Editing Dallas (TV series) (section)

===Supporting cast===
[[File:Dallas Barnes.jpg|right|thumb|The Barnes-Wentworth family. Clockwise from top right: [[Cliff Barnes]], [[Pam Ewing|Pamela Barnes Ewing]], [[Rebecca Barnes Wentworth]] and Katherine Wentworth.]]
During its 14-year run, ''Dallas'' saw several actors appearing in supporting roles. The most notable include:
* [[David Wayne]] (seasons 1–2) and [[Keenan Wynn]] (season 3) as [[Willard "Digger" Barnes]], alcoholic wildcatter father of Cliff, legal father of Pam and sworn enemy of Jock;
* [[Colleen Camp]] (season 2) and [[Mary Crosby]] (seasons 3–4 and 14) as Sue Ellen's scheming sister [[Kristin Shepard]], who has an affair with J.R. and is revealed to be the one who shot him in the "[[Who shot J.R.?]]" storyline;
* [[Jared Martin]] (seasons 3–6, 8–9, and 14) as Sue Ellen's cowboy lover and Clayton's adoptive son, Steven "Dusty" Farlow;
* [[William Smithers]] (seasons 4–5 and 8–12) as Jeremy Wendell, villainous WestStar Oil frontman who tries to conquer Ewing Oil;
* [[Leigh McCloskey]] (seasons 4–5, 8 and 12) as medical student Mitch Cooper, Lucy's on-off husband;
* [[Audrey Landers]] (seasons 4–8 and 12–13) as Mitch's sister [[Afton Cooper]], an aspiring singer and Cliff's longtime girlfriend;
* [[Priscilla Pointer]] (seasons 4–6) as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, Pam and Cliff's estranged mother;
* [[Morgan Brittany]] (seasons 5–8 and 11) as Rebecca's daughter Katherine Wentworth, Pam and Cliff's psychotic half-sister who falls madly in love with Bobby;
* [[John Beck (actor)|John Beck]] (seasons 6–7 and 9) as Mark Graison, Pam's lover and eventual fiancé after her first divorce from Bobby;
* [[Miss USA]] winner [[Deborah Shelton]] (seasons 8–10) as model Mandy Winger, girlfriend of Cliff Barnes; longtime mistress of J.R.;
* [[Jenilee Harrison]] (seasons 8–10) as Jamie Ewing Barnes, Jack's sister who eventually enters into an ill-fated marriage with Cliff Barnes;
* [[Andrew Stevens]] (seasons 11–12) as Casey Denault, a young hustler who works for J.R., romancing Lucy and April in order to get to their money:
* [[Leigh Taylor-Young]] (seasons 11–12) as Kimberley Cryder, the wife of a WestStar oil executive that J.R. romances to further his business empire;
* [[Ian McShane]] (season 12) as Don Lockwood, an English film producer who becomes Sue Ellen's second husband;
* [[Gayle Hunnicutt]] (seasons 12–14) as Vanessa Beaumont, mother of James and J.R.'s sweetheart, later temporarily his fiancé.

Longtime child characters include J.R. and Sue Ellen's son [[John Ross Ewing III]] (portrayed for seasons 4–6 by Tyler Banks, and for seasons 7–14 by [[Omri Katz]]); Bobby and Pam's adopted son [[Christopher Ewing]] (portrayed by Eric Farlow for seasons 6–8, and by [[Joshua Harris (actor)|Joshua Harris]] for seasons 9–14), and Jenna's daughter Charlotte "Charlie" Wade ([[Shalane McCall]], seasons 7–11, also played by Laurie Lynn Myers for a season 2 episode).

Among the most frequently appearing business associates of the Ewing family are oil cartel members Jordan Lee ([[Don Starr]], seasons 2–14), Marilee Stone ([[Fern Fitzgerald]], seasons 2–13) and Andy Bradley ([[Paul Sorensen]], seasons 2–10); Jock's good friend Marvin "Punk" Anderson ([[Morgan Woodward]], seasons 4–11) and his wife Mavis ([[Alice Hirson]], seasons 6–7 and 10–11); and shady investment banker Vaughn Leland ([[Dennis Patrick]], seasons 3, 5, and 7–8). Other longtime Ewing acquaintances include Dallas PD detective Harry McSween, serving as J.R.'s source within police force ([[James Brown (actor)|James Brown]], seasons 2–12); family attorney Harv Smithfield ([[George O. Petrie]], seasons 3–14); and Donna's stepson, U.S. Senator Dave Culver ([[Tom Fuccello]], seasons 3–6, 8, 10–11, and 13–14).

Also appearing in many episodes are several background characters, including Bobby's secretaries Connie Brasher (portrayed by [[Donna Bullock (actress)|Donna Bullock]] in season 1, Ann Ford and Nancy Bleier in season 2, and [[Jeanna Michaels]] in seasons 2–4) and Phyllis Wapner ([[Deborah Tranelli]], seasons 4–14); J.R.'s secretaries Louella Caraway Lee ([[Meg Gallagher]], seasons 2–4) and Sly Lovegren ([[Deborah Rennard]], seasons 5–14); Cliff's secretary Jackie Dugan ([[Sherril Lynn Rettino]], seasons 2–5 and 7–14); Ewing Oil receptionist Kendall Chapman (Danone Simpson, seasons 6–14); Southfork maid Teresa (Roseanna Christiansen, seasons 6–14); and Oil Baron's Club staff Dora Mae (Pat Colbert, seasons 7–14), Cassie (Anne C. Lucas, seasons 5–10), and Debbie (Deborah Marie Taylor, seasons 11–14). Widely known supporting actor [[Tina Louise]] played J.R.'s secretary, Julie Grey, during the first two seasons before her character was killed off.