Nicolas Coster (born December 3, 1934 in London, United Kingdom) is a British-born American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series. Coster was born to an American mother and a father from New Zealand. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ...

In daytime, he first appeared in the NBC soap opera Young Doctor Malone. Later, he created the role of Professor Paul Britton on The Secret Storm, a role that he played in 1964 and from 1967-1968. He played John Aldrich in both the primetime serialized drama Our Private World and later on As the World Turns. He also played Robert Delaney on two shows: Somerset and Another World. The Secret Storm title card from 1960. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30pm. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Another World is a book by Pat Barker. ...

Coster's first appearance on television was on an episode of The U.S. Steel Hour in 1959. Since then, he has racked up over 80 appearances on three dozen television shows, guest-starring most notably as David Warner, the father of Blair Warner, on the sitcom The Facts of Life. He also spent one season on the NBC comedy Sheriff Lobo. The United States Steel Hour was an American television show that aired from 1953 to 1955 on ABC, and from 1955 to 1963 on CBS. Like its radio predecessor of the same name, it was a live dramatic anthology program, airing episodes in a theatrical format. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blair Warner (Season 2) Blair Warner was a fictional character on the sitcom The Facts of Life. ... The Facts of Life was an American sitcom which ran on the NBC network from 1979 to 1988. ...

He returned to daytime televison by first recreating his Robert Delaney role on Another World. He later played gangster-turned-informant Anthony Macana on One Life to Live. He then played a role on a new Califoria-based serial Santa Barbara. He left his role on that show briefly - but long enough to play Steve Andrews on the ABC soap opera All My Children. He returned to act on Santa Barbara but the show was eventually cancelled. He returned to play a second role on As the World Turns. Another World is a book by Pat Barker. ... One Life to Live is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... For a quick link, please see the city of Santa Barbara, California. ... All My Children is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... For a quick link, please see the city of Santa Barbara, California. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30pm. ...

He is also famous for the television commercials that he has made through the years. One famous line that he said first was on a commercial for Geritol, a vitamin tonic: "My wife: I think I'll keep her."

Coster is currently married, with three children (two from a previous marriage to actress Candace Hilligoss). Candace Hilligoss is a 1960s horror movie actress, Carnival of Souls (1962) and The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964), as well as screen play writer. ...

External links

• Nicolas Coster at the Internet Movie Database