Larry Martin Hagman was born on September 21, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a popular American film and television actor, producer and director, primarily in soap operas and television.

Early in his career Hagman appeared in the road company of South Pacific with his mother, then moved on to other theater parts and a regular role on the TV soap opera The Edge of Night. His big break came with I Dream of Jeannie (1965-70), in which he cavorted comically with a voluptuous imp played by Barbara Eden.

As popular as that show was, Hagman topped it with a 13-year run as the scheming Texas patriarch of the Ewing clan on Dallas (1978-1991). Dallas began a craze for prime-time soap operas; the final episode of its 1979-80 season ended with Hagman's character being shot by an unknown assailant, and the public uproar made "Who shot J.R.?" a byword for TV cliffhangers.

His films include Fail-Safe (1964), Superman (1978), S.O.B. (1981) and Primary Colors (1998). He published a memoir, Hello Darlin', in 2001.

Hagman appeared in every episode of Dallas. He received a liver transplant in 1995, after years of heavy drinking. Hagman married the Swedish-born Maj Axelsson in 1954.

Filmography

• "Nip/Tuck" (5 episodes, 2006)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2006)
• Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998)
• Primary Colors (1998)
• The Third Twin (1997)
• "Orleans" (6 episodes, 1997)
• Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996)
• Nixon (1995)
• Staying Afloat (1993)
• "Dallas" (357 episodes, 1978-1991)
• "Schloß am Wörthersee, Ein" (1 episode, 1991)
• Dallas: The Early Years (1986)
• Deadly Encounter (1982)
• "Knots Landing" (5 episodes, 1980-1982)
• Jag rodnar (1981)
• S.O.B. (1981)
• "The Midnight Special" (1 episode, 1981)
• "Police Story" (2 episodes, 1974-1979)
• Superman (1978)
• "Sword of Justice" (1 episode, 1978)
• Last of the Good Guys (1978)
• The President's Mistress (1978)
• A Double Life (1978)
• "The Rockford Files" (1 episode, 1977)
• Intimate Strangers (1977)
• Checkered Flag or Crash (1977)
• "McMillan & Wife" (1 episode, 1977)
• "The Rhinemann Exchange" (1977)
• Cry for Justice (1977)
• The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
• The Big Bus (1976)
• The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976)
• Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
• "Barnaby Jones" (1 episode, 1975)
• "The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Ellery Queen" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Three for the Road" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Harry O" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Doctors' Hospital" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Marcus Welby, M.D." (2 episodes, 1970-1975)
• "McCoy" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Big Rip-Off (1975)
• Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)
• "McCloud" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Police Woman" (1 episode, 1974)
• Hurricane (1974)
• Harry and Tonto (1974)
• Sidekicks (1974)
• "Lucas Tanner" (1 episode, 1974)
• Stardust (1974)
• "Love Story" (1 episode, 1973)
• What Are Best Friends For? (1973)
• Blood Sport (1973)
• The Alpha Caper (1973)
• The Toy Game (1973)
• Applause (1973)
• "Medical Center" (1 episode, 1973)
• "Here We Go Again" (1973)
• Antonio (1973)
• No Place to Run (1972)
• Beware! The Blob (1972)
• Getting Away from It All (1972)
• A Howling in the Woods (1971)
• "The Good Life" (1971)
• The Hired Hand (1971)
• Vanished (1971)
• "The Name of the Game" (1 episode, 1971)
• "Dan August" (1 episode, 1971)
• "Night Gallery" (1 episode, 1970)
• "Love, American Style" (1 episode, 1970)
• Up in the Cellar (1970)
• "I Dream of Jeannie" (124 episodes, 1965-1970)
• Three's a Crowd (1969)
• The Group (1966)
• "The Rogues" (1964)
• In Harm's Way (1965)
• "Mr. Broadway" (1 episode, 1964)
• Fail-Safe (1964)
• "The DuPont Show of the Week" (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
• Ensign Pulver (1964)
• Sette contro la morte (1964)
• "The Defenders" (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
• The Silver Burro (1963)
• "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Diagnosis: Unknown" (1 episode, 1960)
• "The Edge of Night" (1956)
• "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1958)
• "Sea Hunt" (3 episodes, 1958)
• "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1958)
• "Harbourmaster" (1 episode, 1958)
• "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
• The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958)
• "Search for Tomorrow" (1951)
• "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1957)
• "Decoy" (1 episode, 1957)

Awards

• Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villain: Prime Time "Dallas" 1989
• Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villain: Prime Time "Dallas" 1987 - 88
• Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial "Dallas" 1986
• Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villain on a Prime Time Serial "Dallas" 1986
• Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villain in a PrimeTime Serial "Dallas" 1985
• Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villain in a Prime Time Soap Opera "Dallas" 1984
• Theatre World Award 1959