Dennis Cole - Personal Life

Personal Life

All three of Cole's marriages ended in divorce. Cole's second wife was actress Jaclyn Smith; they were married from 1978 to 1981. Joe Cole, his only son from first wife Sally Bergeron, was shot dead in a 1991 robbery attempt at the age of 30; the crime remains unsolved.

After the death of his son, Cole turned against acting projects containing violence. This decision led to the death of his Hollywood career, said LA publicist, Edward Lozzi. In point of fact, Cole continued to perform on TV and stage (as the "Narrator" in a production of "Blood Brothers" and the James Garner "King Marchan" role in the first national tour of the musical "Victor/Victoria"). Severe injuries suffered while performing in the latter show led to multiple surgeries, a three-year convalescence and a new direction. Cole remarried and relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he returned to school and opened up his own real estate company with his wife Marjorie. They owned Celebrity Realty, Inc. He and Marjorie divorced in April 2008.