Larry Hagman
Known for: Acting
Born: September 21, 1931
Died: November 23, 2012
Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) 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.
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Filmography
54 movies · 67 TV shows, newest first
6.5
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
NR
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
20207.0
Göttliche Lage
2014
6.9
Dallas
2012
7.6
The Flight of the Swan
2011
8.0
Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
2010
5.5
Markus Lanz
2008
6.0
Bring Back...
2005
9.0
Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork
2004
7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004NR
TV Revolution
2004
7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
5.3
V Graham Norton
20023.8
Good Day Live
20016.0
Menschen der Woche
2000
6.2
TV total
19994.4
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
5.6
Dallas: War of The Ewings
1998
6.3
Primary Colors
1998
NR
Parkinson
1998
5.5
The Third Twin
1997
4.3
The View
1997
4.3
Taff
1997
9.0
Orleans
1997
5.7
Dallas: J.R. Returns
1996
7.1
TFI Friday
1996
6.8
Nixon
1995
7.7
Shooting Stars
1993
10.0
Staying Afloat
1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
199310.0
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
7.0
Boulevard Bio
1991
6.4
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
7.5
In the Heat of the Night
1988
5.5
The Dame Edna Experience
1987
5.3
Dallas: The Early Years
19865.7
Goldene Kamera
1984
5.4
Deadly Encounter
1982NR
exclusiv
1982
5.3
Wogan
1982
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.8
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
6.8
Champs-Elysées
1982
5.0
Das Traumschiff
1981
9.0
I am Blushing
1981
4.3
Entertainment Tonight
1981
6.0
S.O.B.
19815.3
Musikantenstadl
1981
NR
Diana
1981
7.0
Pink Lady
1980
7.0
Knots Landing
1979
7.5
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
9.0
A Cry for Justice
1979
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
7.2
Superman
1978
9.0
A Double Life
1978
6.9
Dallas
19789.0
Last of the Good Guys
1978
6.8
The President's Mistress
1978
6.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
5.0
Intimate Strangers
1977
4.6
Checkered Flag or Crash
1977
6.5
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977
6.7
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
5.3
The Big Bus
1976
9.0
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
1976
5.4
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
7.5
Ellery Queen
1975
7.0
Doctors' Hospital
1975
7.5
Three for the Road
19756.0
McCoy
1975
5.7
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
5.5
Stardust
1974
6.4
Police Woman
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
5.2
Harry O
1974
7.0
Lucas Tanner
1974
5.4
Hurricane
1974
7.1
Harry and Tonto
1974
6.5
Sidekicks
1974
8.0
What Are Best Friends For?
1973
7.9
Blood Sport
1973
6.0
The Alpha Caper
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
5.9
Applause
1973
6.0
Here We Go Again
1973
9.0
Antonio
1973
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
6.1
No Place to Run
1972
4.5
Beware! The Blob
1972
10.0
Getting Away from It All
1972
5.2
A Howling in the Woods
19716.5
The Good Life
1971
6.1
The Hired Hand
1971
5.0
Vanished
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
6.5
Up in the Cellar
1970
7.2
McCloud
1970
6.7
Three's a Crowd
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
6.4
Medical Center
1969
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
5.7
The Group
1966
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
6.6
In Harm's Way
1965
7.8
Fail Safe
1964
8.0
The Rogues
1964
6.5
Ensign Pulver
1964
6.4
The Cavern
1964
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
NR
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960
6.7
Sea Hunt
1958
6.5
Decoy
1957
7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
7.5
West Point
1956
6.6
The Edge of Night
1956
NR
South Pacific
1952
9.0
Bambi
1948NR
Bring Back... Dallas
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