DEVASTATING NEWS: Dallas Star Larry Hagman Dead at 81
By Jamey Giddens on November 23, 2012
The entertainment community is reeling from the loss of Larry Hagman. He was 81. The legendary I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas actor died Friday at Medical City Dallas Hospital. He had been battling cancer. Said a family spokesperson:
The entertainment community is reeling from the loss of Larry Hagman. He was 81. The legendary I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas actor died Friday at Medical City Dallas Hospital. He had been battling cancer. Said a family spokesperson:
“Larry was back in his beloved Dallas, re-enacting the iconic role he loved most,” the family said in a statement. “Larry’s family and close friends had joined him in Dallas for the Thanksgiving holiday. When he passed, he was surrounded by loved ones. It was a peaceful passing, just as he had wished for. The family requests privacy at this time.”
In 2011, Hagman reprised the iconic role of J.R. Ewing for TNT's summer 2012 continuation of Dallas. Co-stars Linda Gray (Sue Ellen) and Patrick Duffy (Bobby) were reportedly at his deathbed. Hagman had recently been filming Season 2 of Dallas, which is slated to air on TNT in January 2013.
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1 July 2009
9 hours 32 min
Just saw the news across the wires, so sad. a true legend. He proved could play comedy and everyone's favorite bad boy, RIP Mr. Hagman!!
5 November 2011
1 week 6 days
Larry Hagman was Legend! He will truly be missed. RIP
28 October 2008
13 hours 8 min
RIP Larry!! So weird that he dies the 2nd season of DALLAS. Didn't the same thing happen with Jim Davis in the original DALLAS??
4 May 2009
50 min 11 sec
Oh my god. I am too shocked to reply. I am sorry to see this.
26 September 2010
3 days 14 hours
Not so surprised knowing he had various health problems associated with alcohol abuse all through his life.
4 January 2011
3 weeks 4 days
So shocked and saddened to hear this! My condolences go to his family.
17 July 2009
10 hours 20 min
Nooooo!!!!! Well, at least he went out with his loved ones by his side, and in a blaze of glory (the return to success).
4 February 2009
10 weeks 13 hours
Does anyone know HOW MANY episodes of the 2nd Season he completed before his death ?
I just hope the series will be able to go on and continue to be GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!
14 December 2008
25 weeks 4 days
One of the online reports said he had completed 6 episodes of Dallas Season 2.
17 August 2010
3 weeks 1 day
This is so sad!!! First and foremost RIP Larry Hagman and thank you for giving us JR Ewing on both the original Dallas and the reboot series.
Scott Novick - I hope those online reports are true and that he was able to get that many episodes locked in. I trust the writers of the series to do well by JR and send him off in style! Wow...the absence of JR changes so much of the dynamic in Dallas. Bobby, Sue Ellen, Cliff, John Ross...
29 August 2010
13 weeks 4 days
I am in total shock. God bless Larry Hagman he was the ultimate bad ass. JR Ewing was the best SOB on television. I pray that the producers of the new Dallas pay tribute to this great man. It's a cold sad night here in Dallas. RIP Larry
9 September 2008
8 hours 48 min
Six of the 15 scheduled, per Hollywood Reporter.
17 July 2009
10 hours 20 min
Yes, he deserves a big tribute. In fact, CBS ought to do a special on him, but I doubt they will. TNT, CMT, or TVLand could run Dallas marathons. TVLand should also feature I Dream of Jeannie.
22 January 2011
31 min 12 sec
We've just lost one of the great ones. Larry Hagman was a central figure in the history of American television. His importance cannot be overstated. He ranks right up there with Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, and Walter Cronkite.
3 July 2008
10 hours 16 min
Larry Hagman is a legend. I'm so saddened by his death. RIP
18 February 2009
31 min 19 sec
Jim Davis actually made it to the end of season four. It's hard to believe he didn't do more. He, too, left such an indelible mark on Dallas.
I'm watching my I Dream of Jeannie DVDs right now, and I just dug out my "I SHOT J.R." t-shirt that I had made up the day after he was shot. By the end of that summer, the same types of t-shirts had been mass produced and everyone was wearing them. It was 32 years ago this week that the mystery was solved, and again, I had a t-shirt made up that read, "I knew is was Kristin". LOL. Hagman was a phenomenon, no question.
I wish I could have seen his time on The Edge of Night. That was my first soap, but I didn't start watching until long after he was gone. It feels as though he has always been a part of my life. Thanks to his amazing body of work, I guess he always will be.
12 January 2010
30 min 25 sec
stefanstavros that is really what you have to say?
26 May 2012
1 hour 23 min
May he rest in peace.
How glad he must have been to had the chance to portray J.R. once more before he died. So was the audience. He WAS that character and I believe in ways he died at the right time, a time which represented the happiest and most successful times of his life.
Thank You, Larry Hagman.
8 September 2009
11 hours 4 min
Rest in Peace to a legendary talent! I knew him from I Dream of Jeannie, but it was his role as J.R. Ewing that really made him iconic for me. We have lost so many greats in the last five years, but this one is indeed devastating.
I'm so glad his suffering is over. He gave so many people, so many wonderful memories. He worked right up until the end!
18 February 2009
31 min 19 sec
13 August 2012
12 hours 25 min
Oh no. Just saw this. Always loved him such a fine actor. Dallas the original was one of my favourite shows of all time and Hagman was the best villain as JR. RIP Larry 'JR' Hagman.
3 March 2012
20 hours 34 min
Such sad news. I remember being a kid in the late 70s/early 80s and after I would watch Dukes of Hazzard, my grandmother would say " I wonder what JR is up to this week?"
L.I.M. Mr. Hagman
26 September 2010
3 days 14 hours
Just stating facts.
14 June 2009
13 hours 42 min
I will miss JR and Larry! They have both been in my life for a long time. I remember watching I Dream of Jeannie as a child and always wondered at the time how Larry could play that role so well and then go on to be JR Ewing. I watched Dallas from the very first episode. Although I didn't watch as frequently in later years, the first season had me glued. One of the highlights is how mean JR always was. I thought it was Sue Ellen who would shoot JR. She really deserved the first shot!
My condolensces to his family and friends and to the closeknit cast of Dallas. I KNOW if Larry Hagman is a hole in our lives, what it must mean to those who knew and loved him (or even probably some that loved to hate him too!)
How ironic that Jamie put out the 10 dead patriarchs story this week. Now he has to update that list already!
7 July 2009
10 hours 34 min
Don't know why this news shocked me as much as it did since Hagman wasn't in the best of health but it is just so bizarre to think that an actor that has been a part of my entertainment viewing life for so long is gone. Felt the same way when Carroll O'Conner died too. Just makes me sad.
6 December 2009
3 hours 30 min
Having my coffee and booted on my computer and first thing I saw was Judith Light's tweet and went further down and was stunned by this Larry's passing. Sort of bit of deja vu in the way because Jock died sudden during the third season and it did create excellent drama with Jock's will and Ewing boys pitted against each other.
3 July 2008
10 hours 16 min
Just stating facts.
Then maybe sometimes it's better to just don't say anything at all.
26 October 2009
2 days 17 hours
He was one of those larger than life men who seemed invincible.
Sad now, must watch reruns now.
RIP
14 April 2011
22 hours 47 min
Very stunned that he passed. JR Ewing, The Man you loved to hate. One of the most iconic characters in the world. I think if any actor out there wants to learn to play a bad guy, watch JR Ewing at work. Larry Hagman did an episode or two of The Simpsons and did a short lived show called Orleans.
Larry Hagman had a fantastic career. Thoughts go out to his family and friends. He will be missed.
9 September 2008
8 hours 48 min
Larry Hagman on "The Edge of Night"