J. R. Ewing personalized license plate "EWING 3". J. R. Ewing John Ross "J. R." Ewing Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series "Dallas" (1978–91) and its spin-offs, including the revived "Dallas" series (2012–14). The character was portrayed by Larry Hagman from the series premiere in 1978 until his death in late 2012, and Hagman was the only actor who appeared in all 357 episodes of the original series. As the show's most famous character, J.R. has been central to many of the series' biggest storylines. He is depicted as a covetous, egocentric, manipulative and amoral oil baron with psychopathic
Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 14) Seidman, Mitchell Wayne Katzman, Louella Lee Caraway, and Ken Horton all return as series writers for the final season. The production team remains the same as for last season, with Leonard Katzman and Larry Hagman serving as executive producers, Ken Horton as co-executive producer, Cliff Fenneman as producer, Mitchell Wayne Katzman as co-producer, Frank Katzman and John Rettino as associate producers, Howard Lakin as supervising producer, Louella Lee Caraway as executive coordinator, and Lisa Seidman as executive story consultant. The final season of "Dallas"' was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five