Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman Headshot

Actor • Director • Producer

Birth Date: September 21, 1931

Death Date: November 23, 2012

Birth Place: Fort Worth, Texas

Larry Hagman could boast not one, but two, indelible characters during his storied acting career. After early work off-Broadway and scoring bit parts on several television series, Hagman made headway with a pair of roles in the feature films "Ensign Pulver" (1964) and "Fail Safe" (1964). He soon enjoyed mainstream success as astronaut Anthony Nelson opposite gorgeous wish-granter Barbara Eden on the classic sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie" (NBC, 1965-1970). Hagman later tried his luck with a couple failed sitcoms, while appearances - usually as a unrepentant cad - in films like "Mother, Juggs & Speed" (1976) and "The Eagle Has Landed" (1976) kept him in the public eye, if not always in the most flattering light. Then, after 20 years in the business, the veteran actor became a true television icon as the unscrupulous oil tycoon J.R. Ewing on the pop-culture phenomenon "Dallas" (CBS, 1978-1991). In the years that followed "Dallas," the actor popped up occasionally in films like "Nixon" (1995) and "Primary Colors" (1998), although poor health and lackluster projects stood in the way of a return to the top of the TV ratings. That was until he returned to the city that made him famous, once again starring as J.R. on a series continuation of "Dallas" (TNT, 2012-14), one of the surprise hits of year. By now so famous that even his eyebrows had their own Facebook page, Hagman was once again a primetime star, even in the twilight of his career. Sadly for fans, he would pass away of cancer before the second season of his monumental comeback.

Credits

I Get That a Lot

Actor
TV Show
2013

Larry King NowStream

Guest
TV Show
2012

DallasStream

Actor
J.R. Ewing
TV Show
2012
75%

CBS This Morning

Guest
TV Show
2012

LIVE with Kelly

Guest
TV Show
2011

Solartaxi: Around the World With the Sun

Actor
TV Show
2010

The Flight of the Swan

Actor
Corporate President
Movie
2010

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Guest
TV Show
2009

Fields of Fuel

Actor
Movie
2008

Heroes of Comedy

Guest Star
TV Show
2005

Desperate HousewivesStream

Guest Star
Frank Kaminsky
TV Show
2004
72%

TV Revolution

Guest Star
TV Show
2004

Tavis Smiley

Guest
TV Show
2004

Nip/TuckStream

Guest Star
Burt Landau
TV Show
2003
75%

I Love the 1980s

Host
TV Show
2001

I Love 1980

Host
TV Show
2001

Dallas: War of the Ewings

Actor
J.R. Ewing
Movie
1998

Dallas: War of the Ewings

Executive Producer
Movie
1998

Primary ColorsStream

Actor
Gov. Fred Picker
Movie
1998
81%

The View

Guest
TV Show
1997

Orleans

Actor
TV Show
1997

The Third Twin

Actor
Berrington Jones
Movie
1997

Dallas: J.R. Returns

Actor
J.R. Ewing
Movie
1996

NixonStream

Actor
Jack Jones
Movie
1995
75%

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

Director
Movie
1994

Staying Afloat

Actor
Alexander Hollingsworth III
Movie
1993

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

Guest
TV Show
1992

The SimpsonsStream

Guest Voice
Wallace Brady
TV Show
1989
85%

The Joan Rivers Show

Guest
TV Show
1989

Deadly Encounter

Actor
Sam
Movie
1982

American Eagle

Actor
Sam
Movie
1982

Diana

Actor
TV Show
1981

A Cry for Justice

Actor
Dwight Sheppard
Movie
1979

DallasStream

Actor
John Ross "J.R." Ewing Jr.
TV Show
1978

DallasStream

Director
TV Show
1978

El Último de los Chicos Buenos

Actor
Movie
1978

A Double Life

Actor
Doyle Rettig
Movie
1978

SupermanStream

Actor
Major
Movie
1978
93%

The Last of the Good Guys

Actor
Sergeant Frank O'Malley
Movie
1978

The President's Mistress

Actor
Ed Murphy
Movie
1978

Intimate Strangers

Actor
Mort Burns
Movie
1977

Checkered Flag or Crash

Actor
Bo Cochran
Movie
1977

The Eagle Has LandedStream

Actor
Colonel Pitts
Movie
1976
67%

The Big Bus

Actor
Parking Lot Doctor
Movie
1976

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Actor
Murdoch
Movie
1976

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective

Actor
Sherman Holmes
Movie
1976

Sarah T.: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Actor
Jerry Travis
Movie
1975

The Big Rip-Off

Actor
Frank Darnell
Movie
1975

The Rockford FilesStream

Guest Star
Richard Lessing
TV Show
1974

Police WomanStream

Guest Star
Tony Bonner
TV Show
1974

Harry O

Guest Star
TV Show
1974

Hurricane

Actor
Paul Damon
Movie
1974

Harry and Tonto

Actor
Eddie Coombes
Movie
1974

Sidekicks

Actor
Quince Drew
Movie
1974

Stardust

Actor
Porter Lee Austin
Movie
1974

L'Ouragan

Actor
Movie
1974

Love Story

Actor
Dick Madison
TV Show
1973

Police StoryStream

Actor
TV Show
1973

Barnaby Jones

Guest Star
TV Show
1973

Here We Go Again

Actor
Richard Evans
TV Show
1973

What Are Best Friends For?

Actor
Frank Ross
Movie
1973

Bloodsport

Actor
Coach Marshall
Movie
1973

The Alpha Caper

Actor
Tudor
Movie
1973

Antonio

Actor
Mark Hunter
Movie
1973

Le Prix de la victoire

Actor
Movie
1973

The Streets of San Francisco

Guest Star
Terry Vine
TV Show
1972

No Place to Run

Actor
Cabbie
Movie
1972

Getting Away From It All

Actor
Fred Clark
Movie
1972

Beware! The Blob

Actor
Movie
1972

Beware! The Blob

Director
Movie
1972

The Good Life

Actor
Albert Miller
TV Show
1971

The Good Life

Director
TV Show
1971

Vanished

Actor
TV Show
1971

A Howling in the Woods

Actor
Eddie Crocker
Movie
1971

A Capitol Affair

Actor
Dean Chasen
Movie
1971

Night Gallery

Actor
TV Show
1970

Night Gallery

Guest Star
TV Show
1970

Dan August

Guest Star
Art Lewis
TV Show
1970

McCloud

Guest Star
TV Show
1970

Triple Play I

Actor
Movie
1970

Three in the Cellar

Actor
Maurice Camber
Movie
1970

Love, American Style

Actor
Harry Fishberg
TV Show
1969

Three's a Crowd

Actor
Jim Carson
Movie
1969

Name of the Game

Guest Star
TV Show
1968

The Group

Actor
Harald Peterson
Movie
1966

I Dream of JeannieStream

Actor
Capt. Tony Nelson
TV Show
1965

I Dream of JeannieStream

Director
TV Show
1965

In Harm's Way

Actor
Lt. (j.g.) Cline
Movie
1965

Fail-SafeStream

Actor
Buck
Movie
1964
93%

Ensign Pulver

Actor
Lt. J.G. Billings
Movie
1964

The DuPont Show of the Month

Actor
TV Show
1957

TodayStream

Guest
TV Show
1952

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