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Fact | Earned scholarships to both the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Yale University. |
Ben Pryer is a British actor, writer and director. He is best known for his work on the stage and screen.
Pryer was born in London, England on October 8, 1980. His parents are both British. He has one sister. Pryer was educated at the prestigious Eton College. He then went on to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Pryer’s first professional acting role was in the play “The Tempest” at the Globe Theatre in London. He has since appeared in numerous stage productions, including “Romeo and Juliet” and “Macbeth”. He has also appeared in several films and television shows, including “Sherlock Holmes” and “Doctor Who”.
Pryer has won several awards for his work on stage and screen. He has also been nominated for several prestigious awards, including the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Pryer is married to actress Olivia Colman. They have three children together.
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | He is married to Christine Belford, with who he co-starred on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). On that show, they played romantic interests. |
2 | 1953 graduate of the Gilman school in Baltimore, Maryland. |
3 | Played Shannen Doherty's father on Little House on the Prairie (1974) and also co-starred with her on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). |
4 | Earned scholarships to both the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Yale University. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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A Summer's Day | 2016 | Short post-production | Bill |
Buster's Mal Heart | 2016 | Mr. Bowery | |
Cosmic Kiosk | 2015 | Short | Hank |
Checkered Flag | 2015 | Short | Norman Skaggs |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | 2014 | D8 Male Patient | |
Constantine | 2014 | TV Series | Marcus Mooney |
A Short History of Decay | 2014 | The Man in White | |
Nashville | 2014 | TV Series | Sam Boone |
Hornet's Nest | 2012 | TV Movie | Solomon Cahoon |
Hart of Dixie | 2011 | TV Series | Dr. Harley Wilkes |
The Four Children of Tander Welch | 2008 | Tander Welch | |
Ruffian | 2007 | TV Movie | Stuart Janney |
The List | 2007/I | Harold Smithfield | |
October Road | 2007 | TV Series | Bennett Goldman |
Without a Trace | 2003 | TV Series | |
NYPD Blue | 2003 | TV Series | John Colohan |
Strong Medicine | 2002 | TV Series | |
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning | 2002 | TV Movie | Walter Burkett |
Collateral Damage | 2002 | Senator Delich | |
Port Charles | 2002 | TV Series | Victor Collins |
That's Life | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Father Tom |
The West Wing | 2001 | TV Series | Special Prosecutor Clement Rollins |
The Guardian | 2001 | TV Series | Bart Shell |
Gideon's Crossing | 2001 | TV Series | Dr. Young |
American Tragedy | 2000 | TV Movie | Gerry Uelman |
The Bachelor | 1999 | Dale Arden | |
Party of Five | 1995-1999 | TV Series | Mr. Gene Bennett Gene Bennett |
Molly | 1999 | Dr. Prentice | |
Carriers | 1998 | TV Movie | Frank Sanborn |
Silk Stalkings | 1998 | TV Series | Dean |
The Practice | 1998 | TV Series | Dr. Cloves |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | 1994-1997 | TV Series | Chancelor Milton Arnold Chancellor Milton Arnold |
Murder at 1600 | 1997 | Paul Moran | |
Diagnosis Murder | 1997 | TV Series | Dr. Raymond Huxley |
The Chamber | 1996 | Judge Flynn F. Slattery | |
Dark Angel | 1996 | TV Movie | |
The Siege at Ruby Ridge | 1996 | TV Movie | Bert Yeager |
Executive Decision | 1996 | Secretary of State Jack Douglas | |
Live Shot | 1995 | TV Series | Alvin Felton |
Nowhere Man | 1995 | TV Series | Phil |
Trial by Fire | 1995 | TV Movie | Don Barnett |
Broken Trust | 1995 | TV Movie | |
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again | 1995 | TV Movie | Paul Coster |
Betrayed: A Story of Three Women | 1995 | TV Movie | |
Chicago Hope | 1995 | TV Series | Board Member |
A Walton Wedding | 1995 | TV Movie | Ralph Gilchrist |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | 1994 | TV Series | Sen. George Steward |
Hail Caesar | 1994 | Bidwell | |
Picket Fences | 1994 | TV Series | Moriarity |
Murder Between Friends | 1994 | TV Movie | Judge Lamartine |
The Mommies | 1993 | TV Series | Doctor |
Jack's Place | 1992-1993 | TV Series | George Simpson / George Lazlo |
Sliver | 1993 | Peter Farrell | |
Matlock | 1993 | TV Series | Dr. Paul Dodge |
Hoffa | 1992 | Hoffa's Attorney | |
Love Can Be Murder | 1992 | TV Movie | Philip Carlyle |
Majority Rule | 1992 | TV Movie | |
L.A. Law | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Dr. Birch, Arnie's Therapist |
Sisters | 1992 | TV Series | Jack |
Murder, She Wrote | 1985-1991 | TV Series | Theo Cayle / David Kingston / Harry Parmel |
The New Lassie | 1991 | TV Series | Charlie Pellam |
The Hit Man | 1991 | TV Movie | Gordon Padway |
Growing Pains | 1991 | TV Series | Dr. Frankovich |
Lifestories | 1990 | TV Series | Ray Albertson |
Pacific Heights | 1990 | Hotel Manager | |
Sugar and Spice | 1990 | TV Series | Mr. Prescott |
Brain Dead | 1990 | Man in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin | |
227 | 1989 | TV Series | Zach Bennett |
Mancuso, FBI | 1989 | TV Series | Porter |
Starting Now | 1989 | TV Short | Nelson Sturgess |
Nightbreaker | 1989 | TV Movie | Col. William Devereaux |
Moonlighting | 1989 | TV Series | Dr. Simon Brill |
The Diamond Trap | 1988 | TV Movie | Mr. Exeter |
Who's the Boss? | 1988 | TV Series | Professor Darnell |
A Stoning in Fulham County | 1988 | TV Movie | Baxter |
Noble House | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | |
The Bronx Zoo | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Jack Feldspar |
Less Than Zero | 1987 | Benjamin Wells | |
Rags to Riches | 1987 | TV Series | Jerry Mallot |
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | 1987 | Tom Stewart | |
Falcon Crest | 1987 | TV Series | Ben Crawley |
Sidekicks | 1986 | TV Series | Scott Cunningham |
Murder in Three Acts | 1986 | TV Movie | Freddie Dayton |
Amazing Stories | 1986 | TV Series | Dr. Fetlock |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1986 | TV Series | Mr. Ryan |
Choke Canyon | 1986 | John Pilgrim | |
St. Elsewhere | 1986 | TV Series | Prison Doctor |
The Colbys | 1985 | TV Series | Dr. Maurice Boland |
Knight Rider | 1985 | TV Series | Vince |
Into Thin Air | 1985 | TV Movie | Larry Walker |
Riptide | 1985 | TV Series | Howard McBride |
Dynasty | 1985 | TV Series | Doctor |
The Paper Chase | 1985 | TV Series | Mr. Conner |
Dallas | 1985 | TV Series | Nathan Billings |
Hill Street Blues | 1985 | TV Series | Mr. Ardrey |
The Falcon and the Snowman | 1985 | Eddie | |
Crazy Like a Fox | 1984 | TV Series | |
Cover Up | 1984 | TV Series | Norman MacClafferty |
Second Sight: A Love Story | 1984 | TV Movie | Mitchell McKay |
Amazons | 1984 | TV Movie | Dr. Thompson |
Silver Spoons | 1983 | TV Series | Dr. Miller |
Insight | 1983 | TV Series | Henry Dutton |
Risky Business | 1983 | Mr. Goodsen | |
Blood Feud | 1983 | TV Movie | John Cye Cheasty (Senate Rackets Committee investigator) |
Voyagers! | 1983 | TV Series | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
The Powers of Matthew Star | 1983 | TV Series | Dr. Braft |
Tales of the Gold Monkey | 1982 | TV Series | Horace Simmons |
Little House on the Prairie | 1982 | TV Series | Royal Wilder #2 |
Simon & Simon | 1982 | TV Series | Victor Farrell |
The Kid from Nowhere | 1982 | TV Movie | Greg Baker Sr. |
McClain's Law | 1981 | TV Series | |
M*A*S*H | 1981 | TV Series | Major Nathaniel Burnham |
Splendor in the Grass | 1981 | TV Movie | Dr. Judd |
A Few Days in Weasel Creek | 1981 | TV Movie | Elwin Potter |
Homeroom | 1981 | TV Short | Scott Thomas |
Trapper John, M.D. | 1981 | TV Series | Mr. Schweitzer |
East of Eden | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | James Grew |
Eight Is Enough | 1979-1981 | TV Series | Jeffrey Trout |
Revenge of the Gray Gang | 1981 | TV Movie | Harry Featherstone |
Desperate Voyage | 1980 | TV Movie | Ralph |
The Last Song | 1980 | TV Movie | Ryan |
Reunion | 1980 | TV Movie | Dick Owens |
Airplane! | 1980 | Mr. Hammen | |
Gideon's Trumpet | 1980 | TV Movie | Jacob |
The Plutonium Incident | 1980 | TV Movie | Dave Gildea |
The $5.20 an Hour Dream | 1980 | TV Movie | Ed Lissick |
Marriage Is Alive and Well | 1980 | TV Movie | Larry Wax |
Lou Grant | 1979 | TV Series | Al Mitchell |
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | 1979 | George Brockington | |
Hart to Hart | 1979 | TV Series | Clint Reilly |
Rainbow | 1978 | TV Movie | Bill Gilmore |
Kaz | 1978 | TV Series | Louis Davidson |
Damien: Omen II | 1978 | Charles Warren | |
Having Babies II | 1977 | TV Movie | Jeff Kramer |
Washington: Behind Closed Doors | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Hank Ferris |
Martinelli, Outside Man | 1977 | TV Movie | Ellsworth |
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish | 1977 | TV Movie | Manners |
Night Drive | 1977 | TV Movie | Man in Sports Car |
The Gumball Rally | 1976 | Prof. Samuel Graves - Cobra Team | |
The Adams Chronicles | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | John Quincy Adams II |
Widow | 1976 | TV Movie | Mack |
Fear on Trial | 1975 | TV Movie | Art Beresford |
Smile | 1975 | Andy | |
The Happy Hooker | 1975 | Carl Gordon | |
Force Five | 1975 | TV Movie | James T. O'Neil (as Nick Pryor) |
Man on a Swing | 1974 | Paul Kearney | |
The Way We Live Now | 1970 | Lionel Aldridge | |
All My Children | 1970 | TV Series | Lincoln 'Linc' Tyler #3 (1971) |
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing | 1967 | TV Series | Paul Bradley (1967) (original cast) |
Coronet Blue | 1967 | TV Series | The Guard |
The Nurses | 1965 | TV Series | Ken Alexander |
Another World | 1964 | TV Series | Tom Baxter |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1961 | TV Series | Dane Ross |
Startime | 1960 | TV Series | Robert Griffiths |
Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1960 | TV Series | A Lieutenant |
Summer of Decision | 1959 | TV Movie | David |
Ah, Wilderness! | 1959 | TV Movie | Dave McComber |
Young Dr. Malone | 1958 | TV Series | Ernest Cooper #2 (1959) |
Kraft Theatre | 1958 | TV Series | |
The Edge of Night | 1956 | TV Series | Joel Gantry #2 (1973-1974) |
The Brighter Day | 1954 | TV Series 1958 | |
The Secret Storm | 1954 | TV Series | Johnny Ellis (1962-1963) |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 | 2015 | Video documentary | Himself |
Airplane: Long-Haul Version | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself - 'Mr Hammen' |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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20 to 1 | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Mr. Goodsen |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia