Lionel Lockridge
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Lionel Lockridge was a fictional character
on the American
soap opera
Santa Barbara
. He was portrayed by actor
Nicolas Coster
from August 29, 1984 to 1988, and then returned from June 6, 1990 to the show's end on January 15, 1993. Actor Don Stewart filled in for Nicolas for one day on December 18, 1985.
's cherished wife Sophia
caused a vendetta between the two men, and created a lot of headaches for the younger generations of the two families.
Lionel and his wife Augusta
had two children, Warren
and Laken
, and an extremely tempestuous marriage, but Lionel was determined to make up for his previous wicked ways. He promised Augusta that he would fix their marriage and swore to her that he was not having an affair with Eden Capwell, C.C.'s daughter.
Augusta discovered that Lionel's ex-lover Sophia has secretly returned to Santa Barbara disguised as a man named Dominic. Sophia revealed that her oldest child, Channing Capwell Jr., had actually been the son of Lionel, not C.C., shocking everyone (but especially Lionel, C.C., and Augusta). Lionel's mother, Minx, revealed that she had switched Channing with Brick Wallace when they were babies, so that she would not have to watch her grandson being brought up as a Capwell. This meant that Brick, whom Minx had employed as the Lockridge family's driver, was the true biological son of Sophia and Lionel. Jealous and insecure, Augusta would not allow Lionel to reconcile with her. Their marriage reached a dead end when Augusta temporarily lost her sight in a tunnel cave-in.
Augusta divorced Lionel and left town. Lionel became entangled in a new love triangle with Jane Wilson and her mother Caroline. After learning that Caroline is dying, Lionel married her, but she soon died. Realizing that most of his kids had left town, Lionel decided to do likewise. He returned two years later and was involved in a series of bad deeds, having pretended to be dead for awhile, and then plotting against C.C. in a battle that resulted in Lionel losing the Lockridge mansion.
Lionel's world was rocked when an alcoholic Augusta revealed that Warren was not actually his son, and Warren unleashed his anger on Lionel, but they made up later when Lionel was accidentally poisoned with soup that Cassandra Benedict, Lionel's half-sister, originally intended for Angela Raymond. Lionel then fell in love with Gina DeMott
, and married her to give her comfort. Realizing that they loved each other, Lionel and Gina stayed together until the end of the series.
Fictional character
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on the American
United States
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
. He was portrayed by actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Coster is a British-born American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series.-Biography:...
from August 29, 1984 to 1988, and then returned from June 6, 1990 to the show's end on January 15, 1993. Actor Don Stewart filled in for Nicolas for one day on December 18, 1985.
Character history
Arriving in town a month after the show's premiere, Lionel Lockridge brought intrigue in his first scene. An incorrigible womanizer, Lionel's long ago affair with C.C. CapwellC.C. Capwell
C.C. Capwell was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara, played longest by Jed Allan, but also by three other actors. C.C. is the town's patriarch, a wealthy businessman and a father of four other prominent characters, Kelly, Eden, Ted and Mason Capwell.-Casting:The first...
's cherished wife Sophia
Sophia Wayne Capwell
Sophia Capwell was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. The character was first played by Rosemary Forsyth when the character was just named Dominic and in a disguise...
caused a vendetta between the two men, and created a lot of headaches for the younger generations of the two families.
Lionel and his wife Augusta
Augusta Wainwright
Augusta Wainwright was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. She was portrayed by American actress Louise Sorel on three occasions. She first appeared on the show in the very first episode, July 30, 1984 and she left on August 22, 1986. She returned on November 7, 1988...
had two children, Warren
Warren Lockridge
Warren Lockridge was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. He was one of the original characters, first portrayed by American actor John Allen Nelson from August 1, 1984 to April 29, 1986, then briefly by Scott Jenkins, from January 7 to March 24, 1987...
and Laken
Laken Lockridge
Laken Lockridge was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. She was first portrayed by American actress Julie Ronnie from July 29, 1984 to September 10, 1985, and she returned for a Christmas episode on December 24, 1985...
, and an extremely tempestuous marriage, but Lionel was determined to make up for his previous wicked ways. He promised Augusta that he would fix their marriage and swore to her that he was not having an affair with Eden Capwell, C.C.'s daughter.
Augusta discovered that Lionel's ex-lover Sophia has secretly returned to Santa Barbara disguised as a man named Dominic. Sophia revealed that her oldest child, Channing Capwell Jr., had actually been the son of Lionel, not C.C., shocking everyone (but especially Lionel, C.C., and Augusta). Lionel's mother, Minx, revealed that she had switched Channing with Brick Wallace when they were babies, so that she would not have to watch her grandson being brought up as a Capwell. This meant that Brick, whom Minx had employed as the Lockridge family's driver, was the true biological son of Sophia and Lionel. Jealous and insecure, Augusta would not allow Lionel to reconcile with her. Their marriage reached a dead end when Augusta temporarily lost her sight in a tunnel cave-in.
Augusta divorced Lionel and left town. Lionel became entangled in a new love triangle with Jane Wilson and her mother Caroline. After learning that Caroline is dying, Lionel married her, but she soon died. Realizing that most of his kids had left town, Lionel decided to do likewise. He returned two years later and was involved in a series of bad deeds, having pretended to be dead for awhile, and then plotting against C.C. in a battle that resulted in Lionel losing the Lockridge mansion.
Lionel's world was rocked when an alcoholic Augusta revealed that Warren was not actually his son, and Warren unleashed his anger on Lionel, but they made up later when Lionel was accidentally poisoned with soup that Cassandra Benedict, Lionel's half-sister, originally intended for Angela Raymond. Lionel then fell in love with Gina DeMott
Gina Blake Lockridge
Gina Lockridge was a fictional character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. The character was first played by actress Linda Gibboney from September 20, 1984 to December 9, 1985...
, and married her to give her comfort. Realizing that they loved each other, Lionel and Gina stayed together until the end of the series.