Tom Cruise co-star who was 'one of the funniest people' dies aged 89 following cancer battle

Soap prima Nicholas Pryor who besides starred alongside Tom Cruise has passed distant astatine the property of 89 pursuing a lengthy conflict with crab confirmed a adjacent friend

General Hospital prima Nicholas Pryor, who besides starred alongside Tom Cruise successful Risky Business, died pursuing a conflict with cancer.

The soap and movie prima was 89 astatine the clip of his death. Confirming the devastating news, John Lindstrom, who is an writer and Emmy Award victor shared the quality with fans connected societal media. 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."

He continued: "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."

Jon 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."

He concluded his post: "I volition miss him terribly, arsenic volition his beauteous woman Christina, his girl Stacey, and his 2 grandchildren, Gus and Avril. R.I.P." Nicholas' woman Christine Belford told The Hollywood Reporter that her beloved hubby died aft being diagnosed with cancer.

Nicholas was a Yale postgraduate earlier embarking connected an acting career. Between 1997 and 2002 helium starred successful General Hospital's spin-off amusement Port Charles, playing the relation of Victor Collins. He besides starred successful a fig of different soaps specified arsenic The Secret Storm, The Edge of Night, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, All My Children and Another World.

But his vocation spanned into movie arsenic helium played the relation of Mr Goodsen, the begetter of Tom Cruise's quality named Joel. Nicholas besides starred successful the iconic amusement Beverly Hills 90210. Announcement of his decease generated a flurry of tributes. Actor Michael McKean wrote: "Never not good; often terrific. Very bully man, too. RIP Nicholas Pryor”. Star Wars' Mark Hamill simply posted a breached bosom emoji.

And a instrumentality penned: "What a nonaccomplishment for the amusement world. Nicholas Pryor’s bequest volition ever beryllium cherished." Another said: "He was specified a large actor! He was successful everything!" Meanwhile a 3rd added: "What a shame this is. He was ever a invited beingness connected screen."

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