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Chao-Li
The following is a list of characters from ''Falcon Crest'', an American primetime television soap opera which aired from 1981 to 1990. Cast timeline Cast notes Main characters ; Angela Channing (née Gioberti), later Erikson, Stavros, Agretti – Jane Wyman (1981–90; 208 episodes) :Angela is the tough, tyrannical matriarch of Falcon Crest and a powerful woman in Tuscany Valley, and is the principal character of the series. She has two daughters, Julia and Emma, from her first marriage to newspaper owner Douglas Channing, and goes on to marry three more times. Determined to preserve and expand Falcon Crest for her heirs, she ruthlessly combats any challengers, with her nephew Chase and Douglas' allegedly illegitimate son Richard proving the most formidable of her opponents. Richard is later revealed to be her long-lost son. During the course of the series, Angela marries her devious lawyer Phillip Erikson, becoming a widow a short time later when he dies in a plane crash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Falcon Crest Episodes
The following is the list of episodes from the American prime time television soap opera ''Falcon Crest'', which aired for nine seasons on CBS from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. Total of 227 episodes. Series overview Episodes Original pilot Season 1 (1981–82) Season 2 (1982–83) Season 3 (1983–84) Season 4 (1984–85) Season 5 (1985–86) When this new season began, ''Falcon Crest'' had started with the regular practice a recap to remind the viewers of the previous episode's recollections, before a short sneak preview of the new episode, prior to the main title. Midway throughout the season, Jane Wyman had been absent for only 2 episodes, due to her abdominal surgery. Season 6 (1986–87) This was Robert Foxworth's final year, during which he also directed some episodes. Midway throughout the season, Michael Reagan, Jane Wyman's real-life son, had a recurring role as the concierge in a hotel. Season 7 (1987–88) Due to the largest number of rotating g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chao-Li Chi
Chao-Li Chi (; April 5, 1927 – October 16, 2010) was a Chinese-American actor and dancer who worked extensively in American television, including his best known role as Chao-Li, the faithful majordomo and chauffeur of Jane Wyman's character in ''Falcon Crest''. His film credits include ''Big Trouble in Little China'', ''The Joy Luck Club (film), The Joy Luck Club'', ''The Nutty Professor (1996 film), The Nutty Professor'', ''Wedding Crashers'' and ''The Prestige (film), The Prestige''. He was featured in the short film by Maya Deren, ''Meditation on Violence'', in 1948. Chi was a member of a prominent and influential Shanxi political dynasty. His brothers included the economist Ji Chaoding, and diplomat and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, UN Under-Secretary General Ji Chaozhu. Early life and education Chi was born in Shanxi, China, on April 5, 1927. Both his father and grandfather were prominent in local politics. His older brother, Ji Chaoding, was an economist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falcon Crest
''Falcon Crest'' is an American prime time television soap opera created by Earl Hamner Jr. that aired for nine seasons on CBS from December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the California wine industry set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley, located northeast of San Francisco and modeled after the real Napa Valley. Jane Wyman stars as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, opposite Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew, and later David Selby as Richard Channing, the illegitimate son of Angela's ex-husband. Other notable series regulars include Abby Dalton and Margaret Ladd as Angela's daughters Julia and Emma, Lorenzo Lamas as Angela's grandson Lance, Susan Sullivan as Chase's wife Maggie, William R. Moses as their son Cole, and Ana Alicia as heiress Melissa Agretti. Jane Wyman won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Angela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Douglas (actress)
Sarah Douglas (born 12 December 1952) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Ursa in ''Superman'' (1978) and ''Superman II'' (1980), Queen Taramis in ''Conan the Destroyer'' (1984), Pamela Lynch in ''Falcon Crest'' (1983–85), and Jindah Kol Rozz in ''Supergirl'' (2018). Early life and career Douglas was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, the second daughter of Beryl ( Smith), a physiotherapist who often worked upon RSC actors, and Edward Douglas, a career member of the Royal Air Force. She attended Alcester Grammar School before training with the National Youth Theatre and the Rose Bruford College. Eventually, Douglas's career took her in front of the camera with small appearances in the 1973 film '' The Final Programme'' (alternatively known as ''The Last Days of Man on Earth'') and '' Rollerball'' in 1975. After this, she became known to British television audiences in the 1970s by appearing in '' The Howerd Confessions'', the 1973 television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Thompson
Rebecca Andrea Thompson (born January 6, 1960) Film Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2013. is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series '' Falcon Crest'', '''', '' JAG'', '' 24'', and ''''. Early life Andrea Thompson was born January 6, 1960, in |
Wendy Phillips
Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on television series including '' Falcon Crest'', '' Homefront'' and ''Promised Land''. Life and career Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York. She made her screen debut in the 1975 NBC Movie of the Week, '' Death Be Not Proud''. Two years later, Phillips made her big screen debut in the drama film '' Fraternity Row''. On television, she starred alongside Mitchell Ryan in the CBS drama series, '' Executive Suite'' from 1976 to 1977, and later on the NBC series '' The Eddie Capra Mysteries'' (1978–79). She later guest-starred on '' Lou Grant'', '' Trapper John, M.D.'', '' Taxi'', '' St. Elsewhere'', '' The Twilight Zone'', and ''Murder, She Wrote'' During the 1980s, Phillips appeared in films '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982) and '' Midnight Run'' (1988), and well as number of made-for-television movies notable '' Paper Dolls'' (1982), the NBC miniseries '' A Year in the Life'' (1986), and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Harrison
Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950) is an American actor. He is known primarily for his roles as Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, the young surgeon assistant of Dr. Trapper John McIntyre (played by Pernell Roberts) on the CBS series '' Trapper John, M.D.'' (1979–86), and as ruthless business tycoon Michael Sharpe in the CBS series '' Falcon Crest'' (1989–1990). Since 2015, Harrison has played Joe O'Toole, father of Oliver, in the Hallmark Channel expansion films of '' Signed, Sealed and Delivered''. From 2020 to 2024, he assumed the role of Gregory Chase on ''General Hospital''. Early life Harrison was born in Avalon, California, on May 31, 1950. He was the middle child of Ed Harrison, a ship's captain and poet, and Donna Lee Nagely, an aspiring dancer; they eventually divorced. Harrison has an older sister, Kathleen (born 1948), and a younger brother, Christopher (born 1961). He served for two years in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era as a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Taylor
Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including '' Young Cassidy'' (1965), '' Nobody Runs Forever'' (1968), '' The Train Robbers'' (1973), and '' A Matter of Wife... and Death'' (1975). Taylor was born in Lidcombe, a suburb of Sydney, to a father who was a steel construction contractor and commercial artist and a mother who was a children's author. He began taking art classes in high school, and continued in college. He decided to become an actor after seeing Laurence Olivier in an Old Vic touring production of ''Richard III.'' His first film role was in a re-enactment of Charles Sturt's voyage down the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers, playing Sturt's offsider, George Macleay. At the time, he was also appearing in a number of theatre productions for Australia's Mercury Theatre. He made his feature film debut in the Australian Lee Robinson film '' King of the Coral Sea'' (1954). He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Beecroft
David Beecroft is an American actor noted for his television appearances, having played both regular and recurring roles in series such as ''Falcon Crest'' (as Nick Agretti), ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' and ''Melrose Place''. Early life and education Beecroft graduated from W. T. White High School in Dallas, Texas, in 1974."My High School: W. T. White HS famous alumni," ''The Dallas Morning News'' sports section online. He graduated from Trinity University (Texas), Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, before moving to Hollywood in 1979. Career In 1992, he starred on the short-lived series ''Hearts are Wild''. He has also been a regular on the daytime soap operas ''One Life to Live'' as Trent Chapin (1 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Alfonso
Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1963) is an American actress, former figure skater, and fashion model. She is best known for playing the role of Hope Williams Brady on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' (1983 to 1987, 1990, 1994 to 2020, return appearances from 2023 to present). She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress (then known as Outstanding Ingénue) in 1985 for her role on ''Days''. Alfonso also played Pilar Ortega on ''Falcon Crest'' (1988 to 1990) and Lauren Ethridge on '' Melrose Place'' (1993 to 1994). Early life Alfonso was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. Her grandparents hailed from Sicily and Calabria, giving her full Italian heritage. She has one sibling, an older sister. As a teenager, she was an above-average student. Her extra-curricular activities were focused on ice skating and dance classes. Alfonso won the gold medal in a figure skating championship when she was thirteen years old. After injuring her leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Cullen
Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dan Fixx in ''Falcon Crest'' (1986–1988), Sam Cain in '' The Young Riders'' (1989–1990), Governor Ray Sullivan in ''The West Wing'' (2005–2006), Goodwin Stanhope in '' Lost'' (2005–2008), Mark Keeler in '' Make It or Break It'' (2009–2012), Nathan Ingram in ''Person of Interest'', and Michael Stappord in ''Devious Maids'' (2013–2015). Early life Cullen was born August 26, 1956, in Houston, Texas, the son of Catherine and Lucien Hugh Cullen, an oil industry executive and part of one of the most famous and wealthiest oil families in the oil-rich history of Texas. He graduated from Madison High School in Houston in 1974,Distinguished HISD Alumni ." '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesar Romero
César Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lover (stereotype), Latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and the Joker (comics), Joker on the live action ''Batman (TV series), Batman'' television series of the mid-1960s, which was included in ''TV Guide''s 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time. He was the first actor to play the character. Early life César Julio Romero Jr. was born in New York City on February 15, 1907, the son of César Julio Romero Sr. (1872–1951) and María Mantilla (1880–1962). His mother was a concert singer and said to be the biological daughter of Cuban national hero José Martí.Handel, Charles (September 7, 1959)"A Look at TV: Gunther Plans Unusual Shows" ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Retrieved April 2, 2019.Oliver, Myrna (January 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
