Nicholas Pryor

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Nicholas Pryor (1964)

Nicholas Pryor (* 28. January 1935 in Baltimore , Maryland as Nicholas David Probst ) is an American actor . In his 60-year Hollywood career, Pryor played in over 180 film and television productions.

life and career

Nicholas Pryor was born in Baltimore to Dorothy and J. Stanley Probst, a manufacturer of pharmacists. He became an actor and made his Broadway debut in 1957 in The Egghead . In the following years he performed several times on Broadway . He took on his first television roles in the late 1950s. On American television, Pryor was best known for his appearances in well-known soap operas such as All My Children , Young Dr. Malone , The Nurses , Another World , The Edge of Night and Love is a Many Splendored Thing . While these soap operas were less well known in German-speaking countries, he also took on guest roles in series classics such as M * A * S * H , Our Little Farm , The Denver Clan , Dallas and Mord ist her hobby . Between 1994 and 1997 he played in the popular series Beverly Hills, 90210 recurring the role of A. Milton Arnold , the Chancellor of California University.

Since the 1970s, Pryor has also regularly appeared in supporting roles for movies. In the film satire Lauter Nette Mädchen (1975) he played the downtrodden husband of the organizer of a beauty contest played by Barbara Feldon , in the action comedy The Craziest Rally in the World (1976) he was seen as a nervous college professor. In addition to weak and funny characters, Pryor was also able to play serious authority figures, for example as the lawyer for the gang boss played by Jack Nicholson in Jimmy Hoffa (1992) and as a judge in the John Grisham film The Chamber (1996). In the role of a museum curator in the horror film Damien - Omen II (1978) he fell victim to the Antichrist, in the hit comedy The Incredible Journey in a Crazy Plane (1980) he played one of the plane passengers. In 1983 he was seen as the wealthy father of Tom Cruise in the comedy Loose Business , in the 1987 film drama Unter Null, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis , he played the father of Robert Downey junior .

Most recently, Pryor played in a number of television series and took on minor cinema roles, such as The Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) and Doctor Sleeps Awakening (2019). Nicholas Pryor has been married to actress Christine Belford in third marriage since 1993 .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Nicholas Pryor  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nicholas Pryor Biography (1935-). Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  2. ^ Nicholas Pryor - Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  3. ^ Nicholas Pryor | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved October 17, 2019 (American English).
  4. ^ Nicholas Pryor - Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Pryor, Nicholas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Probst, Nicholas David (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore , Maryland , United States