Dynasty minor characters

As Dynasty begins, the Carringtons' longtime majordomo Joseph is fiercely loyal to the family and takes an immediate dislike to Blake Carrington's new bride Krystle. Krystle rises to the challenge and they eventually share a mutual respect. Joseph later shows a deeper loathing for Alexis, Blake's first wife, which is later exacerbated by Alexis' ill treatment of Joseph's daughter, Kirby. At the end of Season Three, Alexis and Krystle are trapped in a cabin that is then set on fire; they survive, and it is eventually revealed that Joseph had set the fire in an effort to kill Alexis after she had threatened to disclose a secret related to Kirby's parentage. After learning this, Blake drives to Joseph's home but is too late, as the guilty Joseph has killed himself by way of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

In 1987, Alexis' new husband Sean Rowan has a secret; he is actually Joseph's son, in Denver to exact his revenge on Alexis and the Carringtons. It is also revealed that Sean and Kirby have another sibling, Victoria. When Dex investigates Sean's background and finds Joseph's grave, his last name is spelled Aynders.

Matthew mentions to Krystle Carrington during his 1987 return that Lindsay had died from the injuries she sustained in the car crash.

Krystle Jennings' former flame and a Denver-Carrington employee, Matthew returns to Denver from the Middle East on the eve of Krystle's marriage to Blake Carrington. He struggles with his feelings for Krystle as he tries to rebuild his marriage with fragile Claudia, newly released from an institution after a breakdown. Matthew leaves Blake's employ to run his own rig, and soon their rivalry over Krystle transforms into a fierce rivalry over oil. Meanwhile, Claudia's friendship with Blake's son Steven Carrington turns into an affair; when the secret comes out, Matthew takes his and Claudia's daughter Lindsay and leaves town. They are later presumed dead in a car crash in the jungles of Peru.

Matthew returns in 1987, very much alive; he and Lindsay had been rescued from the crash by a jungle tribe who saved his life, Matthew says Lindsay later died from her injuries. With the help of these Peruvian minions, Matthew storms the Carrington mansion after the wedding of Adam Carrington and Dana Waring; he wants Krystle to run off with him, but holds the family hostage when she resists. He takes them to the site of his original oil rig, and is eventually killed by old friend Steven.

Alexis Colby finds Blake's vengeful brother Ben in Australia, and brings him back to cause trouble for her ex-husband. Blake blames Ben for their mother's death; Ben was supposed to be caring for her, but instead left her alone. Ben and Alexis manage to bring Blake to his knees before Blake turns the tables on them; Ben eventually reconciles with Blake and with his estranged daughter Leslie, becoming a better and kinder man overall. It is also revealed that Ben had an affair with Emily Fallmont, and that Clay Fallmont may be his son. This is never proven for sure, and Ben ultimately leaves town, but not before Leslie forgives him for the affair.

As Dynasty begins, Carrington chauffeur Michael becomes involved in a sexual relationship with heiress Fallon, but she soon turns the tables on his playful blackmail attempt. Michael proves useful to Blake Carrington in his shady business dealings, but Blake has Michael beaten up when he learns of his relationship with Fallon. Michael leaves town at the end of the first season, but returns in the first episode of the seventh season ("The Victory") in time to save Amanda Carrington from the La Mirage fire. The two become romantically involved as Blake gives Michael his job as Blake's driver back, but Blake fires him when he sees the couple kissing. An angry Michael, not really as poor as he has let on, secretly orchestrates a deal that would give him a piece of Blake's latest venture; Amanda's mother Alexis Colby reveals his schemes, and he soon leaves Denver again.

Years later in Dynasty: The Reunion, after Steven has himself left Denver, he and Bart are in a committed relationship and living in Washington, D.C. Steven's father Blake visits after he is released from prison, but their relationship is icy; Steven and Bart eventually reunite with the rest of the Carrington family at the mansion in Colorado.

Walter's death is eventually noted in the Season Six episode "The Proposal" (1985).

Out of prison, McVane returns in 1987 to blackmail Alexis' son Adam, with evidence that Adam is actually Michael Torrance and not a Carrington. A tormented Adam eventually comes clean to Blake and Alexis; they prove their love for him by refusing to look at his paternity test results, and they adopt him as Adam Carrington. Later in the 1988 episode "The Scandal" McVane leads Adam to the source of the story about Adam actually being Michael Torrance. Adam discovers that it was fabricated, and that he really is Blake and Alexis' son.

The younger sister of Alexis Colby, Caress is released from a Caracas, Venezuela prison in 1986; she had been incarcerated years before after an incident involving Alexis and her then-paramour, Zach Powers. Caress comes to Denver and hopes to make a fortune by writing a scathing tell-all book about Alexis and exposing her sister's darkest secrets. Alexis finds out about the book, secretly buys the publishing company and scuttles the project. A resentful Caress offers to help Alexis' ex-husband Blake Carrington prove that Alexis perjured herself in a court case against him. Blake's brother Ben Carrington has Caress kidnapped and sent back to prison in Caracas; she sends a desperate letter to Blake, but he is unable to free her because of Ben's bribes. Blake sends Alexis' ex-husband Dex Dexter (joined by Clay Fallmont) to extract her. Once back in Denver, Caress blackmails Emily Fallmont with the secret that Emily once cheated on her husband Buck with Ben, but feels honest regret over doing so. Blake convinces Caress to give up her plan and she agrees. Emily ultimately confesses her sins, but is hit by a car and killed. Caress leaves town on a mission to dig up secrets on Ben, but is never mentioned again.

Adam Carrington uses Dana, Blake's beautiful and loyal assistant at Denver-Carrington, to obtain confidential information while working for his mother Alexis at ColbyCo. The pair soon fall in love, and it is revealed that Dana had followed Adam to Denver from Billings, Montana, where she had loved him from afar. They marry, but Dana's inability to conceive a child places a strain on their relationship. She struggles to keep the secret that her infertility was caused by an abortion in her teens, the result of a one-night stand with Adam when he lived as Michael Torrance (he had been too drunk to remember the encounter). Adam and Dana use a surrogate to conceive Adam's child, but the subsequent custody battle when the mother changes her mind tears Adam and Dana's marriage apart for good.