Getty Images
Nicholas Pryor, the veteran character actor remembered for his roles as the father in Risky Business and Jim, the man who shouldn’t have had his second cup of coffee in Airplane!, has died at the age of 89.
Pryor’s actor friend Jon Lindstrom made a similar announcement on Instagram late Tuesday, writing, “It is my solemn duty to announce the passing of the great Nicholas Pryor. Nick was an actor’s actor. He was an extraordinary friend. He passed away on October 7, 2024. Surrounded by loving family. ”
It continued: “Nick may be best known for his role as a father to his children.” #Tom Cruise in #riskybusinessor similarly #Robert Downey Jr. in #LessThanZero. He has shared his screen with people like #Jack Nicholson #Kurt Russell#Ewan McGregor There are really too many to name. he starred in #Broadway We’ve been delivering great work in film and television for over 60 years. But to me he was a friend. One of the best things I’ve ever eaten. He was a mentor, a sounding board, a trusted confidant, and yes, even a father figure, even beyond the fact that he played my own father in the movie. #GH and #portcharles. And he was one of those interesting people you would want to spend time with while enjoying good wine and great food. I will greatly miss him, as will his beautiful wife Christina, daughter Stacey, and two grandchildren, Gus and Avril. RIP #Flight of Angels#RIP @generalhospitalabc. ”
THR According to the report, Pryor handwritten his obituary, writing: “Nicholas Pryor was extremely grateful to have been an actor for nearly 70 years.”
Pryor was born on January 28, 1935 in Baltimore. After appearing on Broadway four times in the ’50s, he made his debut in the soap opera “The Brighter Day” in 1958 and went on to have more than 170 film and television credits.
His most important television roles were as Chancellor Arnold in over 20 episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994-1997) and as Victor Collins in approximately 350 episodes of the soap opera Port Charles (1997-2002). It was a role.
Getty Images
His other television work includes Another World (1964), The Nurse (1965-1967), Love Is Many Wonderful Things (1967), and All My Children. (1971) and The Nurse (1965-1967). “Edge of Night” (1973), “Eight is Enough” (1979-1981), “Dallas” (1985), “Bronx Zoo” (1987-1988), “L.A. Law” (1991-1992), “Party of Five” (1995-1999).
Pryor was one of the unlucky passengers in the wide-ranging comedy film “Airplane!” His character ignores his wife’s (Lee Bryant) insistence that he never drink a second cup of coffee, a parody of Yuban’s ubiquitous TV ads. His wife’s deadpan reaction when he starts vomiting is one of the film’s best gags.
He played the father in both 1983’s Risky Business, which starred Tom Cruise, and 1987’s Less Than Zero.
Pryor starred in “Smile” (1975), “The Happy Hooker” (1975), “Gumball Larry” (1976), “Damien: The Omen II” (1978), and “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh” (1979). He also appeared in 2010). ), The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), Pacific Heights (1990), Collateral Damage (2002), and his final film, 2021’s Halloween Kills.
He is survived by his fourth wife, actress Christine Belford (Rose Nylund’s daughter Kirsten in a 1986 episode of The Golden Girls), to whom he was married for more than 30 years. He is also survived by a daughter and two grandchildren.
