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6Character sheet for the TV series ''Series/{{Dallas}}''.
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8For an index of the actors and actresses who have their own page on this wiki, see [[UsefulNotes/DallasActors here]].
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10[[foldercontrol]]
11
12!!Original Main Cast
13
14[[folder: J.R. Ewing]]
15!!John Ross "J.R." Ewing Jr.
16[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jrewing.jpg]]
17%%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]]
18->'''Played By:''' Creator/LarryHagman
19->'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/DominiquePaturel (European French)
20
21-->''"You wouldn't be trying to blackmail ol' J.R., would you?"''
22
23Charming, friendly, and completely amoral. The eldest son of Jock and Ellie, J.R. inherited all of his father's ambition, business acumen, and ruthlessness but none of his honor and compassion. Originally just the antagonist to his brother Bobby, J.R. became the breakout character and eventual VillainProtagonist (one of the first ever on TV). He has strange ways of showing it, but he does genuinely love his family, and always thinks his actions are in every Ewing's best interest.
24----
25* AffablyEvil: He'll completely destroy your life and that of everyone you love, but he'll do it with a smile, a friendly joke, and while handing you a drink.
26* AmicableExes: It takes decades, but by the revival season he is this with Sue Ellen. It's very apparent that while they both moved on they still love each other very much.
27* AntiHero: Occasionally, in his nicer moments. Still, it's Type IV or V at best.
28* AssholeVictim: The "Who Shot J.R.?" arc got most of its drama from the fact that pretty much ''everyone'' had motive to see him dead.
29* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:At the end of the seventh episode in the revival series' second season, when two shots fatally wound him (offscreen). This was due to the death of J.R.'s actor Creator/LarryHagman, who was able to last through two episodes after Hagman's death through previously unused stock footage. The remaining plot of the second season would revolve around the question left in the cliffhanger of the original show's third season.]]
30* BreakoutCharacter: Originally, the show's main characters were supposed to be Bobby and Pam. But let's face it: J.R. is just plain ''[[MagnificentBastard magnificent]]''.
31* CainAndAbel: J.R.'s near-antagonistic relationship with his brother defines many of the seasons, and has them repeatedly butting heads as they vie for control of Ewing Oil after Jock's death, and Southfork after Miss Ellie decides to give up the ownership rights.
32* TheCasanova: An infamous womanizer. It places considerable strain on his marriage.
33* TheChessMaster: Has an uncanny ability to read people and situations, which he uses to his advantage in he cutthroat oil industry.
34* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Isn't afraid to use bribery, blackmail, or other... creative means to get a leg up over his rivals.
35* DeadpanSnarker: Endlessly. Almost every exchange he has is sarcastic.
36* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While he may compete with Bobby '''a lot''', he shows plenty of shades of this in the new series. When John Ross wants to exploit Bobby's arrest for the shooting of Harris Ryland so they can gain greater control of Ewing Energies, J.R. is extremely angry and tells John Ross that when a Ewing is in trouble, they help each other out.
37* HandsomeLech: Has had something like 27 mistresses over the course of the series.
38* Main/{{Hypocrite}}: While often mocking rival Digger Barnes, his brother, Gary, and his wife, Sue Ellen for being alcoholics, J.R. fails to realize he, too, is often a heavy drinker and, worse, his behavior toward each of them is the primary reason they are alcoholics.
39* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be an amoral businessman, a cheat and a loathsome cad, but J.R. will stop at nothing to protect his family, and he has plenty of humanizing moments throughout the series that show him sympathizing with or forgiving people that work for him.
40* MadeOfIron: He's been shot on at least three different occasions without lasting ill effect and he has proven to be able to take a punch from strong men like Clayton Farlow or Ray Krebbs, although [[spoiler:in the seventh episode of the revival series' second season, two bullets actually do kill J.R., due to his actor Creator/LarryHagman's death.]]
41-->'''J.R. Ewing:''' Bullets don't seem to have much of an effect on me, darlin'.
42* ManipulativeBastard: And a [[MagnificentBastard magnificent one]], at that. Has no problem, lying, cheating, gaslighting, etc. all in service of his "wheeling and dealing".
43* MerchantPrince: Becomes effective head of Ewing Oil after Jock dies.
44* NiceToTheWaiter: Being AffablyEvil, he is flawlessly polite to waitresses and secretaries.
45* PapaWolf: Spends much of his divorced years fighting Sue Ellen for custody of John Ross.
46* PetTheDog:
47** Every once in a blue moon, especially if his son is involved.
48** Both times a member of the family died, J.R. grieved hardest.
49* ReallyGetsAround: J.R.'s infidelity is a major part of his character and the [[TheMasochismTango hot-cold relationship with Sue Ellen]]. Among the affairs that are known, he's slept with most (if not all) of the secretaries who've worked for him, multiple businesswomen, a singer, his lawyer's daughter, a woman young enough to be his daughter and more.
50* SignatureHeadgear: Rarely seen without his iconic Stetson.
51* SoundOnlyDeath: [[spoiler:Happens in "The Furious and Fast", in the middle of calling John Ross and telling him that [[SoProudOfYou he's proud of him]]]].
52* SouthernFriedGenius: A Texan born and bred, and one of the sharpest and most devious schemers in the oil business.
53* ThanatosGambit: The finale of the 2nd season of the 2012 series reveals that JR [[spoiler:knew he was SecretlyDying of cancer]], so he set up one of these to [[spoiler:frame Cliff Barnes for murder.]]
54* TookALevelInKindness: Arguably did this during the "dream season" but as it was a dream it didn't last.
55* VillainousFriendship: A type One with Sly.
56* VillainProtagonist: Probably because he was not intended to be the main character, but his devious wheeling and dealing took center stage.
57* TheUnfavorite: Jock preferred Bobby and Miss Ellie preferred Gary.
58* WellDoneSonGuy: A lot of the motivation behind J.R.'s "win at any cost" attitude and uber-competitiveness with Bobby is that he feels Jock preferred Bobby to him, which Jock flat-out admits to.
59* XanatosGambit: Very fond of letting his enemies think they've won...and using that to catch them off guard.
60--> '''J.R. Ewing:''' Never be fooled when I'm down...because when I am, there's only one way to go.... And that's up!
61[[/folder]]
62
63[[folder: Bobby Ewing]]
64!!Robert James "Bobby" Ewing
65[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dallas019283bobbye_9108.jpg]]
66->'''Played By:''' Creator/PatrickDuffy
67
68-->''"Be good to each other... be a family. I love you so much."''
69
70The youngest son of Jock and Ellie Ewing. Whereas J.R. inherited most of Jock's less positive qualities, Bobby inherited his good ones - honor, loyalty and love of family. Bobby tries very hard to do the right thing, but he has the same streak of ambition and need to prove his dominance that J.R. does which occasionally leads him to dark places. Still, he remains a good man, and while he loves his brother (a love which is returned - J.R.'s genuine affection for Bobby is one of his few PetTheDog moments) he is unwilling to turn a blind eye to his evil deeds like his parents, and thus he often remains the only thing standing in J.R.'s way from complete unchecked power over all things Ewing. The yin and yang of J.R. and Bobby and their alternate views of the future of the family and the company is arguably the central premise of the show.
71----
72
73* EightiesHair: Patrick Duffy was once introduced on a game show as "The talking hair from ''Dallas''".
74* ActionHero: Bobby can more than hold his own in a fight. More than once, he's had to come to Sue Ellen's rescue when J.R. was either uncaring or more focused on punishing her for her perpetual drunkenness and/or destroying Cliff Barnes and other enemies. Later in the series, Bobby beat the stuffings out of Tommy [=McKay=] (Carter's druggie son) when he beat up later girlfriend April Stevens.
75* BewareTheNiceOnes: If pushed too far.
76%%* CainAndAbel: With J.R.
77%%* IdealHero
78* HappilyMarried:
79** To Pam (at first).
80** As the revival begins, he is happily remarried to new character Ann.
81* HiddenDepths: He is a genuinely nice guy and far more moral than J.R. but several times his inner ruthless streak comes through and he's a very savvy businessman when he puts his mind to it.
82* MrFanservice: Got a ''lot'' of shirtless scenes.
83%%* PapaWolf
84* {{Retcon}}: The show goes back and forth on whether his given name is actually 'Bobby' or whether it is 'Robert' and 'Bobby' is simply a (universally used) nickname. The revival seems to be running with 'Robert'.
85[[/folder]]
86
87[[folder: Cliff Barnes]]
88!!Clifford "Cliff" Barnes
89[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dallas019283barnes_9544.jpg]]
90->'''Played By:''' Ken Kercheval
91->'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/PierreArditi (European French)
92
93-->''"I've been beaten before, but I have never lost. Understand the difference?"''
94
95The eldest child of Digger Barnes, Jock's best friend and business partner turned bitter rival, Cliff began as a scrappy idealistic underdog determined to avenge his father and take down the Ewings. His bitter fights with J.R. almost always ended in Cliff's defeat and embarassment, which only drove him to fight the Ewings even more ruthlessly. Cliff eventually succeeded in besting J.R., taking over Ewing Oil (which Cliff always believed should rightfully be his family's anyway) and having more money than the Ewings ever did - at the cost of the only woman who loved him, their daughter, and most of his family. Though greedy and self-centered, Cliff was never really ''evil'' in the way J.R. was and a lot of his antics were more comical than anything else.
96----
97
98* ArchEnemy: To J.R and to a lesser extent the whole Ewing clan.
99%%* ButtMonkey
100* FallenHero: He began the series as an idealistic up-and-coming crusader and champion against injustice and big bad corporations exploiting the little guy. He ended the series as a corrupt, greedy billionaire who was capable of almost anything in his quest to defeat his enemies. In the revival series, he skulks around in rich seclusion dressed in black watching people via strategically placed cameras and working on sinister behind the scenes plans. Though while definitely no hero he never exactly becomes an outright villain either, and he's generally seen as friendly and helpful to everyone who's not J.R. or on J.R.'s side. He and Bobby were good friends by the series' end.
101%%* HeWhoFightsMonsters
102%%* KnightTemplar: Eventually.
103* NotSoHarmless: While Cliff did eventually beat J.R. in the original series, he has definitely taken a level in evil and ruthlessness in the revival. [[spoiler: He's now willing to use his daughter in plot against the Ewings, cover up murder, and instruct his foster son to commit suicide to make up for betraying Cliff's plans.]]
104* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chinese food. At first it was just an onscreen thing - empty cartons would be strewn around the apartment - but as the series went on characters drew attention to it. [[spoiler: Christopher brought Rebecca Chinese food in the episode that revealed her identity as Cliff's daughter, possibly foreshadowing]]
105* WellIntentionedExtremist: His basic reasoning for wanting to take down the Ewings is that Jock screwed over and ruined his father (he basically did) and that they're corrupt (they basically are) but over time Cliff has turned to extremely cut-throat Ewing-esque methods in order to take them down. There's no mistaking that Cliff is the good guy and J.R. the bad in the first seasons, but it gets murkier as time goes on.
106[[/folder]]
107
108[[folder: Pam Ewing]]
109!!Pamela "Pam" Barnes Ewing
110[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dallas019283pam_4431.jpg]]
111->'''Played By:''' Victoria Principal
112
113-->''"Power and money and wealth... they don't mean that much to me. I want a nice, ordinary life with my husband."''
114
115Cliff's younger sister and Bobby's first wife. The marriage of a Ewing to a Barnes set off the series, as the two struggled to retain their Romeo and Juliet-esque love in the face of their feuding families. Pam was initially envisioned as the lead of the series with her struggle to exist in both families, but focus shifted sharply towards J.R. by the second and third seasons, relegating Pam to smaller stories involving romantic drama with Bobby and trying to keep the peace between her two families. Still, Pam remained one of the stronger, more independent women of Dallas until her departure.
116----
117
118* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Well, maybe not everything better, but the arrival of Christopher did stave off a nervous breakdown.
119* ButtMonkey: Judging by her brother and father it's a family trait.
120* CainAndAbel: She and Katherine eventually become this.
121* HappilyMarried: She was happily married to Bobby (at first).
122%%* NaiveEverygirl
123* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The fate of Pam; when last seen on the show, Pam (played by a different actress than Principal) revealed that she was dying and that only her brother Cliff was made aware of her still being alive (though she purposely did not tell him that she had only a year left to live). This was never followed up on in the original series and since Principal will not return to the new series, her fate remains unknown. Patrick Duffy considers Pam dead, which apparently led to an awkward moment when the writers of the new series pointed out that "technically" she was still alive since we never saw her death on camera and that we only had her doctor's word that she was dying. But baring a recast or Principal changing her mind and wanting to come back, the show will probably consider her dead. To paraphrase a quote from executive producer Cynthia Cidre in one interview: "It sort of seemed like she maybe died, so we're just going to say she died." It's worth noting that onscreen there's been no explicit mention of Pam being dead, just that she's "gone." [[spoiler:In "J.R.'s Masterpiece" (the J.R. funeral episode) it's revealed that J.R. had been to Abu Dhabi pursuing a lead on Pam's whereabouts, for reasons yet to be revealed, and as of "Legacies", Pamela died of cancer in Abu Dhabi shortly she left the show and Cliff paid the plastic surgeon and a nurse to make it appear that she was still alive so he could control Pam's shares in Barnes Global.]]
124[[/folder]]
125
126[[folder: Sue Ellen Ewing]]
127!!Sue Ellen Ewing
128[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dallas019283SueEllenJail_4433.jpg]]
129->'''Played By:''' Linda Gray
130
131-->''"Ah, love. That wonderful word. Of all the dumb things we do in its name."''
132
133Originally something of an afterthought for the JR character, Sue Ellen had little to do in the early episodes, though it wasn't long before their [[MasochismTango madly dysfunctional]] relationship became a focus of the series. She spent a lot of screen time agonizing over JR's affairs, vindictively having her own, plotting with or against JR, divorcing or remarrying JR, and generally feeling miserable enough to drink herself into oblivion. After a decade or so of this cycle, she got sober and left JR (and the show) for good, though she did return for the reunion movies and the revival series. So to this day, Sue Ellen continues her legacy as one of the more interesting and impactful female characters on early American television.
134----
135
136* TheAlcoholic: This is what drives many of her drama plots throughout the series. See LadyDrunk below.
137* BrokenBird: Her chronic alcoholism and extreme low self esteem, not helped by a difficult relationship with JR. It takes a lot for her to build herself up, and she is often knocked right back down, usually by JR.
138* CainAndAbel: She and her sister Kristin certainly had this kind of relationship.
139* LadyDrunk: Notoriously so -- her alcoholism was a big part of her character.
140* MamaBear: Averted for the first few months of John Ross's life when Sue Ellen was so withdrawn she refused to even hold her baby. Played straight later when fighting with JR for custody. She still is in the revival, to the point of bribery. [[spoiler: It eventually costs her the governorship.]] She can be a successful Mama Bear, though, as she's willing to fight Elena for her stake of Ewing Energies because Elena broke up with John Ross, and Sue Ellen succeeds.
141* MasochismTango: Counting the revival series, it's about 35 years of tangoing with JR.
142* MrsRobinson: Has an affair with 20 year old Peter Richards when she's in her early 40's.
143%%* MsFanservice
144* SugarAndIcePersonality: Especially in the early seasons. She was cold and withdrawn around most people, usually showing her soft side around her son John Ross and occasionally her friends.
145[[/folder]]
146
147[[folder: Jock Ewing]]
148!!John Ross "Jock" Ewing
149[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jockewing.jpg]]
150->'''Played By:''' Creator/{{Jim Davis|Actor}}
151->'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/RaymondLoyer (European French)
152
153-->''"Let me tell you something, boy. If I did give you power then you've got nothin'. Real power is something you TAKE."''
154
155The patriarch of the Ewing family, father of J.R., Gary, and Bobby Ewing.
156----
157* CattleBaron: He's more of an oilman but he's one of these too and he certainly both looks and acts like one.
158* CoolOldGuy: Despite being a senior citizen at the time the original series starts, he can more than hold his own in a bar fight, and rarely (if ever) backs down from a threat.
159* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Jock is no villain, owing to his more noble side, but he did openly admit that goodhearted Bobby was the favored son among his children.
160%%* HappilyMarried: To Miss Ellie.
161* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Very gruff, very proud and nearly as ruthless in business as J.R. but also a genuinely loving family man who treats his employees fairly.
162%%* LukeIAmYourFather
163* MerchantPrince: He was an oil baron who was teaching his sons to wield wealth as a form of power the way he did. He was most successful with J.R.
164%%* ThePatriarch
165[[/folder]]
166
167[[folder: Miss Ellie]]
168!!Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Southworth Ewing
169[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miss_ellie_ewing.JPG]]
170[[caption-width-right:275:[[labelnote:Click here to see Donna Reed as Miss Ellie]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donna_reed_as_miss_ellie.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
171
172->'''Played By:''' Creator/BarbaraBelGeddes (1978–84, 1985–90); Creator/DonnaReed (1984–85)
173
174-->''"We may be right and we may be wrong, but we're Ewings. We stick together, and that's what makes us UNBEATABLE!"''
175
176The matriarch of the Ewing family, mother of J.R., Gary, and Bobby Ewing.
177----
178%%* ApronMatron
179%%* CoolOldLady
180%%* DeterminedHomesteader
181* HappilyMarried: First to Jock, later to Clayton.
182%%* IWantGrandkids
183* MamaBear: In the early Season 2 episode "Survival," when a plane carrying Bobby and J.R. crashes and their whereabouts are unknown, the press tries to get onto Southfork to get a statement from the family. (Instead of issuing a statement, they simply decline to do so.) One reporter manages to find a little used field driveway to get to the house, and he gets a very rude lesson from a very angry Miss Ellie on why his news gathering conduct is — even in the news industry — frowned upon. After sternly telling him he is like a vulture and has no respect to private grief or worry, Miss Ellie grabs the shotgun and tells the reporter he'd better leave now, as fast as his two feet doth carry him, or be shot. "'''Get out! ''GET OUT!!!!'''''" she roars. Cut immediately to see her emotions run the gamut, as Jock — who had been suffering from chest pains recently — is upset that he didn't know that it was J.R. and Bobby who were missing. Miss Ellie then shows the other Mama Bear side of her ... one who is intensely protective of her husband and his delicate health. Jock insists that he would have been able to take the news before they tearfully break down in each others' arms.
184* MyBelovedSmother: She takes it a little too personally when her very grown sons want to move out.
185[[/folder]]
186
187[[folder: Lucy Ewing]]
188!!Lucy Ewing
189[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dallas019283lucy_7736.jpg]]
190->'''Played By:''' Charlene Tilton
191
192-->''"I HATE THIS FAMILY!!!"''
193
194The daughter of Gary and Valene Ewing, she was mostly RaisedByGrandparents.
195----
196%%* BrattyTeenageDaughter
197%%* DumbBlonde: At times.
198* MsFanservice: Shows the most skin out of all the female regulars.
199* ParentalAbandonment: For most of her childhood both her parents were out of her life.
200* RaisedByGrandparents: Her father, Gary, was the protagonist of ''Series/KnotsLanding''. She never followed him to California, and [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared from that show altogether]]. After ''Dallas''' "[[AllJustADream Dream]] [[{{retcon}} Season]]" resulted in the two storylines splitting, she was never mentioned there.
201%%* UpperClassTwit: Female example.
202[[/folder]]
203
204%%[[folder: Ray Krebbs]]
205%%!!Ray Krebbs
206%%->'''Played By:''' Steve Kanaly
207%%----
208%%* {{Cowboy}}
209%%* LukeIAmYourFather
210%%[[/folder]]
211
212!!Later Additions
213
214[[folder: Clayton Farlow]]
215!!Clayton Farlow
216->'''Played By:''' Howard Keel
217
218----
219%%* CoolOldGuy
220%%* SouthernGentleman
221* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Subverted; he takes over Jock's role but his ''personality'' is more like an older version of Bobby.
222[[/folder]]
223
224%%[[folder: Jenna Wade]]
225%%!!Jenna Wade
226%%->'''Played By:''' Priscilla Presley
227%%[[/folder]]
228
229%%[[folder: Donna Culver Krebbs]]
230%%!!Donna Culver Krebbs
231%%->'''Played By:''' Susan Howard
232%%----
233%%* PromotedToOpeningTitles
234%%[[/folder]]
235
236[[folder: Afton Cooper]]
237!!Afton Cooper
238->'''Played By:''' Audrey Landers
239
240----
241* DumbBlonde: Subverted; at first she comes across as pretty ditzy, partly because she's BookDumb compared to her doctor brother. She's actually pretty savvy and tries to act as voice of reason in Cliff's feud with the Ewings. She also figured out what kind of person Katherine was a good year before everyone else did.
242%%* HeelFaceTurn
243[[/folder]]
244
245%%[[folder: Mitch Cooper]]
246%%!!Mitch Cooper
247%%->'''Played By:''' Leigh [=McCloskey=]
248%%----
249%%* DrJerk
250%%[[/folder]]
251
252[[folder: Cally Harper Ewing]]
253!!Calpurnia "Cally" Harper Ewing
254->'''Played By:''' Cathy Podewell
255
256J.R.'s second wife.
257----
258* AgeGapRomance: Nearly twenty years younger than JR and the gap seemed even wider because she was a small town girl with no life experience.
259* BrainlessBeauty: For the most part, though more down to youth and naivite than actual lack of smarts - she had a cunning streak.
260* TheBusCameBack: Returned for J.R.'s funeral in 2013.
261%%* CountryMouse
262%% * MeaningfulName: Named after the wife of UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar.
263%%* ShotgunWedding: Faked!
264[[/folder]]
265
266[[folder: Mandy Winger]]
267!!Mandy Winger
268->'''Played By:''' Deborah Shelton
269
270One of J.R.'s mistresses.
271----
272* BrainlessBeauty: Beautiful woman, but a straightforward airhead.
273* TheBusCameBack: Returned for J.R.'s funeral in 2013.
274* TheMistress: She was J.R.'s mistress.
275[[/folder]]
276
277!!Important Recurring Characters
278
279[[folder: Gary Ewing]]
280!!Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing
281[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/garyewing_6882.png]]
282->'''Played By:''' Ted Shackelford
283
284Gary was the second son of oil baron Jock Ewing and his wife Miss Ellie Ewing. He was often considered the black sheep of the family, as he would become an alcoholic, and was never treated as an equal by his father and elder brother J.R. However, Gary was loved by his mother and younger brother Bobby. As Jock was not with Miss Ellie during her pregnancy with Gary, she tended to view him as more hers than Jock's and he became her favorite son, while the relationship between Jock and Gary was always distant. Gary was married (three times) to Valene Ewing, and the couple's on-off relationship lead much of his story arc in the Dallas spin-off series, ''Series/KnotsLanding''.
285----
286* TheAlcoholic: Usually recovering.
287* TheBusCameBack: Returned to ''Dallas'' in 2013 for J.R.'s funeral.
288* {{Jerkass}}: He could be a real asshole when drunk.
289%%* MiddleChildSyndrome
290%%* ReallyGetsAround
291* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: He became far more famous for being the lead of ''Series/KnotsLanding''.
292* TheUnfavorite: Of Jock, he's actually Miss Ellie's favorite.
293[[/folder]]
294
295[[folder: Valene Ewing]]
296!!Valene Ewing
297[[quoteright:243:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/valene_3287.png]]
298->'''Played By:''' Creator/JoanVanArk
299
300Valene is a sweet, naive woman, originally from a poor Tennessee family. Her storyline in the first season of Dallas focuses on the rebuilding of her former marriage to estranged ex-husband Gary. When Valene arrives in Texas to find her daughter, Lucy Ewing, she is brought back into the drama of the Ewing family. Upon arrival, she is reunited with Gary with whom she slowly falls back in love. Once Dallas became a hit, series creator David Jacobs proceeded to launch the spin-off series ''Series/KnotsLanding'', which would feature Valene and Gary prominently.
301----
302* TheBusCameBack: Returned to ''Dallas'' in 2013, around the time of JR'S funeral.
303* FanserviceWithASmile: Was working as a waitress when Gary first met her.
304* FishOutOfWater: The upscale Ewings, especially J.R, dislike the idea of a "poor, trashy girl" from Tennessee like Val raising Lucy.
305* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: One of the sweetest characters in ''both'' series, if at times tragically naive.
306%%* NaiveNewcomer
307%%* NiceGirl
308%%* ThePollyanna
309* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: She became far more famous for ''Series/KnotsLanding''.
310* TeenPregnancy: She gave birth to Lucy Ewing when she was just 15.
311[[/folder]]
312
313[[folder: Kristin Sheppard]]
314!!Kristin Sheppard
315->'''Played By:''' Mary Crosby
316
317Sue Ellen Ewing's scheming sister, who later has an affair with Sue Ellen's husband, J.R.
318----
319* CainAndAbel: She and Sue Ellen certainly had this kind of relationship.
320* TheReveal: For those who may not know, it was she who [[spoiler: shot J.R.]]
321[[/folder]]
322
323[[folder: Katherine Wentworth]]
324!!Katherine Wentworth
325->'''Played By:''' Morgan Brittany
326
327The half-sister of Cliff and Pamela Barnes.
328----
329* CainAndAbel: She and Pamela eventually become this.
330[[/folder]]
331
332[[folder: Peter Richards]]
333!!Peter Richards
334[[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peter_3.jpg]]
335->'''Played By:''' Christopher Atkins
336
337JR III's camp counselor and eventually Sue Ellen's illicit lover.
338----
339* ButtMonkey: JR turns him into this once he learns about the affair.
340* FrameUp: When JR discovers the affair between Peter and Sue Ellen, he has a cop plant drugs in Peter's car and promptly arrests him and locks him up in jail.
341* LikesOlderWomen: Has an affair with Sue Ellen, who's in her forties, while he is only twenty.
342* MrFanservice: In addition to being boyishly handsome, he's also frequently seen in speedos, crop-tops, and short shorts.
343* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Is seen quite frequently only wearing a tiny pair of speedos. Justified in that he works at a camp with a pool.
344* WhosYourDaddy: It's left unclear if [[spoiler: Sue Ellen's miscarried child is his or JR's]].
345[[/folder]]
346
347
348[[folder: Sly Lovegren]]
349!!Sylvia "Sly" Lovegren
350->'''Played By:''' Deborah Rennard
351
352J.R.'s secretary.
353----
354* EasilyForgiven:
355** When Sly is coerced by Cliff into giving up information, on threat of letting her brother rot in prison, J.R. instantly forgives her, says she should have come to him first, and enlists her help to get back at Barnes.
356** Occurs again in the original series finale, "Conundrum", when he briefly fires her after she was coerced by James to send J.R. to a sanitarium. Once he finds out what James did, he hires her back immediately.
357* MoralityPet: For J.R. - he even forgives her for working for Cliff Barnes!
358* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In ''J.R. Returns'', once she discovers that J.R. [[FakingTheDead faked his own death]] to get control of [=WestStar=]. Though J.R. [[UnreliableNarrator claims that he fired her]], it's likely that she quit due to frustration at his antics.
359%%* SexySecretary
360* UndyingLoyalty: Despite not having worked for J.R. for five years at the time the ''J.R. Returns'' reunion movie begins, she immediately kicks back into gear (this despite working for Cliff) and immediately enlists help so J.R. can get Ewing Oil back. [[TemptingFate It doesn't last long, though.]]
361%%* VillainousFriendship: A type One with J.R.
362[[/folder]]
363
364!!Revival Characters
365
366[[folder: John Ross Ewing III]]
367!!John Ross Ewing III
368->'''Played By:''' Josh Henderson
369
370J.R. and Sue Ellen's son.
371----
372* BettyAndVeronica: Male version. He is the Veronica to Elena, while Christopher is the Betty, although interestingly they actually have traits of both, with John Ross being very devoted to her while Christopher treats her badly at times.
373* BerserkButton: Don't ever, ever, ''ever'' dare say he's like his father (at least, in a negative way).
374--> '''Sue Ellen:''' Once a cheater, always a cheater. I should have learned that lesson the first time around.\
375'''John Ross:''' You don’t know what you’re talking about, Mama. Yeah, yeah, Candace was in my office and the crazy bitch was all over me. And I turned her down!\
376'''Sue Ellen:''' BULLSHIT! I know what I saw!\
377'''John Ross:''' You don’t know, because you’re drunk! I am telling you the truth!\
378'''Sue Ellen:''' Even drunk, I know the sound of a lie, and you are an expert at it, just like your father.\
379'''John Ross:''' I AM NOT MY FATHER!!! Are you so hell-bent on punishing J.R. for his sins that you’re willing to destroy the relationship with your only son? Damn it, I need you Mom, and you sided with them. I’m your son. You remember that? Or are you too damn addled to remember who I am? ''[reaches for the bottle, holds it up]'' Why are you doing this to yourself again, huh?\
380'''Sue Ellen:''' ''[sobbing]'' Don’t you get it? You did this to me. You and your father.\
381'''John Ross:''' No, Mama. You did this to yourself. You’re so busy seeing the ghost of J.R. in me that you cannot stop to take a hard look in the damn mirror. You want me to take responsibility for my actions? Then you take responsibility for yours. ''[walks away, leaves the house, slams the door behind him]''
382%%* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
383%%* OverlordJr
384* ReallyGetsAround: He's hooked up with at least five women in the first season and a half of the show.
385* SexForSolace: After J.R.'s death with [[spoiler: Emma]].
386* StarcrossedLovers: [[spoiler: With Pamela Rebecca.]]
387* TimeshiftedActor: John Ross often appeared in the original series as a child (played by different actors, of course).
388* WellDoneSonGuy: Though J.R. makes sure to express his pride in him, when it becomes clear he's following in his dad's footstepts. [[spoiler: It's even J.R.'s last words: "Just remember--I'm proud of you. You're my son...from tip to tail."]]
389[[/folder]]
390
391[[folder: Christopher Ewing]]
392!!Christopher Ewing
393->'''Played By:''' Jesse Metcalfe
394
395Bobby's adopted son.
396----
397* HappilyAdopted: No matter how much John Ross tries to tell him he's "not a real Ewing."
398[[/folder]]
399
400[[folder: Elena Ramos]]
401!!Elena Ramos
402->'''Played By:''' Creator/JordanaBrewster
403
404Daughter of one of the Southfork housekeepers, Christopher's ex-fiancee, dating John Ross at the start of the new series.
405----
406%%* BrainyBrunette
407%%* GirlNextDoor
408* SpicyLatina: A subversion - she ''is'' a Latina and very beautiful but she's not sultry in the least.
409[[/folder]]
410
411[[folder: Ann Ewing]]
412!!Ann Ryland Ewing
413->'''Played By:''' Creator/BrendaStrong
414
415Bobby's third wife and matriarch of Southfork by the time of the revival series.
416----
417* ActionMom: More than once, her first reaction to a disturbance on the ranch has been to grab a gun and investigate. A conversation with a ranch security guard makes it clear she isn't afraid to shoot.
418* DomesticAbuse: Her marriage to Harris Ryland turned into a nightmare. It's mentioned that she works with abused women nowadays.
419%%* StatuesqueStunner
420* TriggerHappy: Ann just ''loves'' to threaten to shoot people--especially J.R. In the second season, she actually follows through...
421[[/folder]]
422
423[[folder: Rebecca Sutter '''(Spoilers)''']]
424!!Pamela Rebecca Barnes Sutter Ewing
425->'''Played By:''' Creator/JulieGonzalo
426
427Christopher's wife.
428----
429* BecomingTheMask: She was originally just in the relationship with Christopher to help Tommy steal from him but has actually grown to love him, especially after she's pregnant.
430* DespairEventHorizon: She spends close to a month being despondent and depressed after [[spoiler:the oil rig explosion that results in the death of her unborn children]]. It takes a lot of help from John Ross to get her back to normal.
431* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Her loyalties repeatedly shift between several parties, including Christopher/Tommy/Cliff in the first season, then transitioning to a fully-fledged good character after [[spoiler:her father's actions result in her unborn twins dying during the explosion on the oil rig]].
432%%* NoPreggerSex: Enthusiastically averted.
433%%* StarcrossedLovers: [[spoiler: With John Ross]]
434* TheReveal: She's Cliff Barnes's daughter, which is heavily hinted throughout the first-season and revealed in the first-season finale. This may also be a case of TheUnreveal, as Pamela's true parentage was a large part of the CanonDiscontinuity film ''J.R. Returns'', which was produced and aired more than 15 years prior.
435* WalkingSpoiler: TheReveal at the end of the first season has her being named as Cliff Barnes' daughter. From the second season onward, the plot makes no attempt to hide that she's his daughter, relegating this to LateArrivalSpoiler territory.
436%%* WellDoneSonGuy
437[[/folder]]
438
439[[folder: Marta Del Sol]]
440!!Marta Del Sol/Veronica Martinez
441->'''Played By:''' Leonor Varela
442
443A wealthy businesswoman in talks to buy Southfork.
444----
445* TheChessmaster: She appears to be pulling the strings of several players in the plots around Southfork.
446* CriminalDoppelganger: She's impersonating the real Marta Del Sol.
447* CharacterDeath: [[DestinationDefenestration Thrown out of a hotel window.]]
448* SlippingAMickey: She puts something in John Ross's drink, perhaps to secure him sleeping with her so she can blackmail him.
449[[/folder]]
450
451[[folder: Harris Ryland]]
452!!Harris Ryland
453->'''Played By:''' Creator/MitchPileggi
454
455Ann's ex-husband and nemesis.
456----
457* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
458** He genuinely adores his daughter Emma.
459** He knows that at one point he did legitimately love Ann and still harbors some resentment towards his mother for the marriage going to hell. It's probable that without his mother's influence, Ryland would have been a much more decent guy.
460* FreudianExcuse: Has the mother of all excuses in [[MyBelovedSmother Judith.]]
461%%* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 2.
462%%* SmugSnake
463[[/folder]]
464
465[[folder: Judith Ryland]]
466!!Judith Ryland
467->'''Played By:''' Creator/JudithLight
468
469Harris's mother.
470----
471%%* EvilMatriarch: Hoo boy.
472* MyBelovedSmother: Ann's testimony at her murder trial in season 2 makes it abundantly clear that Judith's interference was the reason why Ann and Harris's marriage went to hell.
473%%* SmugSnake
474[[/folder]]
475
476%%[[folder: Emma Judith Ryland]]
477%%!!Emma Judith Ryland
478%%->'''Played By:''' Emma Bell
479%%Ann and Harris's daughter.
480%%[[/folder]]
481
482%%[[folder: Drew Ramos]]
483%%!!Drew Ramos
484%%->'''Played By:''' Kuno Becker
485%%Elena's brother.
486%%----
487%%* AntiVillain
488%%* BeingEvilSucks
489%%[[/folder]]
490
491[[folder: Bum]]
492!!Bum
493->'''Played By:''' Kevin Page
494
495A private detective in long time service to J.R.
496----
497* MercyKill: At the end of the second season, it's revealed that [[spoiler:he shot and killed J.R. on the latter's orders, due to J.R. having inoperable cancer and only having weeks to live]].
498* OldRetainer: Bum used to work for J.R. doing private work, and gets back into action due to the latter's machinations while trying to seize Southfork from Bobby.
499%%* UndyingLoyalty
500[[/folder]]
501
502[[folder: Governor Sam [=McConaughey=]]]
503!!Governor Sam [=McConaughey=]
504->'''Played By:''' Creator/StevenWeber
505
506A governor who joins forces with Cliff Barnes and Harris Ryland to take down the Ewing’s in exchange for helping him with his campaign.
507----
508[[/folder]]
509
510[[folder: Ken Richards]]
511!!Ken Richards
512->'''Played By:''' Creator/LeeMajors
513
514The head of T.E.S.H.A., the agency looking into Christopher’s rig explosion, and an old admirer of Sue Ellen.
515----
516[[/folder]]

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