About The Colbys
- Released on November 20, 1985
The Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. Produced by Aaron Spelling, it was a spin-off of Dynasty, which had been the highest rated series for the 1984–1985 U.S. television season. The Colbys revolved around another wealthy, upper-class family, who were distant relatives of the Carringtons of Dynasty and who owned a large multi-national corporation. Intended to surpass its predecessor in opulence, the series' producers were handed an immensely high budget for the era and cast a handful of well-known movie stars among its leads, including Charlton Heston, Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine Ross and Ricardo Montalban. However, The Colbys was ultimately a ratings disappointment, and was canceled after two seasons.
Main Cast of The Colbys
Charlton Heston plays Jason Colby (49 episodes)
John James plays Jeff Colby (49 episodes)
Stephanie Beacham plays Sable Colby (49 episodes)
Katharine Ross plays Francesca Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon (49 episodes)
Emma Samms plays Fallon Carrington Colby (49 episodes)
Maxwell Caulfield plays Miles Colby (49 episodes)
Tracy Scoggins plays Monica Colby (49 episodes)
Claire Yarlett plays Bliss Colby (49 episodes)
Barbara Stanwyck plays Constance Colby (49 episodes)
Ricardo Montalban plays Zach Powers (49 episodes)
Kim Morgan Greene plays Channing Carter (49 episodes)
Joseph Campanella plays Hutch Corrigan (49 episodes)
Ken Howard plays Garrett Boydston (49 episodes)
Michael Parks plays Hoyt Parker / Phillip Colby (49 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Colbys
Kavi Raz
Mary Cadorette
Shanna Reed
Reid Shelton
Tom Fuccello
William Bogert
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Stefan Gierasch
Evelyn Guerrero
Michael Paul Chan
Susan French
Mabel King
Peter Haskell
Ray Stricklyn
Bianca Jagger
Nicholas Pryor
Philip Brown
Gary Morris
Liam Sullivan
Fran Ryan
Salome Jens
Lynn Herring
Randi Brooks
Gary Hudson
David Hedison
John Forsythe
Arlene Banas
Jimmy Stathis
Peter Hobbs
Ingrid Anderson
Philip Abbott
Judson Scott
Guy Doleman
Clayton Norcross
John Dehner
Anna Levine Thomson
Reid Smith
Kevin McCarthy
Sam Melville
Harold Harris plays Butler (2 episodes)
James Houghton plays Cash Cassidy (15 episodes)
Richard Garrison plays Reporter #1 / Reporter #3 (3 episodes)
Crew of The Colbys
Writing
Camera
Directing
Editing
Sound
Production
- Kavi Raz
- Mary Cadorette
- Shanna Reed
- Sam Hennings
- Reid Shelton
- Tom Fuccello
- Cam Clarke
- William Bogert
- Diahann Carroll
- Vanessa Bell Calloway
- Stefan Gierasch
- Evelyn Guerrero
- June Lockhart
- Michael Paul Chan
- Susan French
- Mabel King
- Peter Haskell
- Ray Stricklyn
- Ray Wise
- Bruce Gray
- Bianca Jagger
- Nicholas Pryor
- Philip Brown
- Gary Morris
- Liam Sullivan
- Fran Ryan
- Adrian Paul
- Jack Coleman
- Salome Jens
- Lynn Herring
- Mickey Jones
- Randi Brooks
- Gary Hudson
- David Hedison
- John Forsythe
- Arlene Banas
- Steve Eastin
- Jimmy Stathis
- Peter Hobbs
- Ingrid Anderson
- Philip Abbott
- Judson Scott
- Guy Doleman
- Clayton Norcross
- John Dehner
- Anna Levine Thomson
- Reid Smith
- Nana Visitor
- Kevin McCarthy
- Sam Melville
- Harold Harris
- James Houghton
- Richard Garrison