"for both love and revenge on Cliff. Season 3<br> In 2010, TNT (sister company to Warner Bros. Television, the current copyright owners of the series) announced they were producing a new updated ""Dallas"" series. It is a continuation of the original series and primarily centers around Sue Ellen and J.R.'s son John Ross Ewing III, and Bobby Ewing and Pam's adopted son Christopher Ewing, though various stars of the original series will be reprising their roles. Former cast members Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, and Patrick Duffy all agreed to return to the show and portray their original characters. Gray (Sue"
"Bobby Ewing Robert ""Bobby"" James Ewing is a fictional character in the American television series ""Dallas"" and its 2012 revival. The youngest son of Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing, he was portrayed by actor Patrick Duffy (1978–85, 1986–91). Bobby had been killed off in the final episode of the 1984–85 season, and Patrick Duffy left the show for a year. Bobby returned to the show in the famous ""shower scene"" right at the end of the 1985–86 season. The subsequent ""dream revelation"" at the start of the 1986–87 season, wrote off Bobby's accident, his death and all but the final"
"this, no further crossover storylines were featured on ""Knots Landing"". Bobby Ewing Robert ""Bobby"" James Ewing is a fictional character in the American television series ""Dallas"" and its 2012 revival. The youngest son of Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing, he was portrayed by actor Patrick Duffy (1978–85, 1986–91). Bobby had been killed off in the final episode of the 1984–85 season, and Patrick Duffy left the show for a year. Bobby returned to the show in the famous ""shower scene"" right at the end of the 1985–86 season. The subsequent ""dream revelation"" at the start of the 1986–87 season, wrote"
"without Bel Geddes, as one of the stars: ""Through the whole first season, I don't think an episode goes by that Mama is not mentioned in reference to Southfork and the land."" In June 2017 Patrick Duffy confirmed his wife Carlyn Rosser Duffy had died on January 23, 2017. Patrick Duffy Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera ""Dallas"", where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively)"
"season. Following this he became a producer for production company New Wave Entertainment. In 2006, he started his own production company, 4th Wall Entertainment, specializing in television development, documentaries, commercials, feature films, and digital platforms. Joshua Harris (actor) Joshua Harris (born November 27, 1978) is an American former child actor, former baseball player, and television producer. He is known for playing Christopher Ewing on the primetime soap opera ""Dallas"" from 1985 to 1991. Harris began acting at the age of six and appeared on television from 1984 to 1993. As Bobby and Pam Ewing's adopted son Christopher Ewing, he was"
"morality, another reason for J.R. and Bobby's rivalry was their father's preference for Bobby (their mother, Miss Ellie, favored second son Gary). Growing up, and even into adulthood, Jock made no secret of the fact that Bobby was his favorite son and Bobby was very dependent on Jock's support in his fights with J.R. This caused a major rivalry with J.R., who was jealous of the unearned favoritism Bobby got from Jock. Bobby was known for his short temper and emotional reactions. In the first episode of ""Dallas"" in 1978, Bobby Ewing brought his new wife to meet his family"
"in the shower. In the pilot episode of ""Dallas"", Pam and Bobby elope in New Orleans and are married by a Justice of the Peace. After Bobby brings Pam home to Southfork, she is met with great hostility from the Ewing family for being the daughter of their enemy, Digger Barnes. Early on, Bobby's brother, J.R. Ewing, accuses Pamela of being a spy for her brother, Cliff Barnes, who is building a case against Ewing Oil, claiming that she passed a very important company file to Cliff. Bobby vigorously defends his wife and the family eventually find out that Pam"
"Ann Ewing (Dallas) Ann Ewing (maiden name Smith; formerly Ryland) is a fictional character from the TNT soap opera ""Dallas"", portrayed by Brenda Strong. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on June 13, 2012. Strong's casting was announced on April 5, 2011. Ann is the third wife of Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy). The couple married in 2005 and Ann has become the matriarch of Southfork Ranch. She is protective of her stepson and loyal to her family. On April 5, 2011, Matt Webb Mitovich from TVLine reported former ""Desperate Housewives"" actress Brenda Strong had joined the cast"
"Christian and Joseph Cousins Christian and Joseph Cousins (born March 17, 1983) are American actors who are identical twins. As with most cases of actors who are twins, the roles they played were usually shared between the two. Their most famous role was as Dominic in the 1990 film ""Kindergarten Cop"" alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. Christian and Joseph's first role was playing Val and Gary Ewing's son Bobby Ewing on the soap opera ""Knots Landing"", beginning in 1987. The character was named after Bobby Ewing who died during the dream season on ""Dallas"". Afterwards, they frequently appeared in various television series"
"Patrick Duffy Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera ""Dallas"", where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively) from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991. Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby in a continuation of ""Dallas"", which aired on TNT from 2012 to 2014. He is also well known for his role on the ABC sitcom ""Step by Step"" as Frank Lambert, from"
"she's not interested in."" The character of Pamela was a cornerstone for ""Dallas""; the lynchpin of the Barnes/Ewing family around which the soap was originally structured. At the beginning of the serial in 1978, Pamela was the newly married wife of Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of oil baron Jock Ewing and Miss Ellie Ewing. The fictional history of the character has been told via the serial, and the made-for-television movie """", which told the backstory of the Ewing family and the Barnes family. ""Dallas: The Early Years"" told the background of the longstanding feud between Jock Ewing and Pamela's"
"to be obsessed with him, fans (and CBS) had to do without Patrick Duffy, and even worse, ratings, for one whole season. Thus, Larry Hagman, who played Duffy's onscreen brother and despised oil baron J.R. Ewing, along with network execs, persuaded Duffy to return, making it possible (we're talking in soap opera terms here), for Bobby Ewing's character to come back by writing off the ratings nightmare of a season as a dream... a very bad one."" Pam Ewing Pamela ""Pam"" Barnes Ewing is a fictional character from the CBS primetime soap opera ""Dallas"". Pamela is portrayed by actress Victoria"
"doesn't agree but goes along with it for now, although it later leads to some disputes between Bobby and John Ross. Bobby also learns that his first wife Pam died of cancer in 1989. Bobby Ewing appeared in three episodes of the ""Dallas"" spin-off series, ""Knots Landing"", between 1979 and 1982. As many storylines on ""Knots Landing"" depended on the actions of several characters following the death of Bobby Ewing in 1985, the subsequent dream revelation from ""Dallas"" in 1986 did not get applied to the continuity of ""Knots Landing"". Bobby's return was never addressed or even mentioned and, following"
"(nicknamed ""Jimmy""). James decided to stay married to Debra Lynn and annulled his marriage to Michelle. However, he ended up moving back east with Debra Lynn and Jimmy to escape the control of J.R. James did not attend J.R.'s funeral and was not mentioned in his will. James Beaumont (Dallas) James Richard Beaumont is a fictional character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series ""Dallas"", played by Sasha Mitchell. James Beaumont was J.R. Ewing's son from his affair with Vanessa Beaumont in Vienna; he was born in 1967. James was raised in Europe with his"
"Pam Ewing Pamela ""Pam"" Barnes Ewing is a fictional character from the CBS primetime soap opera ""Dallas"". Pamela is portrayed by actress Victoria Principal, first appearing on the show in the first episode, entitled ""Digger's Daughter"", which was first broadcast on April 2, 1978. ""Dallas"" follows the trials of the wealthy Ewing family in the city of Dallas, Texas, which Pam has married into. Principal played Pam until the end of season 10 in 1987, when the character crashes into a truck carrying butane and propane and her body is severely burned. After this, she is briefly played by actress"
"the prime time soap ""Dallas"" in which Patrick Duffy's Bobby Ewing was killed off in season 8 and revealed to be alive in season 10 discounting all of season 9 as a dream. To avoid confusion during production, the two men were referenced in the script by number—Hogestyn being Roman II (John). Over the course of six months, the story explores all avenues most significantly, the effects on Roman and Marlena's twins Eric and Samantha who had been raised by Roman II for most of their lives. In 2002 Hogestyn commented on the retcon: ""This is daytime television, and you"
"Bobby's child. This caused problems between Ray and Bobby, especially after Jenna and Charlie moved in with Ray. In 1987, Jenna gave birth to Bobby's son, Lucas, named after her father. Jenna later married Ray Krebbs. Ray adopted Lucas and raised him with Jenna despite Bobby being the father. The next year, after problems with the now-teenage Charlie, Jenna escorted Charlie to Europe to attend boarding school. After returning to Dallas, she and Ray decided to relocate permanently to Switzerland to be away from the drama of the Ewings. Since Ray's return to Dallas, there has been no mention of"
"James Beaumont (Dallas) James Richard Beaumont is a fictional character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series ""Dallas"", played by Sasha Mitchell. James Beaumont was J.R. Ewing's son from his affair with Vanessa Beaumont in Vienna; he was born in 1967. James was raised in Europe with his mother and her husband who he believed to be his father until his mother told him that his true father was Texas oil baron J.R. Ewing. James came to Dallas to seek out the father he never knew he had. James shocked everyone when he announced that"
"Jack Ewing Jack Ewing is a character that appeared in the popular American television series ""Dallas"", played by Dack Rambo from 1985 to 1987. Jack was born in Alaska in 1951, to Jason and Nancy Ewing. He had a younger sister named Jamie Ewing. Jack married and divorced April Stevens before his arrival in Dallas. Jack arrived in Dallas to help his cousins, J.R. Ewing and Bobby Ewing, stop Cliff Barnes and Jamie Ewing from splitting up Ewing Oil. (Jamie had turned up in Dallas with a document which stated that Jock Ewing, Jason Ewing and Digger Barnes had equally"
"John Ross Ewing III John Ross Ewing III is a fictional character from the American prime time soap opera ""Dallas"" and its 2012 continuation series. The character was first written into the series in the episode named ""John Ewing III: Part 2"" which first aired on April 6, 1979. Omri Katz prominently played the role in the series from 1983 until its conclusion in 1991 and also in the subsequent follow-up movie """". In the continuation series, actor Josh Henderson stepped into the role. John Ross is the son and namesake of show's most iconic character, J.R. Ewing, and his"
"Valene and Ben agree to raise the children as theirs, and the two soon marry. Abby successfully covers her tracks in the matter by simply telling Gary that she had received a phone call for a ""Mrs. Ewing"" telling her where the babies could be found. Gary receives news of his brother Bobby's death and returns to Dallas for the funeral (Bobby Ewing's death was later explained as being a ""dream"" on ""Dallas"" at the start of its tenth season in 1986, although never acknowledged on ""Knots Landing"" since Bobby was never mentioned again). Empire Valley went awry when Gary"
"Gary Ewing (Ted Shackelford) made for one of television's most beloved couples and the audience never stopped rooting for them to get back together."" From the outset, ""Dallas"" was centered around the lives of the wealthy Ewing family who lived in Dallas, Texas. Once the show became a success after the initial run as a five-episode miniseries, the producers decided to expand the roles of certain characters. They introduced the parents of Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton), who had not been shown on-screen until that point. Actress Joan Van Ark was contacted by series creator David Jacobs about joining the show."
"scene of the 1985–86 season, as a dream of Bobby's fiancée and ex-wife, Pamela Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal). Patrick Duffy returned to play Bobby in the films """" (1996) and """" (1998), as well as in the new ""Dallas"" series (2012–14). ""Dallas"" was originally planned to center on Bobby's ""Romeo and Juliet""-style marriage to Pamela Barnes, who was from the rival Barnes family. According to ""Dallas"" scriptwriter and story editor Camille Marchetta, Bobby was initially going to be killed off by the end of the first season, leaving Pamela to become the central character of the series. Bobby's character was"
"had much input. You know the old saying, if it's not broken, don’t fix it; I really believe that Lorimar Television looked upon it as something that was working and they did not want to deviate from the formula."" Pamela's marriage to Bobby Ewing is central to understanding her character. The couple produced the opening scene of ""Dallas"" when the show first aired in 1978, with Bobby bringing his new bride home to meet Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing. Their complex relationship has often been compared to that of Shakespeare's ""Romeo and Juliet"". When asked about whether or not series"
"and Lucy overhear J.R. and Valene's exchange and Lucy realizes that it was J.R. who was responsible for her estrangement from her mother, and that Valene didn't abandon her voluntarily). In December 1979, Valene and Gary are reunited once more in ""Dallas"", and get married for the second time. Gary's parents, Jock Ewing (Jim Davis) and Miss Ellie Ewing (Barbara Bel Geddes), as well as Gary's brother, Bobby (Patrick Duffy), and sister-in-law Pamela Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal), attend the wedding. Shortly afterward, they move to California to live in a home that Miss Ellie had bought for them as a"
"final season, and takes over Ewing Oil. Cliff had a close relationship with his sister, Pamela (played by Victoria Principal) and hated that she married Bobby Ewing (played by Patrick Duffy), J.R.'s younger brother. When ""Dallas"" began, Cliff worked for the state of Texas, building an impressive recorded reputation as investigator of corruption within the independent oil companies. It was no coincidence that these investigations often cited or targeted Ewing Oil. During the second and third seasons, Cliff's career took an upward swing when he was appointed Chief of the Office of Land Management, a fictional enormously powerful state agency"
"of Bobby. While her character was killed off, Bobby would return in scenes to coincide with a planned mental breakdown for the character of Ailsa Hogan (Judy Nunn). Bobby was born in Summer Bay as the illegitimate daughter of Morag Bellingham (Cornelia Frances) and Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn). Morag kept the pregnancy a secret. She was adopted by Doris and Al Simpson (George Leppard; Terence Donovan), who she moved with to the city when she was two years old. Al was a violent alcoholic was imprisoned seven years for petty crime. Meanwhile, Doris and Bobby returned to Summer Bay to"
"advantage of Gary going to Southfork for Bobby's funeral to gain politically at Empire Valley in Gary's absence, and Valene naming her baby son after the late Bobby). When Bobby's death and the subsequent season were revealed to be a dream on ""Dallas"", this did not get applied to the continuity of ""Knots Landing"" and Bobby's return was never addressed or even mentioned. Following this, no further crossover storylines were featured on ""Knots Landing"". With the 2012 continuation of ""Dallas"", rumors began surfacing that both Joan Van Ark and Ted Shackelford would reprise their roles as Valene and Gary Ewing"
"interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. For his contribution to the television industry, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6290 Hollywood Blvd. Jim Davis (actor) Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis, August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap opera, ""Dallas"", a role which continued until he was too ill from a terminal illness to perform. Born in Edgerton in Platte County in northwestern Missouri, Davis attended high school in Dearborn, and the Baptist-affiliated William Jewell"
"Dallas (1978 TV series) Dallas is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978 to May 3, 1991. The series revolves around a wealthy and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes, whose families were sworn enemies with each other. As the series progressed, Bobby's older brother, oil tycoon J.R. Ewing, became the show's breakout character, whose schemes and dirty business became the show's trademark. When the show"
"Harris Ryland Harris Ryland is a character in the American television series ""Dallas"", played by Mitch Pileggi. Harris is the son of Judith Brown Ryland (Judith Light) and ex-husband of Ann Ewing (Brenda Strong). Mitch Pileggi was cast in the series for a multiple episode arc in 2011. Pileggi was promoted to series regular as of the second season. He was in the original series for multiple episodes as a character called Morrissey. He had a grudge against the younger J.R. Ewing in a mental institute. Harris appeared in the 2012 continuation of the series, and had audiences wondering about"
"issues and examining relationships at the middle class level"". CBS initially turned down this idea, as they wanted something more ""glitzy"" to put on the air, with wealthier characters, which would become ""Dallas"". Once that show became a success after the initial run as a five-episode miniseries, the producers decided to expand the roles of certain characters. They introduced the parents of Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton), who had not been shown on-screen until that point, in the two-part episode ""The Reunion"". After the success of ""Dallas"", Jacobs presented his initial idea again and created ""Knots Landing"", with some alterations of"
"Jock Ewing John Ross ""Jock"" Ewing Sr. (1909–82) is a character in the popular American television series ""Dallas"", played by Jim Davis from 1978 to 1981; in the made-for-TV movie prequel to the series """" (1986), he was played by Dale Midkiff. Jock Ewing founded Ewing Oil in 1930 and was the patriarch of the Ewing family. Jock was born in 1909, the younger of two sons born to Leander Ewing and his wife. Through his older brother Jason, Jock got a job in an oil field in east Texas. While riding in a train boxcar he met Willard ""Digger"""