'Dallas' actor Larry Hagman, famous for playing J.R. Ewing, died Friday at age 81

[The Straight Story]

'Dallas' actor Larry Hagman, famous for playing J.R. Ewing, died Friday at age 81

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[niyad]

1. requiescat in pacem tony nelson

[Scootaloo]

2. This better not be another damn cliffhanger!

(No disrespect meant to the dead; but you know we're all thinking it)

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. He's reprising his role on the latest Dallas. Might be a cliffhanger

[Kaleva]

8. Tune in during your next reincarnation to find out what happened!

[rocktivity]

3. Ewing, Schmewing. To me, he'll always be famous for playing Major Tony Nelson

rocktivity

[NashvilleLefty]

9. YES! He was great as Jeannie's

"Master". He loved her, and wanted her as an equal. That is how I choose to remember him.

Who is this "JR" that some refer to him as?

[TuxedoKat]

10. Ah, same here.

What sad news. I loved him and Jeannie in that show. RIP Mr. Hagman.

[LarryNM]

13. Same Here

And he was doing a lot of good in real life as well.

[Systematic Chaos]

5. That sucks. Dallas was a friggin' awesome show.

I liked it even though I was only a 5th or 6th grader when it debuted.

Dukes of Hazzard, Incredible Hulk, Dallas, 11 o'clock news and then SNL were how I spent every Saturday back then since I had no bedtime on weekends. Great memories!

[madinmaryland]

6. Rest in Peace, Mr. Hagman. :(

[Kath1]

7. Wow. I did not know that.

I was just reading last night about him checking neighbor, Keith Moon, into rehab in 1974. RIP.

[LeftInTX]

11. Solar energy spokesman too

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Snip from 2010

In real life, Mr. Hagman, 78, lives on an estate in the Southern California town of Ojai, where he installed a 94-kilowatt solar system, thought to be the world’s largest residential array, several years ago. The rooftop system, which includes SolarWorld panels, cost $750,000, although Mr. Hagman said he received a $310,000 rebate.

“I’m a manufacturer of electricity,” Mr. Hagman said in an interview this week. “I use all that electricity and return the extra to the grid.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/business/media/14adco.html

[Bonobo]

12. But he didn't smoke!

I thought you live forever if you don't smoke!

[Raine]

14. I believe he had been a smoker but quit and became very

anti-smoking.

[blogslut]

15. R.I.P.

If you ever want to see Mr. Hagman in a dramatic role, he played the president's translator in "Fail Safe".

[darkangel218]

16. Oh man! I grew up with Dallas

RIP

[alphafemale]

17. safe passage Larry

You made people happy. Thanks.

[Skittles]

18. I never saw a single episode of DALLAS

to me, Mr. Hagman will always be the ultimate cutie-pie in uniform; yes INDEED