Cord Roberts
| Cord Roberts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| One Life to Live character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | John Loprieno | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1986–97, 2004, 2007–08, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | May 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | November 15, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Peggy O'Shea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Paul Rauch (1986) Frank Valentini (2004) |
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| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Cord Buchanan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Executive at Buchanan Enterprises Owner of Norscott Drilling Company Former CEO of Buchanan Enterprises Former Photographer for The Banner |
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| Family | Buchanan |
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| Parents |
Clint Buchanan Maria Vasquez Roberts |
| Stepfather | Al Roberts |
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| Siblings |
Kevin Buchanan (adoptive) Joey Buchanan (adoptive) Jessica Buchanan Natalie Buchanan Rex Balsom |
| Spouse |
Tina Lord (1986–87, 1988–90, 1991–93, 2011–) Kate Sanders (1987) |
| Children |
C. J. Roberts Sarah Roberts |
| Grandparents |
Asa Buchanan Olympia Buchanan Rosa Vasquez |
| Aunts and uncles |
Bo Buchanan Ben Davidson George Vasquez |
| Nieces and nephews |
Duke Buchanan Bree Brennan Shane Balsom Liam McBain Ryder Ford |
| First cousins |
Drew Buchanan Matthew Buchanan David Vickers Buchanan |
Cord Roberts is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated in May 1986 by John Loprieno, who left the series in 1992 and then returned from 1993 through 1997. The character made brief appearances in 2004, 2007, and 2008. Loprieno reprised the role opposite former longtime costar Andrea Evans September 27, 2011, last appearing in the role November 15, 2011.
In 1986, social climber Tina Lord intercepts a letter to her brother-in-law Clint Buchanan from a woman named Maria Roberts; in the letter, Maria asks Clint for a photography job for her son at Clint and Viki's newspaper, The Banner. Having recently failed in her attempt to gain control of half-sister Viki Buchanan's estate, Tina is looking for any leverage she can use to further her plans. She travels to El Paso, Texas, to investigate Maria's connection to Clint.
Maria is Clint's former flame; their relationship had been quashed by Clint's father Asa, who had not wanted his son to marry the Mexican Maria Vasquez. Tina meets Cord, Maria's son with her rancher husband Al Roberts, and Tina and Cord immediately fall in love. Engaged to wealthy Richard Abbott, Tina is torn between her passion for Cord and her desire for money and status. She chooses Richard.
Al Roberts dies suddenly of a heart attack; in a deathbed letter to Cord, he reveals that Cord is actually Clint Buchanan's son. Asa intercepts the letter but Tina's ex, con man and murderer Mitch Laurence, already knows the secret; he tells Tina, who breaks her engagement with Richard and, without telling Cord about his true parentage, elopes with the new Buchanan heir. Tina blackmails Asa into giving Cord a million dollars, purportedly an inheritance from Al. Cord is less than thrilled to find out that Clint is his father, and when he discovers that his "inheritance" is from Asa, he insists on returning it. Horrified, Tina pretends to go along with Cord's wishes but secretly uses the money to buy an island in the Caribbean. When Cord finds out about Tina's duplicity, he leaves her.
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