George Coe

George Coe was the actor who played Avel Durken in the fourth season episode . Coe filmed his scenes for "First Contact" between Friday and Thursday on Paramount Stage 8 and 9.
Coe was one of the original cast members on Saturday Night Live, appearing in the series' first three episodes in 1975. One of his more recognizable roles was as ad agency boss Jim O'Connor in the 1979 film . He starred in The Doctors with future and Next Generation cast members Nana Visitor and Jonathan Frakes. He also starred in from 1971 to 1972.
Coe appeared in (1981, with Marc Alaimo and Chris Sarandon), (1981, with Christopher Plummer). Rage of Angels (1983, with John Glover), (1984, with James Cromwell, Patricia McNulty and Joe Piscopo), (1984, with John Glover), and (1984, with Wallace Shawn). 
In 1982, Coe co-starred in Drop-Out Father with Mariette Hartley, William Daniels, Monte Markham, Bruce Gray, Bill Erwin, Richard Penn, and William Lithgow in Drop-Out Father. Coe also appeared in (1985, with Denise Crosby and Duncan Regehr, (1985, with Kate Mulgrew, and (1985, with Scott Thompson, Wallace Shawn and Merritt Butrick). In 1987 Coe had supporting parts in with Armin Shimerman and John Larroquette, with Avery Brooks, and , starring Matt Frewer, with, Rosalind Chao, Robert O'Reilly, Concetta Tomei, W. Morgan Sheppard, Andreas Katsulas and Charles Rocket.
In 1988, he appeared in with Robin Curtis and Molly Hagan. His voice was used in 1989 for along with Andrea Martin. The same year he acted in Columbo: Murder, A Self Portrait with Fionnula Flanagan.
In 1990 he starred in with Randy Oglesby, and My Daughter with James Avery. He also appeared in (1992, with Jacqueline Kim) and (2001, with Louise Fletcher). In 2002, he guest starred on , playing Clark Kent's grandfather.
On 28 June 2009, Coe received the SAG's Ralph Morgan Award at the Annual Hollywood Division Annual Membership Meeting. He served on the Screen Actors Guild National Board between 1967 and 1973 and between 2000 and 2009 and was a member of SAG's National Agents Relations Committee and the National Executive Committee. () After the merger, he was elected Convention Delegate for the inaugural convention.
From 2009 until his death in 2015, Coe provided the voice on the TV series for Woodhouse, butler to the titular character Sterling Archer, voiced by H. Jon Benjamin.
On 18 July 2015, Coe passed away after battling a long illness. 
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