murder in many of Rollins' Spoken Word tours.  (Rollins was with Joe Cole when Cole was shot and killed).  Following is the heartfelt story of Joe's death as told by Rollins...

Rest In Peace, Dennis and Joe.

Respectfully, no blah, blah, blah here.

Therefore, I shall...

Rock on.