Bobby James Ewing
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| Dallas character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Patrick Duffy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1978–1991, 1996, 1998, 2012–2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | April 2, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | September 22, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | David Jacobs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Dallas: The Early Years (1986) Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998) Knots Landing (1979, 1981–82) |
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| Occupation | Interim Texas Railroad Commissioner Partner in Ewing Global Co-Owner of Southfork Ranch Former Partner in Ewing Energies Former CEO of Petro Group Dallas (1987-1988) Texas State Senator (1981) Former co-CEO of Ewing Oil (1980, 1982-1987, 1988-1990, 1996-98) Former CEO of Ewing Construction (1978-1980) Former Executive at Ewing Oil (1978, 1980) Former Ewing Oil roadman (1970s) |
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| Residence |
Southfork Ranch 3700 Hogge Drive Parker, Texas 75002 |
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| Family | Ewing |
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| Father | Jock Ewing |
| Mother | Ellie Ewing |
| Brothers |
J. R. Ewing Gary Ewing |
| Half-brothers | Ray Krebbs |
| Wife |
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| Sons | Lucas Krebbs |
| Adoptive sons | Christopher Ewing |
| Grandfathers | Aaron Southworth |
| Grandmothers | Barbara Southworth |
| Uncles | Jason Ewing Garrison Southworth |
| Nephews | Bobby Ewing II James Beaumont John Ross Ewing III unnamed nephew (JR's child with Cally) |
| Nieces |
Lucy Ewing Betsy Ewing Molly Whittaker Margaret Krebbs unnamed niece (JR's daughter with an unknown woman) |
| First cousins |
Jamie Ewing Jack Ewing |
Robert "Bobby" James Ewing is a fictional character in the long-running soap opera, Dallas and its 2012 revival. The youngest son of Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing, he was portrayed by actor Patrick Duffy between 1978 and 1985, and again from 1986 to 1991. Bobby had been killed off in the final episode of the 1984–1985 season, and Patrick Duffy left the show for a year. Bobby returned to the show in the famous "shower scene" right at the end of the 1985–1986 season. The subsequent "dream revelation" at the start of the 1986–1987 season, wrote off Bobby's accident, his death and all but the final scene of the 1985–1986 season, as a dream of Bobby's fiancée and ex-wife, Pamela Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal).
Patrick Duffy later returned to play Bobby again in the 1996 film, J.R. Returns, then in the 1998 film, War of the Ewings, as well as in the new Dallas series from 2012 to 2014.
Dallas was originally planned to center on Bobby's Romeo and Juliet-style marriage to Pamela Barnes, who was from the rival Barnes family. According to Dallas scriptwriter and story editor Camille Marchetta, Bobby was initially going to be killed off by the end of the first season, leaving Pamela to become the central character of the series. Bobby's character was kept but the show ended up focusing on his older brother, J. R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), as it became clear that he was the breakout character. Still, Bobby retained his central role as the show's primary hero, and the Abel to J.R.'s Cain.
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