The seventh season of the television series ''

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'' aired on CBS during the 1983–84 TV season.

Cast

Starring

In alphabetical order: *

Barbara Bel Geddes Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an American stage and screen actress, artist, and children's author whose career spanned almost five decades. She was best known for her starring role as Miss Ellie Ewing in the t ...

Miss Ellie Ewing Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Ewing Farlow (maiden name Southworth) is a fictional character from the primetime CBS television series ''Dallas'', a long-running serial centered on the lives of the wealthy Ewing family of Dallas, Texas Dallas () is ...

(19 episodes) *

Patrick Duffy Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas'', where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (pl ...

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 kil ...

(30 episodes) *

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 C ...

as Sue Ellen Ewing (30 episodes) *

Larry Hagman Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera, ''Dall ...

as J.R. Ewing (30 episodes) *

Susan Howard Jeri Lynn Mooney (born January 28, 1944), better known as Susan Howard, is an American actress, writer, and political activist. She portrayed Donna Culver Krebbs on ''Dallas'' (1979–1987) and co-starred on ''Petrocelli'' (1974–1976). She is ...

as Donna Culver Krebbs (28 episodes) *

Steve Kanaly Steven Francis Kanaly (; born March 14, 1946) is an American actor, best known for his role as Ray Krebbs on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas''. Early life and career Kanaly was born in Burbank, California, and grew up in the San Fernan ...

Ray Krebbs Ray Krebbs is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas'', played by Steve Kanaly from 1978 to 1989. Ray Krebbs is the illegitimate son of Texas oil baron Jock Ewing. He later appeared in the reunion movie '' Dallas: War of ...

(28 episodes) *

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 Wolcottvil ...

Cliff Barnes Clifford Barnes, played by Ken Kercheval, is a fictional character from the popular American television series ''Dallas''. The Barnes family are competitors and sometimes enemies of the Ewing family. Cliff is the son of Willard "Digger" Barnes an ...

(30 episodes) *

Victoria Principal Vicki Ree Principal (born January 3, 1950),Pamela Barnes Ewing Pamela Jean "Pam" Barnes Ewing is a fictional character from the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas''. Pamela is portrayed by actress Victoria Principal, first appearing on the show in the Dallas (1978 TV series) (seaso ...

(30 episodes) * Charlene Tilton as

Lucy Ewing Cooper Lucy Ann Ewing is a fictional character in the popular American television series '' Dallas''. The character is played by Charlene Tilton and first appeared in the series premiere on April 2, 1978. Tilton left the show at the end of season 8 in ...

(29 episodes)

Also Starring

Morgan Brittany Morgan Brittany (née Suzanne Cupito) is an American actress born in Los Angeles. She is known for her role as Katherine Wentworth, the scheming younger half-sister of Pamela Ewing and Cliff Barnes, on the prime-time soap opera ''Dallas''. C ...

as Katherine Wentworth (29 episodes) * John Beck as Mark Graison (26 episodes) *

Audrey Landers Audrey Landers (born Audrey Hamburg; July 18, 1956) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series ''Dallas'' and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of ''A Chorus Line'' (1985). Early ...

as Afton Cooper (25 episodes) * Priscilla Beaulieu Presley as Jenna Wade (24 episodes), billed under "Guest Star" status for her first seven episodes *

Howard Keel Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919November 7, 2004), known professionally as Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer, known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s and in the CBS te ...

as Clayton Farlow (22 episodes) *

Timothy Patrick Murphy Timothy Patrick Murphy (November 3, 1959 – December 6, 1988) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Mickey Trotter on the popular CBS prime time soap opera '' Dallas'' from 1982–83. Career Murphy started his acting c ...

as Mickey Trotter (6 episodes)

Special Guest Star

Christopher Atkins Christopher Atkins Bomann (born February 21, 1961) is an American actor and businessman, perhaps best known for his debut in the 1980 film '' The Blue Lagoon'' and playing Peter Richards in ''Dallas'' (1983–1984). Early life Christopher Atki ...

as Peter Richards (27 episodes) *

Barry Corbin Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Maurice Minnifield on the television series ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award n ...

as Sheriff Fenton Washburn (1 episode)

Notable guest stars

Omri Katz joins the supporting cast as the second actor to play

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 A ...

, and Alexis Smith (Lady Jessica Montford),

Glenn Corbett Glenn Corbett (born Glenn Edwin Rothenburg; August 17, 1933 – January 16, 1993)"CORBETT Obituary — Corbett, 59, starred in 'Route 66,' Wayne films." ''San Antonio Express-News'' January 18, 1993. Web. May 29, 2012. Document #0F22314D ...

(Paul Morgan), Barry Jenner (Dr. Jerry Kenderson), Martin E. Brooks (Edgar Randolph),

Daniel Pilon Daniel Pilon (November 13, 1940 – June 26, 2018) was a Canadian actor, known for his role on ''Dallas'' as Renaldo "Naldo" Marchetta. Pilon was born in Montreal, Quebec. In addition to ''Dallas'', he has appeared in daytime soap operas such as ...

(Naldo Marchetta), Bill Morey (Leo Wakefield), Shalane McCall (Charlie Wade), Pat Colbert (Oil Baron's Club hostess Dora Mae), Marina Rice (Pam's maid Angela), and Tony Garcia (the longest serving actor to portray Southfork servant Raoul) are also added.

Crew

The number of writers employed on this season is dramatically decreased from previously, with only three active writers throughout the season:

showrunner A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also the ...

Leonard Katzman Leonard Katzman (September 2, 1927 – September 5, 1996) was an American film and television producer, writer and director. He was most notable for being the showrunner of the CBS oil soap opera ''Dallas''. Early life and career Leonard Katz ...

, and longtime ''Dallas'' writers Arthur Bernard Lewis and David Paulsen. The production team remains the same for the third consecutive year:

Philip Capice Philip Capice (June 24, 1931 – December 30, 2009) was an American television producer, most notable as the executive producer of the dramedy ''Eight Is Enough'' and the first nine seasons of the soap opera ''Dallas''. Biography Early life and c ...

serves as executive producer, Katzman as producer, Cliff Fenneman as associate producer, and writer Arthur Bernard Lewis as supervising producer. Additionally, writer David Paulsen continues as story editor.

DVD release

''Dallas season seven was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on July 31, 2007. In addition to the 30 episodes, it also includes the featurette "The Music of Dallas".TVshowsonDVD.com: Dallas Season 7

Episodes

References

General references

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