Nicolas Coster Nicolas Coster is the actor who portrayed Admiral Anthony Haftel in , a third season episode of . He was born as Nicolas Dwynn Coster in Hampstead , London , England , UK and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London . Coster is most well known for his roles on various daytime soap operas , most notably his Daytime Emmy - nominated role as Lionel Lockridge on NBC ' s " Santa Barbara " from 1984 through 1988 and again between 1990 and 1993 . Among his co - stars on this series were fellow " Star Trek " alumni Judith Anderson , Ian Abercrombie , Henry Darrow , Samantha Eggar , Rosemary Forsyth , Ellen Geer , Gregory Itzin , Lenore Kasdorf , Janet MacLachlan , William Schallert , Louise Sorel , and Ray Walston . Coster was also a regular on other soaps such as " As the World Turns " , " Another World " ( and its spin - off , " Somerset " ) , and " One Life to Live " . He also had a recurring role as David Warner on the sitcom " The Facts of Life " . His character on the show should not be confused with the actor of the same name , with whom Coster appeared in the 1979 film " The Concorde : Airport ' 79 " ( along with Ed Begley , Jr . and Robin Gammell ) . He began his Hollywood career with small , uncredited roles in the 1953 films " Titanic " ( with Hamilton Camp ) and " The Robe " ( starring Jean Simmons , Jay Robinson , and Michael Ansara ) . He has since appeared in such films as " All the President ' s Men " ( 1976 , with Stephen Collins , F . Murray Abraham , Gene Dynarski , Paul Lambert and Richard Herd ) , Joseph Sargent ' s " MacArthur " ( 1977 , with Allan Miller , Kenneth Tobey , and Garry Walberg ) , " The Big Fix " ( 1978 , with F . Murray Abraham and Fritz Weaver ) , " The Electric Horseman " ( 1979 , with James B . Sikking ) , " The Concorde : Airport ' 79 " ( 1979 , with George Kennedy and Robert Wagner ) , " Stir Crazy " ( 1980 , with Joel Brooks and Jonathan Banks ) , " Reds " ( 1981 , with Paul Sorvino , Ian Wolfe ) , " Big Business " ( 1988 , with John Vickery and Roy Brocksmith ) , " How I Got Into College " ( 1989 , with Charles Rocket ) , and " Betsy ' s Wedding " ( 1990 ) . In the latter film , he and the late Bibi Besch played husband and wife ( with Camille Saviola co - starring ) . He has also made appearances on such TV shows as " Charlie ' s Angels " , " Little House on the Prairie " , " The Rockford Files " , " Dallas " , " The Incredible Hulk " , " Buck Rogers in the 25th Century " , " Quincy , M . E . " , " Magnum , P . I . " , " Knight Rider " , " L . A . Law " , " Murder , She Wrote " , " MacGyver " , , " Dr . Quinn , Medicine Woman " , " 3rd Rock from the Sun " , and " Judging Amy " . Coster has co - starred with at least three of the five " Star Trek " captain s outside of " Star Trek " . In 1978 , he and Kate Mulgrew had roles in the epic mini - series " The Word " , along with Diana Muldaur , Nehemiah Persoff , Allan Miller , Christopher Lloyd , and Jonathan Banks . The following year , he appeared on an episode of Mulgrew ' s " Mrs . Columbo " . In 1983 , he made a guest - appearance on William Shatner ' s series " T . J . Hooker " , a series which also starred James Darren and Richard Herd . He then went on to appear with s Scott Bakula on an episode of the short - lived " Mr . & Mrs . Smith " in 1996 . Other regular " Trek " performers whom Coster has appeared with outside of the franchise include LeVar Burton ( in the 1980 film " The Hunter " , along with Tracey Walter ) and Terry Farrell ( in the 1986 TV movie " Beverly Hills Madam " , with Seymour Cassel and William Marshall ) .