Southfork Ranch 2009, "America's Tea Party", which an organizer said drew an estimated crowd of 25,000 to 35,000 attendees. In December 2012, a memorial service was held at the Southfork Ranch after the death of actor Larry Hagman, who starred as J.R. Ewing in the series. A memorial book for fans to sign was set up in the "J.R. Ewing room". Southfork Ranch Southfork Ranch is a conference and event center in Parker, Texas, in the United States, about north of Dallas. The ranch includes the Ewing Mansion, which was the setting for both "Dallas" television series: the original, which first aired
Larry Gelman the real-time strategy games "" and "". Larry Gelman Larry Gelman (born November 3, 1930) is an American film and television character actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the US TV series "The Bob Newhart Show" and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of "The Odd Couple". He also made numerous appearances as Dr. Hubie Binder in the US TV series "Maude" and as officer Bernstein on "Eight Is Enough". He played Max as a regular member of the cast of the sitcom "Needles and Pins",