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19 november 1983 new york city , new york , u.s. peter tenney coffield wilmette , illinois , u.s. 1969 -- 1982 150px 17 july 1945 peter-coffield . jpg peter coffield
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peter coffield

peter coffield -lrb- july 17 , 1945 -- november 19 , 1983 -rrb- , was an american actor .
coffield worked as an actor in theater , television , and film .
he is best known for his role in the film `` cry rape ! '' .
his other films include `` times square '' -lrb- 1980 -rrb- and neil simon 's `` only when i laugh '' .
coffield guest starred on several tv shows throughout the '70s and early '80s , including `` the love boat '' , `` hart to hart '' , `` eight is enough '' , `` wide world mystery , '' `` family '' , and `` love , sidney '' , and he acted in tv movies such as `` washington : behind closed doors '' , and `` the man without a country '' .
he also performed in several plays on broadway , including `` hamlet '' -lrb- 1969 -rrb- , `` abelard and heloise '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , `` the merchant of venice '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- , `` tartuffe '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , and `` the man who came to dinner '' -lrb- 1980 -rrb- .
in addition to broadway , coffield had key roles in `` misalliance '' at the roundabout theater , in a. r. gurney 's `` middle ages '' at the hartman theater in stamford , conn. , and in s. n. behrman 's `` no time for comedy '' at the mccarter theater in princeton , n.j. , and he performed at the kennedy center for the performing arts in washington and at the old globe shakespeare festival theater in san diego .
in `` the new york times '' review of coffield 's performance as a homosexual student in `` abelard and heloise '' , theater critic walter kerr wrote , `` making a mask of his broad , handsome face , mr. coffield went about his chores deftly , confidently , with clear and virile purpose .
saying little , he seemed to think a great deal : thought can be a scene-thief , it turns out . ''
coffield was nominated for a daytime emmy award in 1974 for best actor in daytime drama for his role in `` cbs daytime 90 : legacy of fear '' .
