A House Divided (Dallas) A House Divided (Dallas) "A House Divided" is the 25th and final episode of the third season (1979–80 season) and 54th overall of the American television series "Dallas". It is the episode known for spawning the eight-month "Who shot J.R.?" hysteria. The episode ended with the mysterious shooting of J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) in his office by an assailant that would not be revealed until the following season. The episode served as both an introduction to the now common practice of season-ending cliffhangers and the beginning of an eight-month international media frenzy. The mystery was resolved in the fourth episode
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