Nicholas Pryor
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Nicholas Pryor | |
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Born | Nicholas David Probst January 20, 1935 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Other name(s) | Nick Pryor |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960's - Present |
Nicholas Pryor (born January 28, 1935) is an American film and television actor. Pryor's most notable role was that of A. Milton Arnold, the Chancellor of California University, in the television series Beverly Hills, 90210. Pryor's character, which appeared on the show from 1994-97, was a widower and the father of one daughter, Claire (portrayed by Kathleen Robertson). Pryor appeared alongside William Holden and Lee Grant in Damien: Omen II. He later played the role of Joel Goodson's father in the 1983 hit movie Risky Business. Pryor also appeared as one of the sick passengers in Airplane!.
Pryor was born Nicholas David Probst in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Dorothy (née Driskill) and J. Stanley Probst, a pharmaceutical manufacturer.[1]