Nicolas Dwynn Coster (December 3, 1933) is a British-American actor best known for Santa Barbara (1984-1993), The Bay (2010-2019), and All the President's Men (1976).
He was married to Candace Hilligoss and they have two children.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1953: Titanic as Seaman (Uncredited Role)
- 1953: The Desert Rats as Medic (uncredited)
- 1953: Sea Of Lost Ships as Cadet Wilson (uncredited)
- 1954: The Black Shield Of Falworth as Humphrey (uncredited)
- 1954: The Outcast as Asa Polsen
- 1955: The Eternal Sea as Student (uncredited)
- 1955: City Of Shadows as Roy Fellows
- 1965: My Blood Runs Cold as Harry Lindsay
- 1971: The Sporting Club as James Quinn
- 1972: 1776 as South Carolina Delegate (uncredited)
- 1976: All the President's Men as Markham
- 1977: Mac Arthur as Col. Huff
- 1977: The Court Martial Of George Armstrong Custer as Gen. Philip Sheridan
- 1978: The Big Fix as Spitzler
- 1978: Slow Dancing In The Big City as David Fillmore
- 1978: A Fire In The Sky as Governor
- 1978: Long Journey Back as Dr. Roberts
- 1979: Friendly Fire as Carl
- 1979: Goldengirl as Dr. Dalton
- 1979: Just You And Me Kid as Harris
- 1979: The Concorde Airport 79 as Dr. Stone
- 1979: Ebony Ivory And Jade as Linderman
- 1979: Bender as Bert Arkins
- 1979: The Solitary Man as Bud Hensen
- 1979: The Electric Horseman as Fitzgerald
- 1980: Little Darlings as Mr. Whitney
- 1980: The Hunter as Poker Player (uncredited)
- 1980: Why Would I Lie as Walter
- 1980: Stir Crazy as Warden Henry Sampson
- 1981: The Pursuit Of DB Cooper as Avery
- 1981: Reds as Paul Trullinger
- 1983: MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving as Maurice Carver
- 1986: Beverly Hills Madam as Uncle Edgar
- 1988: Big Business as Hunt Shelton
- 1989: How I Got Into College as Dr. Phillip Jellinak Sr.
- 1989: Incident At Dark River as Mr. Gorman
- 1990: Dy Dawns Early Light as Gen. Renning
- 1990: Betsys Wedding as Harry Lovell
- 1996: Hearts Adrift as Harry Winslow
- 1996: Full Circle as Arthur
- 1998: Freedom Strike as Adm. Torrance
- 1999: Love Happens as Charles
- 1999: Blood Type as Bum Joe
- 2000: The Dukes Of Hazzard Hazzard In Hollywood as Ezra Bushmaster
- 2007: Plot 7 as Mr. Stewart
- 2008: Race as Jack Gibson
- 2009: Flower Girl as Gavin Green
- 2010: Dancing On A Dry Salt Lake as Dr. Woodley
- 2013: Cold Turkey as Steve Utley
- 2014: A Winter Rose as Drunk
- 2015: The Southside as Mr. Bradshaw
- 2016: Chemical Cut as Veteran
- 2018: Con Man as Don Scott
- 2018: Blood Type as Bum Joe
- 2020: The Deep Ones as Finley (also producer)
- 2020: The Last Exorcist as Archbishop Norman
Television Roles
- 1959: Naked City as Civil Service Applicant
- 1959: The United States Steel Hour as Sergeant
- 1961: The Defenders as Don Simmons
- 1962: Young Dr Malone as Dr. Matt Steele
- 1964: Brenner as Binkie
- 1964/1967-1969: The Secret Storm as Prof. Paul Britton #1
- 1965: Wendy And Me as Vince Collins
- 1965: Our Private World as John Eldridge
- 1966: The Felony Squad as Kenny Leyton
- 1966: Occasional Wife as Rod McHew
- 1967: The Green Hornet as Police Officer Gregory
- 1967: NYPD as Bennie Benjamin
- 1970-1972: Somerset as Robert Delany
- 1970-1980: Another World as Robert Delaney (252 episodes)
- 1976: The Blue Knight as Dock Katella
- 1977: Charlie's Angels as Prof. Croydon
- 1978: Little House on the Prairie as Lansford Ingalls
- 1978: On Our Own as Alexander Butler
- 1978: Husbands Wives And Lovers as Jeremy Greene
- 1978: Grandpa Goes To Washington as Charlie Perkins
- 1978: The Amazing Spider Man as Andre
- 1978: Family as Al Krantz
- 1978: The Rockford Files as Augie Augustine
- 1978: One Day at a Time as August La Rocca
- 1978: The Word as Peter Ajemian
- 1978: Wonder Woman as Silas Lockhart
- 1978-1980: Dallas as Lyle Sloan/Joe Morris (3 episodes)
- 1979: The Runaways as Mr. Chadway
- 1979: The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. Toddson
- 1979: The Incredible Hulk as Col. Drake
- 1979: Mrs. Columbo as Zev Arno
- 1980: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Alaric
- 1980: Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as John Dalem
- 1980: When The Whistle Blows as Congressman Rogers
- 1980-1981: The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo as Chief J.E. Carson (15 episodes)
- 1981-1983: Simon & Simon as City Atty. David Stallings/Derek Frye (3 episodes)
- 1982: Todays FBI as Vic
- 1982: Hart to Hart as Fred Brunis
- 1982: Police Squad! as Warner
- 1982: Shannon as Hartunian
- 1982: Quincy, M.E. as Ted Markham
- 1982-1983: Nine To Five as Bill Spangler (3 episodes)
- 1982-1988: The Facts of Life as David Warner (5 episodes)
- 1983: Magnum, P.I. as Andrew 'Andy' MacKenzie
- 1983: The Mississippi as Davies
- 1983: Teachers Only as Mr. Finch
- 1983: Ryans Four as Dr. Morris Whitford
- 1983: Hardcastle and McCormick as Thomas Quinlan
- 1983: T.J. Hooker as Kevin Mundy
- 1983: Knight Rider as Ross Manley
- 1983: Princess Daisy as Matty Firestone
- 1983-1984: One Life to Live as Anthony Makana (5 episodes)
- 1984-1993: Santa Barbara as Lionel Lockridge (599 episodes)
- 1986: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Phil
- 1986: You Are The Jury as Stanford McKay
- 1987: L.A. Law as Brian P. Young
- 1988: All My Children as Steve Andrews
- 1988: Smart Guys as Mr. Hamilton
- 1989: Hooperman as Commissioner Farrel
- 1989: thirtysomething as Amos Borden
- 1989: Murder, She Wrote as Dr. Craig Zachary
- 1989: Who's the Boss? as Lowell Michaels
- 1989: Hunter as Gleason
- 1989: War of the Worlds as Dr. Frederick Alexander
- 1989: Life Goes On as Wes Hofsteader
- 1990: Star Trek: The Next Generation as Adm. Anthony Haftel
- 1990: Midnight Caller as Connor MacCarthy
- 1991: MacGyver as Doc
- 1991: Matlock as Chester Gaddis
- 1991: Jake and the Fatman as Andrew Blane
- 1991: Beverly Hills, 90210 as George Zarian
- 1991-1993: Law & Order as Reid Mullen/Morgan Stern (2 episodes)
- 1993: Reasonable Doubts as Dr. Miller
- 1993: Nurses as Dr. Melnitz
- 1993: South Of Sunset as Dr. Carter Bart
- 1993-1995: As the World Turns as Eduardo Grimaldi (11 episodes)
- 1996: Coach as Jinky
- 1996: Mr and Mrs Smith as Ellis Kodack
- 1997: Silk Stalkings as Liam Ryan
- 1997: Tracey Takes On... as Sen. Randall Stevens
- 1997: Gun as Parker Stanley Tyler
- 1998: Pensacola: Wings of Gold as Hunter McReady
- 1998: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Judge Blaisdale
- 1998: Michael Hayes as Calloway
- 1998: Timecop as Capt. Harriman
- 1998-1999: 3rd Rock from the Sun as Chanchellor Stevens (2 episodes)
- 1999: Women Stories Of Passion as Arthur
- 1999: LA Heat as Carl Shipman
- 2000: Gideons Crossing as Jed Raines
- 2001: Judging Amy as Mr. Oswald
- 2003: The Lyon's Den as Easton Case Moderator
- 2006: Crumbs as Charlie
- 2006: Cold Case as Brogan Cooper
- 2010-2019: The Bay as Mayor Jack Madison (63 episodes)
- 2013: My Synthesized Life as Hank Bales
- 2016: The Young Pope as American Journalist
- 2019: Better Things as Alan
- 2021: American Crime Story
- 2021: Impeachment as Lloyd Cutler
- 2022: Dead to Me as Jim Wood
Shorts
- 1966: Wheres Everett as Dr. Paul Jellico
- 1999: Miss Supreme Queen as Emcee
- 2002: A Day Out With Gordy as Harry
- 2007: Lomans Tale as Loman
- 2010: Midlife as Grandpa
- 2012: A Helping Hand as Mr. Edelman
- 2017: Well And Ties Day Valentines Day as Grandfather
Producer
- 2010-2014: The Bay
