Nicolas Coster, the actor best known for his work onSanta Barbara,All My Childrenand Another World,has died, PEOPLE confirms. He was 89.
In aFacebook postshared on Coster’s page Monday evening, his daughter. Dinneen Coster, confirmed the actor’s death.
A cause of death was not provided.
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Coster was best known for his role as Robert Delaney on the NBC seriesAnother World(also known asSomerset) between 1970 and 1979. He also appeared as the kidnapper Steve Andrews onAll My Childrenfrom 1988 to 1989, and as Mayor Jack Madison onThe Bayfrom 2010 to 2019.
Another one of his leading roles was on the NBC seriesSanta Barbara, in which Coster played Lionel Lockridge from 1984 through 1988. After a brief hiatus due to Coster’s distaste for a potential storyline on the show, he returned from 1990 to 1993, when the show ended.
He received four Daytime Emmy nominations for the role. It was the role of Madison onThe Bay —an Amazon soap — that landed Coster and cast his first Emmy in 2017.
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Other television programs Coster appeared on includeThe Green Hornet,Charlie’s Angels,One Day at a Time,Who’s the Boss?,Star Trek: The Next GenerationandCold Case, among others. He continued to star on television series until his 2023 death, with his most recent appearances inAmerican Crime Story, Netflix’Dead to MeandThe Rookie: Feds.
Coster’s acting career expanded far past the limits of daytime television, too. His list of films includedTitanic,All The President’s Men,The Desert Rats,andSea of Lost Ships.
The actor’s work extended to the stage, as well. He appeared in 12 broadway shows — and many more off broadway — and even founded Boston performing arts center Charles Playhouse and Baltimore’s Centre Stage theater. Coster also penned a memoir about his many achievements titledAnother Whole Afternoon.
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Along with daughter Dinneen, Coster leaves behind his wife, Beth Pantel, and a second daughter, Candice Jr. Coster. The actor also had a son, Ian, who died in 2016.
source: people.com
