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

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in the 1978–1991 primetime television

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, ''

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'', and the befuddled astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom '' I Dream of Jeannie''. Hagman had supporting roles in numerous films, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' S.O.B.'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. His television appearances also included guest roles on dozens of shows spanning from the late 1950s until his death, and a reprise of his signature role on the 2012 revival of ''Dallas''. Hagman also worked as a television producer and

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. He was the son of actress

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. Hagman underwent a life-saving

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in 1995. He died on November 23, 2012, from complications of

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Early life

Hagman was born on September 21, 1931, in

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. His mother,

, became a

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actress and musical comedy star after his birth. His father, Benjamin Jackson Hagman, who was of Swedish descent, was an accountant and lawyer who worked as a district attorney. Hagman's parents divorced in 1936 when he was five years old. He lived with his maternal grandmother, Juanita Presley Martin, in Texas and California, while his mother became a contract player with

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in 1938. In 1940, Hagman's mother met and married Richard Halliday before giving birth to a daughter, Heller, the following year. Hagman attended a strict academy,

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and briefly Woodstock Country School, a boarding school in

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. When his mother moved to New York City to resume her Broadway career, Hagman again lived with his grandmother in California. A few years later, his grandmother died, so Hagman joined his mother in New York City. In 1946, Hagman moved back to his hometown of Weatherford, and attended Weatherford High School, from which he graduated. One summer, he worked for oilfield-equipment maker Antelope Tool Company. Although his father wanted Hagman to become a lawyer and join his practice, he was drawn to drama classes and reportedly fell in love with the stage. He graduated from high school in 1949, and decided to pursue acting. He attended

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, New York, majoring in dance and drama, but dropped out after one year.

Career

Hagman began his career in 1950 acting in productions at Margaret Webster's school at the Woodstock Playhouse in

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. That summer, during a break from his one year at Bard College, he worked in Dallas as a

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and acting in small roles in

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's theater company. He appeared in ''

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'' in New York City, followed by numerous tent show musicals with St. John Terrell's Music Circus in

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and

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. Stationed in London, he spent the majority of his military service entertaining U.S. troops in the United Kingdom and at bases in Europe. After leaving the Air Force in 1956, Hagman returned to New York City, where he appeared in the off-Broadway play ''Once Around the Block'', by

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. That was followed by nearly a year in another off-Broadway play, James Lee's ''

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''. His Broadway debut occurred in 1958 in ''Comes a Day''. Hagman appeared in four other Broadway plays, ''God and Kate Murphy'', ''The Nervous Set'', ''The Warm Peninsula'' and ''The Beauty Part''. During this period, he also appeared in numerous, mostly live, television programs. Hagman's first television role was as Kenneth Davidson in the 1957 episode "Saturday Lost" of the syndicated

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'', starring

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as the first female police officer in a television lead. In 1958, he joined

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as a guest star in the short-lived adventure-drama series ''

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'' and appeared three times on

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' syndicated adventure series, ''

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''. In 1960, he was cast in the CBS summer medical series '' Diagnosis: Unknown'' in the role of Don Harding in the episode, "The Case of the Radiant Wine". In 1961, Hagman joined the cast of daytime soap opera ''

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'' as Ed Gibson and stayed in that role for two years. In 1963 and 1964, he appeared twice in segments of the CBS

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, '' The Defenders'' In 1964, he made his film debut in ''

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'', which featured a young

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. That same year, he also appeared in ''Fail-Safe'', with

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''I Dream of Jeannie''

In 1965, Hagman was cast as "genie"

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's master and eventual love interest, Air Force Captain (later Major) Anthony Nelson, in the

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situation comedy '' I Dream of Jeannie'', which ran for five seasons from 1965 to 1970. The show entered the top 30 in its first year and was NBC's answer to the successful 1960s magical

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, '' Bewitched'' on ABC and ''

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'' on CBS. Two reunion movies were later made, both televised on NBC: '' I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later'' (1985) and ''

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'' (1991), but Hagman did not appear in either of them. At Dragon Con, in 2010, Hagman said he was never approached about it. In 1999, after 29 years, Hagman agreed to reunite with ''Jeannie'' co-stars

and Bill Daily and creator/producer

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on '' The Donny and Marie Show''. In 2002, when ''I Dream of Jeannie'' was set to join the cable channel

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, Hagman once again took part in a reunion with Eden and Daily, this time on ''

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''. On the ''TV Land Awards'' in March 2004, Hagman and Eden were the first presenters to reunite on stage. The following October, Hagman and Daily appeared at the Ray Courts Hollywood Autograph Show. And the following year, 2005, brought all three surviving stars from ''I Dream of Jeannie'' to the first cast reunion at the Chiller Expo Show. Hagman and Eden reunited in March 2006 for a publicity tour in

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to promote the first-season DVD of ''I Dream of Jeannie''. He reunited once again with Eden on stage in the play ''

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'' at the

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in New York and the

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. The appearance marked the first time the two performers had acted together since Eden appeared with Hagman in a five-episode arc on ''Dallas'' in 1990.

''Dallas''

In 1978, Hagman was offered two roles on two television series that were debuting. One was for '' The Waverly Wonders'' and the other for ''

'', in the role of conniving elder son and businessman J.R. Ewing. When Hagman read the ''Dallas'' script at his wife's suggestion, they both concluded it was perfect for him. Hagman based his portrayal in part on memories of the eldest son who had won the Antelope Tool Company succession battle. ''Dallas'' became a worldwide success, airing in 90 countries, most notably the United Kingdom, where it was enjoyed even by members of the country's royal family, and led to several successful primetime spin-offs. Hagman became one of the best-known television stars of the era. Producers were keen to capitalize on that love/hate family relationship of J.R., building anticipation to a fever pitch in " A House Divided", the 1980 cliffhanger season finale in which J.R. is shot by an unknown assailant, leading to the world-wide " Who shot J.R.?" phenomenon. At the beginning of the fourth season later that year, audience and actors were trying to guess "Who shot J.R.?", now one of fictional TV's most famous questions. During the media buildup, Hagman was involved in contract negotiations, delaying his return in the fourth season. Holding out for a higher salary, Hagman did not appear in the first episode of the show until the final few minutes. Producers were faced with a dilemma of whether to pay the greatly increased salary or to write J.R. out of the program.

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, the makers of the series, began shooting different scenes of ''Dallas'' that did not include Hagman. In the midst of negotiations, Hagman took his family to London for their July vacation. He continued to fight for his demands and network executives conceded that they wanted J.R. to remain on ''Dallas''. From then on, Hagman became one of the highest-paid stars in television. At the beginning of the 1980–81 season, writers were told to keep the storylines away from the actors until they really found out who actually shot J.R. and three weeks passed until the culprit was revealed on November 21, 1980, in a ratings record-breaking episode. For his performance as J.R. Ewing, Hagman was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1980 and 1981, but did not win. He was also nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, between 1981 and 1985. He was nominated for a ''Soap Opera Digest'' award seven times for Outstanding Villain on a Prime Time Serial, Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial, Favorite Super Couple: Prime Time and Outstanding Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial and won five times. Hagman received the Golden Plate Award of the

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from Academy member

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at the 1981 Achievement Summit in Dallas. In 1984, co-star Barbara Bel Geddes left ''Dallas'', following a contract dispute that had resulted from her March 1983 quadruple heart bypass surgery. At one point, Hagman suggested to his real-life mother Mary Martin that she play Miss Ellie, but she rejected the suggestion and Bel Geddes was briefly replaced by

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for the 1984–1985 season, before Bel Geddes returned in better health for the 1985–1986 season. By the end of its 14th season in 1991, ratings had slipped to the extent that CBS decided to end ''Dallas''. Hagman was the only actor to appear in all 357 episodes. He had also made five guest appearances on the ''Dallas'' spin-off series '' Knots Landing'' in the early 1980s. Some years after ''Dallas'' ended, Hagman appeared in two subsequent ''Dallas'' television movies: '' J.R. Returns'' in 1996 and '' War of the Ewings'' in 1998. Hagman reprised his role as J.R. Ewing in TNT's continuation of ''Dallas'', which began in 2012. In 2011, while filming the new series, Hagman said, "Of course it's fun to play the villain." As a result of Hagman's death in 2012, his character J.R. was killed off in season two of ''Dallas''. Unused footage of Hagman was used in season three as part of the season's story arc, which aired in 2014.

Other work

Television

Hagman starred in two short-lived series in the 1970s, '' The Good Life'' (1971–1972) and '' Here We Go Again'' (1973). In 1993, Hagman starred in ''Staying Afloat'' as a down-on-his-luck former millionaire who agrees to work undercover with the FBI to maintain his playboy lifestyle. Originally ordered for two TV movies and a weekly series by NBC, the pilot movie aired in November 1993 to critical drubbing and low ratings, ending production. In January 1997, Hagman starred in a short-lived television series titled '' Orleans'' as Judge Luther Charbonnet, which lasted only eight episodes. In 2002, he made an appearance in the fourth series of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's British comedy

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, '' Shooting Stars'', often appearing bewildered at the nonsensical questions and the antics of the hosts - during the show Hagman even stated that he would fire his agent as a result. In January 2011, Hagman made a guest appearance in the seventh season of '' Desperate Housewives'' as a new husband for Lynette Scavo's mother, Stella (played by

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). He also directed episodes of ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and '' The Good Life'', as well as several episodes of ''Dallas'' and '' In the Heat of the Night'', which was the only series he directed, but in which he did not act.

Film

Hagman appeared in such feature films as ''

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'', ''Fail-Safe'', ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Eagle Has Landed'', '' Superman'', ''S.O.B.'', ''Nixon'' and ''Primary Colors''. His television work included ''Getting Away from It All'', '' Sidekicks'', ''

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'', ''Intimate Strangers'', '' Checkered Flag or Crash'' and ''

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'' Hagman also directed (and appeared briefly in) a low-budget comedy and horror film in 1972 called ''

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'', also called ''Son of Blob'', a sequel to the classic 1958 horror film ''

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''. This was the only feature film he directed.

Music

The release of a Columbia single performed with his mother Mary Martin, ''Get Out Those Old Records'', in 1950, was credited to Mary Martin and her Son Larry, with orchestration by

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. It was released in Australia as a-78 rpm single, catalogue number DO-3409. In 1980, Hagman recorded a single called "Ballad of the Good Luck Charm".

Product spokesman

During the 1980s, Hagman was featured in a national televised Schlitz beer campaign, playing on, but not explicitly featuring, the J.R. character. He wore the same kind of Western business outfit – complete with cowboy hat – that he wore in his role. The end of each 30-second spot featured a male

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saying, "Refreshing Schlitz beer...the gusto's back..." Hagman, grinning into the camera, added: "...and I'm gonna get it!" He also made commercials for BVD brand underwear. In 2010, Hagman was hired as a spokesman for

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, a German solar energy commercial enterprise. While the SolarWorld commercials specifically mention neither ''Dallas'' nor J. R. Ewing, Hagman essentially revisits the character (complete with a picture of Hagman as J. R. Ewing from the original series on the mantle), stating that his oil company days are long over, "though still in the energy business", meaning solar energy, instead, which alternative energy now plays a major part of the next-generation Ewing family war between Christopher and John Ross III.

Personal life

In 1973, his stepfather Richard Halliday died and Hagman reconciled with his mother, Mary Martin, soon after. The two were close until her death from colon cancer in 1990. In 1954, Hagman married

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-born Maj Axelsson (born May 13, 1928, in

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, Södermanlands län, Sweden – died May 31, 2016, in Los Angeles, California); they had two children, Heidi Kristina (born 1958) and Preston (born 1962). Longtime residents of

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, they then moved to

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. Hagman was a member of the Peace and Freedom Party from the 1960s. Hagman derided

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prior to the

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. In 1969, Hagman's friend, musician

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, supplied him with

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" Hagman was introduced to marijuana by Jack Nicholson as a safer alternative to Hagman's heavy drinking. "I liked it because it was fun, it made me feel good and I never had a hangover." Although Hagman was a member of a

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, he publicly advocated marijuana as a better alternative to alcohol. In 1995, Hagman underwent a life-saving liver transplant after he was diagnosed with liver cancer, which was most likely brought on by roughly 40 years of heavy drinking.Larry Hagman undergoes liver transplant
UPI archives (United Press International), Aug. 23, 1995. His clinical picture was further complicated by cirrhosis of the liver, which had been diagnosed three years earlier in 1992. Hagman did not receive preferential treatment as a celebrity, with a 1995 UPI article stating that the donor liver "matched Hagman's anonymous physical profile listed with the United Network for Organ Sharing." He was also a heavy smoker as a young man before quitting at age 34. He was the chairman of the American Cancer Society's annual

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for many years and also worked on behalf of the

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. After attending a soccer game in

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between

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and

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, he became a well-known fan of the Romanian team. In 2001, Hagman wrote his autobiography titled ''Hello Darlin': Tall (and Absolutely True) Tales About My Life''. In a 2007 interview, Hagman discussed his support for alternative energy. On a 2008 episode of ''

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'', Hagman and his wife showed actor Ed Begley Jr. their solar-powered, super- energy efficient home named "Heaven" and talked about their green lifestyle. Maj Hagman was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2008 and Hagman at first took the lead in caring for her, but her condition deteriorated. By 2010, she required 24-hour nursing care. As a result, Hagman put their 43-acre estate in Ojai up for sale listing it at $11 million.

Friendship with Carroll O'Connor

Hagman had a long friendship with actor

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, beginning in 1959 when Hagman was starring in the Broadway play ''God and Kate Murphy'' and O'Connor was working as an assistant stage manager. Later, as the two struggled as young actors, they rented apartments near each other in New York. Over the years, they had much in common. O'Connor renegotiated his contract over his salary on ''

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'' in 1974, causing him to miss two episodes and Hagman did the same during his tenure with ''Dallas'', with similar results. Hagman's daughter Heidi, whom O'Connor had known since her childhood, joined the cast for one season of '' Archie Bunker's Place''. Hagman directed several episodes of O'Connor's later series ''In the Heat of the Night''. They both endured serious health issues: O'Connor underwent heart bypass surgery and Hagman received a liver transplant. The two remained close after the death of O'Connor's son

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and Hagman delivered a eulogy at the funeral.

Illness and death

In June 2011, Hagman said he had stage 2 throat cancer. He commented, "As J. R. I could get away with anything — bribery, blackmail and adultery, but I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer. I will be receiving treatment while working on the new ''Dallas'' series. I could not think of a better place to be than working on a show I love, with people I love." Hagman had an acorn-sized tumor removed from his tongue in 2011. In June 2012, the cancer was said to be in remission. Then, in July 2012, doctors diagnosed Hagman with

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(formerly known as preleukemia). Hagman died on November 23, 2012, at

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following complications from acute myeloid leukemia, after being interviewed for the National Geographic documentary, ''The '80s: The Decade that Made Us'', which aired in April 2013. In a statement to the '' Dallas Morning News'', Hagman's family said: "Larry's family and close friends had joined him in Dallas for the

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holiday. He died surrounded by loved ones. It was a peaceful passing, just as he had wished for." ''

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'' described him as "one of television's most beloved villains".

Tributes

Actress Barbara Eden, a longtime friend of Hagman's, who played Jeannie on ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and Lee Ann de la Vega on ''Dallas'', said: "Larry was one of the most intelligent actors I ever worked with. He more than hit his marks. And when you're working with another actor, you know immediately if the ball isn't tossed back. Plus, Larry was savvy about the business, which I wasn't." In an interview with Australia's News 10, she commented that their on-screen chemistry on the set of ''Jeannie'' "was not work" and "our timing was right. I can't even explain it. It was wonderful." Actress

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, who played Sue Ellen Ewing on ''Dallas'', called Hagman her "best friend for 35 years" and was at his bedside when he died, her agent told the

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. In a statement, she said: "He was the

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of life and brought joy to everyone he knew. He was creative, generous, funny, loving and talented and I will miss him enormously. He was an original and lived life to the fullest." Actor

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, who played

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on ''Dallas'', was also at his bedside when he died. In a statement, he said: "Friday, I lost one of the greatest friends ever to grace my life. The loneliness is only what is difficult, as Larry’s peace and comfort is always what is important to me, now as when he was here. He was a fighter in the gentlest way, against his obstacles and for his friends. I wear his friendship with honor."

TV and filmography

*''

Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show fo ...

'' (1951) (TV series) (1957) as Curt Williams *''

'' (1956) (TV series) as Ed Gibson *'' The West Point Story'' (1956) (TV series) Miscredited *''

'' (1957) (TV series) as Kenneth Davidson *''The Outcasts of Poker Flat'' (1958) (TV film) *''

'' (1958–1959) (TV series) *''Once Around the Block'' (1960) (

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) as Officer Joe Smith *''The Silver Burro'' (1963) (TV film) *''

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'' (1964) as Capt. Wilson *''

'' (1964) as Billings *''

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'' (1964) as Buck *'' The Rogues'' (1964) (TV series) *''

'' (1965) as Lieutenant Cline *'' I Dream of Jeannie'' (1965–1970) (TV series) as Major Anthony Nelson / Various characters *''

'' (1966) as Harald Peterson *''

Three's a Crowd ''Three's a Crowd'' (also known as ''Three's Company, Too'' in the ''Three's Company'' syndication package) is an American sitcom television series produced as a spin-off continuation of ''Three's Company'' that aired on ABC from September 25 ...

'' (1969) (TV film) as Jim Carson *'' Up in the Cellar'' (1970) as Maurice Camber *''

Night Gallery ''Night Gallery'' is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC from December 16, 1970, to May 27, 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, ''The Twilight Zone ...

'' (1970) (TV series) as Cedric Acton (segment "The Housekeeper") *''Vanished'' (1971) (TV-film) as Jerry Freytag *''

The Hired Hand ''The Hired Hand'' is a 1971 American western film directed by Peter Fonda, with a screenplay by Alan Sharp. The film stars Fonda, Warren Oates, and Verna Bloom. The cinematography was by Vilmos Zsigmond. Bruce Langhorne provided the moody f ...

'' (1971) (TV film) as Sheriff (uncredited) *''

'' (1971) (TV film) as Eddie Crocker *'' The Good Life'' (1971) (TV series) as Albert Miller *'' Getting Away from It All'' (1972) (TV film) as Fred Clark *''

'' (1972) as Young Hobo (directorial debut) *'' No Place to Run'' (1972) (TV film) as Jay Fox *''

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'' (1973) (TV) as Bill Sampson *'' Here We Go Again'' (1973) (TV-series) as Richard Evans *''The Toy Game'' (1973) as Major *'' The Alpha Caper'' (1973) (TV) as Tudor *''Blood Sport'' (1973) (TV) as Coach Marshall *''What Are Best Friends For?'' (1973) (TV film) as Frank Ross *''Antonio'' (1973) as Mark Hunter *'' Sidekicks'' (1974) (TV film) as Quince Drew *''

'' (1974) as Eddie *''

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'' (1974) (TV film) as Paul Damon *'' Stardust'' (1974) as Porter Lee Austin *''

Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic ''Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic'' is a 1975 American psychological drama television film directed by Richard Donner and written by Richard and Esther Shapiro. The film stars Linda Blair as the title character. It also stars Larry ...

'' (1975) (TV film) as Jerry Travis *'' Police Woman'' (1974 TV Series) – Series 1 Episode 4 as Tony Bonner *''The Big Rip-Off'' (1975) (TV film) as Frank Darnell *''

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'' – The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party (1975) (TV series, one episode) as Paul Gardner *''

'' (1976) as Murdoch *''

'' (1976) (TV film) as Sherman Holmes *''

The Big Bus ''The Big Bus'' is a 1976 American disaster comedy film starring Joseph Bologna and Stockard Channing, and directed by James Frawley. A spoof of the disaster movie genre (which was popular at the time), it follows the maiden cross-country tri ...

'' (1976) as Parking Lot Doctor *'' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1976) as Col. Clarence E. Pitts *''

The Rhinemann Exchange ''The Rhinemann Exchange'' is a novel of suspense by Robert Ludlum, set in the middle of the Second World War. Plot summary On the eve of the Second World War, David Spaulding, a radio voice actor, is recruited by Colonel Ed Pace to run a secret ...

'' (1977) (TV miniseries) as Col. Edmund Pace *'' Checkered Flag or Crash'' (1977) as Bo Cochran *'' Intimate Strangers'' (1977) (TV film) as Mort Burns *''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investiga ...

'' (1977) (TV series, one episode) as Richard Lessing *'' The President's Mistress'' (1978) (TV film) as Ed Murphy *''Last of the Good Guys'' (1978) (TV film) as Sergeant Frank O'Malley *'' Superman'' (1978) as Major *''A Double Life'' (1978) (TV film) as Doyle Rettig *''

'' (1978–1991) (TV series) as J.R. Ewing *'' Knots Landing'' (1980–1982) (TV series) as J.R. Ewing *'' S.O.B.'' (1981) as Dick Benson *''I Am Blushing'' (1981) as Larry Hagman *''Deadly Encounter'' (1982) (TV film) as Sam *'' Dallas: The Early Years'' (1986) (TV film) as J.R. Ewing *''Lone Star'' (1986) (TV documentary) *'' The Richest Cat in the World'' (1986) as Leo Kohlmeyer (voice, uncredited) *''

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'' (1989) (TV series) (one episode, 2006) as Wallace Brady *''

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee ''Ein Schloß am Wörthersee'' is a German–Austrian comedy television series made by Lisa Film and RTL, known internationally as ''Lakeside Hotel''. The series ran for 33 episodes in 3 seasons from 1990 to 1992, followed by a 90-minute speci ...

'' (1992, 1993–1994) (German TV series) as Himself *''Staying Afloat'' (1993) (TV film) as Alexander Hollingsworth III *''

'' (1995) as Jack Jones *'' Dallas: J.R. Returns'' (1996) (TV film) as J.R. Ewing *'' Orleans'' (1997) (TV series) as Judge Luther Charbonnet *''

The Third Twin ''The Third Twin'' is a techno-thriller by the British writer Ken Follett published in 1996. A ''New York Times'' bestseller, the book deals with genetic engineering and the nature and nurture debate through the subject of identical twins rai ...

'' (1997) (TV film) as Berrington Jones *''

'' (1998) as Gov. Fred Picker *'' Dallas: War of the Ewings'' (1998) (TV film) as J.R. Ewing *'' Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork'' (2004) (TV special) as Himself / J.R. Ewing *''

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'' (2006) (TV series) as Burt Landau *''

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'' (2006) (German soap opera) as Himself *'' Fuel'' (2008) as Himself *'' Somos cómplices'' (2009) (Spanish soap opera) as Richard Slater *'' Desperate Housewives'' (2010) (TV series) as Frank Kaminsky *''

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'' (2010) (German TV-Series) as Larry Hagman *''The Flight of the Swan'' (2011) as Corporate President * ''Ushi and the Family'' (2011) (Dutch TV-Series) as Hairy Legman *''

'' (2012–2013) (TV series) as J.R. Ewing *''

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'' (2013) (released posthumously)

Stage

*'' South Pacific'' (1950) London *''

'' (1951) Broadway *''Comes a Day'' (1958) Broadway *''God and Kate Murphy'' (1958) Broadway *'' The Nervous Set'' (1959) Broadway *''The Warm Peninsula'' (1959) Broadway *''

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'' (1962) Broadway *''

'' (2005 - 2006) tour

References

External links

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