Personal Info
Birth date
1935-01-28 (90 Years)
Day of death
2024-10-07
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known as
-Nicholas Pryor
Biography
Nicholas Pryor (born Nicholas David Probst; January 28, 1935) is an American actor. He has appeared in various television series, films, and stage productions.
Filmography
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.Without a Trace
7.2
Overview:
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.Beverly Hills, 90210
7.36
Overview:
Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation.Dallas
6.8
Overview:
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
7.6
Overview:
Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.Diagnosis: Murder
7.071
Overview:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.The West Wing
8.258
Overview:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.M*A*S*H
7.911
Overview:
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2
Overview:
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.Little House on the Prairie
7.937
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.Trapper John, M.D.
6.452
Overview:
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986.Hart to Hart
6.831
Overview:
Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.Hart of Dixie
7.3
Overview:
New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to work at a small practice in Bluebell, Alabama.Hill Street Blues
7.6
Overview:
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.Young Doctor Malone
3
Overview:
Young Doctor Malone is an American soap opera, created by Irna Phillips, which had a long run on radio and television from 1939 to 1963. The producer was Betty Corday, who also produced Pepper Young's Family and later was a co-creator with husband Ted Corday of NBC Daytime's Days of our Lives. Sponsored by General Foods and Post Cereals, the radio serial began on the Blue Network on November 20, 1939. The 15-minute program aired daily at 11:15am, continuing until April 26, 1940. Without a break, it moved to CBS on April 29, 1940, where it was heard for two decades, first airing at 2:00pm weekdays and then 1:30pm. In 1945, Procter & Gamble assumed sponsorship of the program.Knight Rider
7.5
Overview:
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.Simon & Simon
6.7
Overview:
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency.Chicago Hope
7.243
Overview:
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.Falcon Crest
5.5
Overview:
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.Strong Medicine
7.1
Overview:
The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.Moonlighting
7.5
Overview:
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.L.A. Law
7.1
Overview:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.Dynasty
6.5
Overview:
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.Matlock
7.1
Overview:
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.St. Elsewhere
5.5
Overview:
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.Lou Grant
7.25
Overview:
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.Amazing Stories
7.441
Overview:
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.Party of Five
7
Overview:
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.The Guardian
6.8
Overview:
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.Acting
2021Halloween Kills as Morgue Doctor
2021The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2 Episodes) as Oeznik
2020The Outsider (1 Episode) as Peter Maitland
2019Doctor Sleep as Eddie
2017Buster's Mal Heart as Mr. Bowery
2015The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 as Self (D8 Male Patient)
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as D8 Male Patient
2014Constantine (1 Episode) as Marcus Mooney
2014A Short History of Decay as The Man in White
2011Hart of Dixie (1 Episode) as Dr. Harley Wilkes
2007Ruffian as Stuart Janney
2007October Road (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007The List as Harold Smithfield
2002Without a Trace (1 Episode) as Father Mazzone
2002Collateral Damage as Senator Delich
2001The Guardian (1 Episode) as Bart Shell
2000American Tragedy as Gerry Uelman
2000Gideon's Crossing (1 Episode) as Dr. Young
2000That's Life (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2000Strong Medicine (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999The Bachelor as Dale
1999Molly as Dr. Prentice
1999The West Wing (1 Episode) as Clement Rollins
1998Carriers as Frank Sanborn
1997Murder at 1600 as Paul Moran
1996The Chamber as Judge Flynn F. Slattery
1996Dark Angel as Richard
1996The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Bert Yeager
1996Executive Decision as Secretary of State Jack Douglas
1995Trial by Fire as Don Barnett
1995Nowhere Man (1 Episode) as Phil
1995Broken Trust as Paul Cleary
1995Cagney & Lacey: Together Again as Paul Coster
1995Betrayed: A Story of Three Women as Unknown
1994Chicago Hope as Unknown
1994Party of Five (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1994Hail Caesar as Bidwell
1994Murder Between Friends as Judge Lamartine
1993Diagnosis: Murder (1 Episode) as Dr. Raymond Huxley
1993Sliver as Peter Farrell
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (2 Episodes) as Sen. George Steward
1992Hoffa as Hoffa's Attorney
1992Love Can Be Murder as Philip Carlyle
1992Majority Rule as Arch
1992Jack's Place (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1991The Hit Man as Gordon Padway
1991Sisters as Unknown
1990Beverly Hills, 90210 (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Pacific Heights as Hotel Front Office Manager Neil Spisak
1990Sugar and Spice (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990Brain Dead as Man in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin
1989Mancuso, F.B.I. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989The New Lassie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989Nightbreaker as Colonel William Devereaux
1988A Stoning in Fulham County as Baxter
1988The Diamond Trap as Mr. Exeter
1987Less Than Zero as Benjamin Wells
1987The Bronx Zoo (21 Episodes) as Unknown
1987Rags to Riches (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987Morgan Stewart's Coming Home as Tom Stewart
1986Murder in Three Acts as Freddie Dayton
1986Sidekicks (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986L.A. Law (3 Episodes) as Dr. Louis Birch
1986Choke Canyon as John Pilgrim
1986Matlock (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985The Colbys (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985Into Thin Air as Larry Walker
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Mr. Ryan
1985Amazing Stories (1 Episode) as Dr. Fetlock
1985Growing Pains (1 Episode) as Dr. Frankovich
1985Moonlighting (1 Episode) as Dr. Simon Brill
1985The Falcon and the Snowman as Eddie
1984Crazy like a Fox (1 Episode) as Nick Floyd
1984Murder, She Wrote (1, 1, 1 Episode) as David Kingston, Theo Cayle, Harry Parmel
1984Cover Up (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984Second Sight: A Love Story as Mitchell McKay
1984Amazons as Dr. Thompson
1983Risky Business as Joel's Father
1982St. Elsewhere (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Voyagers! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Knight Rider (1 Episode) as Vince
1982Tales of the Gold Monkey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982The Kid From Nowhere as Greg Baker Sr.
1981Falcon Crest (1 Episode) as Ben Crawley
1981Simon & Simon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Splendor in the Grass as Dr. Judd
1981A Few Days at Weasel Creek as Elwin Potter
1981East of Eden (3 Episodes) as James Grew
1981Hill Street Blues (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Dynasty (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980Desperate Voyage as Ralph Dortlund
1980The Last Song as Ryan
1980Reunion as Dick Owens
1980Airplane! as Mr. Hammen
1980Gideon's Trumpet as Jacob
1980The Plutonium Incident as Dave Gildea
1980The $5.20 an Hour Dream as Ed Lissick
1980Marriage Is Alive and Well as Larry Wax
1979The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as George Brockington
1979Trapper John, M.D. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Hart to Hart (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Rainbow as Bill Gilmore
1978Kaz (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Damien - Omen II as Charles Warren
1978Dallas (1 Episode) as Nathan Billings
1977Having Babies II as Jeff Kramer
1977Lou Grant (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977Washington: Behind Closed Doors (6 Episodes) as Hank Ferris
1977The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish as Manners
1977Eight Is Enough (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1977Night Terror as Man in Sports Car
1976The Gumball Rally as Prof. Samuel Graves - Cobra Team
1976Widow as Mack
1975Fear on Trial as Art Beresford
1975Smile as Andy
1975The Happy Hooker as Carl Gordon
1975Force Five as James T. O'Neil (as Nick Pryor)
1974Little House on the Prairie (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Man on a Swing as Paul Kearney
1972M*A*S*H (1 Episode) as Major Burnham
1970The Way We Live Now as Lionel Aldridge
1967Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (248 Episodes) as Unknown
1965The Nurses as Unknown
1964Another World (1643 Episodes) as Unknown
1959Summer of Decision as David
1959Startime (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Young Doctor Malone (322 Episodes) as Unknown
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Dane Ross
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1 Episode) as Dave McComber, Muriel's father, Jacob