657 - Happy Birthday Falcon Crest!

December 4, 1981 - December 4, 2012

Remembering the stars of "Falcon Crest" on the show's 31st anniversary

Jane Wyman (1917-2007)
-Star of the show: The great Angela Channing, mother of Richard, Julia, and Emma, grandmother of Lance, Michael, Kevin, Father Christopher and Angela.

Cesar Romero (1907-1994)
-Billionaire shipping magnate Peter Stavros, Angela's 3rd husband

Chao-Li Chi (1927-2010)
-Chao-Li, Angela's majordomo and close friend

Mel Ferrer (1917-2008)
-Lawyer Philip Erikson, Angela's lawyer and 2nd husband

Simon MacCorkindale (1952-2010)
-Greg Reardon, Angela's lawyer after Philip is killed

During its 9 season run the show was well known for employing famous guest stars that had been known for their great work in "Old Hollywood."

Cliff Robertson (1923-2011)
-Dr. Michael Ranson, cousin of Chase - killed in a plane crash

Edward Albert (1951-2006)
-Jeff Wainwright, Maggie Gioberti's publicist who later kidnapped and raped her, died in an explosion

Michael Fox (1921-1996)
-Amos Fedders, editor of the Tuscany Herald - a newspaper published by Maggie Gioberti (Channing by then)

Stephen Elliott (1918-2005)
-Douglas Channing, publisher of the San Francisco New Globe and Angela's 1st husband, dies of a massive heart attack

Lana Turner (1921-1995)
-Jacqueline Perrault, Chase's mother, Jason Gioberti's ex-wife and Angela's arch enemy.  She is murdered by Julia

Celeste Holm (1917-2012)
-Anna Rossini, a mentally unbalanced woman with a grudge aganist Angela.  Later committed to an asylum after trying to burn down the mansion with Angela in it.

Dick O'Neill (1928-1998)
-District Attorney Fred Wilkerson, hoped his alliance with Angela would further his political career

Bibi Besch (1940-1996)
-District Attorney Caroline Earle, Wilkerson's predecessor

Jane Greer (1924-2001)
-Maggie Gioberti's mother, Angela hoped to use her gambling addiction to embarass Chase

Robert Stack (1919-2003)
-Roland Saunders, a dangerous mobster who becomes involved with Angela - she called him "The Rudest Billionaire in the Fortune 500" - he is later murdered by Peter Stavros out of revenge, Saunders was responsible for the murder of Peter's beloved stepdaughter Skylar.

Andrew Duggan (1923-1988)
-Paul Hartford, Maggie's father

Eddie Albert (1906-2005)
-Eccentric millionaire Carlton Travis, went to school with Angela and they later became engaged...the engagment was broken when Carlton's brother Adam turned up dead and he thought he was responsible. 

Eve Arden (1908-1990)
-Lillian Nash Darlington, wife of a Supreme Court Justice, went to school with Carlton Travis and Angela Channing, was the real killer of Carlton's brother Adam...Adam was dumping her because he was in love with Angela.

E.G. Marshall (1914-1998)
-Henri Denault, known as the Dark Angel during WWII as he was known to sell secret to the Nazis.  He "purchases" baby Richard Channing from Jacqueline Perrault and later raises Richard.

Lee Bergere (1918-2007)
-Justin Nash, Mayor of the Tuscany Valley, Angela hoped to fix grandson Lance up with the mayor's daughter Diane.

Harry Townes (1914-2001)
-Jason Gioberti, Angela Channing's brother, he is accidentally killed by niece Emma Channing in the pilot episode, setting off the first storyline of the series.

Dana Andrews (1909-1992)
-Elliot MacKay, a friend of Angela, father of a county supervisor that is murdered by an unhappy vineyard owner

Keye Luke (1904-1991)
-Wilson Fong, the uncle of a man who helped Julia murder Carlo Agretti 

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