Soap icon with famous film role alongside Tom Cruise dies aged 89

Soap prima Nicholas Pryor, who appeared successful a General Hospital rotation disconnected amusement and besides starred successful a movie alongside Tom Cruise, has died astatine the property of 89.

The star’s decease was confirmed connected social media by Jon Lindstrom, an writer and Emmy-award winning actor.

He wrote: ‘It is my solemn task to denote the passing of the large Nicholas Pryor. Nick was an Actor’s actor, and an exceptional friend. He passed connected October 7, 2024, surrounded by loving family.

‘Nick whitethorn beryllium champion known for his relation arsenic the begetter of #TomCruise successful #RiskyBusiness, oregon arsenic the aforesaid to #RobertDowneyJr successful #LessThanZero. He shared the surface with the likes of #JackNicholson #KurtRussell #EwanMcGregor Too galore to sanction really.

He added: ‘He starred connected #Broadway and delivered terrific enactment successful Film and TV for implicit 60 years. But to me, helium was my friend. One of the champion I’ve ever had. He was a mentor, a sounding board, a trusted confidant, and adjacent a father-figure beyond, yes, playing my ain begetter connected #GH and #PortCharles. And helium was 1 of the funniest radical you could anticipation to walk clip with implicit a vessel of bully vino and a large meal.

‘I volition miss him terribly, arsenic volition his beauteous woman Christina, his girl Stacey, and his 2 grandchildren, Gus and Avril. R.I.P.’

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