The veteran performer had more than 100 TV and film credits, appearing in such movies as “All the President’s Men” and “Reds.”
Nicolas Coster, a veteran actor known for his work on the daytime dramas “Santa Barbara” and “Another World,” died Monday, his daughter announced in a Facebook post.
He was 89.
“It’s with great sadness that I am posting this to my father’s book page,” Dinneen Coster wrote. “Nicolas Coster passed on this evening in a hospital in Florida. Please remember him as a great artist. He was an actor’s actor! I will always be inspired by him and know how lucky I am to have such a great father!! Rest In Peace.”
In a statement to CNN, Coster’s agent Chrystal Ayers said he died of complications from a long-term battle with cancer.
A veteran actor with more than 100 film and television credits, Coster’s film, television and theater career spans decades. Among many other titles, Coster worked extensively on various long-running daytime soap operas.
Coster was best known for his role as Robert Delaney on NBC’s television series “Somerset,” joining the cast in 1970 and continuing to portray Delaney on “Another World” until 1980. He appeared in over 250 episodes through his time on the show, and later returned in 1989 for the 25th anniversary.
He also starred as Lionel Lockridge on the daytime soap “Santa Barbara,” which followed a community of wealthy families in the affluent California city.
