Here’s What Your Favorite 'Dallas' Stars Are Up To Since The Show Wrapped

Patrick Duffy played Bobby Ewing, the younger brother in the Ewing family. You might remember his involvement in the most notorious plot twist in Dallas’ history. Bobby was supposed to have died in a 1985 episode, but the following year it turned out his death was all a dream.

Before Dallas came along, Larry Hagman was best known for the role of Major Anthony Nelson in I Dream of Jeannie. But afterward, he was forever associated with J.R. Ewing.

Linda Gray played Sue Ellen, J.R.’s wife, in a whopping 308 episodes of Dallas. When the show finished she did a couple of other soap operas — Melrose Place as well as The Bold and Beautiful — before returning to the part of Sue Ellen for the reboot.

You might not remember, but the ex-wife of Elvis also turned up in Dallas. She played Jenna Wade, Bobby’s ex-lover who goes on to hook up with him again when he and his wife split up.

Oscar-nominated performer Barbara Bel Geddes played Miss Ellie for all but one season of Dallas – in 1984 she’d had a cardiac operation, so Donna Reed took on the part temporarily.

Omri Katz was one of the talented child actors who starred in Dallas. He portrayed John Ross Ewing III, the son of Sue Ellen and J.R., for a decade from 1983. But like many kid stars who found big success early, he didn’t stick around in the performing business.

Who doesn't love a good rivalry? Ken Kercheval played J.R.’s nemesis Cliff Barnes, who had the distinction of being the only other male character apart from J.R. himself to appear in every season of Dallas.

Charlene Tilton’s Lucy Ewing was one of the most memorable characters on the show. And Tilton’s eventful personal life — particularly her chaotic relationship with country music star Johnny Lee — kept her and Dallas in the newspapers as well.

Audrey Landers was the unforgettable woman who played Afton Cooper, who served as a love interest to Cliff. She was a bit of a pin-up icon in her time, even posing for Playboy at one point.

Steve Kanaly portrayed Ray Krebbs, Jock Ewing’s illegitimate child, meaning that his character, unfortunately, turned out to be the uncle of Lucy — whom he’d been dating. Soap operas, eh?

Victoria Principal was Pamela Barnes Ewing, the wife of Bobby. She was already well-known before she was cast, thanks in no small part to an appearance in Playboy magazine and a relationship with Frank Sinatra. She also founded her own health and beauty brands.

Howard Keel lived through poverty as a youngster before making it in Hollywood. He appeared in hit big-screen musicals including Kiss Me Kate and Show Boat before, in later life, he was cast as Clayton Farlow in Dallas.

Sadly, Jock Ewing actor Jim Davis passed before the end of Dallas. During the fourth season, he contracted cancer and his condition steadily deteriorated. At some points during the show, he had to wear a wig to conceal the hair loss caused by his treatment.

Susan Howard wasn’t actually meant to be a major player in Dallas. But the show creators loved her performance as Donna Culver so much that they wrote her into more and more episodes.

Jenilee Harrison played Jamie Ewing Barnes, the only character on Dallas to die not once, but twice. Initially, she met her demise in an exploding automobile — though that turned out to be just a dream — and then she died in a climbing accident.

Actress Deborah Rennard played Sly Lovegren, J.R. Ewing’s magnificently named secretary. She continued to act after Dallas and was in another soap, Day of Our Lives. But she switched careers in the 1990s and primarily became a stage producer.

In 1986 Sheree J. Wilson was cast as April Stevens in Dallas, and she went on to become one of the show’s most popular characters. No doubt many fans were disappointed when she was shot and killed while on her honeymoon.

Deborah Tranelli played Phyllis Wapner, personal assistant to Bobby Ewing, on Dallas from 1981 to 1991. But her life went in a different direction after that breakthrough part. She turned to singing, appearing in multiple musicals including Hairspray and Hereafter.

Child actor Joshua Harris played Christopher, Pam and Bobby Ewing’s adopted child — and the biological son of Kristin Shepard — in Dallas. But that’s not a grown-up Harris playing Christopher in the reboot series.

Theresa, the housemaid of the Ewings, was portrayed by Roseanna Christiansen. She may not be the best-known character from Dallas, but she definitely has her fans. The character stuck around for nine seasons, after all.

Shalene McCall joined Dallas when she was a mere nine years old. She portrayed Charlie, the daughter of Priscilla Presley’s character Jenna. McCall was in the series for half a decade, but after that, she dropped out of the entertainment industry entirely.

Here's a familiar face for you! Oscar-winner George Kennedy appeared in more than 100 movies and TV shows, so naturally, he popped up in Dallas. He was Carter McKay, one of the main villains of the show.

The initial plan had been for Cathy Podewell, who portrayed Cally Harper Ewing, to appear in a handful of episodes of the series. But the show-runners and her co-star Larry Hagman were so taken by Podewell that they decided she’d become a regular character.

After winning the crown of Miss U.S.A., Deborah Shelton played Mandy Winger, the lover of J.R. Ewing. She was in more than 60 episodes of Dallas in all. But she didn't exactly catapult to fame afterward.

Former child actress Morgan Brittany portrayed Katherine Wentworth, Pamela and Cliff’s half-sister, on Dallas. The starlet had a nice resume to land her that job, including spots on Gunsmoke and Gypsy. She was in a couple of big shows after the soap opera, including Melrose Place.

From 1989 to 1991, Sasha Mitchell played J.R. Ewing’s illegitimate child James Beaumont. He was in more than 40 episodes in all, and as soon as he left Dallas he got another big break.

Here are some wild showbiz connections: Priscilla Pointer is the mom of actress Amy Irving and one-time mother-in-law of Steven Spielberg. She was in Dallas as well! She played Rebecca Wentworth, who was the mother of Pamela Ewing and Cliff Barnes.

The handsome Jack Scalia was a pretty big star back in his day. Playing Nicholas Pierce on Dallas was just one small part of his career. Scalia was in multiple hit TV shows, Remington Steele and All My Children among them.

Mary Crosby, the daughter of the legendary Bing Crosby, played one of the most important roles in Dallas history. She was Kristin Shepard, the character who shot J.R. in one of the series' most iconic episodes.

Christopher Atkins, a teen idol of the early 1980s and a star of The Blue Lagoon, played Peter Richards on Dallas from 1983 to 1984. And he was cast specifically because of his status as someone girls would swoon over.

While Alice Hirson may not be a household name, you’ve almost definitely seen her in something. There was Dallas, of course, in which she played the recurring character of Mavis Anderson.

Barbara Carrera is known best as a Bond Girl. She was Fatima Blush in the 1983’s Never Say Never Again and got a Golden Globe nomination for her fiery performance.

Lois Chiles was yet another Bond girl who appeared in Dallas! Before being cast as Holly Harwood in the soap opera she played another Holly, Dr. Holly Goodhead, in the Roger Moore Bond film Moonraker.

Actor Barry Jenner had a long and prolific career. Arguably his work on Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and Family Matters are what he’s best known for. But he played Dr. Jerry Kenderson in Dallas for more than 20 episodes.

Barbara Bel Geddes departed Dallas in 1984, apparently because of ill health. So the producers had to quickly get someone in to replace her as Miss Ellie. They chose TV veteran Donna Reed, and then some behind-the-scenes drama came along.

Leigh Taylor-Young played Kimberly Cryder, another woman in J.R. Ewing’s long line of conquests. She was already a soap opera star when she was cast, having been on Peyton Place back in the 1960s.

Tina Louise was already well-known from Gilligan’s Island and The Stepford Wives when she was cast in Dallas. She did five episodes as Julie Grey, J.R. Ewing’s secretary who disclosed confidential information to his rivals and ended up plummeting to her death.

With Larry Hagman playing such a major role in Dallas, it only made sense for his frequent collaborator Barbara Eden to be cast at some point, right? Well, it took a while for that wish to come true.

Before Ian McShane’s current run of blockbuster fame, he was in Dallas. The character actor portrayed Don Lockwood, the man Sue Ellen Ewing married in season 12. That stint lasted for 13 episodes.

Yep, none other than future international megastar Brad Pitt was in Dallas back in the day. Before he became mega-famous, the young performer played Randy, the love interest of Charlotte Wade, for a few episodes from 1987 and 1988.