DALLAS-TX--Media outlets in Dallas are reporting that actor Larry Hagman has passed away.
The North Texas native who played the conniving and mischievous J.R. Ewing on the TV show "Dallas" died Friday at a Dallas hospital from complications of his recent battle with cancer. He was 81.
The iconic role of J.R. Ewing changed the actor's life. He began his television career on the sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie".
He was the son of Broadway legend Mary Martin, who was starred in the stage production of "Peter Pan".
Mr. Hagman made his home in California with his wife of nearly 60 years, the former Maj Axelsson. Despite obvious physical frailty, he gamely returned to Dallas to film season one of TNT's "Dallas" revisited series and part of season two.
