American actor Nicholas Pryor, known for playing the father of Tom Cruise’s character in Risky Businessdied of cancer last Monday, his agent announced to the American media. He was 89 years old.
“He was one of the kindest people I have ever met in my life and I will miss him dearly,” his agent Susan Tolar Walters said in a statement.
Nicholas Pryor also made a name for himself by playing the father of Clare Arnold (Kathleen Robertson) in 26 episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994-1997). He was also a soap opera figure and had played for five years in Central Hospital.
From “Dallas” to “Matlock”
In the cinema, Nicholas Pryor also played the father of the character played by Robert Downey Jr. in the film Neige sur Beverly Hills (1987). We could also see it recently in Halloween Kills and the mini-series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
He also starred in the erotic thriller Sliver with Sharon Stone, the first part of the blockbuster Hunger Games: Rebellionbut also Constantine with Keanu Reeves.
On the series side, we were able to see him in an episode ofAlfred Hitchcock presentsand various episodes of For the love of risk, MASH, Little House on the Prairie, K 2000, Matlock, Doctor Quinn, female doctor, dallas et At the White House.
Original article published on BFMTV.com
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