The Colbys (1985)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Charlton Heston
Jason Colby
John James
Jeff Colby
Stephanie Beacham
Sable Colby
Katharine Ross
Francesca Colby
Emma Samms
Fallon Carrington Colby
Maxwell Caulfield
Miles Colby
William Bast
Writer
Tracy Scoggins
Monica Colby
Paul Huson
Writer
Claire Yarlett
Bliss Colby
Eileen Pollock
Writer
Robert Pollock
Writer
Barbara Stanwyck
Constance Colby
Ricardo Montalban
Zach Powers
Esther Shapiro
Writer
Richard Alan Shapiro
Writer
Kim Morgan Greene
Channing Carter
Joseph Campanella
Hutch Corrigan
Ken Howard
Garrett Boydston
Michael Parks
Hoyt Parker / Phillip Colby
Richard Shapiro
Creator
Robert Mason Pollock
Creator
Eilen Pollock
Creator
Douglas S. Cramer
Producer
Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer
Bill Conti
Main Title Theme Composer
Richard L. Rawlings
Director of Photography
Tony Askins
Director of Photography
Hugh K. Gagnier
Director of Photography
Roland "Ozzie" Smith
Director of Photography
Harry Falk
Director
Robert Scheerer
Director
Don Medford
Director
Jerome Courtland
Director
Kim Friedman
Director
Curtis Harrington
Director
Gwen Arner
Director
Gabrielle Beaumont
Director
Bruce Bilson
Director
Nancy Malone
Director
Chuck Montgomery
Editor
Chuck McClelland
Editor
Richard M. Burlatsky
Editor
George W. Brooks
Editor
Jerry U. Frizell
Editor
Larry Strong
Editor
Robert L. Sinise
Editor
Dennis McCarthy
Music
Peter T. Myers
Music
Ben Lanzarone
Music
John E. Davis
Music
Duane Tatro
Music
Angela Morley
Music
Ken Harrison
Music
Don Roos
Writer
Mary Ann Kasica
Writer
Charles Pratt, Jr.
Writer
Michael Scheff
Writer
Oliver Clark
Writer
Harold Harris
Butler
James Houghton
Cash Cassidy
Richard Garrison
Reporter #1 / Reporter #3
Lori Randolph
The Blonde Flower Girl (uncredited)
Philip Abbott
Ray Stricklyn
Judson Scott
Mary Cadorette
Ray Wise
Liam Sullivan
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Randi Brooks
Reid Shelton
Anna Thomson
William Bogert
Kevin McCarthy
Gary Hudson
Michael Paul Chan
Evelyn Guerrero
Stefan Gierasch
Cam Clarke
Details.
Wiki.
The Colbys (originally titled Dynasty II: The Colbys) is an American prime time television soap opera that originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and Eileen and Robert Pollock and produced by Aaron Spelling, it is a spin-off of Dynasty and revolves around the Colbys, another vastly wealthy family who own a large multinational conglomerate and are connected to the Carringtons of Dynasty. 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.
The Colbys stars Charlton Heston as tycoon Jason Colby, Barbara Stanwyck as his sister Constance, Stephanie Beacham as his wife Sable, Katharine Ross as Sable's sister and Jason's lover Francesca, and Ricardo Montalbán as Jason's business rival Zach Powers. John James and Emma Samms also star as their Dynasty characters Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington. The Colbys was ultimately a ratings disappointment, and was cancelled after two seasons.