Dallas (TV series)

Dallas was a long-running primetime television soap opera about the Ewings, a wealthy Texas oil family. It aired on the CBS network from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. It was broadcast around the world, and is probably the most famous and successful American soap opera outside of the U.S.

Important secondary characters

; David Ackroyd (1978-1979) and Ted Shackleford (1979-1981) as Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing

Related Topics:
David Ackroyd - 1978 - 1979 - Ted Shackleford - 1981

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:alcoholic black sheep of the Ewing family and Lucy's father who moves away to California to star in spin-off series Knots Landing

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; Joan Van Ark as Valene Ewing (1978-1981)

Related Topics:
Joan Van Ark - 1978 - 1981

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:Gary's wife and Lucy's mother

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;David Wayne (1978-1979) and Keenan Wynn (1979-1980) as Willard "Digger" Barnes

Related Topics:
David Wayne - 1978-1979 - Keenan Wynn - 1979 - 1980

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:Cliff and Pam's father, former partner and sworn enemy of Jock Ewing

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;Tina Louise as Julie Grey (1978 - 1979)

Related Topics:
Tina Louise - 1978 - 1979

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:J.R.'s secretary and mistress

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;Don Starr as Jordan Lee (1978-1990)

Related Topics:
Don Starr - 1978 - 1990

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:a member of the cartel

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;Fern Fitzgerald as Marilee Stone (1978-1990)

Related Topics:
Fern Fitzgerald - 1978 - 1990

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:promiscuous female member of the cartel

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;Barbara Babcock as Liz Craig (1978-1982)

Related Topics:
Barbara Babcock - 1978 - 1982

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:Pam's boss at The Store

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;George O. Petrie as Harve Smithfield (1979-1991)

Related Topics:
George O. Petrie - 1979 - 1991

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:family attorney

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;Colleen Camp (1978-1979) and Mary Crosby (1979-1981) as Kristin Shepard Farraday

Related Topics:
Colleen Camp - 1978 - 1979 - Mary Crosby - 1981

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:Sue Ellen's sister, who has an affair with J.R. and then shoots him in the famous cliffhanger, then gives birth to Bobby and Pam's son Christopher before her death

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;Tom Fuccello as Dave Culver (1979-1982, 1986-1987)

Related Topics:
Tom Fuccello - 1979 - 1982 - 1986 - 1987

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:Donna's stepson

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;Jared Martin as Steven "Dusty" Farlow (1979-1982, 1985, 1991)

Related Topics:
Jared Martin - 1979 - 1982 - 1985 - 1991

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:Clayton's son and Sue Ellen's one-time lover

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;Randy Powell as Alan Beam (1979-1980)

Related Topics:
Randy Powell - 1979 - 1980

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:smooth-talking, ambitious lawyer who works for J.R.

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;Martha Scott as Patricia Shepherd (1979-1985)

Related Topics:
Martha Scott - 1979 - 1985

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:Sue Ellen and Kristin's mother

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;Leigh McCloskey as Mitch Cooper (1979-1982, 1985, 1988)

Related Topics:
Leigh McCloskey - 1979 - 1982 - 1985 - 1988

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:Lucy's husband

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;Morgan Woodward as Punk Anderson (1980-1988)

Related Topics:
Morgan Woodward - 1980 - 1988

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:Oil executive and good friend to Jock and Ellie

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;Joanna Cassidy as Sally Bullock (1980-1981)

Related Topics:
Joanna Cassidy - 1980 - 1981

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:shipping magnate who sleeps with J.R.

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;Morgan Brittany as Katherine Wentworth (1981-1984, 1985, 1987)

Related Topics:
Morgan Brittany - 1981 - 1984 - 1985 - 1987

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:wicked half-sister of Pam and Cliff

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;Priscilla Pointer as Rebecca Wentworth (1981-1983)

Related Topics:
Priscilla Pointer - 1981 - 1983

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:mother of Pam, Cliff and Katherine

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;William Smithers as Jeremy Wendell (1981, 1984-1989)

Related Topics:
William Smithers - 1981 - 1984 - 1989

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:head of WestStar and proverbial thorn in J.R.'s side

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;Audrey Landers as Afton Cooper (1981-1984, 1989)

Related Topics:
Audrey Landers - 1981 - 1984 - 1989

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:aspiring singer who becomes Cliff's girlfriend

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;Susan Flannery as Leslie Stewart (1981)

Related Topics:
Susan Flannery - 1981

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:a PR agent who works with Ewing Oil

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;Deborah Rennard as Sylvia "Sly" Lovegren (1981-1991)

Related Topics:
Deborah Rennard - 1981 - 1991

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:J.R.'s secretary

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;Deborah Tranelli as Phyllis (1981-1991)

Related Topics:
Deborah Tranelli - 1981 - 1991

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:Bobby's secretary

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;Sherill Lynn Rettino as Jackie Dugan

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:Cliff's secretary

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;Alice Hirson as Mavis Anderson (1982-1987)

Related Topics:
Alice Hirson - 1982 - 1987

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:Punk's wife

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;John Beck as Mark Graison (1983-1984, 1985-1986)

Related Topics:
John Beck - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986

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:Pam's one-time fiancée

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;Lois Chiles as Holly Harwood (1982-1983)

Related Topics:
Lois Chiles - 1982 - 1983

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:oil heiress becomes involved in a complex scheme with J.R.

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;Timothy Patrick Murphy as Mickey Trotter (1982-1983)

Related Topics:
Timothy Patrick Murphy - 1982 - 1983

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:Ray's rebellious cousin

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;Christopher Atkins as Peter Richards (1983-1984)

Related Topics:
Christopher Atkins - 1983 - 1984

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:young,hot lover of Sue Ellen

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;Omri Katz as John Ross Ewing III (1983-1991)

Related Topics:
Omri Katz - 1983 - 1991

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:J.R. and Sue Ellen's son

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;Shalane McCall as Charlie Wade (1983-1988)

Related Topics:
Shalane McCall - 1983 - 1988

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:Jenna's daughter

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;Alexis Smith as Lady Jessica Farlow Montford (1984, 1990)

Related Topics:
Alexis Smith - 1984 - 1990

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:Clayton's criminally insane sister

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;Daniel Pilon as Renaldo Marchetta (1984-1985)

Related Topics:
Daniel Pilon - 1984 - 1985

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:Jenna's ex-husband and Charlie's father

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;Jenilee Harrison as Jamie Ewing Barnes (1984-1986)

Related Topics:
Jenilee Harrison - 1984 - 1986

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:cousin to the Southfork Ewings who marries Cliff

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;Deborah Shelton as Mandy Winger (1984-1987)

Related Topics:
Deborah Shelton - 1984 - 1987

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:one of J.R.'s many mistresses

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;Joshua Harris as Christopher Ewing (1985-1991)

Related Topics:
Joshua Harris - 1985 - 1991

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:Bobby and Pam's adopted son

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;Barbara Carrera as Angelica Nero (1985-1986)

Related Topics:
Barbara Carrera - 1985 - 1986

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:exotic businesswoman who dangerously tangles with J.R.

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;Steve Forrest as Wes Parmalee (1986)

Related Topics:
Steve Forrest - 1986

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:ranch hand who claims to be Jock

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;Jack Scalia as Nicholas Pearce (1987-1988, 1991)

Related Topics:
Jack Scalia - 1987 - 1988 - 1991

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:a stock broker who becomes infatuated with Sue Ellen

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;Andrew Stevens as Casey Denault (1987-1989)

Related Topics:
Andrew Stevens - 1987 - 1989

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:a young hustler who works with J.R.

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;Leigh Taylor-Young as Kimberly Cryder (1987-1989)

Related Topics:
Leigh Taylor-Young - 1987 - 1989

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:daughter of the largest owner of WestStar stock, whom J.R. tries to marry to gain control of that company

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;Beth Toussaint as Tracy McKay Lawton (1988-1989)

Related Topics:
Beth Toussaint - 1988 - 1989

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:Carter McKay's daughter who becomes involved with Bobby

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;J. Eddie Peck as Tommy McKay (1989)

Related Topics:
J. Eddie Peck - 1989

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:son of Carter McKay, a drug dealer

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;Jeri Gaile as Rose Daniels McKay (1989-1991)

Related Topics:
Jeri Gaile - 1989 - 1991

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:Carter's young wife

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;Ian McShane as Don Lockwood (1989)

Related Topics:
Ian McShane - 1989

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:a film director who directs Sue Ellen's idea for an unflattering film about J.R.

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;Gayle Hunnicutt as Vanessa Beaumont (1989-1991)

Related Topics:
Gayle Hunnicutt - 1989 - 1991

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:old flame of J.R.'s and James' mother

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;Lesley-Anne Down as Stephanie Rogers (1990)

Related Topics:
Lesley-Anne Down - 1990

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:PR woman who plots to make Cliff a large political figure

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;Susan Lucci as Sheila Foley (1990-1991)

Related Topics:
Susan Lucci - 1990 - 1991

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:psychotic kidnapper

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;Barbara Eden as Lee Ann De La Vega (1990-1991)

Related Topics:
Barbara Eden - 1990 - 1991

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:old girlfriend of J.R. plotting revenge against him

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