1. Blake Alexander Carrington is a fictional character on the ABC television series Dynasty, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro.
24 Facts About Blake Carrington
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The role of Blake was originally portrayed by actor John Forsythe from 1981 to 1989.
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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.
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Forsythe originated the role of Blake Carrington, playing the character from the first episode of the series in 1981 until its finale in 1989.
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Blake Carrington returned for the 1991 miniseries, Dynasty: The Reunion.
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Blake Carrington is found guilty, but given a suspended sentence.
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Blake Carrington suggests that Krystle meet with his friend, psychiatrist Nick Toscanni, unaware that Nick is seeking revenge against him.
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Later, Blake Carrington is blinded after mobster Logan Rhinewood bombs his car.
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Blake Carrington come to suspect that Krystle is having an affair with Nick, so after his sight returns he continues to feign blindness in order spy on her.
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Later Blake Carrington learns that Fallon's son, his namesake "Little Blake Carrington" Colby, has been kidnapped.
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Blake Carrington and Alexis make a televised plea for the return of their infant grandson, and on-air Alexis confesses a dark secret from their past: their firstborn son, Adam, had been kidnapped as a baby and was never recovered.
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Steven is missing and presumed dead in an oil rig explosion, but Blake Carrington refuses to believe that his son is dead.
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When Steven's ex-wife Sammy Jo, Krystle's niece, appears with a baby that she says is Steven's, Blake Carrington offers to keep the child.
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Blake Carrington loses his custody fight when Steven marries Claudia Blaisdel.
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Blake Carrington manages to save his company, but he mourns Fallon's death in a plane crash.
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Blake Carrington learns that he has an illegitimate half-sister, Dominique Deveraux.
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Blake Carrington accepts his sister after his father, Tom Carrington, admits on his deathbed that she is his daughter.
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At Christmas, Blake Carrington is thrilled when Krystle has a baby girl they name Krystina.
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Blake Carrington grows jealous of Krystle's friendship with playboy Daniel Reece.
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Blake Carrington is furious when his brother Ben returns to Denver.
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Blake Carrington learns that his hotel, La Mirage, has burned down and that several people, including Claudia, have perished in the fire.
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Blake Carrington is charged with arson, but eventually the charges are dropped when it is revealed that Claudia was responsible for the blaze.
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Blake Carrington awakens in the hospital with no memories of the last 25 years.
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Three years later, in Dynasty: The Reunion, Blake Carrington has fully recovered from his gunshot injury and is being released from jail after being exonerated for the fatal shooting of Captain Handler.