Airwolf actor Alex Cord has died at 88 at his home in Texas ... as actor had prolific career spanning five decades
- He played the role of Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III/Archangel on the show
- As a child, he overcame a battle with polio, going on to be a horseback rider
- He built a prolific resume of credits over five decades in show business
Airwolf actor Alex Cord died Monday at 88 at his home in Valley View, Texas.
Cord's longtime publicist Linda McAlister told Deadline Tuesday that the actor had passed away.
Cord, a native of New York, played the role of Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III, also known as Archangel, alongside Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine on the action series from 1984 thru 1986 on CBS.
The latest: Actor Alex Cord, best known for his role on the 1980s series Airwolf, died Monday at 88 at his home in Valley View, Texas.
The character was a government agent on a mission to retrieve the Airwolf supersonic helicopter from Libya.
Cord as a child overcame a battle with polio, later going on to become a strong horseback rider, which lent to many of his earlier career roles in Western genre productions.
He was a graduate of New York University and went on to study acting at the American Shakespeare Theatre prior to breaking into Hollywood.
The actor had built a prolific resume of credits over five decades in show business, beginning in 1961 with a role on the NBC western Laramie.
80s hit: The show featured (L-R) Ernest Borgnine, Cord, Jean Bruce Scott and Jan-Michael Vincent
Busy: The actor, seen in 1969's Night Gallery, had built a prolific resume of credits over five decades in show business
Background: He was a graduate of New York University and went on to study acting at the American Shakespeare Theatre prior to breaking into Hollywood
In the 1960s, he appeared on TV shows including Route 66, Branded and The Doctors and the Nurses, as well as in films such as Stagecoach, Stiletto and The Brotherhood.
The 1970s brought stints in films including The Dead Are Alive! and Grayeagle, and on TV shows including W.E.B., The Six Million Dollar Man, Police Story, The F.B.I. and Mission: Impossible.
In the 1980s, he was seen on shows including Fantasy Island, Cassie & Co., Simon & Simon, Jake and the Fatman and Murder, She Wrote.
His 1990s word included roles in films such as CIA Code Name: Alexa and The Naked Truth; and on shows such as Walker, Texas Ranger.
Classic: Cord and Ann-Margret were seen in 1966 filming Stagecoach
