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John Ross Ewing Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series Dallas (1978–1991) and its spin-offs, including the reboot series (2012–2014). The character was portrayed by Larry Hagman from the series premiere in 1978 until his death in late 2012; Hagman was the only actor who appeared in all 357 episodes of the original ...
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 Dallas, and the befuddled astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
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J.R. has a reputation as a really 'bad man', a villainous sort. J.R. thinks nothing of resorting to bribery and blackmail to get his way and appears heartless much of the time - indeed taking pride in his nefarious nature. However, there are several instances where a more sympathetic and complex side to his character is portrayed, such as evidence ...
Early life
J.R. was born in 1939 on Southfork Ranch. In the beginning, he was just like any other little baby boy, except that he needed more love and affection from his parents than he ever got. Miss Ellie remembers: "J.R. was so shy, when I took him shopping I never had to look to see where he was. He had hold of my skirt so tight. I think Jock scared him at first. But when Gary came along, Jock just took over raising him. Make him a man's man, Jock said. I guess then I fussed over Gary too much, beca...
Marriage to Sue Ellen
Still, there was a void in his life. He saw scads of women, and his parents wondered out loud if he had thought about marrying, settling down, producing some heirs. J.R. assured them that he was looking, and indeed he was, but like everything else, J.R. Ewing was determined to bring home the best, and, more important, and most difficult, he wanted to love and be loved. Of the hundreds of women he dated, wooed, bedded, none fit the bill. Then, in July 1963, serving as a judge at the Miss Texas...
Life in Dallas
In late 1978, J.R.'s previously discreet sexual liaisons came home to Southfork to haunt him, and nearly kill him. J.R. and Ray Krebbs had gone on a weekend fling with a certain Wanda Frick and her friend Mary Lou Allen in the Tropicana Motel in Waco. It wasn't anything special, just a jaunt to blow off a little steam after a hard week's work. But Wanda's husband and Mary Lou's brother followed the men back to Southfork and held the family hostage during the great storm that fall. The inciden...
Marriages
J.R. was married to Miss Texas beauty queen Sue Ellen Shepard in 1971, and he had a large amount of extramarital affairs, which culminated in their divorce in 1981; then again from 1982-1988). He was extremely cruel to his nemesis, Cliff Barnes, whom his wife had an affair with. He had a son with Sue Ellen, John Ross, whom he chose as his favorite son. He had a third child with his second wife Cally Harper(1988-1991).
Affairs
Afton Cooper: Late 1980s. His eldest son, named James Richard Beaumont (Sasha Mitchell), came from an affair in France, with Vanessa Beaumont (Gayle Hunnicutt), a former secretary of his, with whom he would rekindle a romance, albeit briefly in Season 12 of the original series.
"I underestimated the new Mrs Ewing. Well, I surely won't do that again." "I never forget those who do me a favour, and I never forget those who don't!" "What difference does it make? Whoever it is has got to be more interesting than the slut I'm looking at right now." (J.R. to Sue Ellen after asking him which slut he'll stay with tonight) "Well Su...
Originally Bobby and Pamela Ewing were going to be the two leading protagonists of Dallas, with J.R. filling the role as the main antagonist. But when the writers found that J.R. and Sue Ellen were...Larry Hagman is the only actor to appear in every episode from the original Dallas. He appears in the two reunion films and every episode of the revival series until Episode 7 of the second season,...The Dallas Facebook Page which was created to coincide with the New Dallas in 2012 was written from the point of view of J.R detailing events of the original series and the 21 year gap from the end...Larry Hagman became seriously ill and his role had to be downplayed during the first series of the 2012 Dallas. After his passing during filming the second series in 2012, he had only filmed 5 out...- Divorced twice
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J.R. Ewing, a Texas oil baron, uses manipulation and blackmail to achieve his ambitions, both business and personal. He often comes into conflict with his brother Bobby, his arch-enemy Cliff Barnes and his long-suffering wife Sue Ellen.
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Nov 24, 2012 · With his wide-brimmed hat, weasel grin and Texan drawl, Larry Hagman made JR Ewing one of the world's greatest soap icons. During 13 years as the most scheming oil tycoon in Dallas, his face...
Watch the best moments of the iconic character J.R. Ewing from the TV show Dallas on YouTube.
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Nov 24, 2012 · Actor Larry Hagman, best known as JR Ewing in the American television series Dallas, has died at the age of 81. His family said he passed away due to complications from his battle with cancer.
