He marries Donna Culver Krebbs, and they have a child, Margaret Krebbs, named after his mother, and adopt a deaf boy, Tony Krebbs. Ray also had a brief fling with Lucy Ewing, the troublemaking teenage daughter of Jock Ewing's second son Gary Ewing.
Ray Krebbs is a foreman on the ranch, and doesn't realize Jock is his father until later on in his career, which upsets Miss Ellie Ewing. is constantly rocky, and both of them have many affairs.Īnother important character is Ray Krebbs, the illegitimate son of Jock Ewing. Digger Barnes' son, Cliff Barnes, who also has an affair with J.R.'s wife, Sue Ellen Ewing. Digger's daughter (actually, she isn't his daughter, but he raised her), Pamela Barnes Ewing, marries Bobby, much to the dismay of J.R. The Ewings, specifically J.R., are at odds with the Barnes family, due to an ancient feud between Jock Ewing and Digger Barnes. His younger brother Bobby Ewing is also a prominent character, but he is portrayed as a much kinder, moralistic person. Ewing, the ruthless tyrannical oil tycoon and son of Miss Ellie Ewing, and Jock Ewing, the patriarch of the family.
The series won four Emmy Awards, including a 1980 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series win for Bel Geddes.
Ewing, stage/screen actress Barbara Bel Geddes as family matriarch Miss Ellie and movie Western actor Jim Davis as Ewing patriarch Jock, his last role before his death in 1981. Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil tycoon J.R. After 14 seasons, the series finale "Conundrum" aired in 1991. The show also featured a "Dream Season", in which the entirety of the ninth season was revealed to have been a dream of Pam Ewing.
The 1980 episode Who Done It remains the second highest rated prime-time telecast ever. The show was famous for its cliffhangers, including the Who shot J.R.? mystery. was the only character to have appeared in every episode. Ewing grew to be the show's main character his schemes and dirty business became the show's trademark. As the series progressed, oil tycoon J.R. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes, whose families were sworn enemies. The series revolves around a wealthy and feuding Texan family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork. Dallas is a prime-time drama/soap opera, which aired from April 2, 1978-until on CBS.