This is a list of characters appearing on the 1978â€"1991 American
television series Dallas. During its 14 seasons on air, the show
featured 21 regular cast members, portraying twenty characters (as the
character of Miss Ellie was recast for season eight). Additionally,
hundreds of guest actors portrayed supporting characters, this list
includes the most noteworthy among them.Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing
(David Ackroyd in season 2, Ted Shackelford thereafter) was the middle
son of Jock (Jim Davis) and Miss Ellie Ewing (Barbara Bel Geddes/Donna
Reed), husband of Valene (Joan Van Ark) and father of Lucy Ewing
(Charlene Tilton). He appeared occasionally between season 2 and
season 6, once in season 9, and the series finale in season 14. The
character made 11 appearances on the show, Ackroyd for the first two
and Shackelford for the remaining nine.Gary was the middle child,
being born after J.R. (Larry Hagman) and before Bobby (Patrick Duffy).
He was raised while Jock was at war, and displayed traits of his
mother's family, the Southworths, which meant that Jock and J.R. saw
him as a weak link. At 17, to try and escape his family, Gary ran away
and married 15-year-old Valene and got her pregnant, which resulted in
the birth of their daughter Lucy. Valene eventually forced Gary to
introduce her to his family, and upon his return Jock and Miss Ellie
gave him a home and a job on Southfork Ranch. J.R., who disliked
Valene and resented Gary's presence, harassed Gary to the point of
alcoholism and forced him off the ranch. Gary disappeared and wound up
working as a waiter in a Las Vegas hotel, where he encountered Bobby
and his wife Pam (Victoria Principal) in 1978.Bobby and Pam convinced
Gary to return to Southfork, reconciling with Lucy, who engineered a
meeting between him and Valene. For a brief while, the three cohabited
at Southfork as a family under Jock and Miss Ellie's eyes, but Gary
soon felt trapped by Jock's expectations and J.R.'s resentment.
Realising that this would send him back to alcoholism, Gary abandoned
his family and Southfork. Valene followed, and the two eventually
reconciled again and married in season 3. As a gift to the newlyweds,
Miss Ellie bought them a house in California, where Gary and Valene
settled after their honeymoon. List of Dallas (1978 TV series) characters Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter