Patrick Duffy - IMDb IMDb Actor | Director | Producer Youngest of 2 children, and only son born to Terrence and Marie Duffy. He is NOT related to Julia Duffy , of Newhart (1982) fame. Patrick was born in Montana, where his parents owned local taverns, and raised in Seattle since age 12. He wanted to become a professional athlete, and became a certified scuba diver while in his teens. However, his ... See full bio » Born: a list of 27 images created 05 Sep 2012 a list of 35 people created 07 Mar 2015 a list of 44 people created 15 Mar 2015 a list of 35 images created 31 Oct 2015 a list of 43 people created 27 Nov 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Patrick Duffy's work have you seen? User Polls 5 wins & 5 nominations.

See more awards » Known For Step by Step Frank Lambert / Yo-Yo (1991-1998) 2015 The Fosters (TV Series) Robert Quinn Sr. - The End of the Beginning (2015) ... Robert Quinn Sr. 2012-2014 Dallas (TV Series) 2010 30 for 30 (TV Series documentary) Narrator 2010 Party Down (TV Series) Patrick Duffy 2010 Healing Hands (TV Movie) Uncle Norman 2009 Love Takes Wing (TV Movie) Mayor Evans 2006 Desolation Canyon (TV Movie) Sheriff Tomas 'Swede' Lundstrom 1999 Dead Man's Gun (TV Series) Lyman Gage 1998 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) Wayde Garrett 1997 Heart of Fire (TV Movie) Max Tucker 1992 Goof Troop (TV Series) Harold Hatchback - Buddy Building (1992) ... Harold Hatchback (voice) 1991 Daddy (TV Movie) 1990 Murder C.O.D.

(TV Movie) Steve Murtaugh 1990 ABC TGIF (TV Series) Frank 1988 Unholy Matrimony (TV Movie) John Dillman 1987 Our House (TV Series) Johnny Witherspoon 1986 Strong Medicine (TV Movie) Dr. Andrew Jordan 1981 The Love Boat (TV Series) Ralph Sutton - The Walking Bomb (1976) ... Sgt. Musial 1974 Hurricane (TV Movie) - Hindsight, Part 3 (2016) ... (as Patrick G. Duffy) 2014 Dallas (TV Series) (1 episode) 2016 The Eighties (TV Mini-Series documentary) Actor, 'Dallas' 2014 The Insider (TV Series) Himself 2004-2014 The View (TV Series) Himself 2014 The Talk (TV Series) Himself 1990-2014 Live!

with Kelly (TV Series) Himself / Himself - Guest 2013 Pioneers of Television (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself 2012 This Morning (TV Series) Himself 2012 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2006-2011 Loose Women (TV Series) Himself 2011 Inside TNT's Dallas (TV Short) Himself 2009 TV Land Moguls (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself 2008 Bingo America (TV Series) Himself - Host 2007 TV Land Confidential (TV Series documentary) Himself - Interviewee 2007 Bring Back...

Dallas (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2006 A Hero's Welcome (TV Special) Host 2005 All-Star Cup 2005 (TV Series) Himself 2004 Good Day Live (TV Series) Himself 2004 Biography (TV Series documentary) Himself 2003 CBS at 75 (TV Special documentary) Himself 2002 After They Were Famous (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 TVography: Suzanne Somers - Mastering Success (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2002 Top Ten (TV Series documentary) Himself 2000-2002 E!

True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) Himself 1998-2002 Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary) Himself 2000 So Graham Norton (TV Series) Himself 2000 Dale's All Stars (TV Series) Himself 1998 Late Lunch (TV Series) Himself 1996 Talk Soup (TV Series) Himself 1995 The Ultimate TV Trivia Challenge (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1991 Showbiz Today (TV Series) Himself 1988 Your Alcohol I.Q.

(Video documentary short) Himself 1986-1987 Hour Magazine (TV Series) Himself 1987 The Morning Program (TV Series) Himself 1983 exclusiv (TV Series documentary) Himself 1983 Formule 1 (TV Series) Himself 1982 Estudio abierto (TV Series) Himself - Guest 1977-1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) Himself 2016 Geschichten aus der Salzburger Altstadt (TV Movie documentary) Himself (uncredited) 2012 The Wright Stuff (TV Series) Himself - Actor - Episode #17.174 (2012) ... Himself - Actor 2011 Breakfast (TV Series) TV commercial: Miracle-Ear Digital Hearing Aids See more » Publicity Listings: 3 Interviews | 2 Articles | 4 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Official Sites: Did You Know? Personal Quote: I miss regular television. I miss the work ethic of those 5 day a week things. So, eventually, I'd like to get back to that.

[2000] See more » Trivia: Dallas (1978) producer Leonard Katzman hired a non- Dallas (1978) crew to film what the crew believed to be an Irish Spring commercial with Patrick Duffy. The crew spent hours filming the commercial, which was then superimposed into a scene from Dallas (1978). The result is the famous shower scene where Duffy's character, "Bobby Ewing", returns from the dead and says "Good Morning" to his TV wife,... See more » Trademark: Patrick always plays the good guy See more » Nickname: Patrick Duffy, Jesse Metcalfe talk &#39;Dallas&#39; reboot, shirtless scenes &#40;Video&#41; | abc7.com OnTheRedCarpet.com Staff Patrick Duffy, 63, is excited that he gets to "play" with his old co-stars, Larry Hagman and Linda Gray, on TNT's "Dallas" reboot and is happy to pass on the role of show heartthrob to his on-screen son, played by "Desperate Housewives" alum Jesse Metcalfe.

Duffy played Bobby Ewing, brother of Larry Hagman's character, oil tycoon J.R. Ewing, in the original "Dallas," which aired between 1978 and 1991. The new series premieres on TNT on Wednesday, June 13. Hagman, 80, reprises his role, while Gray, 71, returns to play J.R.'s ex-wife, Sue Ellen. "The heartbreak of my professional career was knowing that Larry and Linda and I would never work together again," Duffy told OnTheRedCarpet.com. "When we knew we were actually going to do the show, when we read the script and we were behind it and we said, 'yes,' I was so excited. I get to play with my best friends every day. Every day." "I'm at work early," he added. "My wife wonders why I'm leaving early. It's because I get to play with Larry and Linda and now a whole new group of people that are just as important to our lives as the three of us were to each other." Metcalfe, 33, portrays Bobby's adopted son, Christopher.

"Our show is incredibly grounded," he told OnTheRedCarpet.com. "We're not going anything for the sake of ratings or being salacious. It's a very passionate show. All of the cast members are engaging in those sorts of scenes and I'm sure the viewers will be excited about what they're going to see." "You take your shirt off," Duffy joked. "Just say it." Duffy often stripped down on the original "Dallas" and his shirtless photos still sell on eBay . Metcalfe showcased his toned stomach on ABC's "Desperate Housewives." He played John Rowland between 2004 and 2009. The ABC show ended in May . Fellow "Dallas" newbie Josh Henderson, 30, played Austin McCann on "Desperate Housewives. Hagman also had a small role on the series. Hagman said the "Dallas" reboot showcases "a lot more flesh," especially from the actresses. The female cast includes the likes of Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo and "Desperate Housewives" alum Brenda Strong. Henderson, who plays J.R's son, John Ross, also stripped down for the show.

"He happens to have a washboard stomach, I think you probably noticed, in some of the ads, so they want to show that off as much as possible," Hagman said. "Thank God it ain't me." The first installment of "Dallas" was famous for cliffhangers, namely the "Who Shot J.R.?" storyline. Metcalfe said there is a cliffhanger after every episode of the new series. He described his character as the "anti-Ewing." "I'm adopted, I'm coming back to Southfork after a few years absence where I was studying abroad in China and developing my alternative energy patent that I want to bring back to the family," he said. "I'm very much driven by my need to prove myself and really assert my place in the human hierarchy." After the original "Dallas" went off the air, Duffy played dad Frank Lambert on the sitcom "Step By Step," which ran until 1998, and also portrayed Stephen Logan on the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" between 2006 and 2011.

"When people ask me what I've learned from Patrick, Larry and Linda, I mean, that's really at the heart of it, it's that every day that Patrick's on set, he just has a zest for life," Metcalfe said. "He loves working." "The three of them - they love being on set and they love working and they love each other and it really just creates an environment that's just very supportive and very nurturing," he added. "I think that's why we've had such good chemistry." Reporting by Chi-Lan Lieu, co-host of KABC Television's entertainment show "On The Red Carpet" ( check for local TV listings ). (Copyright ©2017 OnTheRedCarpet.com. All Rights Reserved.) Bobby Ewing - Dallas - Patrick Duffy - Character Profile - Writeups.org Jump to the game stats Context Dallas was a 1978 prime time soap opera, set in the world of wealthy Texan oil magnates. It was full of oil, intrigue, extramarital affairs, ruthlessness, accidental death, feuds and moguls ! It lasted for 14 seasons and had a strong following.

In several countries it was a breakthrough show, exposing the public to a/ then-modern American TV serials and b/ the sprawling display of nouveau riche wealth, comforts and ruthless machinations. It was also noted for its use of season finale cliffhangers (“Who Shot J.R.?”). Background Real Name: Bobby James Ewing Occupations: Road man for Ewing Oil (1970’s); Ewing Oil executive (1978, 1980); CEO of Ewing Construction (1978-1980); CEO of Ewing Oil (1980, 1982-1987, 1988-1990, 1996-98); Senator for the State of Texas (1981); CEO of Petro Group Dallas (1987-88); owner of Southfork Ranch (1991 onwards) Marital Status: Widowed Known Relatives: Eleanor Southworth Ewing (mother), John Ross ’Jock‘ Ewing (father, deceased), Garrison ’Gary‘ Arthur (brother), J.R.

Ewing (brother), Raymond ’Ray‘ Krebbs (half-brother), Christopher Ewing (adoptive son), Lucy Ewing (niece), Jamie Ewing (cousin, deceased), Jack Ewing (cousin), Pamela Jean Ewing-Barnes (ex-wife), April Stevens (wife, deceased), Charlene ’Charlie‘ Wade (legal daughter), Lucas Wade (son), Southfork (grandfather), Garrison (uncle), Jason Ewing (uncle, deceased), Clayton Farlowe (father-in-law), Betsy Ewing (niece), Molly Whittaker (niece), Mr. Harper (nephew, first name unrevealed), James Richard Beaumont (nephew) Group Affiliation: None Height: 6’2” Weight: 160 lbs Eyes: Brown Hair: Black Powers and Abilities Bobby Ewing is a multi-talented, strong-willed man. He’s in excellent physical shape and in fact quite a lot stronger than one would expect. He has always been something of a ladies man. History Now, this is a heavy lot, which, apparently, nobody has summarized fully.

Very shortly: Bobby Ewing is the youngest son of Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing. He was born in 1949. Bobby was a successful (though reluctant) oil baron, like his father and brother J.R. , but he lacked J.R.’s ruthlessness and insisted on playing fair which resulted in his limited success. Bobby could be seen as kind-spirited or naïve in what was portrayed as a vicious, cut-throat business. Still he managed to beat J.R. several times in business acumen and control when the family name and stakes were high enough. When they weren’t at odds with each other, the brothers had many run-ins with his brother in law Cliff Barnes , and later more formidable enemies such as Jeremy Wendell and Carter McKay, successive heads of huge oil conglomerate Westar. The oil industry was not Bobby’s only interest. From time to time he also took part in the raising of cattle on the family ranch, Southfork. He was also a state senator in Austin for a while. Bobby had one of TV’s greatest love relationships ever with Pamela Ewing. Tragedies !

Sadly, Pam left Bobby after she was involved in a car crash which resulted in her suffering severe burns. She disappeared from the hospital and Bobby never saw her again. Bobby also had a long time on off relationship with Jenna Wade and the two were briefly engaged. In 1990, Bobby married April Stevens but she was kidnapped on their honeymoon in Paris before being shot dead. Bobby always had an interesting relationship with his on again-off again sister-in-law Sue Ellen Ewing. They kissed on several occasions, but a relationship never materialized. Quite early on, Bobby adopted a boy named Christopher, who was the son of J.R’s deceased sister-in-law, Kristin Shepard. He also has a son named Lucas Krebbs from his relationship with Jenna Wade. After many years of company struggles, ranching and many other things and tragedies, Bobby eventually left the oil business completely and retired to Europe to life in peace. Description Bobby is a tall, dark and handsome Texan. He often wears jeans, a white shirt and boots. Women are in general very attracted to him. Personality At his core Bobby is a principled and honest man with great moral and ethic values.

He doesn’t care about any family feuds, and is extremely upset about anything illegal connected to his family’s name. As such, he refuses to help his brother J.R. to set up one dubious thing or another. Bobby has always gone his own way. He feels no need to prove himself, and most of his life had no real interest in running the family company, Ewing Oil. However, he had to do so anyway for the sake of his family and to keep the business clean and legal. He is not flexible when it comes to his principles. While having nothing to prove, he, curiously, felt that he simply had to be the best at everything. As an Ewing he just had to succeed at everything. He had to sell his principles for a while as he did some pretty dirty business during the Ewing challenge. At this time the company leadership stood between him and J.R., whose management he doesn’t care for one bit – it was a family honor thing. While looking worried, he still does the right thing even if it’s dangerous. Messing with him or his family or company is guaranteed to make a very dangerous foe. Almost everybody likes him. He’s got a real good guy charm going on there.

He gets along well with anyone in the family. Bobby is good friends with his half-brother Ray. His relationship with J.R. is a very complicated one. On one hand he loves his brother, and on the other he detests his ways and methods. He knows or suspect most of J.R.’s immoral or illegal affairs, but tries to cover for him anyway until he has gone much too far, and then he will personally beat him up. He tried to end the family feud and did help out Cliff Barnes. That was both because he thinks that Cliff is basically a good but misguided man and because he is Pam’s brother – as long as it didn’t hurt his family or business directly. Bobby won’t make power plays on family members until they have been warned and are capable of defending themselves. Anything else wouldn’t be fair (meaning that J.R. is always fair game). In addition to the differences between their treatment of others, as well as their conflicting views on morality, another reason for JR and Bobby’s rivalry was their father’s preference for Bobby (their mother, Miss Ellie, favored middle son Gary). Growing up, and even into adulthood, Jock made no secret of the fact that Bobby was his favorite son.

This caused a major rivalry with J.R., who was jealous of the unearned favoritism Bobby got from Jock. In the end, he saw it best if J.R. had nothing more to do with Ewing Oil and arranged for him to loose power in the company. J.R. only returned many years later from Europe to retake part of his former glory. Still their relationship is basically good because J.R. knows he has done many bad things and forced Bobby’s hand. Naturally Bobby cares greatly about his own children and his mother as well, and had tremendous respect for his father, Jock. Bobby truly loved his wife Pam – they were one of the greatest love couples of the 1980s. He eventually settled down with her, but even then he had to make lots of compromises to keep their relationship. When she disappeared it took him a long time before he started to consider new relationships. Katherine Wentworth was in love with him, but he thought that a relationship was impossible because she was Pam’s sister. This turned Katherine into a real enemy that later attempted to kill him several times.

When Pam dissappeared after the car crash Bobby had romantic relationships with a string of women, including Kay Lloyd, Tracy Lawton, Julia Cunningham and Jean the Pam-lookalike and perhaps also Tammy Miller and Laurel Ellis. He ended up marrying April Stevens, but later became a widower, and started something romantic with Marjorie during his hunt for vengeance. Much earlier, before Pam, he had been engaged twice to Jenna Wade, with whom he has a son, Lucas Krebbs. He was last seen heading for Europe with Jennifer Jantzen, a much younger woman. He is rumored to later have wed a woman named Ann. Regardless of various other business opportunities he still feels like an oil man preferring oil business before anything else. He is never afraid to take matters into his own hands, and if somebody is attacked he will beat them up in revenge. Kindness and manners are met in equal; while realizing that it can be seen as offensive, he does pay people for their help. Bobby has a kind soul, but will take to physical violence to protect the right principles. He has a reputation for honesty, and makes a soft impression although can be very hard when needed to be. Bobby does in fact have quite the temper at times.

He’s a caring father and good with kids. In his younger days, when he was something of a playboy, his stern father called him the company pimp. He enjoys rodeo riding, tennis, working out, clay shooting and drinking scotch on the rocks. Quotes “You knew about this all the time, didn’t you ? Just when I think I know how low you are, J.R., you surprise me and reach a whole new depth.” “Allright, the rest of us. If your mom doesn’t understand that there is a difference between J.R. and me, that she should come out here to Southfork to see her own grandson, that’s her problem. As for Sue Ellen and you, I want you to be friends and I want you to stay friends too. But whatever happens happens. As to my momma, after 45 years of marriage she’s just gonna have some faith in her husband’s judgement and it’s going to be that faith in him that’s going to keep her from being torn apart. And as for me, my daddy put a challenge to me in that will and somewhere in that challenge is his confidence in me.

Confidence in that I might have just a little bit of what he had – the guts that it took to build Ewing Oil. If he had that confidence in me, Pam, I’m not gonna back off. Not now and not ever.” “Barnes, hell will freeze a lot colder in that field before I sell anything to you. Keep your nose out of my marriage. You know, Barnes, you are a nasty little man and no wonder my brother stepped all over you every chance he got. You just keep your nose out of my affairs. You just remember what I said and don’t cross me.” Sharing The links to follow us and/or subscribe to our monthly newsletter are at the bottom of this page. Related Articles Patrick Duffy - Biography - IMDb Patrick Duffy Biography Showing all 73 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (48) | Personal Quotes (15) Overview (4) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (1) Youngest of 2 children, and only son born to Terrence and Marie Duffy.

He is NOT related to Julia Duffy , of Newhart (1982) fame. Patrick was born in Montana, where his parents owned local taverns, and raised in Seattle since age 12. He wanted to become a professional athlete, and became a certified scuba diver while in his teens. However, his involvement in his high school's drama department led him to apply to the Professional Actors Training Program at the University of Washington, Seattle. He was one of 12 people accepted, from over 1,200 applicants. He ruptured both of his vocal cords during his senior year of college, but he created the position of actor-in-residence, where he worked as an interpreter for ballet, opera, and orchestra companies in Washington. He also taught mime and movement classes. Around this time, he met his wife, Carlyn, a ballet dancer with the First Chamber Dance Company of New York. Carlyn introduced Patrick to Buddhism, which he has practiced for the past 30 years. The couple married in a Buddhist temple in 1974. They then moved to New York, where Patrick appeared in Off-Broadway plays, and supported himself and his wife by working as a carpenter.

The couple then moved to Hollywood, where he drove a florist's delivery truck, and landed small roles in film and television. His son, Padraic Duffy , was born in 1974/5. In 1976, Patrick was working as a house painter when he landed the role of "Mark Harris" in the TV series Man from Atlantis (1977). Two years later, he won the role of "Bobby Ewing" on Dallas (1978). His second son, Conor Duffy , was born in 1979/80. In 1986, his parents were murdered by 2 teenagers who raided their tavern in Montana. Patrick has continued to work, however, starring in a variety of TV movies, and as "Frank Lambert" on his third TV series, Step by Step (1991). Since SBS was canceled in 1997, Patrick has continued to pursue his TV career, which includes 2 Dallas reunion movies. He and his wife live in the Los Angeles area, and also own a home in southern Oregon.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: anon-14 Spouse (1) ( 15 February 1974 - present) (2 children) Trade Mark (4) Patrick always plays the good guy Very muscular physique. Trivia (48) Named 1 of the 100 Alumni of the Century by the University of Washington. He attended the University of Washington, Seattle, where he was an actor-in-residence in UW's theatre program. In 22 years in show business, he's only been out of work a total of 3 weeks (as of January 2000). Loves golf and has played in celebrity tournaments. Graduated from Cascade High School in Everett, Washington in 1967. Son Padraic Duffy played "Mark Harris" on Dallas (1978). "Mark Harris' was the name of Patrick's character on Man from Atlantis (1977). Patrick could hold his breath underwater for 3 minutes during his Man from Atlantis (1977) days. Patrick collects antique toys and childrens' books. Two sons Padraic Duffy (b. 1974) and Conor Duffy (b. January 16, 1980).

Son Conor Duffy played "Little J.R." on the final episode of Dallas (1978) in 1991. Patrick's wife is the one who suggested the "dream season" to explain Bobby Ewing's return from the dead on Dallas (1978). Dallas (1978) producer Leonard Katzman hired a non- Dallas (1978) crew to film what the crew believed to be an Irish Spring commercial with Patrick Duffy. The crew spent hours filming the commercial, which was then superimposed into a scene from Dallas (1978). The result is the famous shower scene where Duffy's character, "Bobby Ewing", returns from the dead and says "Good Morning" to his TV wife, played by Victoria Principal . Principal did not know that Duffy was returning to the show until she saw that cliffhanger on TV, and then phoned Duffy. Earned $75,000 per episode of Dallas (1978), plus $1 million signing bonus (1986-1991). Wears a medical alert bracelet on his right wrist to draw attention to his potentially fatal penicillin allergy. He and his wife first met on a bus.

Son, Conor Duffy , graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle in June 2001 with a degree in Drama. Son, Padraic Duffy , graduated from Princeton University in 1996. His last name means "black" in Irish, probably referring to black hair. On November 18, 1986, teenagers Kenneth Miller and Sean Wentz murdered Patrick's parents, Terrence and Marie Duffy, during a robbery at the couple's Boulder Bar in Montana. Wentz and Miller each named the other as the one who fired the shots that killed the Duffys, but both men were convicted of double murder and were each sentenced to 180 years in prison. Later, Wentz recanted his testimony and told prosecutors he was the one who murdered the couple, but Miller's November 2000 appeal of clemency was denied. Plays the piano. Patrick's nephew is San Francisco Giant's Cy Young winning pitcher Barry Zito . Patrick's wife is the sister of Barry's mother. Cheerleader in High School. Granddaughter Fiona Lee Duffy born summer 2006. Best known by the public for his role as Bobby James Ewing on Dallas (1978).

Grandson, Maxwell Robert Duffy, born summer 2008. Stated that he was unhappy with the final episode of Dallas (1978) because it broke away from the format that defined the show. While trying to make it as an actor he worked over a year as a grocery delivery man, among other positions. He has played the same character (Bobby Ewing) in four different series: Dallas (1978), Knots Landing (1979), Family Guy (1999) and Dallas (2012). His acting mentors were the late Barbara Bel Geddes , who was his family friend, and the late Larry Hagman . When Duffy was a kid, his future wife's (Carolyn Rosser) father used to work with Barbara Bel Geddes , in her first Broadway play, 'The Moon is Blue,' years before he got the role on Dallas (1978) as her youngest son. Best friend of Larry Hagman , up until Hagman's death in 2012. Was close to Barbara Bel Geddes , up until Bel Geddes's death in 2005. Lives in Eagle Point, Oregon.

[2005] Patrick is currently writing a script with Larry Hagman for a third and final Dallas (1978) Reunion. [July 2002] Is being mentioned as a possible candidate for the recast role of "Clint Buchanan" on One Life to Live (1968). [August 2005] Just began a 10 week arc playing "Stephen Logan" on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). [April 2006] Barbara Bel Geddes , his television mother from Dallas (1978), was referred to as 'Mama,' by him. Coincidental to his Irish heritage, he was born on St. Patrick's Day. Revealed that he had a wonderful chemistry with both Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman on Dallas (1978). His wife and her father, both had a long association with Barbara Bel Geddes , before she met the young actor on Dallas (1978). He was good friends with Robert Fuller 's son, Rob. Beat out Steve Kanaly for the role of Bobby Ewing in Dallas (1978). Kanaly would play Ray Krebbs.

Like his Dallas (1978) co-star, Barbara Bel Geddes , Duffy is also known to be a very private man. He appeared in episodes of both Dallas (1978) and Step by Step (1991) which were named after Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989): Dallas: Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989) and Step by Step: Sex, Lies and Videotape (1997). Personal Quotes (15) I'm one of the lucky actors in television. I don't make a lot of big waves, but there's constant activity, and that's the way I prefer to live my life. [when asked if he would write his autobiography] No. I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived. I miss regular television. I miss the work ethic of those 5 day a week things. So, eventually, I'd like to get back to that.

[2000] With a new house, you can pick everything. It's the ability to create what you have in your mind as the perfect house. [on being born on St. Patrick's Day]: Good luck happens to people who work hard for it. Sometimes people just fall into the honey pot, but I've consistently strived to create whatever good fortune I can get in my life - and consistently strive just as hard not to screw it up once I have it! It's great to be able to do shows like Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door, which I think is entirely too long of a title. [on his on- and off-screen relationship with Larry Hagman , who played JR Ewing]: I think it literally changed when Larry Hagman walked into the first scene he was in. He had whatever it was that JR needed to be the instigator in a show that was sorely sorely missing that. I don't know when we realized it but I know that's when it happened. You couldn't take your eyes off Hagman in any scene he was in. Someone like Leonard Katzman who had been in the business as long as he had recognized that stroke of fortune and luck.

It's like having Henry Winkler as the Fonz, it was never intended that Henry Winkler was going to be the keystone of Happy Days, it was going to be Ron Howard - the boy next door. Our show would never have gone beyond three or four years if it had been just a love story of Bobby and Pam. That's why Larry Hagman is the dearest friend I have in the world for the past thirty years. Because I have nothing but 100% appreciation and love for not only him as a person but for what he did that created the rest of my life. [on Larry Hagman ] Larry was the ringleader, who started the family feeling in the cast from the very first day of the reading. It was sort of like, 'Follow the Pied Piper,' Follow the corks! But it was that kind of thing. We'd all gather after every shot in Larry's little converted bread van and have this best time and it never ended for 13 years.

[on Barbara Bel Geddes ] When Barbara joined the cast of Dallas (1978), as Miss Ellie, I considered her to be like Helen Hayes, Katherine Cornell, and Ethel Barrymore - a real 'name' in American theater. But you'd never have known it. She exhibited no large ego because of her history. She'd schlepp in and drop your jaw with every performance - whether it was drinking a cup of coffee, having a mastectomy, or losing Jock Ewing. It was remarkable, her ordinariness despite that pedigree. We called Barbara 'BBG' on the set. She was the mama figure. Larry Hagman was obviously the prow of the boat, but he couldn't have functioned without a strong mother, and I don't think there's been a mother like her on dramatic television since then. People related to her because she was the epitome of compassion despite her own pain. Off-screen, she was a pistol. She cussed like a mule skinner, and she really liked to have her drinks. But she also had an endless capacity to include everybody that she loved, and that was the entire cast.

[on his on- and off-screen chemistry with Barbara Bel Geddes , who played Miss Ellie Ewing]: Oh, the best. First of all, I have a great history with Barbara by virtue of my wife. My wife's father worked with Barbara's father. He was a very famous American architect, Norman Bel Geddes in New York. My wife saw Barbara Bel Geddes in her first Broadway play, when she played in The Moon is Blue, which was a sin: S.I.N sational play because the word virgin was used for the first time on stage which you know, caused a fury in this country. So by the time I got on the soundstage for the first time with Barbara, I had all this common ground that we could discuss and she's the great American film star. She's right up there with Julie Harris and people like that. She added a weight to the show, an anchor that essentially everything pivoted around. It was a patriarchal show that we all tried to please Daddy, but in terms of Daddy trying to please Momma. So, if you look at it, it was Barbara's show and working with her all those years was brilliant.

[on the death of Barbara Bel Geddes ]: On Dallas, she made 'Mama,' more than just a character phrase. [along with Jim Davis , he said his deceased co-star Barbara Bel Geddes will be together on an elegant painting portrait of his TV parents]: That painting is actually alive and gives me a nice feeling that they're always there. Through the whole first season, I don't think an episode goes by that Mama is not mentioned in reference to Southfork and the land. [when co-starring in the revamp Dallas (2012) series, the show along with himself needed to go on without Barbara Bel Geddes , who died in 2005] Barbara is a big piece of our history, and it's important to me to honor her. To come back with Linda Gray as Sue Ellen and Larry [ Larry Hagman ] in his J.R. hat, and then see the words 'Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow' on the gravestone made me think, 'Oh, that's right -- she's gone.' It was hard to get through the dialogue.

[on the death of Larry Hagman ] These two are two of my closest friends, and I actually knew somewhere in my heart that we would never work together again because the three of us couldn't come into a scene without everybody saying, 'Oh, there's J.R., Sue Ellen and Bobby.' And that hurt me. I really wanted to work with them again. So this is the best thing that could happen in my career life. [on Larry Hagman and the revival series] His character was such a larger-than-life-being that we still reference him on the show. And a lot of the plot devices that we're dealing with, we attribute to the character of J.R. 'Oh, my God!If it hadn't been for that, then this thing wouldn't have happened. Damn him.' But there he is. He's omnipresent and that's good. [2014] [on Hotel Dallas (2016)] For years, Larry Hagman would tell me how he took personal credit for defeating communism [in Romania]. I used to take that with a grain of salt, but over the years, I had the strangest series of coincidences.

I was at the Washington correspondents' dinner, and the Romanian ambassador ran over to shake my hand and tell me how important Dallas (1978) was to defeating the communist regime. Then, just last June, I was in Monte Carlo with my wife and the same thing happened: The Romanian ambassador there came over, his eyes welled up with tears, and he took his pin - of the Romanian flag - and pinned it on my jacket. (...) I admit, at first I didn't understand it [the "Hotel Dallas" project]. It wasn't the kind of movie I'm used to seeing. So I showed it to my sons, who said, 'This is brilliant, you have to get involved.' [2016] See also Patrick Duffy who plays Bobby Ewing in Dallas joined us to talk about the cancellation by TNT and the fight to find the show a new home. - Dallas TV Series News Dallas TV Series News By admin On 10 October 2014 In Dallas 2.0 News , Save Dallas Patrick Duffy who plays Bobby Ewing in Dallas joined us to talk about the cancellation by TNT and the fight to find the show a new home.

Ultimate Dallas – Here we are with Patrick Duffy, the patriarch of Dallas. How are you doing today? Patrick Duffy – (laughs) I’m doing fine. I’m a patriarch by omission, I would rather not be the patriarch if I could get Larry back. But unfortunately I’m next in line so that was it. Ultimate Dallas – Obviously we got the news last Friday that Dallas was cancelled. Are you surprised by all the support from the fans to save the show? Patrick Duffy – I was a bit bummed by the decision by TNT, although I do understand, they call it show business, they don’t call it show friends or show loyalty, or anything like that. So if they make a business decision based on what they see as the future of TNT I’m fine with that but I’m so happy to see the reaction of our loyal fan base. That they really not only want the show to continue but are avid fans, really invested in the show. I guess a I’m little surprized to the extent everything has gone – the #SaveDallas campaign, signing petitions, things like that and that doesn’t go unnoticed.

I don’t know if you spoke to Linda after she went to a function but she met the President of CBS, Les Moonves, and his first response to her was “You have no idea how many emails I’m getting asking me to pick up Dallas for CBS”. So all of those things count, they count greatly. I and I know Linda and the other cast members and producers, everybody involved in the show, are grateful. Ultimate Dallas – I know that CBS is now doing summer series like Under the Dome, so if they want to stick with a 15 episode series summer is perfect for it. Patrick Duffy – It’s perfect, especially if they want to start at the beginning and just run this as a series. It all makes perfect sense but then again it’s called show business and I’m not a business man. Hopefully somebody will consider it a great business opportunity. Ultimate Dallas – It was left on such a cliff-hanger – who is the sister, Christopher in the car Patrick Duffy – Well it was a surprize cancellation. If we were told it wasn’t going to go on another season they could have wrapped things up.

But I think it’s to our advantage they didn’t because if we wrapped everything up there might not be the outpouring of desire to have another season to see what happens. Ultimate Dallas – So was the cast confident it was coming back? Patrick Duffy – I don’t think anyone had a premonition of a death knell of sorts because the network were behind our show, TNT were taken with our show through the filming. Unfortunately when we began our hiatus our main enthusiastic supporter, whom we all loved, Michael Wright left TNT and the combination of him leaving and Steve Koonin leaving, they were our two biggest supporters. I do think things happen for a reason and perhaps now there is a better place. We certainly did not have the best time slot ever on TNT. It was not a ratings driven decision, I don’t think, because we were making a great deal of money for TNT in the demographics that we were scoring heaviest in. I believe they wanted a different concept for TNT, even though I think we are a brilliantly constructed new show, we have a certain mythology and history which says we’re thirty five years old. I think they just wanted a more youthful approach to the entire network so that’s why they did it.

I’m only guessing, I have nobody on the inside feeding me information, but I think it’s happening for the best reasons and something great is going to come of it. Ultimate Dallas – I guess it’s not like the old days when a show was cancelled it was cancelled, now there are options Patrick Duffy – Exactly! There are so many new venues opening up, sometimes they want to establish a certain amount of credence and have an established show. That’s why I think by and large everyone is quite optimistic that something will happen. We were told we should know in the next couple of weeks, if nothing happens we all move on to the next phase of our careers. Ultimate Dallas – So Cynthia called you with the news of the cancellation. How did that conversation go? Patrick Duffy – Well especially with Linda and myself, we are not new kids at the picnic here, so we kind of know how it works over the past thirty five, forty years. I was grocery shopping, we were having a big family gathering the next day at the house with the kids and grandkids and I was in the middle of an aisle at a supermarket when my phone rang, I looked down and it said Cynthia.

I said “Hey Cynthia how are you?” and she said “Well I’ve been better” – if you can read between the lines, I knew right then she was calling to give me the news. We told each other that we were proud of what we have done and she said she had to call all the other cast members and we would talk later, she did and we did – we cry tonight tomorrow we fight, that’s pretty much the theme. Ultimate Dallas – Have you spoken to the other cast members? Patrick Duffy – Not so much in person, that’s one of the great things about the ability to text, et cetera, you can contact everybody at the same time and feel the sense of community that you have. It allows you to contact everybody quickly and let everybody know you are on the same page. Linda and I talk all the time, we are having lunch today as a matter of fact, the rest of the people we always text. Over the course of the next two weeks, depending on the news, we will either talk to say goodbye and see you next time or to say congratulations I’ll see you in Dallas. Within the next two weeks everybody is going to talk to everybody.

Ultimate Dallas – Have you had any updates recently? Patrick Duffy – I know the producers met with all the network people at Warner Brothers, not at TNT, because it is a show owned by Warner Brothers, it’s not owned by TNT. They all met, Peter Roth [President and Chief Content Officer] and all of those people and were going to campaign for the next two weeks and contact all the other venues. I haven’t asked for nor received a voluntary update on how things are going. Things do not always happen instantly in our business as you may know. These are big decisions, anyone picking up Dallas is going to be spending millions and millions of dollars so I don’t expect that to be a kneejerk decision. It’s going to take some time and some thought, they are going to have to figure out if it’s smart in terms of their profit margin and those things will take a little time. I live my life normally, I’m in LA for a while to see the kids with my wife and then we go back to the ranch. We just take life everyday as it comes and so far it’s been very good to me. Ultimate Dallas – What is the main difference between this recent cancellation and the cancellation of the original series?

Patrick Duffy – When Dallas went off the air in 91 I was more than ready for it to go off the air. By the time we did the final episode, which I was not a fan of – the whole ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ take off’, I thought we had depleted our ability to make good script decisions, the difference now is that I think we have just begun to plumb the possibilities of the stories we could do. That’s because of the brilliance of Cynthia Cidre and her writing staff, they haven’t begun to deplete their ideas and the interesting things that can happen. I’m so ready to see what a year four, a year five and a year six could possibly bring. I’m not ready for it to be cancelled but I was definitely ready in 91. Ultimate Dallas – What’s next for you in the meantime? I know you done the show in Sweden with Greg Poehler Patrick Duffy – I will probably do a few more of the Sweden episodes, I really enjoyed it, I really love Greg Poehler, he’s a terrific guy and I think he is going to be huge over the next few years.

Other than that I sort of pick and choose, when the phone rings and I’m not working I generally say yes. Ultimate Dallas – and finally any messages for the fans? Patrick Duffy – My final thing and I hope it’s not final. I have such appreciation for the loyalty of the fan base and the common-sense of them. I really just want to say it doesn’t behove us at all to be against TNT for cancellation. If we take all that energy, think positively Dallas will find a new home and everybody will profit from it. Join the fight to save Dallas using #SaveDallas across Twitter and Facebook Follow us on Twitter @UltimateDallas Patrick Duffy – @TheRealPDuffy Patrick Duffy | Dallas | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Duffy was born in Townsend, MT , the son of tavern owners Marie and Terence Duffy. [2] [3] During high school, Duffy was living in Everett, WA , and attended Cascade High School . At Cascade, he participated in the Drama Club and the Pep Club, for which he was a Yell King.

[3] [4] Academically, Duffy earned credentials in theater arts that entitled him to teach, graduating from the University of Washington in 1971 with a degree in drama. [5] He ruptured both his vocal cords during his senior year of college, so he created the position of actor-in-residence, where he worked as an interpreter for ballet, opera, and orchestra companies in Washington. He also taught mime and movement classes during this period. [6] Career Edit In 1976, Duffy landed the role of Mark Harris in the short-lived television series Man from Atlantis. Following the series' cancellation in early 1978, he got his big break in the role of Bobby Ewing on the TV series Dallas. The show became a worldwide phenomenon, ranking in the top 3 for the first half of the 1980s. Despite its success, Duffy opted to leave the series in 1985 with his character being killed off onscreen. However, with both the show and his career on the decline, he returned in 1986 in the infamous shower scene that rendered the entire 1985–1986 season "just a dream".

Duffy then remained with the series until its cancellation in 1991. He also appeared in several episodes of the spin-off series Knots Landing between 1979-82. Throughout the 13-year run of Dallas, Duffy directed several episodes of the series. In 1992, he began a role of the public announcing host and Pete's rival, Harold Hatchback (which is from Rob Paulsen's voice role) in the episode, "Buddy Building" from Goof Troop. At the end of Dallas' run in 1991, Duffy began another popular television role, as Frank Lambert on the family sitcom, Step by Step in which he co-starred with Suzanne Somers. The series ran until 1998, and Duffy also directed 49 episodes. Also in the 1990s, he appeared in two Dallas reunion TV movies; J.R. Returns (1996) and War of the Ewings (1998), both of which he also co-produced. In an interview on the UK's Mrs.

Merton chat show in 1997, Duffy stated that he and Dallas co-star Larry Hagman were planning a third Dallas TV movie, but this project failed to materialize. He has reunited on several occasions with many of his Dallas co-stars both onscreen and off, most notably for the non-fiction television special Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork in 2004. Duffy continued to act in the occasional guest or voice acting appearance, including the shows Family Guy (in which he appeared in a live action scene with Victoria Principal as they spoofed the Dallas shower scene), as well as Justice League and Touched by an Angel. More recently, Duffy starred in television movies Falling in Love With the Girl Next Door and Desolation Canyon. In 2006, he began a limited run on the daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful as Stephen Logan, returning to the role every now and then. From April - July 2008, he also hosted Bingo America, a partially interactive game show on GSN. Duffy has also tried his hand at singing and in 1983 he had a hit in Europe with "Together We're Strong", a duet with French female singer Mireille Mathieu.

The single reached number 5 in The Netherlands in April 1983. In 2010, Duffy began appearing as a paid spokesperson for "Miracle Ear" hearing aids. In 2010, Duffy narrated the ESPN 30-for-30 documentary entitled "Pony Excess", which profiled the SMU football scandal of the 1980s. Coincidentally, SMU is located in Dallas. References Bobby Ewing | Dallas | Soaps.com Bobby Ewing Bobby Ewing (as played by Patrick Duffy on Dallas) Useful information about Bobby Ewing * Compassionate younger brother of JR Ewing. * Determined to protect the promise he made to his late mother Miss Ellie to not let anyone drill for oil on Southfork. * Will do whatever it takes to protect his family and Southfork. * Adoptive father of Christopher Ewing. * Diagnosed with cancer June 13, 2012. Who's played Bobby Ewing over the years?

Patrick Duffy - (June 13, 2012 - present) Current and Past Occupation Current: Owner of Southfork Ranch Past: CEO of Petro Group Dallas Past: Senator for Texas Past: CEO of Ewing Oil Past: CEO of Ewing Construction Past: Ewing Oil executive Past: Road man for Ewing Oil Past History Determined to keep oil from being drilled on Southfork, Bobby butts heads with his nephew John Ross who is determined on finding oil in places he shouldn't. Bobby is thrilled to have his son Christopher back at Southfork and wants to ensure Christopher and John Ross's relationship is not marred by the same feuds and betrayal that dominated his relationship with JR. His wife Ann is his support in the midst of the drama on the ranch.

Past Marriages Pam Barnes (married 1978 and 1984, divorced twice) April Stevens (1990, killed on honeymoon) Flings and Relationships Official Dallas website Dallas actor Patrick Duffy Be the first get all the latest news from Dallas Patrick Duffy born: 17-03-1949 birth place: Townsend, Montana, USA The son of tavern owners, Patrick Duffy was selected for a special drama program at the University of Washington while attending high school in Seattle. He became the state's first Actor in Residence, working as a carpenter and delivery man whenever he wasn't teaching or touring. After performing with the San Diego Shakespeare Festival and spending several years in minor film and television roles, Duffy was starred as gill-endowed Mark Harris in the TV series Man From Atlantis (1977). As a result, he developed a condition called Morton's Neuroma, and in 1989, had to have an operation to cut out the swollen nerve endings. He is now left with permanently damaged feet and it has been rumoured that he often wears clogs to ease the pain.

It was the sort of fantasy role that either typed an actor for life or led to bigger things; fortunately for Duffy, the latter proved to be the case. In 1978, Duffy was cast as Bobby Ewing on the prime time serial Dallas . Duffy parted amicably with the series in 1985, filming a death scene; with both the show and his career foundering, he returned in 1986 in an infamous shower scene that rendered the entire '85–'86 season "just a dream." A 2004 reunion revealed that, as a teenager, series' star Larry Hagman frequently visited Duffy's parents; both were oblivious to this fact until Duffy auditioned for the role. Perhaps not incoincidentally, Duffy bonded strongly with Hagman throughout the show's run, despite being 18 years his junior. During this time, he continued to hold a variety of roles in various TV specials. On November 18 , 1986 Duffy's parents, Terrance and Marie Duffy, were murdered by Kenneth Miller, who was accompanied by Sean Wentz during the robbery of a Montana bar owned by Duffy's parents.

Wentz and Miller, who were teenagers at the time, were convicted of the murders and sentenced to 75 years in prison apiece. Wentz is currently serving his sentence with the Montana Department of Corrections, while Miller is on parole, according to the Montana DOC website's inmate locator. After Dallas, Duffy moved on to star in the TV movie, Daddy (1991), based on the best-selling novel by Danielle Steel . He then took on the character Jack Lambert, in another popular television series, along side Suzanne Somers, on the family sitcom Step by Step (1991-1998). He also directed 37 of the 160 episodes. During the series he also made time to star and Executive Produce two Dallas reunion movies, J.R. Returns (1996) and War of the Ewing’s (1998), respectively. In 2001, Duffy took a voice - acting role in Family Guy, where he did a live action scene with Victoria Principal spoofing the infamous ‘shower scene’ sequence when Bobby Ewing comes back to Dallas.

Duffy starred alongside Stacey Keach (American History X, Pretty Woman), in a classic Saturday afternoon Western, called Desolation Canyon (2006). Then he worked on the American daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful, in which he starred in ten episodes. Also in 2006 he starred with Shelly Long in television movie Falling in Love With the Girl Next Door (2006), and appeared as a co-host, with Elle MacPherson and Ellen Croft, for an infomercial for Ellen's "Supreme Pilates". Duffy has been married to Carlyn Duffy since 1974. The couple have two sons, Padraic Terrence (b. 1974) and Conor Frederick (b. 1979) and live near Eagle Point, Oregon . [1] Duffy is an avid collector of antique dolls and children's books. [2] Duffy, a former Catholic , practices Buddhism. He Graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Drama in 1971. [4] His nephew is Major League Baseball pitcher Barry Zito of the San Francisco Giants . [5] JR RECOMMENDS

Question: Patrick Duffy played which character in 'Dallas'?
Answer: Bobby Ewing