| Dr. Mark Maclaine | |||||||||||||
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| Michael Dietz as Dr. Mark Maclaine | |||||||||||||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Zachariah Koslow-Schillace (1988-1992) Michael Dietz (2002-2005) | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1988-1992, 2002-2005 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | December 9, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | July 27, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Cause/reason | Unknown | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Bradley Bell | ||||||||||||
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| Family | Garrison family Maclaine family | ||||||||||||
| Namesake(s) | Margo Maclaine and Clarke Garrison (portmanteaux of names) | ||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||
| Born | December 9, 1988 (on-screen) | ||||||||||||
| Age | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Physician | ||||||||||||
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Dr. Mark Maclaine (formerly Garrison) is a character from The Bold and the Beautiful, last portrayed by Michael Dietz from 2002 to 2005.
Mark is the son of original character Margo Maclaine, and Clarke Garrison, the latter of whom considers him to be illegitimate.
Storylines[]
Conception, Birth and Childhood[]
As an infant, Mark developed a heart problem which if left untreated could become deadly. This turned out to be Kawasaki disease, an autoimmune disorder.
Mark briefly had a stepfather in Margo's second husband, publishing magnate Bill Spencer, but once the marriage ended, toddler Mark accompanied Margo and his uncle Jake Maclaine back to their hometown in Wisconsin.
Return to Los Angeles as an Adult[]
Mark returned to Los Angeles as an adult, having become a doctor and adopted his mother's maiden name, Maclaine. Mark confronted Clarke, though Margo advised against it, about his lack of care for both Mark himself and his half-brother, C.J. Garrison. Mark and Clarke never bonded as father and son; neither made effort to reach out to one another.
Treating Dr. Taylor Hayes after Gunshot[]
Mark was the doctor on call when psychiatrist Dr. Taylor Hayes was shot in the chest by criminal Sheila Carter. Mark did his best to treat Taylor, but mourned with the rest of Taylor's family when she succumbed to her injuries and appeared to have died.
In 2005, Mark treated Ridge, who was knocked unconscious at Taylor's graveside and woke up claiming Taylor was alive. When Ridge's family questioned his sanity, Mark told Stephanie that Taylor's time of death had been hard to pinpoint because she'd disconnected herself from the monitors, and that he had been forced to have someone else sign Taylor's death certificate because he'd been called away to the emergency room.
Mark was as surprised as anyone when it turned out Taylor had been spirited away from the hospital by Prince Omar Rashid of Morocco and taken to his palace overseas to recover.
Romance with Bridget Forrester[]
Mark became a mentor to young hospital intern Bridget Forrester and fell in love with her, only to find out that Bridget was already in a relationship with C.J.. Mark and C.J. would argue about several topics; at one stage, Mark and C.J. were so busy arguing that they missed a chance to say goodbye to Bridget, who was flying to Portofino, Italy for a Forrester Creations fashion show.
Mark lost the noncommittal Bridget when she began having feelings for Taylor's widower Ridge Forrester, after learning she wasn't biologically related to him.
Later Ventures as a Doctor[]
Through 2003 and 2004, Mark was on hand during medical emergencies:
- Treated Nick Marone and his mother, Jackie, were injured in a plane crash;
- Treated Sally Spectra faked a heart attack;
- Treated Bridget's ex-husband, Deacon Sharpe, recovering from paralysis caused by a gunshot wound;
- Treated Amber Moore, who had been in a fire;
- Conducted the paternity test that proved R.J. Forrester had been fathered by Ridge, not Nick;
- Treated cancer survivor Felicia Forrester;
- Treated Jackie's husband, Massimo Marone, after he had a stroke, and;
- Treated Ridge's mother, Stephanie Forrester, and her maid, Helen Moreno, after a car accident.
Accepting Bribe from Stephanie to Fake a Heart Attack[]
Mark accepted $1 million from Stephanie, who wanted to fake a heart attack to manipulate Ridge into leaving his current wife, Brooke Logan, for ex-wife Taylor. Mark falsified lab tests and pretended to "treat" Stephanie in front of her family.
Mark was flattered when attractive older woman Jackie began flirting with him, accepting dinner dates with her and eventually kissing her. But Mark suddenly received a call from Stephanie, who warned him Jackie was on to him; by that time, Mark had slipped to Jackie about his deception, and Jackie had gotten it all on tape.
Mark reluctantly accompanied Jackie and Brooke as they confronted Stephanie, and Mark got smacked in the face by his "patient" for telling the truth. Mark was last seen escaping the Forrester Mansion after this confrontation, then hiding in Sally's car. He has not been seen or mentioned since.