Larry Hagman
Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012, Height 6 feet 1 inch [1.85 m]) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He was best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and the befuddled astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of actress Mary Martin. After his parents divorced, he lived with his grandmother in Texas while his mother pursued acting roles. At age 16, Hagman followed his mother into acting and got his start in small theater productions and commercials. He began his acting career in the early 1950s, appearing in Broadway plays and television shows. He had a supporting role in the 1964 film Fail-Safe.
In 1965, Hagman was cast as Major Anthony Nelson in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. The show was a huge success, and Hagman won two Golden Globe Awards for his performance. He left the show in 1970 to pursue other projects.
In 1978, Hagman was cast as J. R. Ewing in the soap opera Dallas. The show was an even bigger success than I Dream of Jeannie, and Hagman won four Emmy Awards for his performance. He remained with the show until it ended in 1991.
In 1995, Hagman underwent a liver transplant. He returned to Dallas in 2012 for a revival of the show. He died of complications from leukemia later that year.
Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of actress Mary Martin. After his parents divorced, he lived with his grandmother in Texas while his mother pursued acting roles. At age 16, Hagman followed his mother into acting and got his start in small theater productions and commercials. He began his acting career in the early 1950s, appearing in Broadway plays and television shows. He had a supporting role in the 1964 film Fail-Safe.
In 1965, Hagman was cast as Major Anthony Nelson in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. The show was a huge success, and Hagman won two Golden Globe Awards for his performance. He left the show in 1970 to pursue other projects.
In 1978, Hagman was cast as J. R. Ewing in the soap opera Dallas. The show was an even bigger success than I Dream of Jeannie, and Hagman won four Emmy Awards for his performance. He remained with the show until it ended in 1991.
In 1995, Hagman underwent a liver transplant. He returned to Dallas in 2012 for a revival of the show. He died of complications from leukemia later that year.
Known for
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Dallas
The Flight of the Swan
Markus Lanz
Bring Back...
Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork
Desperate Housewives
Nip/Tuck
V Graham Norton
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
TV Total
Dallas - War of The Ewings
Primary Colors
The Third Twin
The View
Taff
Orleans
Dallas: J.R. Returns
Nixon
Shooting Stars
Staying Afloat
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Boulevard Bio
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
The Simpsons
In the Heat of the Night
The Dame Edna Experience
Dallas: The Early Years
Deadly Encounter
Wogan
Night of 100 Stars
Champs-Elysées
Das Traumschiff
I am Blushing
Entertainment Tonight
S.O.B.
Diana
Pink Lady
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Knots Landing
Superman
Dallas
The President's Mistress
A Double Life
What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
Intimate Strangers
Checkered Flag or Crash
The Rhinemann Exchange
The Eagle Has Landed
The Big Bus
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Ellery Queen
Doctors' Hospital
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Stardust
The Rockford Files
Harry O
Hurricane
Harry and Tonto
Sidekicks
What Are Best Friends For?
Blood Sport
The Alpha Caper
Police Story
Applause
Here We Go Again
Antonio
The Streets of San Francisco
No Place to Run
Beware! The Blob
Getting Away from It All
A Howling in the Woods
The Hired Hand
Vanished
Night Gallery
Up in the Cellar
McCloud
Three's a Crowd
Medical Center
The Name of the Game
The Group
I Dream of Jeannie
In Harm's Way
Fail Safe
The Rogues
Ensign Pulver
The Cavern
The Mike Douglas Show
The Defenders
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Sea Hunt
Decoy
West Point
Bambi Awards