Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

1931-09-21 Fort Worth, Texas, USA 57 Credits

Biography

Larry Martin Hagman was an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He was best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and the befuddled astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of actress Mary Martin. After his parents divorced, he lived with his grandmother in Texas while his mother pursued acting roles. At age 16, Hagman followe...

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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the perva...

Göttliche Lage

2014

as Himself

7.0
Acting
The Flight of the Swan

The Flight of the Swan

2011

as Corporate President

7.6
Acting

Alexis is an explosive personality, passionate about life, humanity, nature, love and beauty. That is until the breakneck rhythm, intensity, stress an...

Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork

Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork

2004

as Self

Acting

The original cast of Dallas reunites at Southfork Ranch to remember the popular 1980's drama nighttime serial that became notorious for its 1980 cliff...

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Documentary featuring interviews with director Sidney Lumet, "Fail-Safe" (2000) producer George Clooney, star Dan O’Herlihy and screenwriter Walter Be...

Dallas: War of The Ewings

Dallas: War of The Ewings

1998

as J.R. Ewing

5.3
Acting

In the second of two Dallas reunion films, War of the Ewings follows Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing two years after taking over control of Ewing Oil. Altho...

Dallas: War of The Ewings

Dallas: War of The Ewings

1998

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

In the second of two Dallas reunion films, War of the Ewings follows Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing two years after taking over control of Ewing Oil. Altho...

Primary Colors

Primary Colors

1998

as Gov. Fred Picker

6.3
Acting

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to ...

Dallas: J.R. Returns

Dallas: J.R. Returns

1996

as J.R. Ewing

5.4
Acting

Years after J.R. Ewing lost Ewing Oil and apparently committed suicide, we learn that he is alive and well. He returns to Dallas, and plots what could...

Nixon

Nixon

1995

as Jack Jones

6.9
Acting

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...

Staying Afloat

Staying Afloat

1993

as Alexander Hollingsworth III

Acting

In this comedy thriller, a prospective series pilot, Larry Hagman plays a disinherited socialite and high roller who, with the aid of a comely con art...

Staying Afloat

Staying Afloat

1993

Executive Producer

Producing

In this comedy thriller, a prospective series pilot, Larry Hagman plays a disinherited socialite and high roller who, with the aid of a comely con art...

Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

1993

Acting

American Documentary: A documentary celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Co., with news footage, film clips, and interv...

Dallas: The Early Years

Dallas: The Early Years

1986

as J.R. Ewing

5.0
Acting

Prequel to the popular "Dallas" TV series focuses on the origins of the Ewing-Barnes feud during the 1930s. Narrated by Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing, th...

Deadly Encounter

Deadly Encounter

1982

as Sam Hooten

4.9
Acting

A veteran pilot finds himself knee-deep in trouble when his ex-girlfriend shows up at his doorstep in a terrible state. She knows the whereabouts of ...

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Acting

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

1982

as Self

6.3
Acting

Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film,...

I am Blushing

I am Blushing

1981

as Larry Hagman

Acting

"I am blushing" - Swedish comedy about a film crew traveling to the Philippines to find environments for a movie.

S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981

as Dick Benson

5.9
Acting

A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes ...

Diana

Diana

1981

as Self

Acting

Diana Ross' 1981 TV special featuring live concert footage from The Forum in Inglewood, California mixed with studio performances.

A Cry For Justice

A Cry For Justice

1979

as Dwight Sheppard

8.0
Acting

Due to hasty investigations and questionable methods of two police sergeants, two hoodlums are convicted for a robbery in which a patrolman was seriou...

Superman

Superman

1978

as Major

7.1
Acting

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the ne...

Last of the Good Guys

1978

as Sgt. Frank O'Malley (uncredited)

Acting

Comedy-drama about a bunch of police rookies who conspire to convince their hard-nosed sergeant that a seriously ill fellow officer, two weeks away fr...

The President's Mistress

The President's Mistress

1978

as Ed Murphy

6.7
Acting

A government courier is caught in a deadly cover-up after discovering that his murdered sister was not only the mistress of a U.S. president, but also...

A Double Life

A Double Life

1978

Acting

After the death of his parents, millionaire playboy Jack Cole is framed on charges of embezzlement. In prison, Cole learns various tricks of the crimi...

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

1977

as Mort Burns

5.0
Acting

The pressures of problems at home and at work are taking a tremendous toll on a middle-aged husband, and he begins to take it out on his wife.

Checkered Flag or Crash

Checkered Flag or Crash

1977

as Bo Cochran

2.8
Acting

Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden, nicknamed so for his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000...

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

as Colonel Pitts

6.6
Acting

When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious sc...

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976

as Parking Lot Doctor

5.2
Acting

The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disaste...

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective

The Return of the World's Greatest Detective

1976

as Sherman Holmes

Acting

A Los Angeles cop falls off his motorcycle, strikes his head and wakes up believing himself to be Sherlock Holmes. Along with the social worker who is...

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976

as Murdoch

5.4
Acting

To beat out competing ambulance services, an ace driver, an office secretary/paramedic and a suspended cop resort to some outrageous behavior to help ...

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

1975

as Jerry Travis

5.3
Acting

Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year-old Sarah Travis starts drinking in secret. At fi...

Stardust

Stardust

1974

as Porter Lee Austin

5.8
Acting

Jim MacLaine is now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life on tour with his band. When he achieves all his wildest dreams of international star...

Hurricane

Hurricane

1974

as Paul Damon

4.9
Acting

Two hurricane hunters track a huge, violent hurricane that is bearing down on a Gulf Coast town.

Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto

1974

as Eddie Coombes

7.1
Acting

Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way f...

Sidekicks

Sidekicks

1974

as Quince Drew

6.0
Acting

Travelling through the West right after the Civil War, two con men hatch a scheme to try to collect the fifteen thousand dollar bounty offered for the...

What Are Best Friends For?

What Are Best Friends For?

1973

as Frank Ross

Acting

A married couple is determined to find a girl for their recently divorced best friend.

Blood Sport

Blood Sport

1973

as Coach Marshall

8.3
Acting

A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to esc...

The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

1973

as Tudor

7.0
Acting

A parole officer forced into retirement gets together three ex-convicts to pull off a $30-million armored car robbery.

Applause

Applause

1973

as Bill Sampson

6.1
Acting

An aspiring actress, whose sugar-coated appearance belies her ruthless drive, worms herself into the life of an aging star and schemes to replace her ...

Antonio

Antonio

1973

as Mark Hunter

Acting

South American Antonio is a simple man who crosses paths with rich oilman Mark Hunter who is hiding from divorce lawyers. Desperate Mark gives Antonio...

No Place to Run

No Place to Run

1972

as Jay Fox

5.7
Acting

An adopted boy's parents are killed, and to keep him from returning to the state's custody, he and his grandfather run away.

Beware! The Blob

Beware! The Blob

1972

as Young Hobo

4.8
Acting

A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the ...

Beware! The Blob

Beware! The Blob

1972

Director

4.8
Directing

A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the ...

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972

as Fred Clark

Acting

Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rural living isn't quite what they thought it would b...

A Howling in the Woods

A Howling in the Woods

1971

as Eddie Crocker

4.9
Acting

A disillusioned housewife on a vacation in the woods is disturbed by her husband continually trying to get her to come home and, more ominously, a mys...

The Hired Hand

The Hired Hand

1971

as Sheriff (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and s...

Up in the Cellar

Up in the Cellar

1970

as Maurice Camber

5.3
Acting

A student poet seduces his college president's wife, daughter, and girlfriend over lost financial aid.

Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

1969

as Jim Carson

6.0
Acting

An airline pilot tries to balance two wives he has in two separate cities.

The Group

The Group

1966

as Harald Peterson

5.6
Acting

It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own l...

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965

as Lt. J.G. Cline

6.6
Acting

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

1964

as Buck

7.8
Acting

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little t...

Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver

1964

as Billings

6.6
Acting

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work ...

The Cavern

The Cavern

1964

as Captain Wilson

5.5
Acting

Adventure drama during WW2 in Italy where a mixed group of people get trapped inside a cave after a bomb raid. But can they co-operate? And will they ...

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

1960

as Joe Smith

Acting

Two plays by William Saroyan portraying writers stymied, inspired, frustrated, excited, listful, wistful, slothful, awed, unnerved, perhaps corrupted ...

South Pacific

South Pacific

1952

as Yeoman Herbert Quale

Acting

The professional recording of the 1952 original London production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Bring Back... Dallas

N/A

as Self

Acting

Collins tries to track down the retired stars of Dallas and reunite them at his Oil Barons Ball. Only Eric Farlow, the first actor to play Baby Christ...