- Paula Kelly Jr., Cole's second wife, was the daughter of two of The Modernaires (Paula Kelly and Harold Dickinson) and joined the group when her mother retired. Cole and Kelly had one child, a daughter, Jennifer Holly Cole (born 1972).
- Credits Tige Andrews as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.
- Best remembered by the public for his role as Pete Cochran on Mod Squad (1968).
- Lives in Van Nuys, California, and continues to act in both TV and movies (2003)
- With the passing of Clarence Williams III on June 4, 2021, he is the last surviving regular cast member of Mod Squad (1968).
- Is the only one of the four main cast members of Mod Squad (1968) who doesn't hail from New York City.
- Cole's military-fort flogging in the 1967 Chuka (1967) ranks #15 in the book, "Lash! The Hundred Great Scenes of Men Being Whipped in the Movies".
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