{"id":25089,"date":"2012-11-24T10:50:39","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T15:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=25089"},"modified":"2012-11-24T10:50:40","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T15:50:40","slug":"larry-hagman-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/11\/24\/larry-hagman-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Hagman, 81"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Larry Hagman, the actor who lent a charming smile that often hid the villainous intent of J R Ewing on the television series Dallas<\/em>, died yesterday afternoon at a Medical City Dallas Hospital after a year-long struggle with cancer. He was 81.<\/p>\n

As J R Ewing, Hagman took Dallas<\/em> from being a just a night time soap opera to a national obsession that culminated in a cliffhanging attempt on his life that left the entire nation spending the summer of 1980 wondering “Who shot JR?” Dallas<\/em> was Hagman’s second successful television series, following on from his six-year stint as Major Tony Nelson, the astronaut in love with a 2000-year magical genie in the form of Barbara Eden on\u00a0 I Dream Of Jeannie<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And while Hagman’s biggest career highs were on television, he spent much of his career doing film work. One of his earliest film roles was a small part in the 1964 sequel to Mister Roberts<\/strong>, Ensign Pulver<\/strong>. That same year he also had a supporting role in the Cold War thriller Fail-Safe<\/strong> starring Henry Fonda. Hagman also played military types in The Eagle Has Landed<\/strong> and Superman: The Movie<\/strong>. Larger film roles include the comedy Mother, Juggs And Speed<\/strong>, Harry And Tonto<\/strong>, Nixon<\/strong> and Primary Colors<\/strong>, where a played a charming southern politico.<\/p>\n

Hagman also dabbled in directing, helming a number of episodes of I Dream Of Jeannie<\/em>, Dallas<\/em> and The Good Life<\/em>. His only feature directorial effort was 1972 Beware! The Blob<\/strong>. Hagman’s involvement came about through his friendship with Jack H. Harris, producer of the original 1956 The Blob<\/strong>. A 1982 re-release of the film was advertised with a play on Hagman’s Dallas connection – “The film that J R shot!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The film and television star has died after a battle with cancer.<\/div>\n

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