Actor profile

Nicolas Coster

3rd December 1934 London, England, UK Acting

Nicolas Coster (December 3, 1934 - June 26, 2023) was a British-born American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series.

49 Movies 69 TV Shows 118 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Deep Ones poster

The Deep Ones 23rd April 2021 as Finley

The Last Exorcist poster

The Last Exorcist 17th December 2020 as Archbishop Norman

BLOOD TYPE poster

BLOOD TYPE 25th May 2018 as Bum Joe

Con Man poster

Con Man 2nd March 2018 as Don Scott

A Winter Rose poster

A Winter Rose 2nd December 2016 as Drunk

Chemical Cut poster

Chemical Cut 24th January 2016 as Veteran

Dancing on a Dry Salt Lake 18th December 2013

Cold Turkey poster

Cold Turkey 15th November 2013 as Steve Utley

Family of Four poster

Family of Four 1st January 2009 as Doktor Wallace

The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood poster

The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood 5th June 2000 as Ezra Bushmaster

Freedom Strike poster

Freedom Strike 26th September 1998 as Adm. Torrance

Full Circle poster

Full Circle 9th September 1996 as Arthur

Hearts Adrift poster

Hearts Adrift 7th August 1996 as Harry Winslow

Betsy's Wedding poster

Betsy's Wedding 22nd June 1990 as Harry Lovell

By Dawn's Early Light poster

By Dawn's Early Light 19th May 1990 as Icarus

Incident at Dark River poster

Incident at Dark River 4th December 1989 as Mr. Gorman

How I Got Into College poster

How I Got Into College 19th May 1989 as Dr. Phillip Jellinak, Sr.

Big Business poster

Big Business 10th June 1988 as Hunt Shelton

Beverly Hills Madam poster

Beverly Hills Madam 6th April 1986 as Uncle Edgar

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers poster

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers 13th March 1983 as Maurice Carver

The Day the Bubble Burst poster

The Day the Bubble Burst 7th February 1982

Reds poster

Reds 25th December 1981 as Paul Trullinger

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper poster

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper 13th November 1981 as Avery

Stir Crazy poster

Stir Crazy 12th December 1980 as Warden Henry Sampson

Friendly Fire poster

Friendly Fire 9th November 1980 as Carl

Why Would I Lie? poster

Why Would I Lie? 10th August 1980 as Walter

The Hunter poster

The Hunter 1st August 1980 as Poker Player (uncredited)

Little Darlings poster

Little Darlings 21st March 1980 as Mr. Whitney

The Electric Horseman poster

The Electric Horseman 21st December 1979 as Fitzgerald

The Solitary Man poster

The Solitary Man 9th October 1979 as Bud Hensen

Goldengirl poster

Goldengirl 6th October 1979 as US Olympic Team Doctor

The Concorde... Airport '79 poster

The Concorde... Airport '79 17th August 1979 as Dr. Stone

Ebony, Ivory and Jade poster

Ebony, Ivory and Jade 3rd August 1979 as Linderman

Just You and Me, Kid poster

Just You and Me, Kid 13th July 1979 as Harris

Long Journey Back poster

Long Journey Back 15th December 1978 as Dr. Roberts

A Fire in the Sky poster

A Fire in the Sky 26th November 1978 as The Governor

Slow Dancing In The Big City poster

Slow Dancing In The Big City 8th November 1978 as David Fillmore

The Big Fix poster

The Big Fix 6th October 1978 as Spitzler

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer poster

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer 1st December 1977 as General Philip Sheridan

MacArthur poster

MacArthur 15th July 1977 as Colonel Sidney Huff

All the President's Men poster

All the President's Men 9th April 1976 as Markham

The Sporting Club poster

The Sporting Club 28th February 1971 as James Quinn

Where's Everett? poster

Where's Everett? 24th June 1966 as Dr. Paul Jellico

My Blood Runs Cold poster

My Blood Runs Cold 24th March 1965 as Harry Lindsay

Light Fantastic poster

Light Fantastic 1st January 1964

City of Shadows poster

City of Shadows 2nd June 1955 as Roy Fellows

The Black Shield of Falworth poster

The Black Shield of Falworth 2nd September 1954 as Humphrey, Young Squire (uncredited)

The Outcast poster

The Outcast 15th August 1954 as Asa Polson

The Desert Rats poster

The Desert Rats 26th March 1953 as Medic (uncredited)

Palm Royale poster

Palm Royale 19th March 2024 as Probate Judge

Lessons in Chemistry poster

Lessons in Chemistry 12th October 2023 as Paul Astor

The Rookie: Feds poster

The Rookie: Feds 27th September 2022 as Joseph Cicero

American Crime Story poster

American Crime Story 2nd February 2016 as Lloyd Cutler

The Bay poster

The Bay 15th September 2010 as Jack Madison

Crumbs poster

Crumbs 12th January 2006 as Charlie

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Brogan Cooper

The Lyon's Den poster

The Lyon's Den 28th September 2003

Gideon's Crossing poster

Gideon's Crossing 10th October 2000

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Mr. Oswald

L.A. Heat poster

L.A. Heat 15th March 1999

Timecop poster

Timecop 22nd September 1997

Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th September 1996

Tracey Takes On... poster

Tracey Takes On... 24th January 1996

3rd Rock from the Sun poster

3rd Rock from the Sun 9th January 1996 as Chancellor Stevens

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman poster

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1st January 1993 as Judge Blaisdale

Silk Stalkings poster

Silk Stalkings 7th November 1991 as Liam Ryan

Beverly Hills, 90210 poster

Beverly Hills, 90210 4th October 1990 as George Azarian

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Morgan Stern

Coach poster

Coach 28th February 1989 as Jinky

War of the Worlds poster

War of the Worlds 7th October 1988 as Dr. Frederick Alexander

thirtysomething poster

thirtysomething 29th September 1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation 28th September 1987 as Adm. Anthony Haftel

Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman 26th September 1987 as Andrew Blane

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Brian P. Young

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Chester Gaddis

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Doc

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 29th September 1985 as Phil

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Dr. Craig Zachary

Hunter poster

Hunter 18th September 1984 as Gleason

Santa Barbara poster

Santa Barbara 30th July 1984 as Lionel Lockridge

Princess Daisy poster

Princess Daisy 6th November 1983 as Matty Firestone

Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick 18th September 1983 as Thomas Quinlan

Ryan's Four poster

Ryan's Four 5th April 1983 as Dr. Morris Whitford

Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider 26th September 1982 as Ross Manley

Teachers Only poster

Teachers Only 14th April 1982

9 to 5 poster

9 to 5 25th March 1982

T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker 13th March 1982 as Kevin Mundy

Police Squad! poster

Police Squad! 4th March 1982 as Warner

Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon 24th November 1981 as City Attorney David Stallings

Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I. 11th December 1980 as Andrew MacKenzie

When the Whistle Blows poster

When the Whistle Blows 14th March 1980

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe poster

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe 27th January 1980

Paris poster

Paris 29th September 1979 as Richard Adkins

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo poster

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo 25th September 1979 as Chief J.C. Carson

Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart 22nd September 1979 as Fred Brunis

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century poster

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 20th September 1979 as Alaric

The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life 24th August 1979 as David Warner

Mrs. Columbo poster

Mrs. Columbo 26th February 1979 as Zev Arno

The Word poster

The Word 12th November 1978 as Peter Ajemian

Grandpa Goes to Washington 7th September 1978

The Runaways poster

The Runaways 27th April 1978

The Amazing Spider-Man poster

The Amazing Spider-Man 5th April 1978

Dallas poster

Dallas 2nd April 1978 as Lyle Sloan (as Nicholas Coster)

The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk 4th November 1977 as Col. Drake

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Ted Markham

Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels 22nd September 1976 as Professor Croydon

One Day at a Time poster

One Day at a Time 16th December 1975

Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman 7th November 1975 as Silas Lockhart

Baretta poster

Baretta 17th January 1975

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as Augie Augustine

Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie 11th September 1974 as Lansford Ingalls

Occasional Wife poster

Occasional Wife 13th September 1966

Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad 12th September 1966

The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet 9th September 1966 as Police Officer Gregory

Another World poster

Another World 4th May 1964

Young Doctor Malone 29th December 1958

Naked City poster

Naked City 30th September 1958 as Civil Service Applicant (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as General Philip Sheridan