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Richard Roat, a character actor with 130-plus credits spanning nearly a half-century who appeared in many of TV’s biggest shows including Seinfeld, Friends, Cheers, Murphy Brown, Dallas, Hawaii Five-O and Happy Days, has died. He was 89. Roat died August 5 in Orange County, CA, according to his family. No other…

Roseanna Christiansen, who played the Southfork ranch maid Teresa on the final nine seasons of the original Dallas on CBS, died July 14 at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, CA. She was 71. No cause of death was given. Christiansen joined Dallas in 1982 for its sixth season, staying through the 14th and…

Dallas, with its portrayals of Western wealth, success and power, might have played a role in the collapse of the Soviet Union, its former leader Mikhail Gorbachev believes. Eurythmics musician David Stewart said during an interview on Joss Stone’s A Cuppa Happy podcast that Gorbachev’s theory centered on the smash…

EXCLUSIVE: Cast members from the original Dallas, China Beach, Pop’s One Day at a Time and Hulu’s Difficult People will zoom into next week’s livestream Stars in the House series to raise money for The Actors Fund’s COVID-19 efforts. The series, hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, has been featuring TV reunions…

Actor Ken Kercheval, best known as Texas businessman Cliff Barnes on the CBS series Dallas, has died. A cause of death is not known, but a spokesperson at the Frist Funeral Home in the actor’s hometown of Clinton, Indiana, told Deadline that Kercheval died Sunday. He was 83. Kercheval’s character was a signature…

Morgan Woodward, who appeared in more than 250 movies and TV shows during a 40-year acting career, died Feb. 22 at his Hollywood Hills home. He was 93. The versatile character actor played oil man Marvin “Punk” Anderson on TV show Dallas in 55 episodes from 1980-1987, but also had two appearances on the original Star…

Jared Martin, the actor most remembered as the handsome cowboy Steven “Dusty” Farlow of the original Dallas series, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at home in Philadelphia. He was 75. His death was confirmed by his son Christian Martin on twitter. Martin’s Dallas co-star Linda Gray tweeted her condolences today…

Robert Wilson, a public television pioneer who became known as the father to writer-actors Luke, Owen and Andrew Wilson, has died at age 75. Luke Wilson confirmed to the Dallas Morning News that his father had died Friday after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. No official cause of death was provided. Known as Bob…

Character actor Barry Jenner, best known for his pivotal role as Admiral William Ross on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and with credits including recurring roles on Dallas, Knott’s Landing, Family Matters and many others, died on August 9, his family has announced. He was 75. As news of his passing spread, Jenner’s Deep S…

Merv Adelson, who co-founded Lorimar Television and went on to produce a string of hit shows during the 1970s and ’80s, has died at age 85. Born in Los Angeles in 1929, Adelson moved to Las Vegas as a young man. There he became a millionaire while still in his 20s, after opening a then-novel 24-hour grocery store…

On the same day fans of one Warner Horizon-produced cable drama cancelled surprisingly after three seasons, Longmire, rejoiced at the news of a fourth season pickup by Netflix, fans of another Warner Horizon cable series axed after three seasons, Dallas, received disheartening news. In a note posted this morning, Dall…

Only a week after the shocking third-season finale of Dallas comes another bombshell for the fans of the TNT drama: The network has opted not to renew the series for a fourth season. "We are extremely proud of the series, which defied expectations by standing as a worthy continuation of the Ewing saga,” a TNT…