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Dallas (1978 TV Series, Season 1)
The television show ''Dallas'' originally aired as a five-episode miniseries starting on the first Sunday of April 1978. These five episodes were originally intended to be the show's pilot but by the time they aired, it was thought that no further episodes would be made. However, the popularity of the miniseries led to the creation of an additional thirteen full seasons, ending after the fourteenth. Production The original miniseries was shot over six weeks during the winter of 1977, on location in Dallas, Texas. The Cloyce Box Ranch served as the first 'South Fork Ranch' exterior, and a Swiss Avenue building was used for the interior stage sets. Cast Starring In alphabetical order: * Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing (5 episodes) * Jim Davis as Jock Ewing (5 episodes) * Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing (5 episodes) * Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing (5 episodes) * Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing (5 episodes) * Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing (5 episodes) Also starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas (1978 TV Series, Season 2)
The second season of the television series ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'' aired on CBS during the 1978–79 United States network television schedule, 1978–79 TV season. Cast Starring In alphabetical order: * Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing (24 episodes) * Jim Davis (actor), Jim Davis as Jock Ewing (24 episodes) * Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing (24 episodes) * Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing (24 episodes) * Larry Hagman as J. R. Ewing, J.R. Ewing (24 episodes) * Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs (14 episodes) * Victoria Principal as Pam Ewing, Pamela Barnes Ewing (24 episodes) * Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing (24 episodes) Also starring * Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes (14 episodes) * Tina Louise as Julie Grey (2 episodes), billed under "Guest Star" status in her first appearance Special guest stars * David Wayne as Willard "Digger" Barnes (2 episodes) * John McIntire as Sam Culver (1 episode) Notable guest stars Several long running ''Dallas'' cast members debut during the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Gray
Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character J.R. Ewing on the CBS television drama series ''Dallas'' (1978–1989, 1991, 2012–2014), for which she was nominated for the 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The role also earned her two Golden Globe Awards. Gray began her career in the 1960s in television commercials. In the 1970s, she appeared in numerous TV series before landing the role of Sue Ellen Ewing in 1978. After leaving ''Dallas'' in 1989, she appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in the 1991 film ''Oscar''. From 1994 to 1995, she played a leading role in the Fox drama series ''Models Inc.'', and also starred in TV movies, including '' Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter?'' (1993) and '' Accidental Meeting'' (1994). She went on to reprise the role of Sue El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper Huckabee
Thomas Cooper Huckabee (born May 8, 1951) is an American film and television actor who appeared in ''The Funhouse'', ''Urban Cowboy'', and as Harrison in the 1993 film '' Gettysburg'', among other roles. Career Huckabee played Buzz, one of the leading roles, in ''The Funhouse''. He was Marshall, John Travolta's buddy in ''Urban Cowboy''. He shared a starring role in the 1982 CBS made-for-TV movie ''Country Gold'' made in Nashville which also featured Loni Anderson, Linda Hamilton, and Earl Holliman. He was Henry Thomas Harrison, the spy, in ''Gettysburg''. He has also had several guest appearances on various TV series, including '' ER'' and ''The Shield''. Huckabee turned in a memorable performance as Euple Byrd, the first husband of country music legend Tammy Wynette in the made-for-TV movie Stand By Your Man. Huckabee also appeared in The Killers video for A Dustland Fairytale. Huckabee had a recurring role in the TV series ''True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dennehy
Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in over 180 films and in many television and stage productions. His film roles included '' First Blood'' (1982), '' Gorky Park'' (1983), '' Silverado'' (1985), '' Cocoon'' (1985), '' F/X'' (1986), '' Presumed Innocent'' (1990), ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), ''Ratatouille'' (2007), and '' Knight of Cups'' (2015). Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy Loman in the television film ''Death of a Salesman'' (2000). According to ''Variety'', Dennehy was "perhaps the foremost living interpreter" of playwright Eugene O'Neill's works on stage and screen. He had a decades long relationship with Chicago's Goodman Theatre where much of his O'Neill work originated. He also regularly played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Alden
Norman Alden (born Norman Adelberg, September 13, 1924 – July 27, 2012) was an American character actor who performed in television programs and motion pictures. He first appeared on television on ''The 20th Century Fox Hour'' in 1957. He provided the voice of Kay in '' The Sword in the Stone'' (1963), and had a notable role in '' I Never Promised You a Rose Garden''. His acting career began in 1957 and lasted nearly 50 years. He is also known for playing Kranix and Arblus in '' The Transformers: The Movie'' (1986). He retired from acting in 2006. He died on 27 June 2012 at the age of 87. Background Alden was born in Fort Worth, Texas and was the son of Ben Adelberg and Esther Covinsky Adelberg. He served in the United States Army during World War II and returned to Fort Worth to attend Texas Christian University under the GI Bill of Rights. Some of his acting ability was developed while at TCU with participation in the on-campus theater. He had two children. Career Alden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Byron
Jeffrey Byron (born Timothy Paul Stafford; November 28, 1955) is an American actor and writer. Byron has acted in both film and television, and co-wrote one movie script (''The Dungeonmaster''). Byron was born in Santa Monica, California, the third son of English actress Anna Lee by her second husband, George Stafford. He appeared at the 31st Emmy Award ceremony, accepting his mother's lifetime achievement award. In 1964 he appeared in "The Bewitchin' Pool", the last original broadcast episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. Appearances in television *''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (2002) *''Port Charles'' (1997–2000) *'' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1997) *'' Matlock'' (1991) *''Baywatch'' (1989) *''One Life to Live'' as Richard Abbott #4 (1986–1987) *''T. J. Hooker'' (1986) *''Wonder Woman'' (1979) *''Dallas'' (1978) *''Eight Is Enough'' (1977–1980) *''McMillan & Wife'' (1976) *''The Young and the Restless'' (1973) *''All My Children'' as Dr. Jeff Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Bullock (actress)
Donna Bullock (born December 11, 1955 in Dallas, Texas) is an American stage, television, and movie actress. Her first credits on television were for the first season of Dallas in 1978. Her most notable film roles include ''Air Force One'' and ''The Girl Next Door''. Television credits include ''Monk'', ''As The World Turns'', '' All My Children'', ''Tales from the Darkside'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', '' Smallville'', and ''The Division ''The Division'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female detectives and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The s ...'', among others. Her roles on stage include in plays such as ''A Class Act'', ''Ragtime'', and ''City of Angels''. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bullock, Donna 1955 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Dallas America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Louise
Tina Louise ( Blacker; born February 11, 1934) is an American actress widely known for her role as movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy ''Gilligan's Island''. With the death of Dawn Wells in 2020, Louise became the last surviving cast member of the TV series. She began her career on stage in the mid-1950s before landing her breakthrough role in 1958 drama film ''God's Little Acre'' for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. Louise had starring roles in '' The Trap'', '' The Hangman'', ''Day of the Outlaw'', and '' For Those Who Think Young''. She also appeared in '' The Wrecking Crew'', ''The Happy Ending'', and ''The Stepford Wives'' (1975). Early life Born Tina Blacker on February 11, 1934 in New York City, by the time she was four years old her parents had divorced. She was an only child and was raised by her mother Sylvia (née Horn), later Myers, a fashion model. Tina's father, Joseph Blacker, was a candy store own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willard "Digger" Barnes
Willard "Digger" Barnes is a fictional character in the popular American television series ''Dallas'' created by David Jacobs. Digger was played by actors David Wayne and Keenan Wynn in the show's first three seasons from 1978 to 1980, and as a young man by David Marshall Grant in the made-for-TV movie prequel '' The Early Years'' in 1986. As the patriarch of the Barnes family, Digger was the father of Cliff Barnes and step-father of Pam Ewing. Digger shocked Pamela on his deathbed by revealing that Hutch McKinney was her father but that he had always loved her as though she were his own. Character biography Willard Barnes' father, Henry Barnes, was best friends with Aaron Southworth, the father of Ellie Southworth. In fact, Henry saved Aaron's life so Aaron took care of young Willard throughout much of his adolescence. Willard first started dating Ellie in 1930, when Ellie was fifteen years old. However, after being caught with Ellie by her brother, Garrison, Willard decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wayne
David Wayne (born Wayne James McMeekan, January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American stage and screen actor with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life and career Wayne was born in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of Helen Matilda (née Mason) and John David McMeekan. His mother died when he was four. He grew up in Bloomingdale, Michigan. Wayne attended Western Michigan University for two years and then went to work as a statistician in Cleveland. He began acting with Cleveland's Shakesperean repertory theatre in 1936. When World War II began, Wayne volunteered as an ambulance driver with the British Army in North Africa. When the United States entered the war he joined the United States Army. Wayne's first major Broadway role was Og the leprechaun in '' Finian's Rainbow'', for which he won the Theatre World Award and the first ever Tony for Actor, Supporting or Featured (Musical). While appearing in the play, he and co-star Albert Sharpe were recruited b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Barnes
Clifford Barnes, played by Ken Kercheval, is a fictional character from the popular American television series ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas''. The Barnes family are competitors and sometimes enemies of the Ewing family (Dallas), Ewing family. Cliff is the son of Willard "Digger" Barnes and Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, Rebecca Barnes, the brother of Pam Ewing, Pamela Barnes Ewing, and half-brother of Katherine Wentworth. J. R. Ewing, J.R. Ewing was Cliff's personal nemesis, with J.R. and Cliff continuing on the bitter feud that started with their fathers, Jock Ewing and Digger, from their oil Wildcatter, wildcatting days during the Great Depression. J.R. and Cliff were the only two characters to appear throughout the entire run of the series. A running gag on the series is Cliff's fondness for Chinese take-out. History Original series During the show's conception, the character of Cliff was modeled on the late Robert F. Kennedy. However, he soon evolved into a bumbling sad sack w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Kercheval
Kenneth Marine Kercheval (July 15, 1935 – April 21, 2019) was an American actor, best known for his role as Cliff Barnes on the television series ''Dallas'' and its 2012 revival. Early life Kercheval was born on July 15, 1935, in Wolcottville, Indiana, to Marine "Doc" Kercheval (1899-1967), a local physician, and the former Christine Reiber (1903-1996), a registered nurse. He was raised in Clinton, Indiana. As a teenager, Kercheval often was with his dad in the operating room and once put two stitches in his sister Kate when she had an appendectomy. Kercheval attended Indiana University, not to become a doctor, but to major in music and drama. He later studied at the University of the Pacific, and starting in 1956, at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City under Sanford Meisner. Career Kercheval made his Broadway debut in the 1962 play ''Something About a Soldier''. He appeared off-Broadway in the 1972 Kurt Weill revue ''Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill'', and can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
