"Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone."
Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor from Fort Worth, Texas.
His signature role was the ruthless oil baron John Ross "J.R." Ewing in the very popular 1980s television soap opera Dallas (including reprising his role in Knots Landing and on the 2012 revival of Dallas), followed by astronaut Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the '60s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. He also had supporting roles in numerous films and guest roles in numerous TV series.
He died on November 23, 2012 from leukemia. J.R. also died in the show's revival as a result.
Films with pages on TV Tropes:
- Fail Safe (1964) as Buck
- In Harm's Way (1965) as Lieutenant Cline
- Beware! The Blob (1972, also director) as Young Hobo
- Harry and Tonto (1974) as Eddie
- Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) as Murdoch
- The Big Bus (1976) as Parking Lot Doctor
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) as Col. Clarence E. Pitts
- Superman (1978) as Major
- S.O.B. (1981) as Dick Benson
- Nixon (1995) as Jack Jones
- Primary Colors (1998) as Gov. Fred Picker
TV series with pages on TV Tropes:
- The Edge of Night (1961) as Ed Gibson
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970) as Major Anthony Nelson / Various characters
- Night Gallery (1970, episode "The Housekeeper") as Cedric Acton
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970, 1975; episodes "To Get Through the Night" and "Loser in a Dead Heat") as Clint/Dr. Bowers
- Dan August (1971, episode "The Law") as Art Lewis
- Police Woman (1974, episode "Seven Eleven") as Tony Bonner
- McCloud (1974, episode "The Gang That Stole Manhattan") as Larry Harris
- Harry O (1975, episode "One For the Road") as Bernie
- Ellery Queen (1975, episode "The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party") as Paul Gardner
- The Streets of San Francisco (1975, episode "Dead Air") as Terry Wine (radio host)
- Barnaby Jones (1975, episode "Fatal Witness) as Dr. Frank Rickers
- McMillan & Wife (1977, episode "Affair of the Heart") as Dr. Wesley Corman
- The Rockford Files (1977, episode "Forced Retirement") as Richard Lessing
- Dallas (1978–1991, 2012–2013) as J.R. Ewing
- Knots Landing (1980–1982) as J.R. Ewing
- The Simpsons (2006, episode "The Monkey Suit", voice) as Wallace Brady
- Nip/Tuck (2006) as Burt Landau
- Desperate Housewives (2011, episodes "I'm Still Here" and "Flashback") as Frank Kaminsky