Brian McColl
Actor History
Robert Burton (April 1982 to December 1982)
Frank Telfar (December 27th, 1982 to March 1984)
Mark Pinter (April 1984 to May 1987; October 1987; several voice overs until late 1988)
Occupation
Newspaper publisher
Founding publisher of The Argus newspaper
Former District Attorney
Resides At
Edinboro, Scotland
Marital Status
Married (Beatrice McKechnie)
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Whit McColl (Father)
Joanna McColl (Mother; deceased)
Diana McColl (sister)
Kirk McColl (half-brother)
Children
Mary Joanna McColl (with Beatrice)
Flings & Affairs
Ariel Aldrin Donovan (lovers)
Juliette Hanovan (dated)
Barbara Ryan (engaged)
Shannon O'Hara (engaged)
Crimes Committed
Assaulted one of Lucinda Walsh's newspaper photographers, by shoving him, at Diana's restaurant. (March 7, 1986)
Brief Character History
Brian McColl, the oldest son of wealthy Whit McColl, followed his father to Oakdale after Whit married Oakdale citizen Lisa Colman. An ambitious man, Brian was groomed for a career in politics. However, in time, he became disenchanted and embarked in a career in newspaper publishing. After years of focusing on his career, he found romance with newly widowed Barbara Ryan St. Clair. Soon, the couple fell in love and made plans to marry. Unfortunately, Barbara's son, Paul, was vehemently against the marriage and caused troubled. Disgusted at Barbara's tendency to let Paul dictate her life, Brian broke off the engagement. Not long after, Brian met Shannon O'Hara who would lead him to the love of his life.
Shortly after meeting Shannon, Brian became instantly attracted to her. The feeling was mutual and, after a short courtship, the couple made plans to marry. Unfortunately, their wedding plans were put on hold by Shannon's current husband, Duncan McKechnie, who kept stalling the divorce proceedings. During all of this, Brian met Duncan's sister, Beatrice, a disturbed young woman who mistook him for her deceased fiancé. Sympathetic, Brian tried to help Beatrice by pretending to be her fiancé. This went on for weeks until suddenly Beatrice snapped out of her delusional state and saw Brian for who he was. Astounded, Brian kept spending time with her. Despite his growing attraction towards Beatrice, he went along with his wedding plans to Shannon. Shannon, however, could see that Brian and Beatrice were falling in love and broke off their engagement, encouraging Brian to confess his love for Beatrice. Brian did and the pair quickly became engaged. But surprisingly, Duncan disapproved. Confused as to why Duncan was so protective of his little sister, Duncan confessed the truth to him: he wasn't Beatrice's brother; he was her father. Believing that Beatrice had a right to know the truth, Brian told her he couldn't marry her unless she knew something and Duncan knew what that something was. On the spot, Duncan was forced to admit the truth. The truth out, Beatrice quickly forgave Duncan for his deception and married Brian. After the wedding the couple moved to Scotland where Beatrice gave birth to a little girl.
