"Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone."
Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor from Fort Worth, Texas.
His signature role was the ruthless oil baron John Ross "J.R." Ewing in the very popular 1980s television soap opera Dallas (including reprising his role in Knots Landing and on the 2012 revival of Dallas), followed by astronaut Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the '60s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. He also had supporting roles in numerous films and guest roles in numerous TV series.
He died on November 23, 2012 from leukemia. J.R. also died in the show's revival as a result.
Films with pages on TV Tropes:
- Fail Safe (1964)
- In Harm's Way (1965)
- Beware! The Blob (1972, also director)
- Harry and Tonto (1974)
- Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
- The Big Bus (1976)
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
- Superman: The Movie (1978)
- S.O.B. (1981)
- Nixon (1995)
- Primary Colors (1998)
TV series with pages on TV Tropes:
- The Edge of Night (1961)
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)
- Night Gallery (1970, episode "The Housekeeper")
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970, 1975; episodes "To Get Through the Night" and "Loser in a Dead Heat")
- Dan August (1971, episode "The Law")
- Police Woman (1974, episode "Seven Eleven")
- McCloud (1974, episode "The Gang That Stole Manhattan")
- Harry O (1975, episode "One For the Road")
- Ellery Queen (1975, episode "The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party")
- The Streets of San Francisco (1975, episode "Dead Air")
- Barnaby Jones (1975, episode "Fatal Witness)
- McMillan & Wife (1977, episode "Affair of the Heart")
- The Rockford Files (1977, episode "Forced Retirement")
- Dallas (1978–1991, 2012–2013)
- Knots Landing (1980–1982)
- The Simpsons (2006, episode "The Monkey Suit", voice)
- Nip/Tuck (2006)
- Desperate Housewives (2011, episodes "I'm Still Here" and "Flashback")
