Gordon Thomson originated the role of Adam Carrington in " The Plea ", the September 1982 season premiere of Dynasty 's third season. According to Thomson, "They had planned on Adam being an impostor but they liked him so much they decided to keep him on.
In The CW 's 2017 reboot of the series, Blake is played by Grant Show . Patriarch of the Carrington family, self-made CEO of monolithic Denver-Carrington, and the principal character of the series, oil tycoon Blake Carrington is initially a ruthless man in both business and family matters.
Patriarch of the Carrington family, self-made CEO of monolithic Denver-Carrington, and the principal character of the series, oil tycoon Blake Carrington is initially a ruthless man in both business and family matters. The character soon softens into a more benevolent patriarchal figure due to Forsythe's influence.
In the reboot of the series, Blake is played by Grant Show since 2017. Patriarch of the Carrington family, self-made CEO of monolithic Denver-Carrington, and the principal character of the series, oil tycoon Blake Carrington is initially a ruthless man in both business and family matters.
Erica Brown is a minor character in the television series Dynasty on The CW. She is portrayed by Erin Cummings. Erica is the prosecutor in the Blake Carrington trial.
Alan DaleJoseph AndersLee Bergere as Joseph AndersDynasty characterPortrayed byLee Bergere (1981–1983) Alan Dale (2017–2021)First appearanceOriginal series: "Oil" (1981) Reboot: "I Hardly Recognized You" (2017)5 more rows
Series information Jeff Colby is a main character in the television series, Dynasty on The CW. He is portrayed by Sam Adegoke. Jeff is Blake Carrington's main rival and Fallon Carrington's ex-fiance-turned-cousin-turned stepfather.
Andrew Laird and his wife have been prominent citizens of Denver for years....Andrew LairdSeriesDynastyFirst appearance"Oil Part I" (1981)Last appearance"The Mortgage" (1984)Portrayed byPeter Mark Richman8 more rows
Alan went on to star in Ugly Betty, and that's right, he died of a heart attack on that show too. Alan has not come forward and publically announced why he decided to leave Dynasty after four seasons. But in a Dynasty discussion group on Reddit, it was stated that he was wanting to leave for some time.
9 Why The Character Was Recast Cristal was played by Ana Brenda Contreras at the start of the series but she was later recast, with telenovela star Daniella Alonso taking the role. Back in July 2019, Dynasty showrunner, Josh Reims told TVLine that Contreras had left due to personal reasons.
8 Jeff And Fallon's Relationship Jeff had a crush on Fallon ever since they were kids. As adults, they became business partners and founded the Morell Green Energy Corporation together. They soon began mixing work and play and even considered getting married.
Elizabeth Gillies plays Fallon in The CW's 2017 reboot series Dynasty. Fallon is the daughter of oil baron Blake Carrington and his first wife, Alexis, portrayed by John Forsythe and Joan Collins in the original series.
He is portrayed by Grant Show. An oil tycoon, ruthless billionaire, and mastermind behind Carrington Atlantic, he is the father of Fallon Carrington, Steven Carrington and Adam. He is currently married to Cristal Jennings following his failed marriages with Alexis Morell and Celia Machado.
Adam attempts to bribe Jesse to leave town, but Sean forces him to stay. After the baby is born in "Adam's Son", Karen tells Adam that she and Jesse want to keep the baby. In "The Scandal", Adam learns that McVane's story was fabricated, and Adam really is Blake and Alexis's son.
Obi-Wan Takes the High Ground! - The LoopSammy Jo ReeceParentsDaniel Reece Iris Grant Frank Dean (step-father)RelativesKrystle Carrington (aunt)CousinKrystina CarringtonOccupation15 more rows
Season 4. In Vows Are Still Sacred, Fallon and Liam officially wed in her high school auditorium. She sang her a song she wrote for him as her vows while he wrote his. Sam Jones officiated the wedding which was witnessed by Michael Culhane and Ryan.
1. Andrew Jordt Robinson (born February 14, 1942) is an American character actor and the former director of the Master of Fine Arts acting program at the University of Southern California. Originally a stage actor, he works predominantly in supporting roles on television and in low-budget films.
Robinson starred in Charley Varrick, a 1973 film that starred Walter Matthau and was directed by Don Siegel. Robinson played Frank Ryan on the soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1976–78, for which he received a Daytime Emmy nomination. Robinson has had many one-time and recurring roles on a wide variety of television shows.
Some of his notable "psycho" roles include a demented and ill-fated military barber in Child's Play 3 (1991) and the character Frank Cotton (in the skin of Larry Cotton, Robinson's actual character) in the horror film Hellraiser (1987), in which Robinson had his first lead role in a feature film.
Adam Carrington. Adam Alexander Carrington is a fictional character from the ABC prime time soap opera Dynasty, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Introduced at the beginning of the series' third season, the role was originated by Gordon Thomson in 1982. He continued to appear as a series regular until the series finale in 1989.
Robin Sachs portrays Adam in the 1991 reunion miniseries. Gordon Thomson originated the role of Adam Carrington in " The Plea ", the September 1982 season premiere of Dynasty 's third season. According to Thomson, "They had planned on Adam being an impostor but they liked him so much they decided to keep him on.
Alexis travels to Montana to investigate Adam's background and learns from Dr. Edwards that Adam had experimented with drugs as a teen and suffered a psychotic breakdown. Alexis is somewhat more sympathetic to Adam at this point, feeling guilty that they gave up the search for their lost son so many years ago, and condemning him to such a tragic life. As she does not want his past drug addiction to be widely known, Alexis is resigned to suffer the consequences of his actions. She gives up her control of Denver-Carrington. In " The Proposal ", Jeff attacks Adam, telling him that his new wife Kirby is pregnant with Adam's child. Surprised, Adam tells Kirby that he wants to be a father to their baby. When he learns that Kirby and Jeff plan to divorce, he proposes, and Kirby accepts in " Lancelot ". Adam confesses to Blake that he raped Kirby, who is disgusted by his son. Kirby is diagnosed with eclampsia and must be hospitalized. She suffers from seizures and convulsions and doctors are forced to operate. In " A Little Girl ", Adam is distressed to learn that their baby girl has not survived. He tells Kirby gently, devastating her. Stunned with grief, Adam apologizes to Blake and Alexis for the pain that he has caused them. He and Kirby decide to proceed with their wedding plans. However, Alexis blackmails Kirby into leaving Adam, who is crushed when Kirby breaks off their engagement and moves to Paris in the season finale, " The Nightmare ".
Adam feeds McVane insider trading information but his depression causes him to drink heavily. Adam is arrested for drunk driving in " The Shower ". In " The Confession ", Adam confesses to Blake and Alexis that he has learned he is not their son. Adam plans to leave Denver with Dana, but Blake convinces him not to go.
Blake and his wife Krystle are suspicious of Alexis when they learn from Jeff's doctors that there is poison in his bloodstream. Fallon, however, suspects Adam, and vows to learn the truth. She notes that Adam is distressed that his family doctor from Billings is in Denver for a conference.
Season 3. In " The Plea ", former spouses Blake and Alexis Carrington make a televised plea for the return of their kidnapped infant grandson L.B. Colby. While on the air, Alexis confesses a dark secret from their past: their firstborn son, Adam, had been kidnapped as a baby and was never recovered.
Surprised, Adam tells Kirby that he wants to be a father to their baby. When he learns that Kirby and Jeff plan to divorce, he proposes, and Kirby accepts in " Lancelot ". Adam confesses to Blake that he raped Kirby, who is disgusted by his son. Kirby is diagnosed with eclampsia and must be hospitalized.
As Dynasty begins on January 12, 1981, Carrington heir Steven ( Al Corley) returns to Denver from New York City to attend the wedding of his father, powerful oil tycoon Blake Carrington ( John Forsythe ). Though the details are at first unclear, father and son are somewhat estranged, and their reunion is an awkward one.
In the second-season premiere " Enter Alexis " (1981), the former Alexis Carrington ( Joan Collins) testifies that ex-husband Blake has a violent temper, which proves damaging to his case. Blake is convicted for Ted's death but does not serve any jail time. Fallon is cold toward Alexis and Blake is openly hostile; at odds with his father, Steven is drawn to the long-absent mother he hardly remembers. He is seduced by the apparent devotion of Alexis, whom Blake had exiled from Denver and her children's lives after he had discovered her affair with another man. Steven soon gets a taste of his mother's poison in " Alexis' Secret ": according to Alexis, Fallon is not Blake's daughter at all, and she later indicates that Fallon's father is in fact Blake's longtime friend and business rival, Cecil Colby ( Lloyd Bochner ). The secret eating at him, a drunken Steven falls, hits his head and nearly drowns in the pool. Steven and Blake put aside their differences, and a convalescing Steven meets Krystle's visiting niece Sammy Jo ( Heather Locklear) in " Reconciliation " (1981).
In the eighth episode of the season, " La Mirage ", Fallon finally receives a letter from Steven, who is working on an oil rig in the Java Sea. Jack Coleman debuts as Steven (his face unseen) in the December 1, 1982 episode " Acapulco " as the oil rig explodes. Blake and Alexis rush to Indonesia to search for him, but Steven is presumed dead; Blake refuses to believe it. In " Samantha ", Sammy Jo reappears with a baby, who, she claims, is her son by Steven.
In episode 105, "Triangles", Steven decides to end the affair and reconcile with Claudia. However, by episode 110 Steven tells Claudia that while he loves her, he also loves Luke. Claudia, prompted by Adam, flies to Mexico to divorce Steven in episode 112.
In the April 28, 1982 episode " The Two Princes ", Steven confronts the entire family, berating them for their intolerance and elitist values, and stating for all to hear that he is gay and unashamed. Vowing to live his own life on his own terms, he leaves the mansion.
He is offered his job back when his innocence is later proven, but declines; after beginning an affair with Claudia in " The Necklace ", Steven decides to work for Blake at Denver-Carrington. Despite Fallon's machinations to keep him away, Steven's ex-lover Ted Dinard ( Mark Withers) appears, hoping to reconcile.
Steven proposes to Claudia; still in love with Matthew, she declines, driving Steven back to Sammy Jo. They elope in the 1982 episode " Sammy Jo and Steven Marry ". Blake and Alexis do not approve of the match; the marriage is short-lived, however, as Alexis pays Sammy Jo to leave Steven and Denver in " The Baby ".
With his signature dimpled grin and enduring good looks, John Forsythe played charismatic Blake Carrington, basing his stringent character on "the then-MCA Chairman Lew Wasserman, who was 'strong and tough, but a man of great integrity,'" reports the Los Angeles Times.
Actor Dale Robertson, described by the The Guardian as a hero across many westerns, showed up during Season 1 as "Dynasty's" crusty Walter Lankershim, with a goal to strike oil and strike it rich.
Michael Nader debuted his "Dynasty" character during the nighttime soap's third season. According to IMDb, for 152 episodes, Nader went glam as a multi-billionaire mining engineer and one of Alexis' ex-husbands.
On "Dynasty," Lloyd Bochner played Cecil Colby, Blake Carrington's former best friend and current rival. He was also the Colby empire's CEO and Alexis' (Joan Collins) boy toy.
On "Dynasty," Lee Bergere played Joseph Anders, keeping house for the rich Carringtons, reports Playbill. As Blake Carrington's majordomo, this complicated character was loyal to a fault while actively loathing Carrington's ex-wife, Alexis, to his dying day.
Pharmacist Peter Mark Richman changed professions to became an actor, eventually taking on the not-so-moral Carrington family lawyer on "Dynasty." This role was a keeper, with Andrew Laird appearing on the nighttime soap for four seasons, reports Soap Central. His last stand was during Season 5's first episode.
A deranged psychologist who worked for Blake Carrington on "Dynasty," James Farentino as Dr. Nick Toscanni battled against his boss with a vengeance, per the Independent. He headed to Colorado with revenge on his mind, blaming Blake for his stepbrother's death.