Pryor died Monday after a long battle with cancer. He played Kevin Collins on General Hospital and its spinoff Port Charles. Have YOU got a story? EmailThe actor had been battling cancer for some time prior to his death, according to The Mirror.
Although he filmed hundreds of episodes of soap operas going back to the mid-1950s, Pryor also established a solid career in higher-profile television shows and films. His best known film role was in the 1983 classic Risky Business, in which he played the father of star Tom Cruise. The soap opera star Nicholas Pryor, who was best known for his stint on the General Hospital spinoff Port Charles, has died at age 89; seen with Jon Lindstrom and Lynn Herring on Port Charles in 2000
Pryor's career in soaps and mainstream television began in the mid-1950s, but he also appeared in films, including Risky Business, in which he played Tom Cruise's father; pictured in 1964