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
Sword of Justice (TV series) Justice:" "A Double Life" was played by Larry Hagman, foreshadowing the later mutual hostility of their respective characters on "Dallas." The series was produced by Glen A. Larson, who later incorporated the ideas of the choice of a lead best known for daytime television and of a lone crusader protecting helpless, powerless, and/or innocent people against white-collar, above-the-law criminals into "Knight Rider." Sword of Justice (TV series) Sword Of Justice is an American action-adventure television series that aired on NBC for one season during 1978 and 1979. Dack Rambo starred as Jack Martin Cole, who had emerged from an unjust