Richard Winslow
| Richard Winslow | |||||||||||||||||
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| Guiding Light character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Bradley Cole | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1999-2002, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | July 15, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | April 21, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Paul Rauch | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation |
Luxury Used Car Salesman Ambassador to San Cristobel President of San Cristobel | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Springfield, USA | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Winslow is a fictional character from the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light. The role was portrayed by Bradley Cole.
Character history
Richard was introduced in the summer of 1999 as the Prince of the island of San Cristobel. He was an educated ruler who was brought up in a sophisticated lifestyle. His love affair with Cassie Layne Winslow began during a trip to Texas where Richard was forced to see a different side of life outside his native home.[1] Richard and Cassie married in 2000 and it was soon revealed that Richard was once married to her sister Reva Shayne during her years as "Catherine." Together they had a son, Jonathan Randall but Richard also started a family with his new wife. Together they raised Cassie and Rob Layne's daughter Tammy Winslow Randall and also R.J. Winslow and Will Winslow. The couple's love continued to be tested when Richard's brother Alonzo Baptiste tried to break them up but was eventually unsuccessful when Richard and Cassie returned to Springfield.[2] By 2002, the character had relocated to the city of Springfield (the main setting of the show), where he was involved in a serious car accident. After the accident, Richard was comatose. He briefly awoke one night while Reva Lewis visited him. Begging Reva to help him die, she pulled the plug on his life support. In 2003, actor Bradley Cole (who originated the role of Richard) returned to the series as Jeffrey O'Neill, a district attorney who was also a doppelgänger for Prince Richard.[3]