List of Dallas (2012 TV series) characters
Dallas is a continuation of the 1978–1991 series of the same name which tells the story of two rivalling families, the Ewing family and the Barnes family. The following is a list of characters and cast members who appeared on the show. The time durations below are only assigned to the certain actors. Judith Brown-Ryland. Judith Ryland ("née" Brown) is a fictional character from the TNT prime time soap opera "Dallas". The role has been portrayed by Tony and Emmy Award winning actress Judith Light. Judith first appeared in episode 2 of  the second season. Casting. Judith Light was cast in "Dallas" in a mystery role as "an authoritative and controlling battleaxe who will fight to the death to protect the people she loves" on October 8, 2012. Later it was announced that Light would be playing Judith Brown-Ryland, Harris Ryland's evil mother and Emma Brown's grandmother. Judith Light is only three years older than her screen son Mitch Pileggi. Light was born on February 9, 1949, while Pileggi was born three years later, on April 5, 1952. "The Huffington Post" called it a candidate for "Worst Casting Ever  in television history. Storylines. Judith Brown-Ryland arrives in Dallas with her granddaughter Emma in 2013. She is the manipulative mother of Harris Ryland and ex-mother-in-law of Ann Ewing. She hates Ann and with Harris kidnapped Ann's daughter Emma at 18 months. In her last appearance in Season 2, Harris sent Judith to an asylum after she wanted to replace him as head of Ryland Transportation with Emma. Carmen Ramos. Carmen Ramos is a fictional character from the TNT prime time soap opera Dallas". The role has been portrayed by actress Marlene Forte as of pilot  episode broadcast on June 13, 2012. Casting. Marlene Forte was cast as a series regular on April 21, 2011, but was dropped to recurring status after the pilot episode was filmed. Storylines. Carmen has worked for the Ewing family for many years. She is the mother of Elena Ramos and Drew Ramos. She is not fond of John Ross Ewing III or his father, J.R., but loves Christopher, Bobby and Ann. Her husband worked for Ewing Oil, and died in a rig accident. She turns against the Ewings when Elena reveals that J.R. had swindled her husband out of a  share of land, leading to his death. Steve "Bum" Jones. Steve "Bum" Jones is a fictional character from the TNT prime time soap opera "Dallas". The role has been portrayed by actor Kevin Page as of season one. Storylines. J.R. said that Bum "can be resourceful" and he is said to have a knack for finding people that don't want to be found. J.R. used Bum to spy on Sue Ellen and see whom she was dating. Bum also gathered information on Cliff Barnes's right-hand man Frank Ashkani and also kept J.R. up-to-date on John  Ross. After J.R.'s death, Bum worked for John Ross and later with Bobby, Sue Ellen, and Christopher enacting J.R.'s masterpiece. Bum revealed that J.R., dying from cancer and with only a few days left to live, asked him (Bum) to shoot him so that J.R. could pin his death on longtime rival Cliff Barnes, ending the Barnes-Ewing feud as part of J.R.'s final masterplan. Bum said that J.R.'s final request was the hardest thing he ever had to do but John Ross understood he was only following J.R.'s wishes. In his final letter J.R.  said Bum was "the best friend I didn't deserve to have".