Carter McKay
| Carter McKay | |||||||||
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| Dallas character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | George Kennedy | ||||||||
| Duration | 1988–91, 1996, 1998 | ||||||||
| First appearance | October 28, 1988 "Carousel" |
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| Last appearance | April 24, 1998 "Dallas: War of the Ewings" |
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| Created by | Leonard Katzman | ||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Dallas: J.R. Returns Dallas: War of the Ewings |
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| Occupation | Former CEO of WestStar Oil | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Rose Daniels McKay |
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| Sons | Tommy McKay |
| Daughters | Tracey Lawton (McKay) |
| Grandsons | Hunter McKay Tripp McKay |
Carter McKay is a fictional character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series Dallas, played by George Kennedy from 1988 to 1991. The character reappeared in the reunion movies Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) and Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998), again played by Kennedy.
Carter McKay, a rancher from Colorado, arrives in Dallas and buys Ray Krebbs's ranch, where he lives with his young wife Rose (Jeri Gaile). Carter quickly makes enemies of the Ewing family when, during a severe drought, he dams up the river that runs through Southfork, claiming he cannot afford to import water for his livestock, whereas the Ewings can. When Miss Ellie has Clayton, Bobby and Ray blow up the dam, Carter hires mercenaries to protect himself and to scare the Ewings off. Meanwhile, Carter tries to find his daughter, who is coincidentally Bobby's new romance, Tracey Lawton (Beth Toussaint). Tracey wants nothing to do with her father, but he persists and heals the rift between them. The range war continues as Carter's right-hand man Fred Hughes almost shoots Bobby's son Christopher in an ambush by helicopter. The Ewings manage to cripple Carter's defenses and confront him, and Carter shoots Fred for trying to shoot Bobby. Carter explains to Bobby that he is fronting the range war for Jeremy Wendell, Head of WestStar, who has promised to get Carter's son Tommy out of a South American prison. Jeremy wants to force the Ewings into selling him Section 40 of their land, which contains a large amount of oil. With pressure from Jeremy to complete their deal, Carter threatens the Ewings with more violence unless they sell the land to him. Miss Ellie agrees, but later during the deal meeting Jeremy confesses his master plan to the Ewings. However, the Ewings have arranged for detectives to record the meeting, and Jeremy is arrested. With Jeremy gone, Carter becomes Head of WestStar. McKay leaves Dallas during the final season and sells his ranch, but after reuniting with wife Rose he returns to drive J. R. Ewing out of the oil business. He manages to swindle J. R. into losing control of both Ewing Oil and WestStar to Cliff and himself, respectively. The series ends with J. R. drunkenly considering suicide.
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