Alistair Crane
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John Reilly as Alistair Crane
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| Portrayed by |
Alan Oppenheimer (1999–2004; voice) Bill Dempsey (1999–2004; body double) Jordan Baker (2003; as Charlie) David Bailey (2004–05) John Reilly (2005–06; 2007–08) |
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| Duration | 1999–2006, 2007–08 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | August 23, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | May 20, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | James E. Reilly | ||||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Hidden Passions | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Founder and CEO of Crane Industries | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Crane Mansion 14 Raven Hill Road Harmony, New England |
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David Bailey as Alistair Crane
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| Family | Crane |
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| Adoptive sons | Ethan Winthrop II |
| Grandchildren |
Vincent Clarkson Fancy Crane Fox Crane Pretty Crane Endora Lenox James Boothe Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald Miles Harris-Crane Baby Harris-Crane |
| Uncles | Thaddeus Crane |
| Other relatives | Unnamed great-grandson |
Alistair Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Alistair is portrayed by John Reilly on a recurring basis from August 20, 2007 to May 20, 2008; before Reilly's contract run from January 21, 2005 to July 17, 2006, Alistair was also portrayed by David Bailey from September 27, 2004 to January 13, 2005, and by the duo of voice actor Alan Oppenheimer (August 23, 1999 to September 24, 2004) and body double Bill Dempsey (November 11, 1999 to September 24, 2004). Alistair was also played by Jordan Baker (April 7 to November 13, 2003) when he was disguised as a woman named Charlie.
An extremely powerful and wealthy businessman, Alistair is, for the first five years of the program, a mysterious character whose face is never directly seen by the audience. Upon the recasting of the role with Bailey in 2004, Alistair becomes one of the soap's primary villains, expanding his focus from daughter Sheridan and her lover, Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, to all of Harmony's citizens. Upon this transformation, many of the most nefarious non-magical schemes in Harmony - such as the omega plot in 2006 and the Blackmailer's reign of terror in 2007 - are written as being Alistair's handiwork. Alistair is frequently regarded as being pure evil; he expresses racist,sexist, and homophobic beliefs, and all of his known relationships are based on a megalomaniacal need to control his family members and sexual partners.
Alistair Ephraim Crane was born into the wealthy, prestigious Crane family of Harmony, New England. Alistair's parents were cold and unloving, and he grew up to be a bitter and harsh man himself. As a young man, he became engaged to fellow socialite Rachel Barrett, whom he loved deeply, but when she discovered his true nature, she broke off their engagement. Unable to let her go, Alistair kidnapped Rachel and faked her death in a boating accident.
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