See Where the Original ‘Dallas’ Stars Are Today

7. KEN KERCHEVAL – CLIFF BARNES

As Cliff Barnes, Ken Kercheval provided many of the series plot points with his efforts to get revenge on nemesis JR Ewing whether it be through using his political power against him or by sleeping with his wife Sue Ellen.

Outside of the show, Kercheval is another to have performed in UK panto and has been very active on the circuit in the past decade, performing in London, Southampton, Manchester, Cardiff, and Plymouth. A lung cancer survivor, he has five children from three marriages that all ended in divorce.

8. LARRY HAGMAN – JOHN ROSS ‘JR’ EWING

The most famous, and infamous, of the Ewing clan, Larry Hagman appeared as JR in every one of the series’ 356 episodes as well as several spin-off versions, including the recent reboot of the series which ran from 2012 to 2014.

His character was famously shot in the last episode of the third series in 1980, prompting an eight-month-long ‘whodunnit’ that became a cultural phenomenon with spin-off memorabilia including ‘Who Shot JR’ t-shirts and mugs. Hagman himself was offered £100,000 to reveal the shooter’s identity while on holiday in the UK.

After the end of the main series, Hagman made sporadic appearances in film and television, including hit shows Nip/Tuck and Desperate Housewives, and even appeared on British screens on comedy panel show Shooting Stars.

But he struggled with his health post-Dallas, having successful surgery for liver cancer in 1995 but then developing throat cancer in 2011. He died in November 2012.

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