Dallas

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.


Aliases
  • Dallas (1978)
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials March 1986 July 2008 17
Season 1 April 1978 April 1978 5
Season 2 September 1978 April 1979 24
Season 3 September 1979 March 1980 25
Season 4 November 1980 May 1981 23
Season 5 October 1981 April 1982 26
Season 6 October 1982 May 1983 28
Season 7 September 1983 May 1984 30
Season 8 September 1984 May 1985 30
Season 9 September 1985 May 1986 31
Season 10 September 1986 May 1987 29
Season 11 September 1987 May 1988 30
Season 12 October 1988 May 1989 26
Season 13 September 1989 May 1990 27
Season 14 November 1990 May 1991 23
Unassigned Episodes 0
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Season From To Episodes
Season 1 April 1978 April 1978 5
Unassigned Episodes 369
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Leonard Katzman 140 11/19/1978 - 05/03/1991
Michael Preece 63 03/27/1981 - 01/18/1991
Irving J. Moore 51 04/09/1978 - 02/01/1991
David Paulsen 49 01/02/1981 - 04/15/1988
Larry Hagman 36 12/14/1979 - 03/08/1991
Patrick Duffy 30 02/27/1981 - 04/12/1991
Nick Havinga 20 04/29/1983 - 01/11/1991
Gunnar Hellström 10 03/09/1979 - 04/15/1983
Linda Gray 8 03/14/1986 - 05/05/1989
Corey Allen 6 10/14/1978 - 02/21/1986
Steve Kanaly 6 02/13/1987 - 04/07/1989
Gwen Arner 5 04/13/1984 - 12/07/1984
Dwight Adair 5 04/03/1987 - 04/05/1991
Jerry Jameson 5 05/02/1986 - 11/27/1987
Cliff Fenneman 5 04/01/1988 - 03/30/1990
Ken Kercheval 5 02/09/1990 - 04/26/1991
Linda Day 4 12/13/1985 - 04/04/1986
Russ Mayberry 3 11/04/1988 - 12/09/1988
Robert Becker 3 02/01/1985 - 01/24/1986
Bruce Bilson 3 02/14/1986 - 04/11/1986
Robert Day 3 04/02/1978 - 04/30/1978
Alexander Singer 3 12/21/1979 - 04/12/1985
Harry Harris 3 01/11/1980 - 01/29/1982
Barry Crane 2 10/28/1978 - 11/05/1978
Les Martinson 2 01/26/1979 - 02/23/1979
Vincent McEveety 2 11/26/1978 - 12/03/1978
Lawrence Dobkin 2 10/15/1978 - 12/17/1978
Leslie H. Martinson 2 11/23/1979 - 01/04/1980
Bill Duke 2 01/14/1983 - 02/04/1983
Roy Campanella II 1 01/31/1986
Michael Hoey 1 02/07/1986
Larry Elikann 1 03/11/1983
Don McDougall 1 01/07/1979
Paul Stanley 1 10/21/1978
William F. Claxton 1 02/10/1984
Ray Danton 1 01/13/1984
Joseph Manduke 1 02/12/1982
Victor French 1 01/15/1982
Alex March 1 10/07/1978
Nicholas Sgarro 1 04/01/1983
Paul Krasny 1 02/24/1984
Ernest Pintoff 1 03/18/1983
Dennis Donnelly 1 03/16/1979
Robert C. Thompson 1 03/25/1983
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Arthur Bernard Lewis 69 04/16/1978 - 03/08/1991
Howard Lakin 24 12/12/1980 - 01/18/1991
Mitchell Wayne Katzman 18 09/26/1986 - 03/01/1991
Leah Markus 12 12/05/1980 - 04/29/1988
Camille Marchetta 12 04/23/1978 - 02/01/1980
Peter Dunne 11 04/12/1985 - 05/16/1986
Joel J. Feigenbaum 10 09/27/1985 - 05/16/1986
Will Lorin 9 02/05/1982 - 12/13/1985
Lisa Seidman 8 11/03/1989 - 04/26/1991
Rena Down 8 11/05/1978 - 02/06/1981
Linda B. Elstad 7 02/08/1980 - 02/11/1983
Louella Lee Caraway 7 03/20/1987 - 03/29/1991
Stephanie Garman 6 10/11/1985 - 02/21/1986
Calvin Clements Jr. 6 10/10/1986 - 05/01/1987
David Jacobs 6 04/02/1978 - 03/23/1986
Susan Howard 6 02/28/1986 - 03/13/1987
Hollance White 6 10/11/1985 - 02/21/1986
Lisa Siedman 5 09/29/1989 - 01/04/1991
Loraine Despres 3 11/23/1979 - 11/21/1980
Robert J. Shaw 3 11/28/1980 - 03/27/1981
Leah Marcus 2 10/17/1986 - 04/03/1987
Bill Taub 2 01/03/1986 - 01/17/1986
Kenneth Horton 2 03/16/1990 - 04/05/1991
D.C. Fontana 2 11/12/1978 - 10/26/1979
Worley Thorne 2 10/28/1978 - 10/19/1979
Richard Fontana 2 11/12/1978 - 10/26/1979
Darlene Craviotto 1 10/15/1978
Barbara Searles 1 03/14/1980
Bryce Zabel 1 01/19/1990
Frank Furino 1 01/28/1983
Mitchel Wayne Katzman 1 01/20/1989
Jonathan Hales 1 11/11/1988
Amy Tebo 1 01/12/1990
Bruce Shelly 1 03/26/1982
Robert Sherman 1 02/18/1983
Virginia Aldridge 1 04/09/1978
Deanne Barkley 1 12/20/1985
Jackie Zabel 1 01/19/1990
E. Michael 1 11/30/1979
Jeff Young 1 01/04/1980
Simon Masters 1 11/04/1988
Jim Inman 1 10/21/1978
Louie Elias 1 12/19/1980
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Philip Capice 1 10/04/1985
Name Number of Episodes Dates
David Jacobs 1 10/04/1985

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