List of The Bold and the Beautiful characters introduced in the 1980s
The Bold and the Beautiful is a long-running American soap opera which has aired on CBS Daytime since March 23, 1987. The following section comprises past and current characters that have appeared on the show that debuted between 1987 and 1989.
Bill Spencer
William "Bill" Spencer is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. The character appeared regularly from 1987 through 1994, with several brief appearances afterwards, and was portrayed by Jim Storm.Bill is overprotective of Caroline and strongly objects when she falls in love with Ridge Forrester, the playboy son of the famous fashion designer, Eric Forrester, and his wife, Stephanie. He forbids Ridge from continuing to date his daughter. The headstrong Ridge responds by proposing to her. Just before the wedding ceremony, Bill tells Caroline that he had Ridge followed and knows for a fact that he slept with another woman just a week before. She is furious with her father and goes on with the wedding, walking down the aisle alone. But before she gets to Ridge, she faints.
Bill's efforts are successful, Caroline doesn't marry Ridge. Later, tragedy strikes. Caroline is raped by a man named Ron Deacon. Bill notices how Ridge's younger brother, Thorne, supports her through her recovery. Bill wants Caroline to marry him, and she does. But she's still in love with Ridge, and despite all Bill's efforts to prevent it, she divorces Thorne to reunite with Ridge.
Caroline eventually marries Ridge, but afterwards becomes ill with leukemia. Bill is devastated when she dies. Bill tells his lover Margo Lynley about his other daughter Karen. Margo enlists the help of Blake Hayes, who eventually tracks Karen down in Texas, where she goes by the name of Faith Roberts. Bill and Karen are soon reunited. Despite Margo being pregnant by scheming fashion designer, Clarke Garrison. Bill and Margo marry, and Bill adopts the baby. But their marriage does not last, and Margo leaves town with the child.
Bill moves to New York City where he builds Spencer Publications into an international media conglomerate and gains a reputation for being enormously wealthy and extremely ruthless in business. In 2009, Bill is diagnosed with a terminal illness. It's revealed that Bill fathered a previously unknown illegitimate son. In his will, Bill gives Donna Logan a small jeweled container that was empty inside, a symbol of his opinion of Donna. Clarke received a gold medal made of chocolate with a note that read "as fake as your designs". He wills Spencer Publications to his two living children, Karen and Bill Jr., who each receive 50% and are named co-CEOs. Karen gave Stephanie a final letter from Bill that he wanted Karen to deliver personally. Bill offered his respect for Stephanie over the years, congratulated her on her new partnership at Jackie M Designs and asked her to mentor Karen in business and personally just as she did with Caroline.
Bill also makes a DVD for his son in which he gives him half of Spencer Publications on the condition that Bill Jr. use the company to avenge Stephanie, whom Bill reveals to be his true love, by taking over Forrester Creations and crushing Eric. Bill reveals Stephanie refused to leave her husband thus nothing happened between them but that he was heartbroken when Eric humiliated Stephanie with his public affairs with Brooke Logan and Donna Logan then fired her from the company she co-founded.
In May 2012, Karen reveals to Bill Jr. she has been in a long-term relationship with Danielle after years of being forced by their father to hide her orientation. Karen also reveals Bill threatened to disown and disinherit her, refused to meet Danielle or acknowledge that Karen had a partner, and attempted to marry her to a junior executive at Spencer Publications for show. Bill and Karen agreed to keep her secret from everyone, including his son Bill Jr. Bill's granddaughter Caroline Spencer reveals to her boyfriend Thomas Forrester that Bill had only met her twice, once on New Year's and once on the Fourth of July. Thomas tells Caroline that he always heard that Bill was a "powerhouse".
Rocco Carner
Rocco Carner was played by Bryan Genesse from 1987 to 1989. Prior to his exit, Rocco was involved in a love triangle with sisters Katie and Donna Logan, and bought a ring to propose to Donna. In 2009, Genesse returned to the series. Upon his return on March 12, 2009, it was revealed that Rocco stayed in contact with the Forresters.Kristen Forrester Dominguez
Kristen Forrester Dominguez is the older daughter of Eric Forrester and Stephanie Forrester. At the show's beginning, she was portrayed by Teri Ann Linn. People magazine reported the character to be a "rich bitch". Of her casting, Linn said, "This is an opportunity I had to take". Meridith Brown, an editor of Soap Opera Digest, predicted that Linn would be a "breakaway star" and nasty characters like Kristen "are ones that become very popular in daytime." Linn departed on February 26, 1990, with additional appearances from May 20 to September 10, 1992, April 26 to May 7, 1993 and September 23 to October 4, 1994. Tracy Melchior has played Kristen on and off since 2001. The character resides in Florida, and only comes to Los Angeles for significant events. She most recently appeared at a Christmas party with the other Forresters in December 2013 and then in February 2017 for Zende's wedding.Beth Logan
Beth Logan is the matriarch of the Logan family, and was a series regular when the series began. She was originally portrayed by Judith Baldwin from March 25 to June 1, 1987. After Baldwin left the role, Nancy Burnett began playing Beth from June 2, 1987, to September 14, 1988. Burnett briefly returned from December 22, 1989 to January 3, 1990 and again from March 2 to April 17, 1990. Marla Adams known for her role as Dina Mergeron on The Young and the Restless; her casting for the part of Beth was announced on November 24, 1990. Adams played Beth from December 5, 1990 till January 4, 1991. In 1994, Burnett returned on August 16 and from September 19 to October 4. Burnett would also make various guest appearances from January 11 to April 16, 1996, January 2 to 7, 1997, March 24 and 25, 1997, May 27 to June 3, 1997, December 31, 1997 to January 13, 1998 until stints in 2001 from January 12 to 17, September 20 and 27 to October 9, 2001. Upon the character's 2008 return, Robin Riker played Beth, who arrived with a "new personality". Riker's portrayal was met with acclaim; Tommy Garrett Canyon News named her "Leading Lady" of the week ending August 29, 2009, along with Susan Flannery, for their "Epic Battle". Garret said Riker "showed viewers that she is capable of high drama".As a teenager, Beth fell in love with Eric Forrester. However, another woman, Stephanie Douglas, manipulated Eric into marrying her instead. Beth then married Stephen Logan and they had four children together, including Brooke Logan. Briefly, it was speculated that Brooke was the product of Eric and Beth's love affair decades earlier, however, it was confirmed that she wasn't. During her marriage to Stephen, he abandoned her and his children, leaving Beth as the Logan's sole provider. In 1991, Brooke married Eric, which upset Beth, who had remained in love with Eric throughout her marriage and break-up from Stephen.
Beth returns to Los Angeles in 2008 at the request of Nick Marone, because he thinks her youngest daughter, Katie, who recently had a heart transplant, needs her. Her family becomes worried about Beth's strange behavior. Beth eventually reveals to Katie that she has had several mini-strokes and is also in the early stages of dementia. It takes some convincing from her family, but Beth finally agrees to stay in Los Angeles and receive treatment from her granddaughter Dr. Bridget Forrester and Dr. Taylor Hayes. The treatment appears to be working. Stephen and Beth have also hinted at a possible reconciliation. After a long absence Stephen and Beth reappeared for Nick and Bridget's wedding and it was mentioned that they had been in Paris. Beth dies in the Forrester pool after a fight between her and Stephanie in 2010, devastating the Logans.
Helen Logan
Helen Logan was the matriarch of the Logan family, affectionately known as "Grandma Logan." She was portrayed by Lesley Woods from April 14, 1987 to December 27, 1989, with an appearance from January 12 to 17, 2001.Margo Maclaine Lynley
Margo Maclaine Lynley was portrayed by Lauren Koslow from March 23, 1987 to April 22, 1992, with a reappearance from October 31 to November 1, 2002.Dave Reed
Dave Reed was portrayed by Stephen Shortridge in 1987.Mark Mallory
Mark Mallory was portrayed by Michael Philip from April 30, 1987 to December 15, 1987.Mark is introduced as the boyfriend of Donna Logan.
Ron Deacon
Ron Deacon was portrayed by Greg Wrangler from August 4, 1987 to November 13, 1987.Ron is introduced as a customer of a restaurant named Cantina de Oro who takes an interest in Caroline Spencer.
Caroline Spencer and Brooke Logan are dining at Cantina de Oro one day for lunch when Ron is first seen as the bar. He notices and takes an interest in Caroline. He thinks about how beautiful she is.
Ron returns to the restaurant the same night and sees Caroline again. Ron orders a drink from the bartender, watches her, and thinks that she looks lonely. He contemplates how to first meet her. Ron walks by her table and spills his drink on her dress. He pretends it was an accident and grabs napkins to try and clean the mess. He offers to pay her cleaning bill, and she politely declines. She tells him to forget about the accident, and he thanks her for his graciousness. He enters the phone booth at the restaurant and pretends to make a phone call. He thinks that Caroline is more beautiful than a woman he knows named Roxanne. Ron ponders on a way to befriend Caroline. He walks over and offers to buy her another iced tea, and she accepts. He walks to the bar and thinks about how he has to be careful to get Caroline to like him. Ron returns with her drink, and she accepts his offer to sit with her. He asks if she's really mad at him for spilling his drink with her since she seems distant, and she tells him she has a lot on her mind. Ron continues to make small talk with her, and she admits she's having a hard time getting over a man. He tells her he works at a bank. They share their first names with each other, and he compliments her beauty. Ron tells Caroline he moved to Los Angeles from New York a couple of years prior with his ailing mother. He then tells her he dropped his drink on her en route to the phone booth to call his mother and let her know he would be late. When she compliments him on being a nice guy, he thinks to himself that it "works every time". Caroline decides to leave, and he decides to leave at the same time. She initially declines but then accepts his offer to walk her home since it's getting dark. He asks to pay her dinner bill if she won't allow him to pay her cleaning bill, and she eventually accepts.
Ron and Caroline leave the restaurant, and after walking some distance, he buys her an ice cream at a booth. He tells her that she reminds him of a woman he used to date named Roxanne. When Caroline asks what happened, he tells her it's a long story. They depart the ice cream booth and arrive at her apartment complex. Ron tells her that he does not trust hallways and says that his mother trained him to always escort a girl to her door. Caroline initially declines, but he talks her into it. They arrive at her door and exchange goodbyes. Ron walks away, and she unlocks and enters her apartment. Caroline attempts to close the door and notices his foot placed in the doorway. Ron claims he forgot to get her phone number, walks in, and closes the door behind him. When she backs away, he tells her not to be afraid. Caroline lies and says that she has friends coming over, but he reminds her that she said she was going to bed at the restaurant. Ron tells her she's going to ruin his visit if she's afraid. When Caroline asks about his mother, who he earlier said had dinner waiting on him, he tells Caroline his mother died over 6 years prior. Caroline begs Ron to leave, but he taunts her and tells her he has a knife that he hopes he doesn't have to use. Ron then rapes her and leaves.