Dan Cole obit

Dan Cole Has Died 

He was not on the list.

Dunder Mifflin isn't just in the backwater town of Scranton, Pennsylvania — there are branches all over the country. In the Season 2 episode "Valentine's Day" we meet Michael Scott's counterpart from a Dunder Mifflin office located in Buffalo, New York: Regional Manager Dan Gore, played by actor Dan Cole. He returns in Season 3's "Cocktails," where he's scoffed at by Dwight for never having seen "Battlestar Galactica," and he makes a third appearance in Season 4 in "Launch Party."

During his career, which got its start in the 1990s, Cole only made sporadic appearances on screen, with his role as Dan Gore being the only time he played a character more than once. But when he did appear, it was often on some of TV's biggest shows. This includes appearances in episodes of "Arrested Development," "Two and a Half Men," and "Monk" in the 2000s, with guest spots in "Parks and Recreation," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," and "NCIS: Los Angeles" the following decade.

On the film side, Cole didn't have a long list, but he did make an uncredited appearance as Officer Timm — named for Harley Quinn creator Bruce Timm — in the 2020 Cathy Yan-directed anti-hero adventure "Birds of Prey." Film and TV wasn't his only arena, though — he also performed on stage, with his favorite role being Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol." Cole passed away in 2024 at the age of 60 after a prolonged illness. 

Dan Cole was born on December 20, 1963 in Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for The Office (2005), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) and Ruby Booby (2013). He died on February 11, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA.

 

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