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Harris Ryland
Harris Ryland is a character in the American television series ''Dallas'', played by Mitch Pileggi. Harris is the son of Judith Brown Ryland (Judith Light) and ex-husband of Ann Ewing (Brenda Strong). Casting Mitch Pileggi was cast in the series for a multiple episode arc in 2011. Pileggi was promoted to series regular as of the second season. He was in the original series for multiple episodes as a character called Morrissey. He had a grudge against the younger J.R. Ewing in a mental institute. Character synopsis Harris appeared in the 2012 continuation of the series, and had audiences wondering about his past. During his premiere episode, Harris is confronted by Ann and is asked to remove the trucks off Southfork to prevent John Ross from drilling. He surprisingly agrees and stops sending trucks to transport oil. In the next episode, Ann receives a letter and a necklace from Harris and breaks down. The next day, Bobby stormed the headquarters in Fort Worth and assaulted Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Pileggi
Mitch Pileggi (born April 5, 1952) is an American actor. He played Horace Pinker in '' Shocker'', Walter Skinner on ''The X-Files'', Colonel Steven Caldwell on ''Stargate Atlantis'', Ernest Darby in ''Sons of Anarchy'', and Harris Ryland in the TNT revival of ''Dallas'' (2012–2014). Early life and education Pileggi was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of Maxine, a homemaker, and Vito Pileggi, a defense contractor. Pileggi's family moved frequently because of his father's occupation, and Pileggi lived in Oregon, California, and Texas before spending most of his adolescence in Turkey. Career Pileggi began acting while he was a high school student in Turkey, playing musical theater. After returning to Austin from Iran, he performed in local theaters and continued his acting career with small roles in B-movies and guest roles in television shows, such as ''Dallas'', ''China Beach'', ''Code of Vengeance'', and ''Walker, Texas Ranger''. In the 1980s, Pileggi starred in several f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dallas (2012 TV Series) Episodes
''Dallas'' is an American prime time television soap opera that follows the wealthy Ewings, a family of oil and cattle ranch industrialists in Dallas, Texas. Cynthia Cidre developed the 2012 continuation of the 1978 series of the same name, created by David Jacobs, that picks up twenty years after the series ended in 1991. The continuation series premiered on TNT on June 13, 2012, and stars Jesse Metcalfe, Josh Henderson, Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo, Brenda Strong, Patrick Duffy, and Linda Gray, with Larry Hagman. Upon its cancellation in October 2014, the ''Dallas'' continuation series had aired for three seasons and forty episodes. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2012) Season 2 (2013) Season 3 (2014) On April 30, 2013, TNT renewed ''Dallas'' for a 15-episode third season. The first eight episodes of season 3 were broadcast from February 24, 2014 to April with the remaining seven from August 18, 2014. Ratings Season 1 Season 2 Season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jacobs (writer)
David Jacobs (born August 12, 1939) is an American television writer, producer and director. He is most well known as the creator of the CBS primetime series ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'', ''Knots Landing'', and ''Paradise (American TV series), Paradise''. Life and career David Jacobs was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the elder of two children (with a younger sister). His Jewish parents were of modest means, and Jacobs's father worked as a household appliance salesman. Jacobs was educated at Baltimore City College High School, and received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Soon after graduation, he moved to New York City, where he worked as an illustrator and researcher for ''Grolier's Encyclopedia''. He soon branched out as a freelance writer of nonfiction articles, the best known of which concerned the architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller. He also wrote a children's book on the great artists of the Renaissance.. In 1975 he co-wrote the non-fiction book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Brown Ryland
''Dallas'' is a continuation of the 1978–1991 series of the same name which tells the story of two rivalling families, the Ewing family and the Barnes family. The following is a list of characters and cast members who appeared on the show. The time durations below are only assigned to the certain actors. Cast Recurring characters Judith Brown-Ryland Judith Ryland (''née'' Brown) is a fictional character from the TNT prime time soap opera ''Dallas''. The role has been portrayed by Tony and Emmy Award winning actress Judith Light. Judith first appeared in episode 2 of the second season. Casting Judith Light was cast in ''Dallas'' in a mystery role as "an authoritative and controlling battleaxe who will fight to the death to protect the people she loves" on October 8, 2012. Later it was announced that Light would be playing Judith Brown-Ryland, Harris Ryland's evil mother and Emma Brown's grandmother. Judith Light is only three years older than her screen son Mitch Pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Ewing (Dallas)
Ann Ewing (nee Smith; formerly Ryland) is a fictional character from the TNT soap opera ''Dallas'', portrayed by Brenda Strong. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on June 13, 2012. Strong's casting was announced on April 5, 2011. Ann is the third wife of Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy). The couple married in 2005 and Ann has become the matriarch of Southfork Ranch. She is protective of her stepson and loyal to her family. Casting On April 5, 2011, Matt Webb Mitovich from TVLine reported former ''Desperate Housewives'' actress Brenda Strong had joined the cast of TNT's continuation of ''Dallas''. Strong was cast in the role of Ann, Bobby Ewing's (Patrick Duffy) new wife. Strong previously made a guest appearance in the original series of ''Dallas'' in 1987 as "Cliff's One Night Stand". Development Introduced by their mutual friend Sue Ellen, Ann married Bobby Ewing seven years prior to the start of the show. She has become the matriarch of Southfork and proven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas (2012 TV Series)
''Dallas'' is an American prime time television series, television soap opera developed by Cynthia Cidre and produced by Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon Television, that aired on TNT (American TV network), TNT from June 13, 2012, to September 22, 2014. The series was a revival (television), revival of the prime time television Dallas (1978 TV series), soap opera of the same name that was created by David Jacobs (writer), David Jacobs and which aired on CBS from 1978 to 1991. The series revolves around the Ewing family (Dallas), Ewings, an affluent Dallas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. The series brought back several stars of the original series, including Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing, and Larry Hagman as J. R. Ewing, J.R. Ewing in major roles. Other stars of the original series made guest appearances, including Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes, Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs, and Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing, as well as Ted Shack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dallas (2012 TV Series) Characters
''Dallas'' is a continuation of the 1978–1991 series of the same name which tells the story of two rivalling families, the Ewing family and the Barnes family. The following is a list of characters and cast members who appeared on the show. The time durations below are only assigned to the certain actors. Cast Recurring characters Judith Brown-Ryland Judith Ryland (''née'' Brown) is a fictional character from the TNT prime time soap opera ''Dallas''. The role has been portrayed by Tony and Emmy Award winning actress Judith Light. Judith first appeared in episode 2 of the second season. Casting Judith Light was cast in ''Dallas'' in a mystery role as "an authoritative and controlling battleaxe who will fight to the death to protect the people she loves" on October 8, 2012. Later it was announced that Light would be playing Judith Brown-Ryland, Harris Ryland's evil mother and Emma Brown's grandmother. Judith Light is only three years older than her screen son Mitch Pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Light
Judith Ellen Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of ''A Doll's House''. Her breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap opera '' One Life to Live'' from 1977 to 1983, where she played the role of Karen Wolek; for this role, she won two consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Light starred as Angela Bower in the long-running ABC sitcom '' Who's the Boss?'' from 1984 to 1992. Light played the recurring role of Elizabeth Donnelly in the NBC legal crime drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2002–2010) and also played Claire Meade in the ABC comedy-drama ''Ugly Betty'' (2006–2010), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2007. From 2013 to 2014, she played the role of villainous Judith Brown Ryland in the TNT drama series, ''Dallas''. In 2014, she began starring as Shelly Pfefferman in the critica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Strong
Brenda Lee Strong (born March 25, 1960) is an American actress. She began her career in television, including guest starring appearances in ''Twin Peaks'', '' Party of Five'', ''Seinfeld'', '' Scandal'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Blossom'' and '' Sports Night''. She was a regular cast member in the sitcoms ''Desperate Housewives'' (2004–2012), '' Scorch'' (1992), and '' The Help'' (2004). Strong had supporting roles in a number of films, including ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), '' Black Dog'' (1998), ''The Deep End of the Ocean'' (1999), '' Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation'' (2004) and ''The Work and the Glory'' (2004). She is best known for her role as Mary Alice Young in the ABC television comedy-drama series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2004–2012), for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards. Strong later starred as Ann Ewing in the TNT prime time soap opera ''Dallas'' (2012–14). In 2016, she guest starred as Queen Nia in '' The 100'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross Ewing III
John Ross Ewing III is a fictional character from the American prime time soap opera ''Dallas'' and its 2012 continuation series. The character was first written into the series in the episode named " John Ewing III: Part 2" which first aired on April 6, 1979. Omri Katz prominently played the role in the series from 1983 until its conclusion in 1991 and also in the subsequent follow-up movie '' Dallas: J.R. Returns''. In the continuation series, actor Josh Henderson stepped into the role. John Ross is the son and namesake of show's most iconic character, J.R. Ewing, and his longtime love, Sue Ellen Ewing. The continuation series focuses on John Ross's feud with his cousin Christopher as they disagree over how to restore the Ewing name to its former glory. Tensions also arise between the cousins due to John Ross' romance with Christopher's ex-fiancée, Elena Ramos. At the same time, John Ross does his best to live up to his father's legend, using every dirty trick in the book to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Ewing
Bobby James Ewing is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas'' and its 2012 revival. The youngest son of Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing, he was portrayed by actor Patrick Duffy (1978–1985, 1986–1991). Bobby had been killed off in the final episode of the 1984–1985 season, and Patrick Duffy left the show for a year. Bobby returned in the famous "shower scene" at the end of the following season. The subsequent "dream revelation" at the start of the next season explained Bobby's accident, his death, and all but the final scene, as a dream of Bobby's fiancée and ex-wife, Pamela Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal). Patrick Duffy returned to play Bobby in the films '' Dallas: J.R. Returns'' (1996) and '' Dallas: War of the Ewings'' (1998), as well as in the new ''Dallas'' series (2012–2014). ''Dallas'' was planned to center on Bobby's ''Romeo and Juliet''-style marriage to Pamela Barnes, who was from the rival Barnes family. According to ''Dallas'' scriptw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Ellen Ewing
Sue Ellen Ewing is a fictional character and one of the female leads in the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas''. Sue Ellen was portrayed by Linda Gray and appeared on the show since its pilot episode, first broadcast on April 2, 1978. ''Dallas'' followed the trials of the wealthy Ewing family in the city of Dallas, Texas, into which Sue Ellen married when she wed J.R. Ewing. Gray played Sue Ellen until the twelfth season of ''Dallas'', when her character finally leaves Texas after beating J.R. at his own game in the 1989 episode " Reel Life". Gray returned for the 1991 series finale " Conundrum" and the subsequent ''Dallas'' telemovies ('' J.R. Returns'' in 1996 and '' War of the Ewings'' in 1998). She reprised the role for the 2012 continuation series of ''Dallas'', which ran until 2014. Sue Ellen's storylines in the season 2 focused on the character's bout with alcohol and her slowly deteriorating relationship with her husband. The final episode of the season focused on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
