Between 1988 and 1991, Cole became popular on TV for playing the part of Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in the series "Midnight Caller". In 1999, Cole starred in the film "Office Space", in which he portrayed the sadistic office supervisor Bill Lumbergh. When asked about the oft-quoted character, Cole said: He played "The Brady Bunch" patriarch Mike Brady in the 1995 film "The Brady Bunch Movie", the 1996 sequel "A Very Brady Sequel", and the 2002 television film "The Brady Bunch in the White House".