Larry Hagman "Dallas". From then on, Hagman became one of the highest-paid stars in television. At the beginning of the 1980–81 season, writers were told to keep the storylines away from the actors until they really found out who actually shot J.R., and it took three weeks until the culprit was revealed on November 21, 1980, in a ratings record-breaking episode. For his performance as J.R. Ewing, Hagman was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1980 and 1981, but did not win. He was also nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, between 1981 and
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",