List of ''Dallas'' characters

This is a list of characters appearing on the 1978–1991 American television series Dallas. During its 14 seasons on air, the show featured 21 regular cast members, portraying twenty characters (as the character of Miss Ellie was recast for season eight). Additionally, hundreds of guest actors portrayed supporting characters, this list includes the most noteworthy among them.

Main characters

NamePortrayed byFirst
episode
Episode
count
Seasons
1234567891011121314
Miss Ellie Ewing FarlowBarbara Bel Geddes1x01277
Donna Reed8x0724
Jock EwingJim Davis1x0175
Bobby EwingPatrick Duffy1x01327
J.R. EwingLarry Hagman1x01357
Pamela Barnes EwingVictoria Principal1x01250[1]
Lucy EwingCharlene Tilton1x01246
Sue Ellen EwingLinda Gray1x01308
Ray KrebbsSteve Kanaly1x01286
Cliff BarnesKen Kercheval1x01344
Jenna WadePriscilla Beaulieu Presley2x03147[2]
Donna Culver KrebbsSusan Howard2x22198
Clayton FarlowHoward Keel4x16266
Jack EwingDack Rambo8x2651
April Stevens EwingSheree J. Wilson10x06128
Carter McKayGeorge Kennedy12x0176
Cally Harper EwingCathy Podewell12x0371
Michelle StevensKimberly Foster[3]13x0150
James BeaumontSasha Mitchell13x0546
Stephanie RogersLesley-Anne Down13x1513
Liz AdamsBarbara Stock[4]13x2526
Notes
  1. For her one guest appearance in season 12, Pamela was portrayed by Margaret Michaels.
  2. For her one guest appearance in season 2, Jenna was portrayed by Morgan Fairchild, and for her two season 3 appearances she was portrayed by Francine Tacker.
  3. Kimberly Foster also played an unnamed character in one season eleven episode.
  4. Barbara Stock also played the character Heather Wilson in two season five episodes.

Supporting characters

Ewing and Barnes relatives

Name Portrayed by 1st episode Season(s) Episode count
Willard "Digger" BarnesDavid Wayne and Keenan Wynn1x011–2 and 314 (4 and 10)
Father of Cliff and legal father of Pam. An oil wildcatter with a nose for drilling, longtime alcoholic, rival of Jock Ewing and former boyfriend of Ellie Southworth. Signed partnership agreement with Jock in 1939 concerning Ewing 23, and later fell out with Jock over the profits of Ewing 6, causing a long running feud which lasted many decades. Married Rebecca in the 1940s, and had 4 children (2 of whom died in infancy). Killed Hutch McKinney in a temper in 1952, who had been having an affair with his wife. Confessed to the murder on his deathbed, also telling his daughter, Pam, that Hutch was her biological father.
Rebecca Barnes WentworthVictoria Principal (uncredited) and Priscilla Pointer3x233–645
Mother of Cliff, Pam and Katherine.
Katherine WentworthMorgan Brittany5x045–8, 1156
Beautiful, brunette, conniving Barnes half-sister and pursuer of Bobby Ewing. Broadcast journalist. Shot Bobby in J.R. Ewing's office in 1984. Tried to kill Pamela Ewing but accidentally ran down Bobby, 1985. Turned up later after Pam's serious car crash.
Jimmy MonahanJames Canning and Philip Levien1x051 and 22 (1 and 1)
Cliff and Pam's younger cousin, briefly dating Lucy. Son of Maggie Monahan.
Garrison "Gary" EwingDavid Ackroyd and Ted Shackelford2x012 and 3–6, 9, 1411 (2 and 9)
Alcoholic black sheep of the Ewing family, and Lucy's father. Moves away to California, where his life forms the basis for spin-off series Knots Landing.
Valene "Val" Clements EwingJoan Van Ark2x012–5, 148
Gary's wife and Lucy's mother, a central character on Knots Landing.
Maggie MonahanSarah Cunningham2x022–3, 85
Digger's sister. Cliff and Pam's aunt, who acted as their mother-figure while they were growing up. She also had a son, Jimmy.
Charlotte "Charlie" WadeLaurie Lynn Myers and Shalane McCall2x032 and 7–11103 (1 and 102)
Jenna Wade's daughter.
Eddison "Ed" HaynesRobin Clarke2x0621
Vietnam War veteran whom Pamela Barnes married and divorced quickly as a teen, who showed up in Dallas in 1978 to try to get her back.
Garrison SouthworthGene Evans2x1421
Ellie's long lost brother who is afflicted with a terminal illness and returns to Southfork to live out the rest of his life. Gary Ewing is named after him.
Kristin ShepardColleen Camp and Mary Crosby2x152 and 3–4, 1430 (2 and 28)
Ambitious, slinky, conniving younger sister of Sue Ellen with long brown hair who had affairs with Rudy Millington, Alan Beam, Vaughn Leland, Jordan Lee and J.R. Ewing. USC student with an interest in architecture, which she used to her advantage as she pursued Bobby Ewing. Shot J.R. Ewing in 1980. Her body was found floating in the Southfork pool in 1981.
Patricia ShepardMartha Scott2x152–3, 910
Protective and snobbish mother of Sue Ellen Ewing and Kristin Shepard who encouraged her daughters to latch onto rich men. Visited Dallas at the time of John Ross Ewing's birth, then returned to Dallas in 1985 when Sue Ellen was institutionalized by J.R. Ewing in the Dream Season.
Senator Dave CulverTom Fuccello3x153–6, 8, 10–11, 13–1435
Donna's stepson, the son of Sam Culver.
Luanne CulverAlba Francesca3x1831
Dave's wife.
Sam CulverJohn McIntire2x2221
An old friend of Jock and Donna's first husband. A former governor of Texas and Speaker of the House. Likely based on Sam Rayburn.
Steven "Dusty" FarlowJared Martin3x083–6, 8–9, 1434
Cowboy and rodeo drifter who loved Sue Ellen Ewing and was a rival to J.R. Ewing. Assumed dead in a plane crash in 1980. Returned and provided sanctuary to Sue Ellen at the Southern Cross ranch when J.R. fought her for custody of John Ross Ewing. Came to Sue Ellen's aid again when she was institutionalized by J.R. in the Dream Season, 1985.
Hutchinson "Hutch" McKinneyWilliam Watson3x2331
Biological father of Pam. Digger shot him dead in a temper, as seen in flashbacks, and buried his body on Southfork land.
Herbert WentworthJohn Martin4x0941
Rebecca's wealthy second husband, father of Katherine.
Amanda Lewis EwingLesley Woods and Susan French3x243 and 82 (1 and 1)
Institutionalized first wife of Jock Ewing, visited by the Ewings at various times.
John Ross Ewing IIITyler Banks and Omri Katz4x014–6 & 7–14190 (38 and 152)
J.R. and Sue Ellen's son. Originally played by uncredited babies during seasons 2 and 3.
Mitch CooperLeigh McCloskey4x024–5, 8, 1246
Med-school student, and later doctor, who was proud of his humble beginnings. Reunited with ex-wife Lucy Ewing in 1985. Separated from her, then returned to Dallas to take her back to Atlanta in November 1988.
Amos KrebbsWilliam Windom4x0642
Ray's estranged alcoholic stepfather.
Afton Cooper Van BurenAudrey Landers4x114–8, 12–1384
Mitch's sister. An aspiring singer, who, after a brief affair with J.R. Ewing, became the long-term girlfriend of Cliff Barnes. Afton was later the mother of Cliff's daughter Pamela Rebecca Cooper.
Arliss CooperAnne Francis4x1144
Mother of Mitch and Afton, Lucy's mother-in-law.
Jeff FarradayArt Hindle5x05511
Drug-dealing biological father of Christopher Ewing, who sold his son to Bobby.
Lillian "Lil" TrotterKate Reid6x036–7, 917
Ray's aunt and mother figure.
Michael "Mickey" TrotterTimothy Patrick Murphy6x046–726
Ray's rebellious younger cousin who becomes romantically involved with Lucy. Son of Aunt Lil.
Linda FarlowMelody Anderson6x0461
Dusty's wife.
Christopher EwingEric Farlow and Joshua Harris6x276–8 and 9–14156 (44 and 112)
Intelligent, handsome boy then young man who helped his father out on Southfork.
Renaldo MarchettaDaniel Pilon7x207–89
Jenna's abusive ex-husband and Charlie's father.
Lady Jessica MontfordAlexis Smith7x247, 1311
European royalty and vengeful woman who had an affair with Atticus Ward, producing her son, Dusty Farlow. Kidnapped Miss Ellie Ewing in 1984. Institutionalized. Charmed by J.R. Ewing in the sanitarium as he pursued her voting rights to Dusty's WestStar shares.
Jamie Ewing BarnesJenilee Harrison8x048–1070
Naive but sincere woman with an environmental background. She repeatedly clashed with J.R. Ewing, but was befriended by Sue Ellen Ewing. Jamie started dating Cliff Barnes after Cliff's split from Mandy Winger, and married Cliff in 1985. Killed while living in California and doing work for Sue Ellen and Valentine Lingerie.
Senator Andrew DowlingJim McMullan10x131014
Donna's third husband, with whom she raised Ray's daughter Margaret.
Lisa AldenAmy Stock11x061116
Sister of Jeff Farraday, and Christopher's biological aunt. Tried to gain custody of him after Pam's disappearance.
Japhet HarperSherman Howard12x03125
Hayleyville resident and troublemaker for J.R. Ewing.
Boaz HarperCliff Potts12x03124
Hayleyville resident and troublemaker for J.R. Ewing.
Don LockwoodIan McShane12x141213
Screenwriter who collaborated with Sue Ellen Ewing in 1989. Moved to Europe with her.
Pamela Rebecca CooperJenna Pangburn12x22122
Daughter of Afton and Cliff - raised by Afton alone.
Vanessa BeaumontGayle Hunnicutt12x2312–1413
J.R. Ewing's first love, reunited with him briefly overseas. Came to Dallas and became engaged to J.R. in 1991.
Harrison Van Buren IIIAndrew Prine12x2612–132
Afton's wealthy husband.
Arlen and Atticus WardJohn Larch13x18135
Millionaire twins, and old acquaintances of Clayton - Atticus turns out to be Dusty's biological father.
Amy StevensK Callan13x19134
The mother of April and Michelle.
Debra Lynn BeaumontDeborah Tucker14x16145
James' old flame and estranged wife, who turns up at Southfork with his young son.
James "Jimmy" Beaumont Jr.Chuckie and Kenny Gravino14x18143
Toddler son of James and Debra Lynn.

Other

Name Portrayed by 1st episode Season(s) Episode count
Julie GreyTina Louise1x011–25
Secretary to J.R. Ewing who leaked important papers on Sen. "Wild Bill" Orloff to Cliff Barnes and ruined Orloff's career. Returned to town the following year to get revenge on J.R., striking up a close relationship with her former boss, Jock Ewing. Killed by a fall from her apartment building, after being cornered by Willie Joe Garr and Jeb Ames, who knew she was going to give the Ewing Red File to Cliff Barnes.
Connie BrasherDonna Bullock & Ann Ford & Nancy Bleier & Jeanna Michaels1x011 & 2 & 2 and 2–442 (3 & 2 & 5 & 32)
Bobby's first secretary.
SusanLisa LeMole1x051–24
J.R.'s second secretary.
Liz CraigBarbara Babcock2x042–516
Pam's boss at The Store.
Dr. Harlen DanversDan Ammerman and John Zaremba2x042 & 2–3, 5–1014 (1 & 13)
The Ewing family physician.
Louella Caraway LeeMeg Gallagher2x082–437
J.R.'s third secretary.
Jordan LeeDon Starr2x082–1489
Texas oilman and associate of J.R. Ewing. Longtime cartel member and associate of Cliff Barnes. Slept with Kristin Shepard and was later blackmailed by her. Killed in Paris by Sheila Foley/Hillary Taylor and her thugs.
Wade LuceRobert Ackerman2x082–613
A member of the cartel.
Marilee StoneFern Fitzgerald2x152–1373
Promiscuous female member of the cartel, whose husband committed suicide after losing money in a deal with J.R.
Detective Harry McSweenJames Brown2x172–1241
Dallas police detective that frequently helps J.R. with legal matters.
Andy BradleyPaul Sorensen2x202–1033
A member of the cartel.
Jackie DuganSherril Lynn Rettino2x232–5, 7–14186
Pam's co-worker at The Store, later Cliff's secretary at Barnes-Wentworth Oil, eventually James' secretary at Ewing Oil.
Muriel GillisKarlene Crockett2x242–612
Lucy Ewing’s best friend.
Alan BeamRandolph Powell3x013–418
Smooth-talking, ambitious lawyer who works for J.R. and was briefly engaged to Lucy.
Harv SmithfieldGeorge O. Petrie3x013–1454
The Ewing family's lawyer.
Vaughn LelandDennis Patrick3x023, 5, 7–819
A banker, specializing in loans. Initially an executive of the Cattleman's Bank in Dallas, before later joining a bank in Houston.
Dr. Simon EllbyJeff Cooper3x073–419
Sue Ellen's psychiatrist.
Eugene BullockE.J. André3x143–4, 66
Elderly international shipping tycoon.
Sheriff Fenton WashburnBarry Corbin3x153, 5–79
The Braddock county sheriff.
Serena WaldStephanie Blackmore3x163, 5–8, 11, 1320
A prostitute who is frequently visited by J.R.
Scotty DemarestStephen Elliott3x233, 8, 1014
The Ewing family's criminal attorney.
Franklin HornerLaurence Haddon4x034–6, 9–1017
A Cattlemen's Bank executive, and J.R. Ewing's banker.
Marvin "Punk" AndersonMorgan Woodward4x064–1155
Oil man and longtime friend to Jock and Miss Ellie.
Jeremy WendellWilliam Smithers4x104–5, 8–1250
Head of the powerful WestStar Oil and proverbial thorn in J.R.'s side.
Clint OgdenMonte Markham4x1249
Sue Ellen's first love.
Leslie StewartSusan Flannery4x13411
Public relations agent, who worked with Ewing Oil, and secretly taped her conversations with J.R.; also had affairs with J.R. and his political rival.
Phyllis WapnerDeborah Tranelli4x134–14147
Bobby's second secretary.
Sylvia "Sly" LovegrenDeborah Rennard5x025–14188
J.R.'s fourth and most devoted secretary.
Roger LarsonDennis Redfield5x12512
A photographer who became infatuated with Lucy to the extent of building a shrine to her. After they had two one night stands, Lucy called the relationship off and started avoiding Roger out of fear of his intensity and his growing obsession with her. Roger later kidnapped and raped Lucy, before she was rescued by Bobby and Pam. Lucy later discovered she was pregnant with Roger's child, and had an abortion.
CassieAnne C. Lucas5x125–1053
Waitress at the Oil Baron's Club.
Holly HarwoodLois Chiles6x016–725
Oil heiress who becomes involved in a complex scheme with J.R. and causes Sue Ellen to drink again. Pursued Bobby and had an affair with J.R.
Kendall ChapmanDanone Simpson6x016–14103
Ewing Oil receptionist.
TeresaRoseanna Christiansen6x016–14119
Southfork maid. Played by uncredited extras during season 2–5.
RaoulCharles Escamilla & Tony Garcia & William Marquez6x016 & 7–12 & 1428 (3 & 22 & 3)
Southfork servant. Played by uncredited extras during season 1–5.
Mavis AndersonAlice Hirson6x026–7, 10–1126
Punk's wife and Miss Ellie's best friend.
Frank CrutcherDale Robertson6x0465
A man Ellie befriended after Jock's death.
Thornton McLeishKenneth Kimmins6x056–711
A Canadian business partner of Bobby.
Walt DriscollBen Piazza6x06611
Former head of the Office of Land Management (OLM). After being blackmailed by J.R. Ewing into giving J.R. a variance to pump out oil at full capacity, Driscoll went on a long holiday to avoid the political fallout, during which the OLM was disbanded and replaced with the Texas Energy Commission (TEC). Driscoll later reemerged as a shipping tycoon involved in the illegal shipping of oil to Cuba, a scheme which J.R. went on to join. After the biggest shipment of oil to Cuba was thwarted by Bobby and Ray, a disastrous chain of events followed, resulting in Driscoll committing suicide after a failed attempt to kill J.R. instead resulted in the paralysis of Mickey Trotter from the neck down.
Mark GraisonJohn Beck6x146–7, 967
Pamela's boyfriend/fiancé after her first divorce from Bobby, whom Pam vows to marry due to his contraction of a rare type of leukemia which leaves him with months to live. Before Mark can die from the leukemia, he apparently commits suicide in a plane crash. Mark returned during the dream season after Bobby's "death", claiming to have faked his own death in the plane crash in order to enter clinics in a bid to find a cure for his leukemia. He claimed that while he didn't find a cure for his leukemia, he was in remission. He also got engaged to Pam again and married her in the last episode of the dream season. This whole return storyline was later abandoned as if it had never happened, when the whole of season 9 was explained away as being Pam's dream.
LouiseMary Armstrong6x196–817
Pamela's nanny for Christopher while separated from Bobby.
Peter RichardsChristopher Atkins7x03727
Twenty-year-old lover of Sue Ellen and mentor to little John Ross. He was forced to move to New York by J.R. Ewing
Paul MorganGlenn Corbett7x047, 9–1118
A hot shot attorney, representing the Ewings in some of their most difficult legal cases.
Edgar RandolphMartin E. Brooks7x127–810
Government official blackmailed by J.R. until he suffers a mental breakdown.
Dora MaePat Colbert7x127–1470
Hostess at the Oil Baron's Club.
AngelaMarina Rice7x127–8, 1012
Pam's maid while separated from Bobby.
Dr. Jerry KendersonBarry Jenner7x177–925
College friend of Mark Graison and the doctor that treats him for his blood condition.
Leo WakefieldBill Morey7x177–8, 1111
An important stock controller of Barnes-Wentworth Oil
Mandy WingerDeborah Shelton8x038–1063
A model, initially the girlfriend of Cliff Barnes following Cliff's split from Afton Cooper. After splitting from Cliff, Mandy went on to become one of the most famous mistresses of J.R. Ewing, becoming one of a small number of mistresses to get into J.R.'s heart. She later became an actor in movies
BettyKathleen York8x04810
Eddie Cronin’s girlfriend, who worked as a waitress at The Hot Biscuit diner with Lucy Ewing, developing a feud with Lucy over Eddie.
Eddie CroninFredric Lehne8x05819
Started an affair with Lucy Ewing and got involved in a construction business with Lucy, while continuing to have a relationship with his girlfriend Betty behind Lucy's back.
Angelica NeroBarbara Carrera9x07925
Beautiful, exotic business associate to J.R. Ewing, trying to get J.R. and Jack involved in a deal with Marinos Shipping so that she could kill them off in the public eye, which would result in Angelica taking over as the head of Marinos Shipping from the dying/dead Dimitri Marinos, who had an uncanny resemblance to Jack Ewing. (dream season only)
Grace Van OwenMerete Van Kamp9x08917
Angelica Nero's right hand woman in Angelica's plot to take over Marinos Shipping. During the latter part of the mission, Grace fell in love with Jack Ewing and she gave Jack and J.R. forewarning of Angelica's intentions. Grace later stopped Angelica from shooting dead J.R. and Jack. Grace was later killed by Angelica while still on the island of Martinique. (dream season only)
NicholasGeorge Chakiris9x11911
Angelica Nero’s assistant in Angelica's plot to take over Marinos Shipping, Nicholas turned supergrass against Angelica to attain his freedom, but he was later killed by Angelica in a Zurich hotel room. (dream season only)
Matt CantrellMarc Singer9x15912
An old friend of Bobby's who continues to search for emerald mines in South America, arriving in Dallas just to find out that Bobby is dead. Pam takes over in investing in Matt's emerald mine (dream season only)
Alex GarrettWilliam Prince9x2195
An old acquaintance of Dimitri Marinos and Angelica Nero. (dream season only)
Ben StiversSteve Forrest9x2993
A man who came to work on Southfork Ranch, giving Miss Ellie and Punk Anderson the feeling that they had met him before. (dream season only)
Wes ParmaleeSteve Forrest10x021012
A man who came to work on Southfork Ranch. When Miss Ellie discovered Jock Ewing's possessions in his room, Wes claimed that they had always been his possessions and that he was Jock. Jock had been declared legally dead for several years at the time.
Oswald ValentineDerek McGrath10x0310–1115
Rather eccentric partner of Sue Ellen, in the lingerie business.
B.D. CalhounHunter von Leer10x061010
Crazed mercenary, hired for $1,000,000 by J.R. for a job of blowing up Saudi oil fields, in order to force up the market price of oil in the USA. When a CIA agent informs J.R. of their close tracking of Calhoun and his terrorist activities, J.R. calls Calhoun to try to call off their deal, but Calhoun refuses. J.R. then decides to do a deal with the CIA to foil Calhoun's Saudi activities. Calhoun is enraged and comes after J.R. with a vengeance. Calhoun is eventually shot dead by Bobby and Ray in California.
Bruce HarveyJonathan Goldsmith10x1010, 1216
A Hollywood producer, helping Sue Ellen and Don Lockwood to produce their movie about J.R.
Nicholas PearceJack Scalia11x0211, 1429
Stockbroker who becomes infatuated with Sue Ellen. He was thrown off a balcony by J.R.
Harrison "Dandy" DandridgeBert Remsen11x021110
Drunk befriended by Cliff.
Carswell "Casey" Denault Jr.Andrew Stevens11x0311–1233
Oil business understudy from Oklahoma who was in league with J.R. and wooed his secretary Sly. Also wooed Lucy in an attempt to get to her money he also wooed Marilee stone for J.R. Ewing
Kimberly CryderLeigh Taylor-Young11x0911–1220
Beautiful young wife of an influential Texas oilman. Had an affair with J.R.
KellyKehly Sloane11x1211–1219
Sue Ellen's secretary.
Dr. Herbert StylesJohn Anderson11x14117
Kimberly Cryder's father.
Laurel EllisAnnabel Schofield11x151111
A young woman Miss Ellie suspects Clayton is having an affair with.
Kay LloydKaren Kopins11x2011, 1312
A PR agent that is Bobby's first love interest after losing Pam.
DebbieDeborah Marie Taylor11x2311–1437
Waitress at the Oil Baron's Club.
Rose Daniels McKayJeri Gaile12x0312–1420
Carter McKay's young wife.
Tracey LawtonBeth Toussaint12x0512–1317
Carter McKay's daughter who becomes involved with Bobby.
Detective RataganJohn Hoge12x0912–1414
A dirty cop that replaces McSween as J.R.'s contact within the police force.
Tommy McKayJ. Eddie Peck12x1412–1313
Carter McKay's son, a drug dealer.
Hillary TaylorSusan Lucci14x01146
Psychotic kidnapper who causes April's death at April and Bobby honeymoon in Paris.
LeeAnn De La VegaBarbara Eden14x08145
South American entrepreneur and a woman from J.R. Ewing's past who came back from revenge. Daughter of a Baptist schoolteacher. Met J.R. at the University of Texas, became involved with him, and she was unable to have children because of the "botched abortion" she had when he abandoned her. Inherited her husband's company in 1983. Based in Venezuela before coming to Dallas after meeting Michelle Stevens at a resort in the Bahamas and learning what J.R. was doing after all these years.
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