Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
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CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...
Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American television actor and director widely known for his role as Bobby Ewing on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' (1978–1991). Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby ...
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Bobby Ewing
Bobby James Ewing is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' and its Dallas (2012 TV series), 2012 revival. The youngest son of Jock Ewing, Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing, he was portrayed by actor Patri ...
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Linda Gray
Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American actress, 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 (TV series), Dallas'' (1978� ...
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Sue Ellen Ewing
Sue Ellen Ewing is a fictional character and one of the female leads in the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas''. Sue Ellen was portrayed by Linda Gray and appeared on the show since its Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 1), pil ...
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Larry Hagman
Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American actor, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera ''Dallas'', and the handsome astronaut Major Anthon ...
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J.R. Ewing
John Ross Ewing Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas'' (1978–1991) and its spin-offs, including the continuation series (2012–2014). The character was portrayed by Larry Hagman from the series premiere in ...
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Susan Howard
Jeri Lynn Mooney (born 1942), 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 also a scr ...
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Donna Culver Krebbs
Donna Culver Krebbs is a fictional character in the popular American television series '' Dallas'', played by Susan Howard from 1979 to 1987.
Casting and creation
Susan Howard was cast in the series in 1979. For the second and third seasons, she ...
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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 (TV series), Dallas''.
Early life and career
Kanaly was born in Burbank, California, and grew up ...
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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 ...
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Howard Keel
Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919November 7, 2004), professionally 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, including ''Show Boat'' (195 ...
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Clayton Farlow
Clayton Farlow is a fictional character in the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played by Howard Keel from 1981 to 1991.
Background
Clayton Farlow, along with his sister Jessica ( Alexis Smith), was raised on the Southern Cross Ran ...
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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 Wolcottvill ...
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Cliff Barnes
Clifford "Cliff" Barnes, portrayed by Ken Kercheval, is a fictional character from the American television series ''Dallas''.
Cliff is a longtime rival of the Ewing family, particularly J.R. Ewing, with whom he shares one of the most iconic feud ...
Jenna Wade
Jenna Krebbs nee Wade is a fictional character on the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played, most notably, by Priscilla Presley from 1983 to 1988. Jenna was also briefly played by Morgan Fairchild in 1978 and Francine Tacker in 1 ...
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Victoria Principal
Vicki Ree Principal (born January 3, 1950),Pamela Barnes Ewing (30 episodes)
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Donna Reed
Donna Reed (born Donna Belle Mullenger; January 27, 1921 – January 14, 1986) was an American actress. Her career spanned more than 40 years, with performances in more than 40 films. She is well known for her portrayal of Mary Hatch Bailey in ...
as Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow (24 episodes), billed under "Also Starring" status for her first episode
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Charlene Tilton
Charlene L. Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress and singer. She is widely known for playing Lucy Ewing on the CBS prime time soap opera ''Dallas''.
Career
Tilton had early roles on television series such as ''Happy Days'' ...
Jenilee Harrison
Jenilee Harrison (born June 12, 1958) is a retired American actress who appeared as Cindy Snow, a cousin of and replacement for blonde roommate Chrissy Snow on the hit sitcom '' Three's Company'', between 1980 and 1982. She went on to play Jam ...
Deborah Shelton
Deborah Shelton is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1970. She is also known for her appearances on ''Dallas'' for three seasons, with a special guest return in 2013.
Pageants
In 1970, Shelton competed ...
as Mandy Winger (27 episodes)
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Morgan Brittany
Morgan Brittany (born Suzanne Cupito; December 5, 1951) is an American actress. She began her career as a child appearing in films ''Gypsy'' (1962), '' Stage to Thunder Rock'' (1964) and '' Yours, Mine and Ours''. In 1970s, Brittany began work as ...
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Katherine Wentworth
''Dallas'' is an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolved around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewing family (Dallas), Ewings, who owned the independent oil company Ewin ...
(5 episodes), billed under "Special Guest Star" status for her final episode
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Dack Rambo
Norman Jay "Dack" Rambo (November 13, 1941 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, widely known for his role as Walter Brennan's grandson Jeff in the series '' The Guns of Will Sonnett'', as Steve Jacobi in the soap opera ''All My Children'', ...
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Jack Ewing
Jack Ewing is a character that appeared in the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played by Dack Rambo from 1985 to 1987.
Background
Jack was born in Alaska in 1951, to Jason and Nancy Ewing. He had a younger sister named Jamie Ewing. ...
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Leigh McCloskey
Leigh Joseph McCloskey (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor, artist, author, and philosopher.
Throughout his acting career, McCloskey appeared in numerous television series and movies, including the popular American soap opera ''Dallas'' an ...
as Mitch Cooper (4 episodes)
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Jared Martin
Jared Christopher Martin (December 21, 1941 – May 24, 2017) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Steven "Dusty" Farlow in the 1978 series ''Dallas'' and for roles on two science fiction TV series, ''The ...
as Steven "Dusty" Farlow (2 episodes)
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Audrey Landers
Audrey Landers (born July 18, 1956) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Afton Cooper on the television series ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of ''A Chorus Line (film), A Ch ...
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Afton Cooper
Afton Cooper (formerly Van Buren) is a fictional character from the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played by Audrey Landers. Joining the cast during season 4 and remaining until the first episode of season 8, Landers returned at ...
(1 episode)
Special Guest Stars
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Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott may refer to:
Entertainment
*Stephen Elliott (actor), (1918–2005), American actor
* Stephen Elliott (author) (born 1971), American author and activist
Sport
* Steve Elliott (footballer, born 1958), English footballer
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as Scotty Demarest (11 episodes)
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Daniel Pilon
Daniel Pilon (November 13, 1940 – June 26, 2018) was a Canadian actor, known for his role for the television series ''Dallas'' as Renaldo "Naldo" Marchetta.
In addition to ''Dallas'', he appeared in daytime television soap opera series such as ...
as Naldo Marchetta (7 episodes)
Notable guest stars
In addition to several guest actors continuing to appear on the show, Burke Byrnes (Pete Adams) is added to the cast, and
William Smithers
William Smithers (born July 10, 1927) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his recurring role as Jeremy Wendell in the television series ''Dallas''. He appeared in the series in 1981 and from 1984 to 1989.
Early life and career
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(Jeremy Wendell) returns after a two-year absence. Sarah Cunningham also returns after four years, as Cliff and Pam's aunt, Maggie Monohan. Additionally
Fredric Lehne
Fredric Lehne (born February 3, 1959) (sometimes credited as Fredric Lane) is an American actor of film, stage, voice and television.
Acting since 1978, he has appeared in more than 200 films, miniseries, and television episodes, as well as st ...
(Eddie Cronin) and
Kathleen York
Kathleen "Bird" York is an American actress, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter recording artist. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "In the Deep" from the 2004 film '' Crash.''
Life and career
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(Betty) appear in a major story-arc, although neither of them will return for subsequent seasons.
Crew
Showrunner
A showrunner is the top-level executive producer of a television series. The position outranks other creative and management personnel, including episode directors, in contrast to feature films, in which the director has creative control over th ...
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 prime time oil soap opera ''Dallas''.
Early life and career
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Arthur Bernard Lewis
Arthur Bernard Lewis (January 26, 1926 – October 30, 2010) was an American television writer and producer. He wrote sixty-nine episodes of the CBS oil soap opera ''Dallas'' and was the supervising producer of over one hundred episodes of ...
and David Paulsen remain the core writers, although Peter Dunne, in preparation for taking over showrunning duties during the following season, writes two episodes in place of Leonard Katzman.
For the fourth consecutive year, the production team remains the same:
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''.
Early life
Capice graduat ...
serves as executive producer, Katzman as producer, Cliff Fenneman as associate producer, and writer Arthur Bernard Lewis as supervising producer. After two years as story editor, writer David Paulsen is now billed executive story editor.
DVD release
The eight season of ''Dallas was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five double-sided DVDs, on February 12, 2008. In addition to the 30 episodes, it also includes the featurette "Dallas Makeover: Travilla Style".TVshowsonDVD.com: Dallas Season 8