Actor Michael Cole, widely known for his role as Pete Cochran in the ABC crime drama series The Mod Squad, has passed away. As his fans mourn the TV star’s death, many are curious to know how did he die.

Michael Cole, who as a star of 'The Mod Squad' was one of an iconic trio in late-1960s television, has died. He was 84.

The show, about three hippies who become undercover crime fighters, ran from 1968 to 1973. Mr. Cole had been the last of its three stars still living.