Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor
Pryor in 1964
Born	Nicholas David Probst (1935-01-28) January 28, 1935 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Other names	Nick Pryor
Education	Gilman School Yale University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1951–present
Spouse	Christine Belford ​ (m. 1993)​

Nicholas Pryor (born Nicholas David Probst; January 28, 1935) is an American actor. He has appeared in various television series, films, and stage productions.

Life and career

Pryor was born Nicholas David Probst in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Dorothy (née Driskill) and J. Stanley Probst, a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

His early film credits include appearances in The Happy Hooker (1975), Smile (1975), and as nervous college professor Samuel Graves in the 1976 film The Gumball Rally. Notable film credits included appearing alongside William Holden and Lee Grant in Damien: Omen II (1978), as one of the sick passengers in Airplane! (1980), the role of Joel Goodson (Tom Cruise)'s father in the hit movie Risky Business (1983), and as Julian Wells' father in Less Than Zero (1987). His other film credits include The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), Pacific Heights (1990), Executive Decision (1996), The Chamber (1996) and Collateral Damage (2002).

Pryor's most notable television role was that of A. Milton Arnold, the Chancellor of California University, in the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. Pryor's character, who appeared on the show from 1994–1997, was a widower and the father of one daughter, Claire (portrayed by Kathleen Robertson). His other television appearances included The Adams Chronicles (1976), Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977) and Gideon's Trumpet (1980).

In 1964, Pryor was an original cast member of the new soap opera Another World, playing Tom Baxter until the character was killed off after six months. In 1973 Pryor was the second actor to play the role of P.I. Joel Gantry on The Edge of Night. For several years in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he played the role of Victor Collins on General Hospital and its spin-off, Port Charles.

Personal life

Pryor has been married to actress Christine Belford since July 1993.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	The Way We Live Now	Lionel Aldridge
1974	Man on a Swing	Paul Kearney
1975	The Happy Hooker	Carl Gordon
	Smile	Andy
1976	The Gumball Rally	Prof. Samuel Graves - Cobra Team
1977	Washington: Behind Closed Doors	Hank Ferris
1978	Damien: Omen II	Charles Warren
	Rainbow	Bill Gilmore	TV movie
1979	The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh	George Brockington
1980	Airplane!	Mr. Jim Hammen
1981	Splendor in the Grass	Dr. Judd	TV movie
1982	Little House: A New Beginning	Royal Wilder
1983	Risky Business	Mr. Goodson
1984	Second Sight: A Love Story	Mitchell McKay	TV movie
1985	The Falcon and the Snowman	Eddie
1986	On Dangerous Ground	John Pilgrim
	Murder in Three Acts	Freddie Dayton	TV movie
1987	Morgan Stewart's Coming Home	Tom Stewart
	Less Than Zero	Benjamin Wells
1988	A Stoning in Fulham County	Baxter	TV movie
1990	Brain Dead	Man in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin
	Pacific Heights	Hotel Manager
1992	Hoffa	Hoffa's Attorney
1993	Sliver	Peter Farrell
1994	Hail Caesar	Bidwell
1996	Executive Decision	Secretary of State Jack Douglas
	The Chamber	Judge Flynn F. Slattery
1997	Murder at 1600	Paul Moran
1999	Molly	Dr. Prentice
	The Bachelor	Dale Arden
2002	Collateral Damage	Senator Delich
2007	The List	Harold Smithfield
2008	The Four Children of Tander Welch	Tander Welch
2014	A Short History of Decay	The Man in White
2015	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1	D8 Male Patient
2016	Buster's Mal Heart	Mr. Bowery
2019	Doctor Sleep	Elderly Patient
2020	The Outsider	Peter Maitland

External links

• Nicholas Pryor at IMDb
• Biography from ABC Network's Port Charles