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Larry Hagman
From The TV IV
| Larry Hagman | |
| Birth name | Larry Martin Hagman |
| Born | September 21, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Died | November 23, 2012 in Dallas, Texas, USA from complications from throat cancer |
| Notable Roles | Tony Nelson in I Dream of Jeannie J.R. Ewing in Dallas and Dallas (2012) |
| Notable Episodes | |
| Awards | 1 Aftonblast TV Prize, Sweeden
1 Bambi Award 1 Golden Camera, Sweeden 2 Lone Star Film & Television Awards, USA 5 Soap Opera Digest Awards, USA 1 TV Land Award, USA Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Larry Hagman was an American actor, producer and director.
Contents |
Roles
Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Dream of Jeannie | Tony Nelson | 1965–1970 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| The Good Life | Albert Miller | 1971–1972 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Here We Go Again | Richard Evans | 1973 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas | J.R. Ewing | 1978–1991 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Orleans | Judge Luther Charbonnet | 1997 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas | J.R. Ewing | 2012 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Guest Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Boyd | 3x05 - The Takers | October 13, 1963 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Elias | 3x21 - Ambassador at Large | August 30, 1964 |
| Dan August | Art Lewis | 1x19 - The Law | February 4, 1971 |
| Police Woman | 1x04 - Seven-Eleven | October 4, 1974 | |
| Police Story | Alan R. Richardson | 2x06 - Glamour Boy | October 29, 1974 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 6x24 - Loser in a Dead Heat | March 11, 1975 | |
| Doctors Hospital | 1x02 - Come at Last Love | September 17, 1975 | |
| Harry O | Bernie Roth | 2x02 - One for the Road | September 18, 1975 |
| Three for the Road | Gordo Thurgate | 1x04 - Ride on a Red Balloon | October 5, 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Paul Gardner | 1x08 - The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party | October 30, 1975 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Terry Vine | 4x10 - Dead Air | November 13, 1975 |
| Barnaby Jones | Dr. Frank Rickers | 4x09 - Fatal Witness | November 14, 1975 |
| McMillan & Wife | Dr. Wesley Corman | 6x05 - Affair of the Heart | March 20, 1977 |
| The Rockford Files | Richard Lessing/Paul T. Grisham | 4x11 - Forced Retirement | December 9, 1977 |
| Knots Landing | J.R. Ewing | 1x02 - Community Spirit | January 3, 1980 |
| Knots Landing | J.R. Ewing | 2x09 - A Family Matter | January 15, 1981 |
| Knots Landing | J.R. Ewing | 2x17 - Designs | March 26, 1981 |
| Knots Landing | J.R. Ewing | 4x02 - Daniel | October 7, 1982 |
| Knots Landing | J.R. Ewing | 4x06 - New Beginnings | October 29, 1982 |
| The Simpsons | Wallace Brady | 17x21 - The Monkey Suit | May 14, 2006 |
| Nip/Tuck | Burt Landau | 4x01 - Cindy Plumb | September 5, 2006 |
| Nip/Tuck | Burt Landau | 4x04 - Shari Noble | September 26, 2006 |
| Nip/Tuck | Burt Landau | 4x06 - Faith Wolper, Ph.D | October 10, 2006 |
| Nip/Tuck | Burt Landau | 4x07 - Burt Landau | October 17, 2006 |
| Nip/Tuck | Burt Landau | 4x09 - Liz Cruz | October 31, 2006 |
| Desperate Housewives | Frank Kaminsky | 7x13 - I'm Still Here | January 16, 2011 |
| Desperate Housewives | Frank Kaminsky | 7x14 - Flashback | February 13, 2011 |
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
| Title | Role | Airdate | Series/Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Double Life | Doyle Rettig | September 10, 1978 | Sword of Justice |
| A Cry for Justice | Dwight Sheperd | May 23, 1979 | Police Story |
| J.R. Returns | J.R. Ewing | November 15, 1996 | Dallas |
| War of the Ewings | J.R. Ewing | April 24, 1998 | Dallas |
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
| Series | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| The Hollywood Squares | July 23-27, 1979 |
Producer
Series Produced
| Series | Year(s) | Credit | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 1988 –1991 | Executive Producer |
Made-for-TV Movies Produced
| Title | Credit | Airdate | Series/Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Returns | Executive Producer | November 15, 1996 | Dallas |
| War of the Ewings | Executive Producer | April 24, 1998 | Dallas |
Director
Episode Director
| Series | Episode | Airdate | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Dream of Jeannie | 2x27 - There Goes the Bride | March 27, 1967 | |
| I Dream of Jeannie | 2x29 - The Birds and the Bees Bit | April 10, 1967 | |
| I Dream of Jeannie | 3x12 - Jeannie and the Great Bank Robbery | December 5, 1967 |
Awards and Accolades
Primetime Emmy Awards
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1980, 1981)
Trivia
- Was the son of Mary Martin
- Was a fanatic of medicinal marijuana.
- Had a ring made out of the gallstones he himself passed.
- His character J.R. Ewing of Dallas and Knots Landing was named #1 on TV Guide's "Nastiest Villains of All-Time" in 2013.
- The movie he directed Beware the Blob! originally flopped until he became an especially known name playing J.R. Ewing and the movie was re-released with the promotional tagline "The Film That J.R. Shot!"
- He always loved motorcycles and owned a Harley.
- Before he was a successful actor, he met and used to work with a young unfamiliar actor Carroll O'Connor, who was working as an assistant stage manager for the Broadway play God and Kate Murphy, in which Hagman starred.
- He refused to speak one day a week, simply as a test of his self discipline.
- Just before his future Dallas co-star, Patrick Duffy was born, Hagman would frequently visit Duffy's parents' home, as a teenager. Years later, he suggested to Patrick, he audition for a role on Dallas, and didn't know who Hagman was at the time.
- Received six Soap Opera Digest Awards for his role as J.R. Ewing on Dallas.
