Larry Hagman friendship with honor." Larry Hagman Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor, director and producer best known for playing ruthless oil baron J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera "Dallas" and befuddled astronaut Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie". Hagman had supporting roles in numerous films, including "Fail-Safe", "Harry and Tonto", "S.O.B.", "Nixon" and "Primary Colors". His television appearances also included guest roles on dozens of shows spanning from the late 1950s until his death and a reprise of his signature role
David White (actor) lucrative advertising accounts. This is the role for which he would become best-known both during his life and posthumously. Larry Tate's baby boy Jonathan was named after White's son. Following the end of "Bewitched", White was a popular character actor on numerous television series for the next decade, ranging from "The Love Boat", "Remington Steele", "The Rockford Files", "Columbo: Identity Crisis", "What's Happening!!", "Rhoda", "Quincy, M.E.", "Cagney & Lacey" and "Dallas". He played the role of J. Jonah Jameson in the pilot episode of the television series "The Amazing Spider-Man". His final role came in 1986 on an episode of