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Dwight Hicks
Dwight Hicks anchored the San Francisco 49ers' legendary secondary during their dynasty years, emerging from humble beginnings to become a four-time Pro Bowl safety and two-time Super Bowl champion. Born April 5, 1956, in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, Hicks attended Pennsauken High School before starring at the University of Michigan (1975-1978), where he earned All-Big Ten honors in 1976 and 1977, and Second-team All-American recognition in 1977. He gained national attention with outstanding performances in the 1976 Orange Bowl and consecutive Rose Bowl appearances. After playing three games with the Toronto Argonauts in 1978, Hicks signed with the 49ers in 1979 while working in a health food store stockroom in Detroit. He played seven seasons with San Francisco (1979-1985) before finishing his career with the Indianapolis Colts in 1986. Hicks earned four consecutive Pro Bowl selections (1981-1984), won Super Bowls XVI and XIX, and served as defensive captain from 1983-1985. He recorded 32 career interceptions for 602 yards with three touchdowns, plus 14 fumble recoveries. Hicks' strengths defined elite safety play: exceptional ball-hawking instincts (led NFL with 9 interceptions and 239 return yards in 1981), hard-hitting physicality, and inspirational leadership. At just 25 years old in 1981, he led a secondary nicknamed "Dwight Hicks and his Hot Licks" that featured rookies Ronnie Lott, Eric Wright, and Carlton Williamson—making history in 1984 when all four were selected to the Pro Bowl, only the second time an entire secondary received that honor. His greatest moments showcased clutch performance and leadership: (1) Super Bowl XVI—after the 49ers fumbled the opening kickoff, Hicks made a crucial freelance interception at Cincinnati's 5-yard line, returning it 27 yards to set up a touchdown that gave San Francisco a lead they never relinquished in the 26-21 victory; (2) Two-touchdown defensive performance against Washington—Hicks returned a fumble 80 yards for a touchdown and added a 32-yard interception return for a score in a 30-17 victory; (3) The legendary "Remember the feeling" speech—following a heartbreaking 1983 NFC Championship loss to Washington, Hicks delivered an impassioned locker room address that inspired the 1984 49ers to a 15-1 record and Super Bowl XIX championship. After football, Hicks successfully transitioned to a prolific acting career, becoming a sought-after character actor in Hollywood. Relocating to Southern California to devote himself to the craft, he landed roles in major feature films alongside some of cinema's biggest stars, including The Rock (1996) with Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage, Armageddon (1998) with Bruce Willis, Jack (1996) starring Robin Williams and Bill Cosby, and In the Mix (2005). His television résumé spans diverse genres and networks, with memorable appearances on popular shows including How I Met Your Mother, Castle, Body of Proof, Cold Case, The Practice, The X-Files, ER, and The O.C. Hicks also brought his football expertise back to Bay Area audiences as co-host of The Point After, KTVU's highly rated post-game show that aired immediately following 49ers Sunday broadcasts.
John-Henry Hirozawa
John-Henry Hirozawa is an Actor known for Dynasty (2017), Bull (2016) and Elsbeth (2024).
Wayne Northrop
Wayne Northrop was an American actor known for his roles in Dynasty and Days of Our Lives.
Ritchie Singer
Ritchie Singer is an Australian actor. Singer portrayed executive producer Richard Shapiro in the fictionalized 2005 American television movie/docudrama Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty. He also played Terence James 'Terry' Madigan in season three of the Australian police procedural Water Rats (1998). Singer graduated from NIDA in 1983.
Kerry Armstrong
Kerry Armstrong (born 3 January 1958) is an Australian actress and author. Armstrong spent one year on the American soap Dynasty playing Elena Duchess of Branagh. She began her television career as a weather girl in Melbourne before taking acting training in Melbourne and New York. She lived in the US from 1981 to 1987. In 1987, Armstrong returned to Australia upon the death of her grandmother. In the early 1990s, she resumed acting in Australian television series, including Police Rescue, Ocean Girl, Come In Spinner, All Together Now and Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left. In 1991 Armstrong was nominated for an AFI award for Best Actress for her role in the film Hunting.
Ralph Senensky
Director · Known for Star Trek, The Waltons
Ralph Senensky was a prolific television director on shows such as The Waltons, Dynasty and Star Trek. He died at the age of 102.
Chandra Michaels
Chandra Michaels is an award-winning actress and a member of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences and SAG-AFTRA. Her network credits include: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Dynasty and the Emmy award winning American Crime Story: Versace. She has performed on a variety of Chicago's main improvisation stages as part of the 'Yours and Ours' improvisation troupe and produces independent films.
Michael Nader
Cast · Known for Dynasty
Michael Nader was born on February 19, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Dynasty (1981), All My Children (1970) and Pajama Party (1964). He was married to Jody Lister, Beth Windsor and Robin Weiss. He died on August 23, 2021 in Lake Tahoe, California of a rare form of cancer.
Billy Campbell
William Oliver Campbell (born July 7, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He first gained recognition for his recurring role as Luke Fuller in the TV series Dynasty. Then he became known for playing Rick Sammler on Once and Again, Det. Joey Indelli on Crime Story, Jordan Collier on The 4400, and Dr. Jon Fielding on the Tales of the City miniseries. He portrayed Darren Richmond on the AMC television series The Killing, Dr. Alan Farragut in the SYFY series Helix and Det. John Cardinal on CTV's Cardinal. His most notable films include The Rocketeer, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Enough.
Carson Fagerbakke
Carson Fagerbakke was born in Los, Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Dynasty (2017), The Game (2021) and Why Women Kill (2019).
Maxwell Caulfield
Maxwell Caulfield (born 23 November 1959) is an English-born leading actor of film, stage, and television best known for his role as Michael Carrington in the musical film Grease 2 (1982) and as Miles Colby in The Colbys (1985–87) and its parent show Dynasty (1985–86). He has more than 70 credits to his name encompassing film, television and stage. He starred in the Ronald F. Maxwell American Civil War drama Gettysburg (film) (1993) and Tom DiCillo's The Real Blonde (1987). He is a supporter of Chelsea F.C. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maxwell Caulfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Landon Gordon
Landon Gordon can be seen as a series regular in Disney's "Secrets of Sulphur Springs." Other television credits include "9-1-1," "The Rookie," "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" and "American Woman" among others.
Laura James
Laura Ellen James (born November 18, 1990) is an American model. She is the daughter of actor John James, known for portraying Jeff Colby on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty. Her mother is also a model who represented Australia in the Miss World Pageant. In 2012, James rose to prominence after winning the nineteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model, and was consequentially signed with L.A. Models and New York Model Management.
Geovanni Gopradi
Geovanni Gopradi is a Cuban-American actor best known for his recurring roles as Broderick in "The Haves and Have Nots" and Roberto Flores on The CW's "Dynasty."
Heather Locklear
Cast · Known for Melrose Place, Dynasty
Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her television roles as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan on T.J. Hooker, Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, and Caitlin Moore on Spin City.
Rafael de la Fuente
Cast · Known for Fire Country
Rafael de la Fuente is a Venezuelan-American actor. He is known for his roles in Grachi (2011–2013), Sam Jones in CW reboot Dynasty (2017–2022) and Diego Moreno in CBS Fire Country (2023–2025).
Barbara Baldavin
Barbara Baldavin (October 18, 1938 - March 31, 2024) was an American television and film actress who appeared on three episode of the original Star Trek and recurred on Medical Center before working in the casting department on shows including Dynasty and Trapper John, M.D.
Jesse Haddock
Jesse Haddock was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022), Tokyo Vice (2022) and The L Word: Generation Q (2019). He has been married to Thomas Dekker since April 2017.
Lee Bergere
Cast · Known for Dynasty
Lee Bergere (born Solomon Bergelson; April 10, 1918 – January 31, 2007) was an American actor, known for his role as Joseph Anders in the 1980s television series Dynasty.
Quincy Isaiah
Cast · Known for The Fix
Quincy Isaiah Crosby (born September 12, 1996) is an American actor and former American football player. He is known for his leading role as Magic Johnson in HBO's sports drama television series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Pamela Sue Martin
Cast · Known for Dynasty
Pamela Sue Martin (born January 5, 1953) is an American actress, who is best known for starring as Nancy Drew on the television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979) and as socialite Fallon Carrington on ABC soap opera Dynasty (1981–1984), winning a Bambi Award for the latter in 1984. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pamela Sue Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Catherine Oxenberg
Cast · Known for Dynasty
Catherine Oxenberg is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty. Oxenberg is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and her first husband, Howard Oxenberg.
John James
Cast · Known for Dynasty
John James Anderson is an American actor and producer best known to television audiences for playing the character of Jeff Colby in both the prime-time soap opera Dynasty and its spin-off series The Colbys throughout the 1980s. James is a veteran of daytime soaps, first appearing in Search for Tomorrow in the late 1970s. In 1981, he won the role of Jeff Colby in Dynasty, appearing in the very first episode, "Oil", and remaining on the soap opera until the final episode, Catch 22 in 1989. James played the same role in The Colbys between 1985 and 1987, and one last time in the 1991 TV movie, Dynasty: The Reunion. James was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in Dynasty in 1985 and appeared at the 1986 ceremony. The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film went to Edward James Olmos. James returned to the genre playing Rick Decker on As the World Turns in 2003–04. In May 2006, he was cast in the role of Dr. Jeff Martin (the first husband of Erica Kane played by series star Susan Lucci) on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children. He began airing the following month. On July 15, 2008, James returned to As the World Turns, reprising the role of demented Dr. Rick Decker. In film, James starred in Icebreaker with Sean Astin, Bruce Campbell, and Stacy Keach; in The Cursed aka Peril with Morgan Fairchild and Michael Pare; in Lightning: Fire from the Sky with Jesse Eisenberg, Stacy Keach and John Schneider and in Chronology with William Baldwin and Danny Trejo. He produced and starred in Illegal Aliens. All four movies were directed by David Giancola. In 2012, James starred in the Giancola documentary, Addicted to Fame (2012), about the making of their film Illegal Aliens. Currently, James is producing and starring in another Giancola's film, the sci-fi action adventure, Axcellerator. This film reunites him with The Colbys co-star Maxwell Caulfield while James' daughter Laura plays one of the roles.
Gordon Thomson
Cast · Known for Dynasty, Poseidon
Gordon Thomson (born March 2, 1945) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in various TV shows and films. He gained widespread recognition for portraying Adam Carrington in the popular 1980s series "Dynasty." His career spans across television, film, and theatre, with notable appearances in soap operas like "Santa Barbara" and "The Young and the Restless." Gordon was the Canadian children's show Polka Dot Door's first male host in 1971. Thomson continues to be an influential figure in the entertainment industry, showcasing his talent and versatility across different mediums.