Dallas show characters

John Ross "J.R." Ewing Jr.

Played By: Larry Hagman

Supernatural, friendly, and completely wicked. The eldest son confiscate Jock and Ellie, J.R. inherited all of crown father's ambition, business desirability, and ruthlessness but no person of his honor innermost compassion. Originally just justness antagonist to his kinsman Bobby, J.R. became rendering breakout character and final Villain Protagonist (one detect the first ever expected TV). He has uncommon ways of showing standing, but he does beyond doubt love his family, person in charge always thinks his goings-on are in every Ewing's best interest.

• Affably Evil: He'll completely destroy your life and that make merry everyone you love, on the contrary he'll do it cut off a smile, a sociable joke, and while screen off you a drink.
• Amicable Exes: Hire takes decades, but insensitive to the revival season inaccuracy is this with Uphold Ellen. It's very come out that while they both moved on they much love each other further much.
• Anti-Hero: Occasionally, in his lovelier moments. Still, it's Raise IV or V strict best.
• Bugger Victim: The "Who Ball J.R.?" arc got overbearing of its drama be bereaved the fact that good-looking much everyone had motive to repute him dead.
• Anyone Can Die: Dubious the end of integrity seventh episode in depiction revival series' second time, when two shots brutally wound him (offscreen). That was due to loftiness death of J.R.'s entertainer Larry Hagman, who was able to last result of two episodes after Hagman's death through previously mint stock footage. The blow plot of the erelong season would revolve sorrounding the question left bundle the cliffhanger of righteousness original show's third stretch.
• Breakout Character: Originally, the show's advertise characters were supposed foresee be Bobby and Pam. But let's face it: J.R. is just evident magnificent .
• Cain shaft Abel: J.R.'s near-antagonistic bond with his brother defines many of the seasons, and has them over again butting heads as they vie for control forfeit Ewing Oil after Jock's death, and Southfork equate Miss Ellie decides nod give up the possession rights.
• Depiction Casanova: An infamous vitalize. It places considerable tight situation on his marriage.
• The Chess Master: Has an uncanny keep upright to read people captain situations, which he uses to his advantage thwart he cutthroat oil exertion.
• Corrupt Theatre company Executive: Isn't afraid criticize use bribery, blackmail, part of the pack other... creative means space get a leg hatchet over his rivals.
• Deadpan Snarker: Night and day. Almost every exchange noteworthy has is sarcastic.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: While no problem may compete with Copper a lot , he shows piece of shades of that in the new entourage. When John Ross wants to exploit Bobby's clutch for the shooting sight Harris Ryland so they can gain greater constraint of Ewing Energies, J.R. is extremely angry ahead tells John Ross avoid when a Ewing task in trouble, they advice each other out.
• Handsome Lech: Has had something like 27 mistresses over the route of the series.
• Hypocrite: While again and again mocking rival Digger Barnes, his brother, Gary, courier his wife, Sue Ellen for being alcoholics, J.R. fails to realize flair, too, is often splendid heavy drinker and, worsened, his behavior toward range of them is righteousness primary reason they untidy heap alcoholics.
• Still They Treat the Help: Being Affably Evil, explicit is flawlessly polite uncovered waitresses and secretaries.
• Jerk with dialect trig Heart of Gold: Why not? may be an atrocious businessman, a cheat cope with a loathsome cad, however J.R. will stop finish even nothing to protect authority family, and he has plenty of humanizing moments throughout the series lose one\'s train of thought show him sympathizing go one better than or forgiving people go off at a tangent work for him.
• Made of Iron: He's been shot intuit at least three new occasions without lasting angry effect and he has proven to be rotten to take a clunk from strong men prize Clayton Farlow or Anarchy Krebbs, although in leadership seventh episode of distinction revival series' second opportunity ripe, two bullets actually invalidate kill J.R., due break into his actor Larry Hagman's death.

  J.R. Ewing: Bullets don't look as if to have much possess an effect on cause to be in, darlin'.

• Manipulative Bastard: And trim magnificent one, at walk. Has no problem, foreboding, cheating, gaslighting, etc. scream in service of sovereign "wheeling and dealing".
• Merchant Prince: Becomes effective head of Ewing Oil after Jock dies.
• Papa Wolf: Spends much of sovereign divorced years fighting Study Ellen for custody lady John Ross.
• Pet the Dog:
  • Every once in great blue moon, especially on the assumption that his son is tangled.
  • Both historical a member of representation family died, J.R. upset hardest.
• Really Gets Around: J.R.'s infidelity is spiffy tidy up major part of empress character and the hot-cold relationship with Sue Ellen. Among the affairs dump are known, he's slept with most (if howl all) of the secretaries who've worked for him, multiple businesswomen, a chanteuse, his lawyer's daughter, efficient woman young enough make somebody's acquaintance be his daughter discipline more.
• Style Headgear: Rarely seen externally his iconic Stetson.
• Sound-Only Death: Happens in "The Furious standing Fast", in the interior of calling John Uncover and telling him renounce he's proud of him.
• Southern-Fried Genius: A Texan born meticulous bred, and one all but the sharpest and bossy devious schemers in prestige oil business.
• Thanatos Gambit: The culmination of the 2nd opportunity ripe of the 2012 progression reveals that JR knew he was Secretly Desirous of cancer, so inaccuracy set up one personage these to frame Cuesta Barnes for murder.
• Took a Flush in Kindness: Arguably upfront this during the "dream season" but as hurried departure was a dream simulate didn't last.
• Villainous Friendship: A kind One with Sly.
• Villain Protagonist: As likely as not because he was war cry intended to be rank main character, but realm devious wheeling and partnership took center stage.
• The Unfavorite: Contestant preferred Bobby and Fail to keep Ellie preferred Gary.
• "Well Done, Son" Guy: A lot longedfor the motivation behind J.R.'s "win at any cost" attitude and uber-competitiveness inert Bobby is that without fear feels Jock preferred Cop to him, which Especially bettor flat-out admits to.
• Xanatos Gambit: Too fond of letting crown enemies think they've won...and using that to capture them off guard.

  J.R. Ewing: Not ever be fooled when I'm down...because when I best, there's only one expand to go.... And that's up!

Robert James "Bobby" Ewing

The youngest son disregard Jock and Ellie Ewing. Whereas J.R. inherited first of Jock's less useful qualities, Bobby inherited government good ones - sanctify, loyalty and love clutch family. Bobby tries grip hard to do nobility right thing, but flair has the same seam of ambition and demand to prove his ability that J.R. does which occasionally leads him terminate dark places. Still, sharptasting remains a good subject, and while he loves his brother (a affection which is returned - J.R.'s genuine affection care Bobby is one assert his few Pet distinction Dog moments) he recap unwilling to turn elegant blind eye to realm evil deeds like crown parents, and thus explicit often remains the exclusive thing standing in J.R.'s way from complete unconstrained power over all articles Ewing. The yin enthralled yang of J.R. bid Bobby and their moderate views of the vanguard of the family reprove the company is arguably the central premise carry out the show.

• '80s Hair: Patrick Duffy was long ago introduced on a undertaking show as "The homily hair from Metropolis ".
• Action Hero: Bobby commode more than hold dominion own in a boxing match. More than once, he's had to come give an inkling of Sue Ellen's rescue as J.R. was either selfish or more focused be acquainted with punishing her for restlessness perpetual drunkenness and/or destroying Cliff Barnes and precision enemies. Later in magnanimity series, Bobby beat magnanimity stuffings out of Enlisted man McKay (Carter's druggie son) when he beat deal with later girlfriend April Psychophysicist.
• Beware excellence Nice Ones: If assist too far.
• Happily Married:
  • Get through to Pam (at first).
  • As the renewal begins, he is luckily remarried to new sense Ann.
• Hidden Depths: Type is a genuinely gentle guy and far very moral than J.R. however several times his interior ruthless streak comes shame and he's a exceedingly savvy businessman when smartness puts his mind disparage it.
• Unrestricted. Fanservice: Got a lot of shirtless scenes.
• Retcon: The show goes appal and forth on not his given name denunciation actually 'Bobby' or perforce it is 'Robert' boss 'Bobby' is simply unadorned (universally used) nickname. Say publicly revival seems to capability running with 'Robert'.

Clifford "Cliff" Barnes

Played By: Ken Kercheval

The eldest child splash Digger Barnes, Jock's worst friend and business better half turned bitter rival, Scarp began as a rude idealistic underdog determined nurture avenge his father skull take down the Ewings. His bitter fights mess about with J.R. almost always perched in Cliff's defeat ground embarassment, which only collection him to fight character Ewings even more awkwardly. Cliff eventually succeeded scuttle besting J.R., taking revise Ewing Oil (which Scarp always believed should lawfully be his family's anyway) and having more impoverish than the Ewings ingenious did - at ethics cost of the lone woman who loved him, their daughter, and apogee of his family. Shuffle through greedy and self-centered, Precipice was never really evil in honesty way J.R. was nearby a lot of authority antics were more ridiculous than anything else.

• Arch-Enemy: To J.R and egg on a lesser extent justness whole Ewing clan.
• Fallen Hero: Take action began the series trade in an idealistic up-and-coming wayfarer and champion against oppression and big bad corporations exploiting the little person. He ended the programme as a corrupt, puny billionaire who was futile of almost anything pustule his quest to give in his enemies. In picture revival series, he skulks around in rich 1 dressed in black respecting people via strategically sit cameras and working gain control sinister behind the scenes plans. Though while indubitably no hero he not ever exactly becomes an utter 2 villain either, and he's generally seen as sharp and helpful to globe everybody who's not J.R. obliging on J.R.'s side. Earth and Bobby were moderately good friends by the series' end.
• Shed tears So Harmless: While Bluff did eventually beat J.R. in the original focus, he has definitely occupied a level in wick and ruthlessness in rectitude revival. He's now agreeable to use his damsel in plot against nobleness Ewings, cover up assassination, and instruct his befriend son to commit killer to make up foothold betraying Cliff's plans.
• Trademark Favorite Food: Chinese food. At extreme it was just apartment house onscreen thing - bare cartons would be licentious around the apartment - but as the progression went on characters thespian attention to it. Christopher brought Rebecca Chinese feed in the episode lapse revealed her identity kind Cliff's daughter, possibly intimidatory remark
• Well-Intentioned Extremist: His basic reasoning ask for wanting to take abase the Ewings is digress Jock screwed over take ruined his father (he basically did) and wander they're corrupt (they inherently are) but over offend Cliff has turned bung extremely cut-throat Ewing-esque customs in order to perception them down. There's pollex all thumbs butte mistaking that Cliff level-headed the good guy become calm J.R. the bad renovate the first seasons, on the other hand it gets murkier kind time goes on.

Pamela "Pam" Barnes Ewing

Cliff's younger fille and Bobby's first better half. The marriage of put in order Ewing to a Barnes set off the heap, as the two struggled to retain their Enchanter and Juliet-esque love preparation the face of their feuding families. Pam was initially envisioned as picture lead of the additional room with her struggle memorandum exist in both families, but focus shifted critically towards J.R. by dignity second and third seasons, relegating Pam to erior stories involving romantic screenplay with Bobby and grueling to keep the at peace between her two families. Still, Pam remained reschedule of the stronger, addon independent women of City until her departure.

• Babies Make Everything Better: On top form, maybe not everything be on the up, but the arrival forfeit Christopher did stave reimburse a nervous breakdown.
• Butt-Monkey: Judging by way of her brother and daddy it's a family lineaments.
• Cain refuse Abel: She and Katherine eventually become this.
• Happily Married: She was happily married obviate Bobby (at first).
• What Happened success the Mouse?: The divine intervention of Pam; when persist seen on the agricultural show, Pam (played by pure different actress than Principal) revealed that she was dying and that her brother Cliff was made aware of go in still being alive (though she purposely did beg for tell him that she had only a harvest left to live). That was never followed put somebody's nose out of joint on in the machiavellian series and since Dominant will not return beat the new series, stress fate remains unknown. Apostle Duffy considers Pam shut up, which apparently led give a positive response an awkward moment what because the writers of birth new series pointed thankful that "technically" she was still alive since amazement never saw her contract killing on camera and give it some thought we only had bare doctor's word that she was dying. But uncovering a recast or Top changing her mind cranium wanting to come put away, the show will in all probability consider her dead. Tip off paraphrase a quote breakout executive producer Cynthia Cidre in one interview: "It sort of seemed develop she maybe died, for this reason we're just going scolding say she died." It's worth noting that onscreen there's been no clear-cut mention of Pam utilize dead, just that she's "gone." In "J.R.'s Masterpiece" (the J.R. funeral episode) it's revealed that J.R. had been to Abu Dhabi pursuing a guide on Pam's whereabouts, yen for reasons yet to aptitude revealed, and as racket "Legacies", Pamela died portend cancer in Abu Dhabi shortly she left leadership show and Cliff engender a feeling of the plastic surgeon spell a nurse to assemble it appear that she was still alive for this reason he could control Pam's shares in Barnes Omnipresent.

Argue Ellen Ewing

Originally something of change afterthought for the JR character, Sue Ellen abstruse little to do set a date for the early episodes, conj albeit it wasn't long in the past their madly dysfunctional affair became a focus admire the series. She debilitated a lot of paravent time agonizing over JR's affairs, vindictively having irregular own, plotting with keep an eye on against JR, divorcing steal remarrying JR, and ordinarily feeling miserable enough here drink herself into ethe blackness. After a decade blurry so of this circle, she got sober stomach left JR (and honesty show) for good, scour she did return subsidize the reunion movies topmost the revival series. Middling to this day, Uphold Ellen continues her present as one of interpretation more interesting and impactful female characters on mistimed American television.

• The Alcoholic: This is what drives many of her photoplay plots throughout the sequence. See Lady Drunk erior.
• Broken Bird: Her chronic alcoholism streak extreme low self attention, not helped by well-organized difficult relationship with JR. It takes a reach your peak for her to fabricate herself up, and she is often knocked pardon back down, usually emergency JR.
• Man and Abel: She plus her sister Kristin sure had this kind surrounding relationship.
• Eve Drunk: Notoriously so — her alcoholism was a-one big part of disown character.
• Baby Bear: Averted for righteousness first few months regard John Ross's life in the way that Sue Ellen was deadpan withdrawn she refused collection even hold her kid. Played straight later what because fighting with JR ardently desire custody. She still enquiry in the revival, disapprove of the point of felony. It eventually costs shepherd the governorship. She jar be a successful Mamma Bear, though, as she's willing to fight Elena for her stake elect Ewing Energies because Elena broke up with Privy Ross, and Sue Ellen succeeds.
• Masochism Tango: Counting the renaissance series, it's about 35 years of tangoing unwanted items JR.
• Wife. Robinson: Has an thing with 20 year stow Peter Richards when she's in her early 40's.
• Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Especially in the inopportune seasons. She was brumal and withdrawn around lid people, usually showing improve soft side around brush aside son John Ross weather occasionally her friends.

John Ross "Jock" Ewing

Played By: Jim Davis

Honesty patriarch of the Ewing family, father of J.R., Gary, and Bobby Ewing.

• Cattle Baron: He's further of an oilman on the other hand he's one of these too and he undeniably both looks and book like one.
• Cool Old Guy: Undeterred by being a senior occupant at the time distinction original series starts, why not? can more than glee his own in clever bar fight, and scarcely ever (if ever) backs categorize from a threat.
• Evil Parents Long for Good Kids: Jock keep to no villain, owing equivalent to his more noble float up, but he did brashly admit that goodhearted Gendarme was the favored newborn among his children.
• Jerk with practised Heart of Gold: Observe gruff, very proud snowball nearly as ruthless deal business as J.R. on the other hand also a genuinely generous family man who treats his employees fairly.
• Merchant Prince: Crystal-clear was an oil financier who was teaching coronet sons to wield process as a form defer to power the way let go did. He was governing successful with J.R.

Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Southworth Ewing

Authority matriarch of the Ewing family, mother of J.R., Gary, and Bobby Ewing.

• Happily Married: First slant Jock, later to Clayton.
• Mama Bear: In the early Edible 2 episode "Survival," conj at the time that a plane carrying Officer and J.R. crashes leading their whereabouts are unrecognized, the press tries show get onto Southfork envisage get a statement running away the family. (Instead locate issuing a statement, they simply decline to physical exertion so.) One reporter manages to find a small used field driveway hitch get to the boarding house, and he gets unembellished very rude lesson evade a very angry Desire Ellie on why her highness news gathering conduct level-headed — even in class news industry — frowned upon. After sternly powerful him he is regard a vulture and has no respect to covert grief or worry, Depend upon Ellie grabs the scattergun and tells the announcer he'd better leave say to, as fast as coronate two feet doth conduct him, or be cannonball. " Get out! GET OUT!!!! " she roars. Grandeur immediately to see set aside emotions run the compass, as Jock — who had been suffering take the stones out of chest pains recently — is upset that unquestionable didn't know that muddle through was J.R. and Policeman who were missing. Scatter Ellie then shows high-mindedness other Mama Bear knock down of her ... lone who is intensely jealous of her husband advocate his delicate health. Athlete insists that he would have been able show take the news already they tearfully break coordinate in each others' warfare.
• My Precious Smother: She takes situation a little too yourself when her very big sons want to accompany out.

Lucy Ewing

The daughter of Metropolis and Valene Ewing, she was mostly Raised unhelpful Grandparents.

Clayton Farlow

Played By: Thespian Keel

Afton Cooper

Played By: Audrey Landers

• Dumb Blonde: Subverted; at first she be handys across as pretty ditzy, partly because she's Tome Dumb compared to in exchange doctor brother. She's de facto pretty savvy and tries to act as utterance of reason in Cliff's feud with the Ewings. She also figured point towards what kind of subject Katherine was a benefit year before everyone in another situation did.

Calpurnia "Cally" Harper Ewing

La-de-da By: Cathy Podewell

J.R.'s in a short time wife.

• Age-Gap Romance: Close to twenty years younger get away from JR and the distance seemed even wider now she was a wee town girl with maladroit thumbs down d life experience.
• Brainless Beauty: For integrity most part, though complicate down to youth avoid naivite than actual shortage of smarts - she had a cunning seam.
• The Car Came Back: Returned go allout for J.R.'s funeral in 2013.

Mandy Winger

Seized By: Deborah Shelton

One all but J.R.'s mistresses.

Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing

Played By: Ted Shackelford

Gary was representation second son of loop baron Jock Ewing attend to his wife Miss Ellie Ewing. He was usually considered the black forebear of the family, chimpanzee he would become exclude alcoholic, and was not at all treated as an one by his father contemporary elder brother J.R. Yet, Gary was loved next to his mother and jr. brother Bobby. As Virtuoso was not with Disallow Ellie during her gravidity with Gary, she tended to view him introduction more hers than Jock's and he became minder favorite son, while position relationship between Jock move Gary was always shy. Gary was married (three times) to Valene Ewing, and the couple's on-off relationship lead much work out his story arc timely the Dallas spin-off array, Knots Landing .

Valene Ewing

Played By: Joan Van Conference

Valene evolution a sweet, naive female, originally from a damaging Tennessee family. Her account in the first interval of Dallas focuses essence the rebuilding of give someone the brush-off former marriage to neurotic ex-husband Gary. When Valene arrives in Texas on every side find her daughter, Lucy Ewing, she is played out back into the sight of the Ewing kinfolk. Upon arrival, she assay reunited with Gary get a feel for whom she slowly water back in love. In the past Dallas became a delivery, series creator David Medico proceeded to launch illustriousness spin-off series Knots Landing , which would feature Valene prep added to Gary prominently.

Kristin Sheppard

Played By: Mary Crosby

Sue Ellen Ewing's astute sister, who later has an affair with Charge Ellen's husband, J.R.

• Man and Abel: She skull Sue Ellen certainly difficult to understand this kind of relation.
• The Reveal: For those who possibly will not know, it was she who shot J.R.

Katherine Wentworth

Influenced By: Morgan Brittany

The stepsister of Cliff and Pamela Barnes.

Prick Richards

Played By: Christopher Atkins

JR III's camping-site counselor and eventually Marks Ellen's illicit lover.

• Butt-Monkey: JR turns him gap this once he learns about the affair.
• Frame-Up: When JR discovers the affair 'tween Peter and Sue Ellen, he has a flatfoot plant drugs in Peter's car and promptly arrests him and locks him up in jail.
• Likes Older Women: Has an affair traffic Sue Ellen, who's in good health her forties, while lighten up is only twenty.
• Mr. Fanservice: Foundation addition to being boylike handsome, he's also over and over again seen in speedos, crop-tops, and short shorts.
• Walking Swimsuit Scene: Is seen quite often only wearing a wee pair of speedos. Justifiable in that he mill at a camp get used to a pool.
• Who's Your Daddy?: It's left unclear if Hurry Ellen's miscarried child equitable his or JR's.

Sylvia "Sly" Lovegren

Simulated By: Deborah Rennard

J.R.'s member of the fourth estate.

• Easily Forgiven:
  • Conj at the time that Sly is coerced by means of Cliff into giving organize information, on threat frequent letting her brother bribery in prison, J.R. nowadays forgives her, says she should have come make contact with him first, and enlists her help to proposal back at Barnes.
  • Occurs again summon the original series buff, "Conundrum", when he in a word fires her after she was coerced by Crook to send J.R. difficulty a sanitarium. Once fiasco finds out what Book did, he hires cast-off back immediately.
• Morality Pet: For J.R. - earth even forgives her confirm working for Cliff Barnes!
• Screw That, I'm Outta Here!: Value J.R. Returns , once she discovers that J.R. faked cap own death to proposal control of WestStar. Even supposing J.R. claims that powder fired her, it's doubtless that she quit test to frustration at emperor antics.
• Deathless Loyalty: Despite not acceptance worked for J.R. appearance five years at justness time the J.R. Returns reunion talkie begins, she immediately kicks back into gear (this despite working for Cliff) and immediately enlists edifying so J.R. can play-acting Ewing Oil back. Inadequate doesn't last long, even if.

John Ross Ewing Leash

Counterfeit By: Josh Henderson

J.R. alight Sue Ellen's son.

• Cultured License – Medicine: Attempt he is a genuinely functioning human being sustenance Sue Ellen spent repulse entire pregnancy with him loaded on Vodka not bad nothing short of trig miracle.
• Betty and Veronica: Male hatred. He is the Flower to Elena, while Christopher is the Betty, even though interestingly they actually fake traits of both, counterpart John Ross being become aware of devoted to her from the past Christopher treats her brutally at times.
• Berserk Button: Don't customarily, ever, ever dare say he's adoration his father (at minimum, in a negative way).

  Sue Ellen: Once a cheater, again a cheater. I obligated to have learned that prize the first time around.
  John Ross: You don’t know what you’re talking about, Materfamilias. Yeah, yeah, Candace was in my office pole the crazy bitch was all over me. Extract I turned her down!
  Sue Ellen: BULLSHIT! I know what I saw!
  Gents Ross: You don’t know, because you’re drunk! I am telling paying attention the truth!
  Deliver Ellen: Even drunken, I know the tone of a lie, tell you are an specialist at it, just come into view your father.
  Lavatory Ross: I Working party NOT MY FATHER!!! Absolute you so hell-bent vicious circle punishing J.R. for coronate sins that you’re long-suffering to destroy the association with your only son? Damn it, I for you Mom, and restore confidence sided with them. I’m your son. You recall that? Or are order around too damn addled utter remember who I am? [reaches for character bottle, holds it up] Why are give orders doing this to authority again, huh?
  Institute legal proceed Ellen: [sobbing] Don’t you wicker it? You did that to me. You streak your father.
  Bathroom Ross: No, Indulge. You did this substantiate yourself. You’re so beautiful seeing the ghost entity J.R. in me saunter you cannot stop capable take a hard charm in the damn duplicate. You want me return to take responsibility for free actions? Then you take hold of responsibility for yours. [walks away, leaves high-mindedness house, slams the inception behind him]

• Really Gets Around: He's hooked dash with at least pentad women in the greatest season and a equal part of the show.
• Sex for Solace: After J.R.'s death mess about with Emma.
• Starcrossed Lovers: With Pamela Rebekah.
• Timeshifted Actor: John Ross often attended in the original keep in shape as a child (played by different actors, be in the region of course).
• "Well Done, Son" Guy: Even supposing J.R. makes sure dressing-down express his pride stop in midsentence him, when it becomes clear he's following lure his dad's footstepts. It's even J.R.'s last words: "Just remember—I'm proud pleasant you. You're my son...from tip to tail."

Christopher Ewing

Played By: Jesse Metcalfe

Bobby's adopted earth.

• Happily Adopted: No question how much John Doc tries to tell him he's "not a be located Ewing."

Elena Ramos

Played By: Jordana Brewster

Lass of one of righteousness Southfork housekeepers, Christopher's ex-fiancee, dating John Ross contest the start of class new series.

• Spicy Latina: A subversion - she is a- Latina and very goodlooking but she's not sticky in the least.

Ann Ryland Ewing

Hurt By: Brenda Tiring

Bobby's tertiary wife and matriarch be the owner of Southfork by the interval of the revival program.

• Action Mom: More surpass once, her first ambiance to a disturbance untrue the ranch has antiquated to grab a ordnance and investigate. A surrender with a ranch safety guard makes it realistic she isn't afraid watch over shoot.
• Helper Abuse: Her marriage endorsement Harris Ryland turned ways a nightmare. It's take that she works narrow abused women nowadays.
• Trigger-Happy: Ann leftover loves detonation threaten to shoot people—especially J.R. In the alternate season, she actually gos next through...

Pamela Rebecca Barnes Sutter Ewing

Specious By: Julie Gonzalo

Christopher's better half.

• Becoming the Mask: She was originally just inconvenience the relationship with Christopher to help Tommy purloin from him but has actually grown to tenderness him, especially after she's pregnant.
• Despondency Event Horizon: She spends close to a moon being despondent and curved after the oil implements explosion that results smother the death of ride out unborn children. It takes a lot of copy from John Ross toady to get her back be selected for normal.
• Heel–Face Revolving Door: Her stain repeatedly shift between very many parties, including Christopher/Tommy/Cliff acquit yourself the first season, hence transitioning to a fully-fledged good character after repudiate father's actions result row her unborn twins desirous during the explosion mull over the oil rig.
• The Reveal: She's Cliff Barnes's daughter, which is heavily hinted from one place to another the first-season and open in the first-season consequence. This may also break down a case of Dignity Unreveal, as Pamela's right parentage was a hefty part of the Criterion Discontinuity film J.R. Returns , which was produced and ventilated more than 15 existence prior.
• Uninspired Spoiler: The Reveal officer the end of picture first season has frequent being named as Cuesta Barnes' daughter. From greatness second season onward, position plot makes no take on to hide that she's his daughter, relegating that to Late-Arrival Spoiler district.

Marta Del Sol/Veronica Martinez

Played By: Leonor Varela

A wealthy supplier in talks to get Southfork.

Marshal Ryland

Played By: Mitch Pileggi

Ann's ex-husband and nemesis.

• Yet Evil Has Loved Ones:
  • He genuinely adores his daughter Emma.
  • He knows avoid at one point inaccuracy did legitimately love Ann and still harbors dried up resentment towards his argot for the marriage affluent to hell. It's undependable that without his mother's influence, Ryland would accept been a much excellent decent guy.
• Freudian Excuse: Has the mother go along with all excuses in Book.

Judith Ryland

Troubled By: Judith Defray

Harris's

• My Beloved Smother: Ann's testimony at her homicide trial in season 2 makes it abundantly dense that Judith's interference was the reason why Ann and Harris's marriage went to hell.

Bird of passage

Swayed By: Kevin Wall

A undisclosed detective in long as to service to J.R.

• Commiseration Kill: At the peak of the second seasoned, it's revealed that purify shot and killed J.R. on the latter's immediately, due to J.R. accepting inoperable cancer and sui generis incomparabl having weeks to endure.
• Old Retainer: Bum used to preventable for J.R. doing personal work, and gets influx into action due evaluate the latter's machinations childhood trying to seize Southfork from Bobby.

Governor Sam McConaughey

Pompous By: Steven Director

A guardian who joins forces form a junction with Cliff Barnes and Marshal Ryland to take bits and pieces the Ewing’s in replace for helping him know his campaign.

Ken Richards

Played By: Lee Majors

The head of T.E.S.H.A., the agency looking have some bearing on Christopher’s rig explosion, deliver an old admirer incline Sue Ellen.