List of Dallas (1978 TV series) cast members

This is a list of actors appearing on the 1978–1991 US television series Dallas. During its 14 seasons on air, the show featured 21 regular cast members. Furthermore, 32 actors were billed as "also starring" during the first scene of the episodes, and 24 were billed as "special guest star" in the closing credits. Additionally, hundreds more were billed as either guest stars or co-stars. This list includes those with at least eight appearances.

Cast timeline

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Character Actor Dallas
(1978–1991)
J.R. Returns
(1996)
War of
the Ewings

(1998)
Dallas
(2012–2014)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3
Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow[a] Barbara Bel Geddes M M
Donna Reed M[b]
Jock Ewing[a] Jim Davis M
Bobby Ewing[a] Patrick Duffy M G[c] M
J.R. Ewing[a] Larry Hagman M A
Pamela Barnes Ewing[a] Victoria Principal M S G[d]
Lucy Ewing Charlene Tilton M G M R G
Sue Ellen Ewing Linda Gray R M S[e] M
Ray Krebbs Steve Kanaly R M[f] S[e] M G
Cliff Barnes[a] Ken Kercheval R M R
Donna Culver Krebbs Susan Howard G R M
Clayton Farlow Howard Keel G R M
Jenna Wade Priscilla Beaulieu Presley G[g] R M
Jack Ewing Dack Rambo R M[h]
April Stevens Ewing Sheree J. Wilson R M
Michelle Stevens Kimberly Foster[i] M
Carter McKay George Kennedy R M
Cally Harper Ewing Cathy Podewell R M G
James Beaumont Sasha Mitchell M
Stephanie Rogers Lesley-Anne Down M[j]
Liz Adams Barbara Stock[k] R M
Kristin Shepard Mary Crosby R S[e]
Adam Joel Grey S[e]
Jack Scalia Nicholas Pearce R S[e]
Gary Ewing Ted Shackelford G[l] G R G G S[e] R
Valene Ewing Joan Van Ark G S[e] G
Julia Cunningham Rosalind Allen[m] M
Christopher Ewing Christopher Demetral G R[n] M
Jesse Metcalfe M
John Ross Ewing III Omri Katz R[o] R M
Josh Henderson M
Pamela Rebecca Cooper Deborah Kellner G[p] M
Julie Gonzalo M
Afton Cooper Audrey Landers R G R G M G
Anita Smithfield Tracy Scoggins[q] M
Jennifer Jantzen Michelle Johnson[r] M
Elena Ramos Jordana Brewster M
Ann Ewing Brenda Strong[s] M
Harris Ryland Mitch Pileggi[t] R M
Emma Brown Emma Bell M
Drew Ramos Kuno Becker M R
Nicolas Treviño Juan Pablo Di Pace M
Cast notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f This character is played by a younger actor in Dallas: The Early Years (1986) set in 1933 to 1951. The cast includes Ellie (Molly Hagan), Jock (Dale Midkiff), Bobby (Ryan Beadle), J.R. (Kevin Wixted), Pam (Andrea Wauters) and Cliff (Johnny Felder).
  2. ^ Reed first appears as Ellie in "Homecoming" (ep. 8.7). She is added to the opening credits from "Oil Baron's Ball III" (ep. 8.8).
  3. ^ Credited as "_______".
  4. ^ Pam is played by Margaret Michaels in "Carousel" (ep. 12.1), who also plays look-a-like Jeanne O'Brien in season 13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Appears only in the opening credits of "Conundrum" (ep. 14.22), the series finale set in an alternate universe in which J.R. had never been born.
  6. ^ Kanaly departs in "The Fat Lady Singeth" (ep. 11.30). He returns to the opening credits from "War and Love and the Whole Damned Thing" (ep. 12.6) to "The Sting" (ep. 12.10).
  7. ^ Jenna is played by Morgan Fairchild in "Old Acquaintance" (ep. 2.3), and Francine Tacker in "Jenna's Return" (ep. 3.18) and "Sue Ellen's Choice" (ep. 3.19).
  8. ^ Rambo departs in "Bar-B-Cued" (ep. 10.13). He returns to the opening credits for "Some Good, Some Bad" (ep. 10.24) and "War and Peace" (ep. 10.25).
  9. ^ Foster also plays a fling of Nick's in "Tough Love" (ep. 11.6).
  10. ^ Down is added to the opening credits from "Unchain My Heart" (ep. 13.15) to "Three, Three, Three" (ep. 13.27).
  11. ^ Stock also plays Heather Wilson in "The Split" (ep. 5.8) and "Head of the Family" (ep. 5.15).
  12. ^ Gary is played by David Ackroyd in "Reunion" (ep. 2.1 & 2.2).
  13. ^ Allen also plays Bobby's wife Annie in the alternate universe in "Conundrum" (ep. 14.22).
  14. ^ Christopher is played by unknown infant actors in season 5, Eric Farlow in seasons 6–7 and Joshua Harris in seasons 8–14.
  15. ^ John Ross is played by Tyler Banks in seasons 3–6, before Katz takes over the role.
  16. ^ Pamela is played by Jenna Pangburn in "Yellow Brick Road" (ep. 12.23) and "The Sound of Money (ep. 12.24).
  17. ^ Scoggins also plays Dianne Kelly in "My Brother's Keeper" (ep. 7.4).
  18. ^ Johnson also plays Rhonda Cummings in "The Verdict" (ep. 8.24).
  19. ^ Strong also plays a fling of Cliff's in "Cat and Mouse" (ep. 10.18).
  20. ^ Pileggi also plays a cowboy in "Barbecue Four" (ep. 7.12), and Morrisey in "Three Three Three" (ep. 13.26), "April in Paris" (ep. 14.1) and "Charade" (ep. 14.2).

Starring

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Also starring

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Special guest stars

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Guest stars

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Co-stars

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References

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  • "Dallas (1978) - Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  • "Dallas Episodes on CBS". TV Guide. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  • "Dallas - Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.