Actor Larry Hagman, notorious and beloved as 'Dallas' villain J.R. Ewing, dies
 

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Actor Larry Hagman, notorious and beloved as 'Dallas' villain J.R. Ewing, dies

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Larry Hagman and Josh Henderson speak with reporters on the red carpet during the TNT premier of the television show, Dallas at the Winspear Opera House on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

Larry Hagman, the North Texas native who played the conniving and mischievous J.R. Ewing on the TV show Dallas, died Friday afternoon at a Dallas hospital, according to sources close to the actor. He was 81.

The iconic role changed Mr. Hagman’s life. He rocketed from being a merely well-known TV actor on I Dream of Jeannie and the son of Broadway legend Mary Martin, to the kind of transnational fame known only by the likes of the Beatles and Muhammad Ali.

Mr. Hagman made his home in California with his wife of nearly 60 years, the former Maj Axelsson. Despite obvious physical frailty, he gamely returned to Dallas to film season one of TNT’s Dallas reboot and part of season two.

Among those confirming the death were Linda Gray's agent, Jeffrey Lane, who said the actress was at Mr. Hagman's bedside when he died at a Dallas hospital, according to The Sun in London. He said another co-star, Patrick Duffy, was also present. “They had been friends for 35 years and they had worked together for many years, so obviously it is devastating," Mr. Lane told The Sun.

More details to come.

RIP J.R. \m/

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Which two celebrities will be the next to die?

Thought this said Larry Hankin, was briefly upset.

Was he shot? :shifty:

R.I.P. Major Nelson.

So, how does Season 2 of the new Dallas work out now?

Did he rassle Bobby Jaggers?

It's like some kind of bad dream :shifty:

Man, all the good actors are dying this year, what the hell?

I wondered that as well.

hopefully they don't try and re-cast his character as only he can play it.

Regis Philbin & Ed Asner

Still remember this guy for the ORIGINAL Dallas, not the half-baked remake series. :'(

R.I.P. “NASTY!” (my mother says I would snarl at the screen and in a low, gravelly voice say “NASTY J.R.!” every time he showed up, lol. I personally don’t recall that, possibly because I was so young...) J.R. Ewing. You will be missed.

Who shot J.R. part 2...this time its not a dream

Damn right.

Bumping to the Theme from Dallas as I type this..RIP J.R., you dirty son of a bitch!

Did trivia at a bar on monday and tuesday. Both had a round for Larry Hagman.