Thomas "Tom" Carrington was a minor character in the television series Dynasty on The CW. He first appeared appeared in the midseason finale of the first season, and was portrayed by Bill Smitrovich.
Biography
Thomas Carrington was the Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Carrington Atlantic, before it was handed to his son, Blake. Their relationship was rocky and unloving.
According to "A Real Instinct for the Jugular", Tom married his wife, Ellen (Later renamed Evelyn in Season 5), at the Swan House.
Throughout the Series
Season 1
In "Rotten Things", Thomas was revealed to have been absent from Blake and Cristal's wedding. He came to spend Christmas with his family and met Cristal, Iris Machado, and Sam Jones. He expressed a lot of racism and homophobia toward Cristal and Sam. After a brief yet rocky visit, Tom left the house without a goodbye to his son or his grand-children.
In "Our Turn Now", Thomas reappeared at Fallon and Jeff's wedding, this time invited by Cristal, to help the family destroy Jeff's spyware. Shortly after the wedding, Thomas had a heart attack in Blake's study and died.
In "Poor Little Rich Girl", at his father's home, Blake found a videotape which claimed Thomas loved Blake. Now at peace with his father's death, Blake made a touching speech at the funeral.
Appearances
Dynasty: Season 1 (3/22) | ||||||||||
"I Hardly Recognized You": | "Spit It Out": | "Guilt is for Insecure People": | "Private as a Circus": | "Company Slut": | "I Exist Only For Me": | "A Taste of Your Own Medicine": | "The Best Things In Life": | "Rotten Things": | "A Well-Dressed Tarantula": | "I Answer to No Man": |
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"Promises You Can't Keep": | "Nothing But Trouble": | "The Gospel According to Blake Carrington": | "Our Turn Now": | "Poor Little Rich Girl": | "Enter Alexis": | "Don't Con a Con Artist": | "Use or Be Used": | "A Line From the Past": | "Trashy Little Tramp": | "Dead Scratch": |
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Dynasty: Season 4 (1/22) | ||||||||||
"That Unfortunate Dinner": | "Vows Are Still Sacred": | "The Aftermath": | "Everybody Loves The Carringtons": | "New Hopes, New Beginnings": | "A Little Father-Daughter Chat": | "The Birthday Party": | "Your Sick and Self-Serving Vendetta": | "Equal Justice for the Rich": | "I Hate to Spoil Your Memories": | "A Public Forum for Her Lies": |
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"Everything But Facing Reality": | "Go Rescue Someone Else": | "But I Don't Need Therapy": | "She Lives in a Showplace Penthouse": | "The British Are Coming": | "Stars Make You Smile": | "A Good Marriage in Every Sense": | "Everything Looks Wonderful, Joseph": | "You Vicious, Miserable Liar": | "Affairs of State and Affairs of the Heart": | "Filled With Manipulations and Deceptions": |
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Dynasty: Season 5 (1/22) | ||||||||||
"Let's Start Over Again": | "That Holiday Spirit": | "How Did The Board Meeting Go?": | "Go Catch Your Horse": | "A Little Fun Wouldn't Hurt": | "Devoting All Of Her Energy to Hate": | "A Real Actress Could Do It": | "The Only Thing That Counts Is Winning": | "A Friendly Kiss Between Friends": | "Mind Your Own Business": | "I'll Settle For a Prayer": |
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"There's No Need to Panic": | "Do You Always Talk to Turtles": | "Vicious Vendetta": | "Ben": | "My Family, My Blood": | "There's No One Around to Watch You Drown": | "A Writer of Dubious Talent": | "But a Drug Scandal?": | "First Kidnapping and Now Theft": | "Episode 5.21": | "Episode 5.22": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Mentioned | Voice Only | Absent | Absent | TBA | TBA | TBA |