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.

Actor Michael Cole, who played Pete Cochran on the TV series "The Mod Squad," died Tuesday at 84. The show was one of the first mainstream TV shows of the era focused on the 1960s youth counterculture.

Actor Michael Cole has died. According to Variety, The Mod Squad star died on Tuesday at 84, with his reps saying he died “peacefully this morning surrounded by loved ones, after living a full and vibrant life.