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Nicolas Coster

Highest Rated: 94% All the President's Men (1976)

Lowest Rated: 25% The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979)

Birthday: Dec 3, 1933

Birthplace: London, England, UK

A native of London, England, Nicholas Coster moved to America with his family as a young boy. Coster would return to London after World War II, honing his craft as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and beginning what would be a long and fruitful career. Although his career began with small, occasionally uncredited roles in such Hollywood films as "Titanic" and "City Of Shadows," Coster soon found his calling in the world of television, where he has done some of his most popular work. His first major break came when he was given the opportunity to create the character of Professor Paul Britton in the CBS daytime series "The Secret Storm," a role Coster held for four years. He has since compiled an impressive repertoire of work in over 50 television series spanning several decades, including a memorable, decade-long run as Lionel Lockridge in the serial "Santa Barbara." In some cases, Coster has even played the same part on different shows, as on "Our Private World" and "As The World Turns" with the character John Elridge. Outside of his busy acting career, Coster has found time to pass on his expertise, working as a drama teacher, and he is also an active scuba-diving instructor, having started the "Challenges Foundation" to teach people with disabilities to participate in the sport. Nicolas Coster died on June 26, 2023 in FL at the age of 88.

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Highest rated movies

94% 92% All the President's Men
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90% 82% Reds
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88% 51% The Big Fix
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67% 74% Little Darlings
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62% 57% The Electric Horseman
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56% 39% Betsy's Wedding
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52% 69% Big Business
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25% 13% The Concorde: Airport '79
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22% Freedom Strike
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Why Would I Lie?
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Filmography

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Credit
No Score Yet 13% The Deep Ones Finley (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 17% The Last Exorcist Archbishop Norman (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 88% Dancing on a Dry Salt Lake Dr. Woodley (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Family of Four Dr. Wallace (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 86% The Dukes of Hazzard -- Hazzard in Hollywood Ezra Bushmaster (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blood Type Bum Joe (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love Happens Charles (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 22% Freedom Strike Adm. Torrance (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hearts Adrift Harry Winslow (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 62% Full Circle Arthur (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dark Reflection Unknown (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock: The Trial Unknown (Character) - 1991
56% 39% Betsy's Wedding Harry Lovell (Character) $19.7M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Incident at Dark River Mr. Gorman (Character) - 1989
52% 69% Big Business Hunt Shelton (Character) $39.6M 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet M.A.D.D.: The Candy Lightner Story Maurice Carver (Character) - 1983
90% 82% Reds Paul Trullinger (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 21% The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Avery (Character) - 1981
67% 74% Little Darlings Mr. Whitney (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Why Would I Lie? Walter (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 42% Just You and Me, Kid Harris (Character) - 1979
62% 57% The Electric Horseman Fitzgerald (Character) - 1979
25% 13% The Concorde: Airport '79 Dr. Stone (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Solitary Man Bud Hensen (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Goldengirl US Olympic team doctor (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Slow Dancing in the Big City David Fillmore (Character) - 1978
88% 51% The Big Fix Spitzer (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Photo Finish/A Matter of State Andre (Character) - 1978
94% 92% All the President's Men Markham (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sporting Club James Quinn (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 0% My Blood Runs Cold Harry Lindsay (Character) - 1965

TV

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No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
0% No Score Yet Timecop Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
88% No Score Yet Michael Hayes Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Quinn Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coach Jinky (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nurses Unknown (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1991 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Santa Barbara Lionel Lockridge (Character) 1984-1993
No Score Yet 93% Beverly Hills, 90210 Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jake and the Fatman Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet 70% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
92% 90% Star Trek: The Next Generation Adm. Anthony Haftel (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hunter Gleason (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who's the Boss? Unknown (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Dr. Craig Zachary (Guest Star) 1989
83% No Score Yet thirtysomething Amos Borden (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Facts of Life David Warner (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
1982 1985-1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown (Character) 1986
No Score Yet 80% Knight Rider Unknown (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet 95% Magnum, P.I. Andrew 'Andy' MacKenzie (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Simon & Simon Derek Frye (Guest Star) 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Unknown (Character) 1980-1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dallas Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet 74% Incredible Hulk Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
100% 82% Wonder Woman Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files Augie Augustine (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little House on the Prairie Lansford Ingalls (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Angels Unknown (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Blue Knight Unknown (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet 83% The Green Hornet Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Felony Squad Kenneth Layton (Guest Star) 1966