Nicholas Pryor, ‘Risky Business’ and ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Actor, Dies at 89
variety.comAndrés Buenahora editor Nicholas Pryor, who played a father to both Tom Cruise and to Robert Downey Jr. in “Risky Business” and “Less Than Zero,” died Oct.
7 of cancer in Wilmington, N.C. He was 89. His agent, Susan Tolar Walters, said, “He was one of the nicest people I have ever met and he will be missed.” The actor, whose career spanned seven decades, also portrayed the father of Kathleen Robertson’s character in “Beverly Hills, 90210” for 26 episodes from 1994-1997.
From 1997-2002, Pryor starred on the “General Hospital” spinoff “Port Charles,” playing former spy Victor Collins. His career on daytime soap operas also included stints in “The Secret Storm,” “The Edge of Night,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing,” “All My Children” and “Another World.” Some of Pryor’s other on-screen credits include “Halloween Kills,” “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier,” “The Outsider,” “Doctor Sleep,” “A Summer’s Day,” “Buster’s Mal Heart,” “Cosmic Kiosk,” “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1,” “Constantine,” “Nashville” and “Hart of Dixie.” Emmy nominee Jon Lindstrom paid homage to Pryor on X, writing: “It is my solemn task to announce the passing of the great Nicholas Pryor.
Nick was an Actor’s actor, and an exceptional friend. He passed on October 7, 2024, surrounded by loving family. Nick may be best known for his role as the father of #TomCruise in #RiskyBusiness, or as the same to #RobertDowneyJr in #LessThanZero.
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