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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. Further more, 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.

Starring

Actor/Actress Role 1st
episode		 Episode
count		 Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Barbara Bel Geddes Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow 1x01 276 [1]
Jim Davis Jock Ewing 1x01 75
Patrick Duffy Bobby Ewing 1x01 326 [2]
Larry Hagman J.R. Ewing 1x01 357
Victoria Principal Pamela Barnes Ewing 1x01 250 [3]
Charlene Tilton Lucy Ewing Cooper 1x01 223
Linda Gray Sue Ellen Ewing 1x01 308 [4]
Steve Kanaly Ray Krebbs 1x01 265 [5] [6]
Ken Kercheval Cliff Barnes 1x01 327
Susan Howard Donna Culver Krebbs 2x22 195
Howard Keel Clayton Farlow 4x16 228
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley Jenna Wade Krebbs 2x03 133 [7]
Donna Reed Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow 8x07 24 [8]
Dack Rambo Jack Ewing 8x26 51
Sheree J. Wilson April Stevens Ewing 10x06 105
Kimberly Foster Michelle Stevens 11x06 37 [9]
George Kennedy Carter McKay 12x01 68
Cathy Podewell Cally Harper Ewing 12x03 56
Sasha Mitchell James Beaumont 13x05 40
Lesley-Anne Down Stephanie Rogers 13x15 8
Barbara Stock Liz Adams 5x08 17 [10]
Notes
  1. ^ In Season 8, Barbara Bel Geddes was completely absent from Dallas and the character of Miss Ellie was played by Donna Reed for Season 8 only. See further down the table for more information of Donna Reed as Miss Ellie
  2. ^ Patrick Duffy's two onscreen appearances as Bobby Ewing in Season 9 consisted of a flashback to the Season 8 finale which was uncredited, and the infamous shower scene right at the end of Season 9. Patrick Duffy's character in the Season 9 finale was left blank on the end credits, setting up the first scene in Season 10 Episode 1 when it was revealed that Bobby's death in the Season 8 finale and all of Season 9 apart from the last scene was a dream that Pamela Barnes Ewing had been having.
  3. ^ After appearing in 250 episodes, Victoria Principal left Dallas for good after the Season 10 finale, but Pamela Barnes Ewing was played by Margaret Michaels in Season 12 Episode 1. Michaels was billed as "Guest Star".
  4. ^ Linda Gray appeared as Sue Ellen in the Season 14 finale, Conundrum, an episode set in an alternate universe in which J.R. Ewing had never been born.
  5. ^ Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs left Dallas at the end of Season 11, but briefly returned for Episodes 6–10 of Season 12 and as part of the main Starring cast.
  6. ^ Steve Kanaly appeared as Ray Krebbs in the Season 14 finale, Conundrum, an episode set in an alternate universe in which J.R. Ewing had never been born.
  7. ^ In one episode in Season 2, Jenna Wade was played by Morgan Fairchild. In two episodes in Season 3, Jenna Wade was played by Francine Tacker. Both Fairchild and Tacker were billed as "Guest Star". From Seasons 7–11, Jenna Wade was played by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley in a total of 133 episodes. Presley was promoted to the main Starring cast for Seasons 8–11.
  8. ^ For her first appearance in Season 8 Episode 7, Donna Reed as Ellie Ewing Farlow is billed among the "Also Starring" cast. For Episodes 8–30, Donna Reed was a part of the main Starring cast.
  9. ^ For her one episode appearance in Season 11, Kimberly Foster played an unrelated, unnamed character. In Seasons 13 and 14, Foster appeared as Michelle Stevens in a total of 37 episodes.
  10. ^ For her two episodes appearance in Season 5, Barbara Stock played an unrelated character, Heather Wilson. In Seasons 13 and 14, Stock appeared as Liz Adams in a total of 17 episodes.

Also starring

Special guest stars

  • John Anderson as Dr. Herbert Styles (7 episodes, season 11). Also guest starring as Richard McIntyre (2 episodes, season 6).
  • E. J. André as Eugene Bullock (6 episodes, seasons 3–4 and 6)
  • Joanna Cassidy as Sally Bullock (2 episodes, season 4)
  • Barry Corbin as Sheriff Fenton Washburn (9 episodes, seasons 3 and 5–7)
  • Henry Darrow as Garcia (2 episodes, season 6)
  • Howard Duff as Senator Henry Harrison O'Dell (2 episodes, season 11)
  • Stephen Elliott as Scotty Demarest (14 episodes, seasons 3, 8 and 10)
  • Mel Ferrer as Harrison Page (2 episodes, season 3)
  • Anne Francis as Arliss Cooper (4 episodes, season 4)
  • Joel Grey as Adam (2 episodes, season 14)
  • Nicholas Hammond as Bill Johnson (3 episodes, season 6)
  • John Lehne as Kyle Bennett (2 episodes, season 4)

Guest stars

Co-stars

References

  • "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. Retrieved August 19, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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