In television, some memorable appearances came in episodes in series like Twilight Zone (as gas station attendant in "Walking Distance"), and in "The Millionaire" where Comerate portrays a man who survives horrific plane crash.
In life, he died in a plane crash near Brick Township, New Jersey, in 1973 at the age of 45.
[1] At about 4:20 a.m. on April 16, 1973, Comerate and five other people died when the Beechcraft Queen Air they were riding in disintegrated in midair over Brick Township, New Jersey.
[1] The pilot of the plane was reportedly flying stunts before the crash.
The blood alcohol content of the pilots was over the legal limit for driving a car.