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"Dynasty" (1981) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1981-1989

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"Dynasty" (1981): Season 9: Episode 8 -- Nervous about leaving her new job, Krystle gives Tracy final instructions as she prepares for her honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro.
"Dynasty" (1981): Season 8: Episode 21 -- At Alexis' office, Dex discovers a confidential file marked "Tar Sand" and beats her to the contract. Later, he offers her a 60-40 split.
"Dynasty" (1981): Season 6: Episode 16 -- As Fallon plans to wed Peter, Claudia advises her of his womanizing. Fallon dismisses Claudia's concern
"Dynasty" (1981): Season 5: Episode 25 -- Steven returns to the Carrington home. Krystle's niece comes to visit.
"Dynasty" (1981): Season 5: Episode 14 -- Cecil's will is read with surprising revelations. Adam presents proof of his kidnapping and Alexis believes him.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 full episode list
Release Date:
12 January 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Synopsis Greed. Seduction. Betrayal. Revenge. Dynasty has it all and more!
Plot:
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam... more
Awards:
Won 5 Golden Globes. Another 15 wins & 68 nominations more
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Cast

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John Forsythe ... Blake Carrington (217 episodes, 1981-1989)
Linda Evans ... Krystle Carrington / ... (201 episodes, 1981-1989)

Joan Collins ... Alexis Carrington Colby / ... (193 episodes, 1981-1989)
Gordon Thomson ... Adam Carrington (182 episodes, 1982-1989)

John James ... Jeff Colby (168 episodes, 1981-1989)
Michael Nader ... Dex Dexter (151 episodes, 1983-1989)

Jack Coleman ... Steven Carrington (148 episodes, 1982-1988)

Heather Locklear ... Sammy Jo Dean Carrington / ... (133 episodes, 1981-1989)
Pamela Bellwood ... Claudia Blaisdel / ... (124 episodes, 1981-1986)
Pamela Sue Martin ... Fallon Carrington Colby / ... (87 episodes, 1981-1984)
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Series Directed by
Irving J. Moore (51 episodes, 1981-1988)
Don Medford (27 episodes, 1981-1988)
Jerome Courtland (19 episodes, 1981-1986)
Nancy Malone (15 episodes, 1985-1989)
Philip Leacock (11 episodes, 1981-1983)
Gwen Arner (11 episodes, 1982-1987)
Robert Scheerer (8 episodes, 1983-1987)
Kim Friedman (7 episodes, 1985-1986)
Alf Kjellin (5 episodes, 1981-1983)
Dwight Adair (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Bob Sweeney (4 episodes, 1981-1983)
Gabrielle Beaumont (4 episodes, 1981-1982)
Curtis Harrington (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bruce Bilson (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ralph Senensky (2 episodes, 1981)
Georg Stanford Brown (2 episodes, 1986)
Michel Hugo (2 episodes, 1986)
Harry Falk (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jerry Jameson (2 episodes, 1989)
David Paulsen (2 episodes, 1989)
Kate Tilley (2 episodes, 1989)

John B. Moranville (unknown episodes)
Lorraine Senna (unknown episodes)
 
Series Writing credits
Edward DeBlasio (84 episodes, 1981-1988)
Eileen Pollock (51 episodes, 1981-1983)
Robert Pollock (51 episodes, 1981-1983)
Richard Shapiro (36 episodes, 1981-1989)
Esther Shapiro (34 episodes, 1981-1989)
Diana Gould (30 episodes, 1985-1986)
Camille Marchetta (28 episodes, 1984-1985)
Laurence Heath (28 episodes, 1986-1987)
Dennis Turner (27 episodes, 1983-1987)
Scott Hamner (27 episodes, 1985-1986)
David Paulsen (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jeff Ryder (14 episodes, 1987-1988)
Susan Baskin (12 episodes, 1984-1986)
James H. Brown (12 episodes, 1987-1989)
Barbara Esensten (12 episodes, 1987-1989)
Frank Furino (12 episodes, 1987-1988)
Rita Lakin (10 episodes, 1987)
Tita Bell (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
Robert Wolfe (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
Dick Nelson (4 episodes, 1982-1983)
Joel Steiger (4 episodes, 1984)
Shimon Wincelberg (3 episodes, 1982)
Robert Seidenberg (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
David R. Boyle (3 episodes, 1985)
Harold Stone (3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Ron Renauld (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Roberto Loiederman (3 episodes, 1989)
Chester Krumholz (2 episodes, 1981)
Daniel Benton (2 episodes, 1982)
Michael Russnow (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Elinor Karpf (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Steven Karpf (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Donald R. Boyle (2 episodes, 1985)
Joanna Lee (2 episodes, 1987)
Don Heckman (2 episodes, 1989)

Millee Taggart (unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Esther Shapiro .... executive producer (217 episodes, 1981-1989)
Richard Shapiro .... executive producer (217 episodes, 1981-1989)
Aaron Spelling .... executive producer (217 episodes, 1981-1989)
Douglas S. Cramer .... executive producer (204 episodes, 1981-1989)
Edward DeBlasio .... producer (195 episodes, 1981-1988)
Elaine Rich .... line producer / supervising producer (182 episodes, 1981-1988)
Camille Marchetta .... producer (29 episodes, 1984-1985)
Dynasty .... executive producer (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
David Paulsen .... executive producer / executive supervising producer (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ursula Alexander .... co-producer / assistant producer (16 episodes, 1984-1988)
Marjie Short .... assistant producer (16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Shelley Hull .... associate producer (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Tim King .... associate producer (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
John B. Moranville .... associate producer (1 episode, 1984)

Philip L. Parslow .... supervising producer (unknown episodes, 1981)
Edward Ledding .... associate producer / producer (unknown episodes, 1982)
 
Series Original Music by
Dennis McCarthy (15 episodes, 1986-1989)
Peter T. Myers (15 episodes, 1986-1989)
John E. Davis (6 episodes, 1986-1988)
Ken Harrison (3 episodes, 1987-1988)

Angela Morley (unknown episodes)
 
Series Cinematography by
Michel Hugo (37 episodes, 1984-1989)
 
Series Film Editing by
Joanna Bush (16 episodes, 1986-1989)
Bob Blake (13 episodes, 1984-1988)
Kenneth Miller (10 episodes, 1987-1989)

Dick Darling (unknown episodes)
Jim Faris (unknown episodes)
John Woodcock (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting by
Marc Schwartz (125 episodes, 1983-1988)
Tony Shepherd (11 episodes, 1987-1988)
Denise Chamian (5 episodes, 1988-1989)

Barbara Baldavin (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Direction by
Tom Trimble (34 episodes, 1984-1988)
Jack Martin Smith (5 episodes, 1988-1989)

Frank Swig (unknown episodes)
Paul Sylos (unknown episodes)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Brock Broughton (41 episodes, 1981-1989)
 
Series Costume Design by
Nolan Miller (40 episodes, 1981-1989)
 
Series Makeup Department
Cherie .... hair stylist (40 episodes, 1981-1989)
Jack Freeman .... makeup artist (39 episodes, 1984-1989)
Gerald Solomon .... hair stylist (38 episodes, 1986-1989)
Delaine Manges .... makeup artist (20 episodes, 1986-1987)
Dee Mansano .... makeup artist (18 episodes, 1987-1989)
Monica Hart Helpman .... hair stylist (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Danne D. Long .... hair stylist (11 episodes, 1987)
Jim Gillespie .... makeup artist (7 episodes, 1981)
Barbara Ronci .... hair stylist (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ora Green .... hair stylist (4 episodes, 1986)
Linda Leiter Sharp .... hair stylist (3 episodes, 1984-1986)

Klexius Kolby .... makeup artist (unknown episodes, 1989)
 
Series Production Management
Norman Henry .... executive production manager (41 episodes, 1981-1989)
Joseph Dervin Jr. .... executive in charge of post-production / executive director of post-production (40 episodes, 1984-1989)
Al Kraus .... supervising production manager (21 episodes, 1981-1987)
Robert Della Santina .... unit production manager / assistant supervising production manager (20 episodes, 1986-1987)
Catherine McCabe .... unit production manager (19 episodes, 1987-1989)
Al Nicholson .... unit production manager (2 episodes, 1986)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wendy Shear .... second assistant director (62 episodes, 1985-1989)
Carl Dubliclay .... second assistant director (39 episodes, 1984-1989)
Ken Stringer .... first assistant director (19 episodes, 1986-1988)
Carol D. Bonnefil .... dga trainee (15 episodes, 1983-1984)
John M. Poer .... first assistant director (14 episodes, 1984-1985)
Robert Della Santina .... first assistant director (11 episodes, 1984-1989)
Les Landau .... first assistant director (9 episodes, 1986-1987)

Alice Blanchard .... second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Bea Ellen Cameron .... assistant director intern: one episode (unknown episodes)
Wally Crowder .... second unit director (unknown episodes)
Connie Garcia-Singer .... second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Pamela Grant .... second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Ernest Johnson .... first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Robert Jones .... first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Richard T. Schor .... first assistant director (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
Lance Dodson .... property master (38 episodes, 1986-1989)
Joe Olsen .... prop man (27 episodes, 1984)
John Sutton .... construction coordinator (25 episodes, 1981-1988)
Earl Capello .... construction coordinator (12 episodes, 1987-1989)
Tommy Ardolino .... props (7 episodes, 1986)
Marco A. Campos .... propmaker (3 episodes, 1983)
Allan Lotta .... construction coordinator (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Gordon Kirschbaum .... supervising construction coordinator (2 episodes, 1981-1984)

Anthony C. Thorpe .... property master (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Andrew Gilmore .... sound mixer (34 episodes, 1984-1988)
Bruce Smith .... sound mixer (6 episodes, 1988-1989)

Tom Gerard .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Joseph Holsen .... sound editor (unknown episodes)
Richard LeGrand Jr. .... sound editor (unknown episodes)
Robert 'Bobby' Rouge .... utility sound technician (unknown episodes)
Frank Sacco .... adr editor (unknown episodes)
Jules Strasser .... boom operator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Special Effects by
Gintar Repecka .... special effects (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jim Rollins .... special effects (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Frank Van Leeuwen .... special effects (2 episodes, 1981-1984)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Don Hall .... post production supervisor (1 episode, 1981)
 
Series Stunts
Terry Jackson .... stunts (6 episodes, 1984-1988)

Jerry Brutsche .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Roydon Clark .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Wally Crowder .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Roy E. Harrison .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
John Meier .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kip Reynolds .... stunt performer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Hamilton .... still photographer: publicity stills (216 episodes, 1981-1989)
Ernie Reed .... camera operator: second camera (85 episodes, 1981-1984)
Peter McEvoy .... camera department manager (23 episodes, 1984-1985)

Owen Marsh .... camera operator (unknown episodes)
Michael Douglas Middleton .... still photographer: visual effects and props (unknown episodes)
Serge Poupis .... first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Randall Robinson .... first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Michael J. Schwartz .... best boy (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting Department
Vicki Huff .... casting associate (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Ben Rubin .... casting associate (18 episodes, 1986-1987)
Lori Tesoro .... casting assistant / casting associate (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Leslee Dennis .... casting associate (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Donald Paul Pemrick .... casting associate (3 episodes, 1984)
Rick Millikan .... casting associate (2 episodes, 1987)
Lori E. Tesoro .... casting assistant (2 episodes, 1987)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Breezie Brooks .... costumer: women (39 episodes, 1984-1989)
Jay Caplan .... costumer: men (36 episodes, 1981-1989)
Charlotte Iwata .... wardrobe / costumer: women (35 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jan Kemp .... costumer: men (4 episodes, 1987)
 
Series Editorial Department
John Woodcock .... supervising editor (21 episodes, 1984-1987)
Arnold Baker .... assistant post-production supervisor (19 episodes, 1981)
Kenneth Miller .... editorial supervisor (5 episodes, 1988-1989)

Jeff Bradley .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Jason Freeman .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Ken Morrisey .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
Rocky Moriana .... music supervisor (41 episodes, 1981-1989)
Bill Conti .... composer: theme music (40 episodes, 1981-1989)

Neil Argo .... orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Dennis McCarthy .... conductor (unknown episodes)
Celia Weiner .... music editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes .... driver (3 episodes, 1981)
 
Series Other crew
Bret Garwood .... executive coordinator (39 episodes, 1984-1989)
Phill Norman .... title designer (39 episodes, 1984-1989)
Joe Gannon .... script supervisor (34 episodes, 1984-1988)
Earl Capello .... superintendent studio operations (33 episodes, 1986-1989)
Frank Furino .... executive story editor (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jan Nuuhiwa .... stand in: Linda Evans (12 episodes, 1981)
Jeff Ryder .... executive story editor (12 episodes, 1987-1988)
Bridget Hedison .... production associate (11 episodes, 1987)
Richard Ostlund .... dialogue director (10 episodes, 1984-1988)
Tita Bell .... story editor (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
James H. Brown .... executive story editor (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
Barbara Esensten .... executive story editor (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
Robert Wolfe .... story editor (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
Adell Aldrich .... script supervisor (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ron Renauld .... story editor (4 episodes, 1988-1989)
Allan Lotta .... superintendent studio operations (3 episodes, 1988)
Scott Hamner .... story editor (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Gordon Kirschbaum .... superintendent studio operations (2 episodes, 1986)

Nancy E. Barr .... production coordinator (unknown episodes, 1982)
Art Scholl .... pilot (unknown episodes, 1982)
Cynthia Lea Clark .... medical technical advisor (unknown episodes)
Robert Gary .... script supervisor (unknown episodes)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
47 min (218 episodes) | Germany:45 min (220 episodes) | Argentina:60 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (season 1) | Australia:PG | Argentina:13

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Trivia:
Al Corley, who took the controversial role of Steven Carrington in order to exploit the social impact of playing the first openly gay main character in a prime-time series, quit when the show's producers caved into network demands that Steven Carrington be cured of his homosexuality. Jack Coleman was hired to replace Corley and in order to explain away the change in actors, a storyline was written where Steven was in an oil rig explosion that required extensive plastic surgery to fix, resulting in Steven being given a brand new face as a result of numerous surgeries to rebuild his face. more
Quotes:
Kirby: You bitch!
Alexis: If I am, take a lesson from me, you may need it in life.
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11 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
happy memories of the '80s, 23 November 2005
Author: blanche-2 from United States

Dynasty was a huge favorite of myself and my friends, and I have many memories of discussing the show with them either over the phone as it was happening or the next day. The Carringtons were created to compete with the highly successful Dallas and Ewings of South Fork, but Dynasty was never a copycat show. While Dallas certainly focused on the soap opera elements common to all these programs, J.R.'s sliminess in business was a focal point. Dynasty was about obvious, over the top luxury and family with some camp elements included that made it special. What I loved about Dynasty was that, at least in the beginning, it was never camp for camp's sake - the camp was part of the show. For instance, when the casting of Fallon changed, the portrait of the old Fallon that hung over the fireplace was quietly replaced with a painting of the new one, Emma Samms, that looked like a paint by the numbers from Woolworth's. And of course, Joan Collins' Alexis had camp built right into the character. And there was Steven's plastic surgery...so many happy moments.

And no other show could boast the wardrobe of Dynasty, or the beauty of Linda Evans. I can still see her, bedecked in diamonds, walking toward Blake in a blue gown slit all the way up her thigh.

For me, once they had Alexis disguised as a nun and the whole Moldavian thing started, the show became self-conscious camp, as these shows often do, and I lost interest. But certainly Dynasty was a bright spot in the '80s and for a time, you couldn't beat it.

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