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The late Larry Hagman will not be forgotten when Dallas returns to television on Jan. 28.

Hagman, who shot to fame as the show's star patriarch oil baron, J.R. Ewing, will be honored in upcoming episodes this season, including a funeral, set for the series' March 11 episode, EW.com reports.

The actor passed away on Nov. 23 at 81 from cancer, forcing the show's producers to make significant changes to the storyline, even as they mourned the show's longtime villain who was also a great friend. Extra scenes with J.R. that had previously been cut were put back in for episode 6, said executive producer Cynthia Cidre,...

The late Larry Hagman will not be forgotten when Dallas returns to television on Jan. 28. Hagman, who shot to fame as the show's star patriarch oil baron, J.R. Ewing, will be honored in upcoming episodes this season, including a funeral, set for the series' March 11 episode, EW.com reports. The actor passed away on Nov. 23 at 81 from cancer, forcing the show's producers to make significant changes to the storyline, even as they mourned the show's longtime villain who was also a great friend. Extra scenes with J.R. that had previously been cut were put back in for episode 6, said executive producer Cynthia Cidre,...

Actor renowned as the machiavellian oilman Jr Ewing in Dallas

On 21 November 1980, 83 million people in the Us and 24 million in the UK watched the TV show Dallas to see who had shot the villainous Jr Ewing. While working late at the office, the boss of Ewing Oil was suddenly fired on by an unseen assailant. Who shot Jr, and would he survive?

Any character who had ever come into contact with the oleaginous Texas oilman had good reason to do away with him, but there was no way he could really have been killed off. If Jr had died, then the series would have died, because Jr was Dallas – and Larry Hagman, who has died aged 81 after suffering from throat cancer, was Jr.

Other actors were at times replaced in their roles, but Hagman was irreplaceable. Nevertheless, just in case, Hagman quickly renegotiated his contract with Lorimar Studios just after...

Television icon Larry Hagman, best known for roles on "Dallas" and "I Dream of Jeannie," has died at age 81. The La Times reports that Linda Gray, Larry Hagman's co-star on "Dallas", released a statement through her agent Friday night: "Larry Hagman was my best friend for 35 years. He was an original and lived life to the full. The world was a brighter place because of Larry Hagman." Hagman's death was also reported in the "Dallas Morning News" Friday night. What many people do not know about Mr. Hagman was that - by Hollywood standards - his devotion to his wife of more than 50 years, Maj Axelsson. The couple wed in 1954. She survives him, as do...

Larry Hagman, best known for his iconic role as oil baron Jr Ewing on Dallas, died yesterday (November 23) at the age of 81. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1931, the actor was the son of actress and Broadway star Mary Martin and attorney Ben Hagman. He lived with his grandmother in Los Angeles after his father left the family home when Larry was 5. His mother was often away touring. A mischievousness child, he moved around various private schools before making his debut on the New York theatre scene in the early 1950s. He later starred in South Pacific on London's West End alongside his mother, before serving in the Air Force from 1952 to '56, stationed in London. It was there that he met and married Swedish designer Maj Axelsson. The couple had two children, Preston and Heidi, and resided in Malibu. Hagman soon returned to acting with his first recurring (more...

Larry Hagman, best known for his iconic role as oil baron Jr Ewing on Dallas, died yesterday (November 23) at the age of 81. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1931, the actor was the son of actress and Broadway star Mary Martin and attorney Ben Hagman. He lived with his grandmother in Los Angeles after his father left the family home when Larry was 5. His mother was often away touring. A mischievousness child, he moved around various private schools before making his debut on the New York theatre scene in the early 1950s. He later starred in South Pacific on London's West End alongside his mother, before serving in the Air Force from 1952 to '56, stationed in London. It was there that he met and married Swedish designer Maj Axelsson. The couple had two children, Preston and Heidi, and resided in Malibu. Hagman soon returned to acting with his first recurring (more...

* Drank four bottles of champagne a day before sobriety

* Son of "Peter Pan" star Mary Martin

* Became campaigner for organ transplants (Rewrites with statement from co-star)

By Bill Trott

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Larry Hagman, who created one of American television's most supreme villains in the conniving, amoral oilman J.R. Ewing of "Dallas," died on Friday, according to a co-star. He was 81.

Hagman died at a Dallas hospital of complications from his battle with throat cancer, the Dallas Morning News reported, quoting a statement from his family. He had suffered from liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver in the 1990s after decades of drinking.

Linda Gray, who played J.R.'s long-suffering wife, Sue Ellen, was with Hagman in Dallas when he died, the actress' spokesman, Jeffrey Lane, said in an email.

"Larry Hagman was my best friend for 35 years," Gray said in a statement. "He was the Pied...

Dallas – Larry Hagman, who created one of the most famous television villains of all time (J.R. Ewing of the TV nighttime soap sensation “Dallas”), passed away on Friday of complications from cancer. He was ironically in Dallas, Texas working on the new version of “Dallas,” which was recently resurrected by TNT.

Hagman was at the center of one the greatest shared nationwide cultural events in 1980 when his “Dallas” character J.R. Ewing was shot at the end of season three. For an entire summer, speculation on “Who Shot J.R.?” was the talk of the country. He parlayed that hype to become one of highest paid television actors in history, and “Dallas” solved the mystery of his shooting on November 21st, 1980 – it was Kristin Shepard, Sue Ellen Ewing’s sister, portrayed by Mary Crosby.

Larry Hagman in Chicago, October of 2009

Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.

Some sad news has come in during this post-Thanksgiving weekend: Larry Hagman, star of TV's "Dallas" and "I Dream of Jeannie," has passed away at the age of 81 at Medical City in Dallas as a result of complications from his recent battle with cancer.

Along with those abovementioned iconic roles from most of our childhoods, horror fans will remember Hagman for his feature directorial debut, Beware! The Blob from 1972, which is also known as Son of Blob/Son of the Blob, the sequel to horror/sci-fi classic The Blob. Hagman co-starred in the film, and, like most actors of his generation, he also appeared in an episode of "Rod Serling's Night Gallery."

Per Dallasnews.com, his family said in a written statement, “Larry was back in his beloved Dallas re-enacting the iconic role he loved most. Larry’s family and close friends had joined him in Dallas for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Larry Hagman, the actor best known as the ruthless oilman J.R. Ewing on TV’s Dallas, died Friday afternoon. He was 81.

Members of his family said Hagman died of complications stemming from his recent battle with cancer. “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.

Forever associated with his most famous role, that of the charming, conniving and crafty Jr Ewing in Dallas, actor Larry Hagman has died at the age of 81.Though Dallas made him a household name, and the legendary cliffhanger surrounding his character (Who Shot J.R.?) became the second-most-watched television episode in Us history, Hagman had a career that spanned the stage and screens both big and small.His mother, Mary Martin, was an established actress who passed her love of performing on to her son. He attended Bard College in New York and then appeared in regional theatre before heading to England to appear in the cast of his mother’s latest show, South Pacific. It was in the UK that he met his wife, Maj Axelsson, whom he married in 1954 while serving in the Air Force.After returning to the States for a stint on Broadway, he began appearing...

Former Dallas star Larry Hagman has spoken of his anguish after his beloved wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

The actor, most famous for his role as greedy oil baron J.R. Ewing in the soap opera, was devastated when his wife of 55 years Maj Axelsson developed the degenerative brain disease, which robs patients of their memory.

Hagman has since moved Axelsson into a care home to receive professional treatment, but insists his wife has retained her "vivacious" spirit and still recognises him.

He tells Britain's Hello! magazine, "She has had it for six years but we didn't know that until we looked back on her personality changes and traits.

"She still knows who I am. She's always saying, 'Get me out of here!' I say, 'Well, I can't do it myself any longer.' I can't. I just couldn't. I see her every day when I'm here and when I'm gone she knows, but she forgets... It's an awful disease. There's no rhyme or reason. It's devastating. B***dy awful... She was very vivacious and still is."...

Former Dallas star Larry Hagman's wife is battling Alzheimer's disease, according to her brother.

Maj Axelsson, the former Dallas star's wife of 54 years, began displaying symptoms of the degenerative disease last year, and they have worsened significantly, reports the National Enquirer.

Her diagnosis with the disease - which robs sufferers of their memory - has been confirmed by 81-year-old Axelsson's brother Shelley Greenhut.

A source tells the tabloid, "Larry is facing a spouse's worst nightmare. Maj is slipping away a little more each day. And it's heartbreaking for Larry because he is so absolutely devoted to her."

The insider reveals Hagman, 77, has refused to put his wife in a care home, and is insisting on looking after her himself, adding, "He won't leave her alone. His attitude is that Maj is a blessing. He says he's been able to fall in love with her all over again."...