American actor Nicholas Coster, who played Lionel Lockridge in the legendary television series Santa Barbara, died in Florida at the age of 89. This was announced on her Facebook* page on the eve of her daughter Dinny Coster.
“There is great sadness in my heart tonight: my father, actor Nicholas Coster, passed away at 9:01 p.m. in Florida in a hospital. Be inspired by his artistic accomplishments and know that he was a true actor! I will remember that he always did his best and was a wonderful father. Rest in peace,” she wrote.
In the comments to this post, his former colleagues shared their memories of Koster. Thus, actor Adolfo Martinez, who played Cruz Castillo in “Santa Barbara”, said: “It was an honor for me to work with him, and his friendship and his professionalism will remain forever in my heart.”
One of Coster’s fans recalled on his Twitter account that the actor had played nine roles in eight soap operas and won an Emmy Award. “We have lost one of the greatest serial actors of all time,” wrote one fan.
Nicolas Coster was born in London, his father was a sailor, but he loved the theater so much that his reviews of shows were published in the newspapers. The son of a self-taught critic grew up in California but later returned to the UK to study acting and went on to master it in the US.
Coster began his stage career in London and on Broadway, where he performed with stars such as Michelle Lee and Elizabeth Taylor. His first television role was on NBC’s Young Dr. Malone, and beginning in the mid-1960s he starred on Secret Storm for several years.
Due to Coster’s roles in many famous TV shows of the 20th century – “Our Inner World”, “Somerset”, “Another World”, “One Life to Live”, “All My Children” and others. He is best known for his role as Lionel Lockridge in the soap opera Santa Barbara, where the actor starred from 1984 to 1993. He also has many feature films to his credit – for example, “All the President’s Men” (1976) , “Electric Horseman” (1979), “Hunter” (1980) and others.
In 2017, Coster received an Emmy Award for his role as Mayor of The Bay, although he was nominated four times for this award for his role in Santa Barbara – and never won. A year earlier, in 2016, the actor had played a small role in The Young Pope with Jude Law.
Koster also had a passion for diving, being a professional diving instructor and founding a foundation that organized diving trips and training for people with disabilities. The actor was married three times, including a Russian woman, Elena Borodulina, who met him by sending him a self-edited clip with a cut of film episodes with his participation.
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