James Richard Beaumont is a fictional character that appeared in the
later seasons of the popular American television series Dallas, played
by Sasha Mitchell.James Beaumont was J.R. Ewing's son from his affair
with Vanessa Beaumont in Vienna; he was born in 1967. James was raised
in Europe with his mother and her husband who he believed to be his
father until his mother told him that his true father was Texas oil
baron J.R. Ewing.James came to Dallas to seek out the father he never
knew he had. James shocked everyone when he announced that he was
J.R.'s son at a public family dinner with all of the Ewings present.
J.R. embraced James as his son but James proved to be as manipulative
as J.R. himself. James resented his father's interference in his life
from controlling James' business dealings and to attempting to break
up James' relationship with Michelle Stevens. Seeking revenge on J.R.,
James conspired with J.R.'s wife, Cally and blocked J.R.'s release
from a sanitarium.James eventually married Michelle, but he later
learned that his first marriage to Debra Lynn was never dissolved.
Further, Debra Lynn had his child, James Richard Beaumont, Jr.
(nicknamed "Jimmy"). James decided to stay married to Debra Lynn and
annulled his marriage to Michelle. However, he ended up moving back
east with Debra Lynn and Jimmy to escape the control of J.R. James Beaumont (Dallas) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter