Joseph Dennis Cole was an American roadie for Black Flag and Rollins Band, who was shot and killed in an armed robbery on December 19, 1991.

Dennis Cole was an American actor in film and television. A familiar face on the screen during the 1960s and 1970s, Cole made guest appearances in numerous television series. After the 1991 murder of his son, Joe Cole, he became an activist who spoke against violence on television.