生于纽约州罗彻斯特，原名小罗伯特．福斯特。相继在海德尔堡学院、艾尔弗雷德大学及罗彻大学学习。早期从事戏剧演出，60年代下半期开始演出影片，至2001年主演或参与演出近80部影片。主要有《穿行的月亮》、《残梦》、《敢死队》、《唐死了》、《雪山大崩溃》、《警惕》等。
George Coe was born on May 10, 1929 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA as George Julian Cohen. He was an actor and producer, known for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Blind Date (1987) and The Entity (1982). He was married to Susan Allsopp Massaron, Karen Foray and Nancy Baker. He died on July 18, 2015 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
