Dallas: The Early Years
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Larry Elikann
Andrea Wauters
Joe Berryman
Jesse Baca
Frank Bell
Peyton Park
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Synopsis
The origins of the feuds and fortunes of the Ewings and Barnes clan are chronicled in this self-contained "prequel" to the popular "Dallas" series, spanning the years from the Depression through the early 1950s. Larry Hagman, as J.R. Ewing, spins the tale which unfolds entirely in flashback and has a cast of relatively unfamiliar faces as younger versions of the two long-warring families in their adventurous early years.
This concept of devoting an entire story to the backgrounds of a popular TV show's characters is relatively rare and usually done (as in the case of "St. Elsewhere") as an integral part of the series itself. Filmed entirely on location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, this three-hour melodrama received Emmy Award nominations for costume design and sound editing.
Cast
Andrea Wauters
Joe Berryman
Jesse Baca
Frank Bell
Peyton Park
Jim Ponds
Geoffrey Lewis
Woody Watson
Cynthia Dorn
George Leverett
Matt Mulhern
Karen Radcliffe
Norma Allen
Hoyt Axton
Kevin Wixted
Bill Duke
Diane Franklin
Louanne Stephens
Lee Gideon
Terrence Riggins
Johnny Fielder
Joe Ranier
Norma Moore
Ryan Beadle
William Frankfather
Chuck Page
Terry Evans
Rhashell Hunter
Dale Midkiff
Debra Lynn Rogers
Wendel Meldrum
John William Galt
Davis Roberts
Joyce Ingle
Molly Hagen
Larry Hagman
Max Harey
Ray Redd
Bob Hannah
Rose Mari Rountree
Bernie Moore
Tony Morris
Marshall Thompson
David Wilson
David Marshall Grant
Liz Keifer
Mike Shanks
Blue Deckert
Joel Allen
Angie Bolling
Fred Vest
L Gregg Loso
T J Kennedy
Bethany Wright
Gena Sleete
Bill Bolender
Randy Moore
Marjie Rynearson
Vernon Grote
Dennis Letts
Crew
Tony Adler
Fred Blankfein
Tommy Burns
W Stewart Campbell
Bonnie Clevering
Syd Dutton
Skip Frazee
Jerrold Immel
David Jacobs
David Jacobs
Harry Kaye
Daniel J Lester
Irene Mariano
Jack Marty
Bill Myatt
Neil Roach
Robert Schneider
Malcolm Stuart
Bill Taylor
Joseph B Wallenstein
Jimi White
Winnie Brown Willis
Marty Wunderlich
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Aired in United States March 23, 1986
